GLOSS Station Handbook – Marion Is.
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 | 20 |
| Station name | Marion Is. |
| Country | South Africa |
| Time zone | 030E, GMT + 2hrs |
| Latitude (+ve N) | -46.86666 |
| Longitude (+ve E) | 37.86666 |
| Ocean | Indian |
| Observation periods | 1990- |
| Responsible country | South Africa |
| Authority responsible for tide gauge | Hydrographer, South African Navy, Private Bag X1, Tokai 7966, South Africa |
| GLOSS contact | South Africa |
| Committed to GLOSS | Yes |
| Operational | No |
| Instrumentation | |
| Float | No |
| Pressure | No |
| Bubbler | No |
| Acoustic | Yes |
| Radar | No |
| Data | |
| Digital data | Yes |
| Additional parameters | Sea temperature, air pressure |
| Data acquisition rate | One minute values, averaged every 10 minutes, filtered to hourly heights |
| Real-time data available | No |
| Additional parameters (real-time) | None |
| Benchmarks | |
| Tide gauge benchmark | Trig Survey BM N.R.I.O. 30 adjacent to tide gauge |
| Benchmark relationships | Tide Gauge Zero (TGZ) = 0.910m below MSL TGZ = 4.784m below BM N.R.I.O. 30 |
| Additional information | |
| Other relevant information | Values based on GPS have been observed but not finally calculated. |
| Nearest Met. station | Marion Island |
| Last updated | 3 August 1990 |