GLOSS Station Handbook

GLOSS Station Handbook – Marseille

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 number205
Station nameMarseille
CountryFrance
Time zone015E, GMT + 1hr
Latitude (+ve N)43.3
Longitude (+ve E)5.35
OceanMediterranean
Responsible countryFrance
Authority responsible for tide gaugeIGN, Service de Geodesie, Nivellement et Meteorologie, 2, avenue Pasteur, 94160 Saint Mande, France. Also RONIM
GLOSS contactFrance
Committed to GLOSSYes
OperationalYes
Location map
Instrumentation
FloatYes
PressureNo
BubblerNo
AcousticNo
RadarNo
Data
Data held at national organisationYes
Real-time data availableNo
Additional parameters (real-time)None
Benchmarks
Tide gauge benchmarkFundamental bronze mark in the pit of the tidal system.
Benchmark relationshipsHeight of TGBM is 1.660m above NGF zero.
Height of Mabc is 11.449m above IGN69 zero, which is almost identical to NGF zero.
Auxiliary benchmarksIGN benchmark Mabc (heights are above IGN69)
Massif Beton RBGM RRF 90 (11.203m)
RBPM scelle dans rocher (5.441m)
RBPM RRF sur batiment maregraphe (12.866m)
RBPM sur trottoir (12.048m)
Eurogauge GPS TGBM (11.146m)
Data at PSMSL
Annual MSL (RLR) dataRLR 61
Annual MSL (RLR) plot
PSMSL code61
Additional information
Last updated4 December 1993