GLOSS Station Handbook – Veracruz, Ver.
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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 | |
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Gloss number | 212 |
Station name | Veracruz, Ver. |
Country | Mexico |
Time zone | 090W, GMT - 6hrs |
Latitude (+ve N) | 19.2 |
Longitude (+ve E) | -96.13333 |
Ocean | Atlantic |
Observation periods | 1953-, due for upgrade 2007 |
Responsible country | Mexico |
Authority responsible for tide gauge | Instituto de Geofiscia, Cuidad Universitaria, Delegacion Coyoacan, 04510 Mexico, D.F. |
GLOSS contact | Mexico |
Committed to GLOSS | Yes |
Operational | No |
Location map | |
Instrumentation | |
Float | Yes |
Pressure | No |
Bubbler | No |
Acoustic | No |
Radar | No |
Data | |
Digital data | Yes |
Additional parameters | Sea temperature, sea density |
Data acquisition rate | Recording at 15 minute intervals, filtered to hourly values. |
High frequency data at UHSLC | Data 250a Document 250a File format |
Real-time data available | No |
Additional parameters (real-time) | None |
Benchmarks | |
Auxiliary benchmarks | Aux#1: It is 1.42ft in from the face of the seawall and 31.2ft east of the south corner of the northern wing of the Escuela Nautica Mercante Fernando Siliceo. Aux#2: It is 44.5ft east from lamp post numbered 33 situated in parkway dividing the Blvd. Avila Camacho and 76.5 ft west from intersection of small seawall breakwater. |
Data at PSMSL | |
Annual MSL (RLR) data | Yes (Monthly metric data only available) |
MSL method | Doodson |
PSMSL code | 702 |
Other relevant codes | UHSLC 250 |
Additional information | |
Last updated | 11 December 2002 |