GLOSS Station Handbook – Capitan Prat Base (Antarctica)
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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 | 189 |
| Station name | Capitan Prat Base (Antarctica) |
| Country | Chile |
| Time zone | 060W, GMT - 4hrs |
| Latitude (+ve N) | -62.29 |
| Longitude (+ve E) | -59.38 |
| Ocean | Southern |
| Observation periods | 1983-2001 Bubbler gauge 2000-2003 differential pressure transducer, unoperational 2004 |
| 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 (daily) |
| Data acquisition rate | 20 minute intervals |
| High frequency data at UHSLC | Data 730a Document 730a File format |
| Real-time data available | No |
| Additional parameters (real-time) | None |
| Benchmarks | |
| Tide gauge benchmark | BM No. 1: It is a 6cm bronze disk stamped CF 1, set in cement at the right of the main entrance to the 'Base Naval Antartica-Arturo Prat' building |
| Benchmark relationships | BM No. 1 (1983-2003) BM No. 3 (1983-2003) BM No. 4 (1983-2003) |
| Auxiliary benchmarks | BM No. 3: It is a 6cm bronze disk stamped CF 3, set in cement at the upper part of the visible rock located 40m NW of the 'Base Naval Antartica-Arturo Prat' building. BM No. 4: It is a 6cm bronze disk stamped CF 4, set in cement at the upper part of the visible rock located 20m NW of BM No. 3. |
| Data at PSMSL | |
| Annual MSL (RLR) data | RLR 1603 |
| Annual MSL (RLR) plot | |
| MSL method | 24 hour averages |
| PSMSL code | 1603 |
| Other relevant codes | UHSLC 730 |
| Additional information | |
| Other relevant information | Levelling once a year, no GPS recording. |
| Nearest Met. station | Base Prat |
| Last updated | 9 October 2003 |
Location map
Capitan Prat Base (Antarctica), Chile
Location map
Capitan Prat Base (Antarctica), Chile
Real time data plot
Capitan Prat Base (Antarctica), Chile
