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 | |
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Gloss number | 170 |
Station name | Buenaventura |
Country | Colombia |
Time zone | 075W, GMT - 5hrs |
Latitude (+ve N) | 3.9 |
Longitude (+ve E) | -77.1 |
Ocean | Pacific |
Observation periods | 1942-1989 Float/stilling well; 1989- (new gauge) |
Responsible country | Colombia |
Authority responsible for tide gauge | IDEAM, Diagonal 97 No. 11-60, Pisa 7 Commutador, Santa Fe de Bogota D.C., Colombia. Tel: +55 1 6356007 |
GLOSS contact | Colombia |
Committed to GLOSS | Yes |
Operational | Yes |
Location map | |
Instrumentation | |
Float | Yes |
Pressure | No |
Bubbler | No |
Acoustic | No |
Radar | No |
Data | |
Digital data | Yes |
Additional parameters | Sea temperature, sea salinity,sea density |
Data acquisition rate | Recording at 6 minute intervals, filtered to hourly heights |
High frequency data at UHSLC | Data 085a Document 085a File format |
Real-time data available | No |
Additional parameters (real-time) | None |
Benchmarks | |
Tide gauge benchmark | BM 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 relationships | CMB 12 a 7.453 mts. Del cero de la regla (LM). CMB 13 a 7.951 mts. Del cero de la regla (LM). |
Auxiliary benchmarks | CMB-1B a 6.093 mts. Del cero de la regla (LM) |
Data at PSMSL | |
Annual MSL (RLR) data | RLR 456 |
Annual MSL (RLR) plot | |
MSL method | Statistical method |
PSMSL code | 456 |
Other relevant codes | UHSLC 085 |
Additional information | |
Other relevant information | 1942-1989 standard tide gauge; 1989 replaced with Fisher Porter analogue to digital recorder (ADR). |
Nearest Met. station | Colpuertos 1969-04 |
Last updated | 11 December 2002 |