GLOSS Station Handbook – Antofagasta
The GLOSS Station Handbook is currently being re-designed and upgraded.
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 | 174 |
| Station name | Antofagasta |
| Country | Chile |
| Time zone | 060W, GMT - 4hrs |
| Latitude (+ve N) | -23.39 |
| Longitude (+ve E) | -70.24 |
| Ocean | Pacific |
| Observation periods | 1945-1986 Float/stilling well 1986-1999 Bubbler gauge 2000- differential pressure transducer |
| Responsible country | Chile |
| Authority responsible for tide gauge | Servicio Hidrografico y Oceanografico de la Armada, Departamento Oceanografia, Casilla 324, Valparaiso, Chile |
| GLOSS contact | Chile |
| Committed to GLOSS | Yes |
| Operational | Yes |
| Location map | |
| Instrumentation | |
| Float | No |
| Pressure | Yes |
| Bubbler | No |
| Acoustic | No |
| Radar | No |
| Data | |
| Digital data | Yes |
| Additional parameters | Sea temperature (hourly) Air temperature (hourly) Atmospheric pressure (hourly) |
| Data acquisition rate | 2 minute intervals |
| High frequency data at UHSLC | Data 080a Document 080a File format |
| Real-time data available | Yes |
| Additional parameters (real-time) | None |
| Benchmarks | |
| Tide gauge benchmark | BM No. 10 - a 9cm bronze disk stamped CF6, set in cement in front the door of the tide house |
| Benchmark relationships | BM No. 8A (1999-2003) BM No. 6 (1950-2003) BM No. 10 (1971-2003) |
| Auxiliary benchmarks | BM No. 7 is a 9cm bronze disk stamped CF 7, set in cement sidewalk at the north side of the access to the port gate very close to check-in point. BM No. 8A is a 7cm bronze disk stamped CF 8A, set in cement in front of the auxiliary of 'Gobernacion Maritima' building. |
| Data at PSMSL | |
| Annual MSL (RLR) data | RLR 511 RLR 510 |
| Annual MSL (RLR) plot | |
| MSL method | 24 hour averages |
| PSMSL code | 510 |
| Other relevant codes | UHSLC 080 |
| Additional information | |
| Other relevant information | PSMSL also hold Data from another gauge at Antofagasta (PSMSL Code 850/ 011 1980-1990). Levelling twice a year, no GPS recording. |
| Nearest Met. station | Cerro Moreno Airport |
| Last updated | 9 October 2003 |
Location map
Antofagasta, Chile
Location map
Antofagasta, Chile
Real time data plot
Antofagasta, Chile
Real time data plot
Antofagasta, Chile
