GLOSS Station Handbook – Puerto Madryn

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	191
Station name	Puerto Madryn
Country	Argentina
Time zone	045W, GMT - 3hrs
Latitude (+ve N)	-42.76666
Longitude (+ve E)	-65.03333
Ocean	Atlantic
Observation periods	1944-
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 = 2.83m below 'O' IGM TGZ = 8.22m below TGBM (from 1944 onwards)
Auxiliary benchmarks	AUX 1: punto fijo ubicado en la parte superior del tubo maregrafico adyacente. AUX 2: punto fijo Nodal A (IGM), ubicado en los jardines de la Estacion Terminal de Omnibus de Pto. Madryn.
Data at PSMSL
Annual MSL (RLR) data	RLR 501
Annual MSL (RLR) plot
MSL method	mean monthly hourly heights
PSMSL code	501
Additional information
Last updated	4 December 1993