GLOSS Station Handbook – Key West, FL
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 | 216 |
Station name | Key West, FL |
Country | U.S.A. |
Time zone | 075W, GMT - 5hrs |
Latitude (+ve N) | 24.55 |
Longitude (+ve E) | -81.8 |
Ocean | Atlantic |
Observation periods | 1913-, being upgraded 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 | Yes |
Operational | Yes |
Location map | |
Instrumentation | |
Float | Yes |
Pressure | Yes |
Bubbler | Yes |
Acoustic | Yes |
Radar | No |
Data | |
Digital data | Yes |
Additional parameters | Sea surface temperature and density |
Data acquisition rate | 6 minute intervals |
Fast delivery data at UHSLC | Data 242 File format |
High frequency data at BODC | Data 216 Document 58762 |
High frequency data at UHSLC | Data 242a Document 242a 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 | US C&GS tidal benchmark survey disk stamped '29 1923 8.140' set in a concrete wall of the Naval Officers? Q and T Buildings at the corner of Eaton and Emma Streets, Key West, FL. |
Benchmark relationships | TGBM = 8.73 feet above mean lower low water (1960-1978 epoch) TGBM = 7.81 feet above mean sea level (1960-1978 epoch) TGBM = 7.18 feet above mean high water (1960-1978 epoch) |
Auxiliary benchmarks | NO 1 1974 30 1923 16.417 NO 2 1974 32 1929 7.083 124 1923 6.529 '14.324' 125 1923 5.292 4580 A 1978 126 1923 9.482 4580 AA 1978 127 1923 8.274 |
Data at PSMSL | |
Annual MSL (RLR) data | RLR 188 |
Annual MSL (RLR) plot | |
PSMSL code | 188 |
Other relevant codes | UHSLC 242 |
Additional information | |
Last updated | 5 December 1993 |