GLOSS Station Handbook – San Juan, Puerto Rico
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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 | 206 |
| Station name | San Juan, Puerto Rico |
| Country | U.S.A. |
| Time zone | 060W, GMT - 4hrs |
| Latitude (+ve N) | 18.46666 |
| Longitude (+ve E) | -66.11666 |
| Ocean | Atlantic |
| Observation periods | 1962-1974, 1978-, upgrade due 2007 |
| Responsible country | U.S.A. |
| Authority responsible for tide gauge | NOAA, National Ocean Service, 1305 East-West Highway, Silver Spring, MD 20910-3281, USA |
| GLOSS contact | USA |
| Committed to GLOSS | No |
| Operational | Yes |
| Location map | |
| Instrumentation | |
| Float | No |
| Pressure | Yes |
| Bubbler | Yes |
| Acoustic | Yes |
| Radar | No |
| Data | |
| Digital data | Yes |
| Data acquisition rate | 6 minute intervals |
| Fast delivery data at UHSLC | Data 245 File format |
| High frequency data at BODC | Data 206 Document 59137 Document 59140 |
| High frequency data at UHSLC | Data 245a Document 245a File format |
| Data held at national organisation | Yes |
| Real-time data available | Yes |
| Real-time data transmitted to GLOSS Fast Centre | |
| Additional parameters (real-time) | None |
| Benchmarks | |
| Tide gauge benchmark | NOS tidal benchmark survey disk stamped '5371 A 1977' set in the top of a concrete sea wall at the U.S. Coastguard compound. |
| Benchmark relationships | TGBM = 5.32 feet above mean lower low water (1960-1978 epoch) TGBM = 4.54 feet above mean sea level (1960-1978 epoch) TGBM = 3.99 feet above mean high water (1960-1978 epoch) TGBM is 2.600 metres above tide staff zero |
| Auxiliary benchmarks | 5371 B 1977 NO 13 1962 5371 C 1977 NO 14 1962 5371 D 1977 (3.017m above tide staff zero) 5371 E 1977 (3.264m above tide staff zero) 5371 G 1977 5371 F 1977 (3.334m above tide staff zero - removed February 1993) SJH 44 1991 (2.565m above tide staff zero) |
| Data at PSMSL | |
| Annual MSL (RLR) data | RLR 1001 |
| Annual MSL (RLR) plot | |
| PSMSL code | 1001 |
| Other relevant codes | UHSLC 245 |
| Additional information | |
| Other relevant information | PSMSL hold data from prevoius gauge (PSMSL ref 938/021) from 1962-1974. |
| Last updated | 5 December 1993 |
Location map
San Juan, Puerto Rico, U.S.A.
Real time data plot
San Juan, Puerto Rico, U.S.A.
