GLOSS Station Handbook – Puerto Deseado

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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	190
Station name	Puerto Deseado
Country	Argentina
Time zone	045W, GMT - 3hrs
Latitude (+ve N)	-47.75
Longitude (+ve E)	-65.91666
Ocean	Atlantic
Observation periods	1970-1980, 1988-
Responsible country	Argentina
Authority responsible for tide gauge	Servicio de Hidrografia Naval Dto. Oceanografia, Avda. Montes de Oca 2124, C.P. 1271 Buenos Aires, Republica Argentina. http://www.hidro.gov.ar/
GLOSS contact	Argentina
Committed to GLOSS	Yes
Operational	Yes
Location map
Instrumentation
Float	Yes
Pressure	No
Bubbler	No
Acoustic	No
Radar	No
Data
Digital data	No
Additional parameters	None
Data acquisition rate	Hourly recording
Real-time data available	No
Additional parameters (real-time)	None
Benchmarks
Tide gauge benchmark	Benchmark bolt inside tide gauge hut adjacent to stilling well
Benchmark relationships	Tide gauge zero (TGZ) = local chart datum TGZ = 2.62m below 'O' IGM TGZ = 8.28m below TGBM (from 1970 onwards)
Auxiliary benchmarks	AUX 1: Punto fijo MOP No. 1906, referencia ubicada en la pared frente al mar del Galpon Fiscal AUX 2: Punto fijo SHN, ubicado en el extremo N.E. del muelle, a 40m de la toma de petroleo.
Data at PSMSL
Annual MSL (RLR) data	RLR 185
Annual MSL (RLR) plot
MSL method	mean monthly hourly heights
PSMSL code	185
Additional information
Last updated	4 December 1993