GLOSS Station Handbook

GLOSS Station Handbook – Buenaventura

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Until a new version is available, the tide gauge station list below from the last version of the Handbook provides links to further details about each tide gauge in the GLOSS Core Network. Click column headings to sort the station list table. Click the GLOSS number buttons to view the station information.

Station information

General
Gloss number170
Station nameBuenaventura
CountryColombia
Time zone075W, GMT - 5hrs
Latitude (+ve N)3.9
Longitude (+ve E)-77.1
OceanPacific
Observation periods1942-1989 Float/stilling well; 1989- (new gauge)
Responsible countryColombia
Authority responsible for tide gaugeIDEAM, Diagonal 97 No. 11-60, Pisa 7 Commutador, Santa Fe de Bogota D.C., Colombia.
Tel: +55 1 6356007
GLOSS contactColombia
Committed to GLOSSYes
OperationalYes
Location map
Instrumentation
FloatYes
PressureNo
BubblerNo
AcousticNo
RadarNo
Data
Digital dataYes
Additional parametersSea temperature, sea salinity,sea density
Data acquisition rateRecording at 6 minute intervals, filtered to hourly heights
High frequency data at UHSLCData 085a Document 085a File format
Real-time data availableNo
Additional parameters (real-time)None
Benchmarks
Tide gauge benchmarkBM 1 FT 277 located in NW corner of platform (a 6.122 mts. del cero de la regla (limnimetro);
CMB 10 a 5.514 mts. Del cero de la regla (LM);
CMB 11 a 7.678 mts. Del cero de la regla (LM).
Benchmark relationshipsCMB 12 a 7.453 mts. Del cero de la regla (LM).
CMB 13 a 7.951 mts. Del cero de la regla (LM).
Auxiliary benchmarksCMB-1B a 6.093 mts. Del cero de la regla (LM)
Data at PSMSL
Annual MSL (RLR) dataRLR 456
Annual MSL (RLR) plot
MSL methodStatistical method
PSMSL code456
Other relevant codesUHSLC 085
Additional information
Other relevant information1942-1989 standard tide gauge;
1989 replaced with Fisher Porter analogue to digital recorder (ADR).
Nearest Met. stationColpuertos 1969-04
Last updated11 December 2002