GLOSS Station Handbook – Tumaco
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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 number | 171 |
| Station name | Tumaco |
| Country | Colombia |
| Time zone | 075W, GMT - 5hrs |
| Latitude (+ve N) | 1.83333 |
| Longitude (+ve E) | -78.73333 |
| Ocean | Pacific |
| Observation periods | 1953-1989 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 303a Document 303a File format |
| Real-time data available | No |
| Additional parameters (real-time) | None |
| Benchmarks | |
| Tide gauge benchmark | BM 1 located in upper surface of concrete base; it is set in the second bollard SW of tide gauge house. N.P.103 TS 1 A 4.716 Mts. Del 'O' de la regla (limnimetro) |
| Auxiliary benchmarks | BM S-Az A 4.701 mts. Del cero de la regla (LM) BM NP 4 B a 5.755 mts. del cero de la regla (LM) BM 103-TS1 a 4.741 mts. del cero de la regla (LM) BM MP-B a 4.727 mts. del cero de la regla (LM) BM NP-5 B a 5.074 mts. del cero de la reglo (LM) |
| Data at PSMSL | |
| Annual MSL (RLR) data | RLR 639 |
| Annual MSL (RLR) plot | |
| MSL method | Statistical method |
| PSMSL code | 639 |
| Other relevant codes | UHSLC 303 |
| Additional information | |
| Other relevant information | 1953-1989 standard tide gauge; 1989 replaced with Fisher Porter analogue to digital recorder |
| Nearest Met. station | La Florida 1948-05 Gja, El Mira |
| Last updated | 11 December 2002 |
Location map
Tumaco, Colombia
Real time data plot
Tumaco, Colombia
