GLOSS Station Handbook – Atlantic City, NJ

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	220
Station name	Atlantic City, NJ
Country	U.S.A.
Time zone	075W, GMT - 5hrs
Latitude (+ve N)	39.35
Longitude (+ve E)	-74.41666
Ocean	Atlantic
Observation periods	1911-85 Atlantic City; 1985-91 Ventnor, 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	No
Bubbler	No
Acoustic	Yes
Radar	No
Data
Digital data	Yes
Data acquisition rate	6 minute interval (NGWLMS sampling is three-minute average)
Fast delivery data at UHSLC	Data 264 File format
High frequency data at UHSLC	Data 264a Document 264a 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
Auxiliary benchmarks	ETG RM (50.000ft) 4720 H 1993 (26.056ft) 4720 B 1979 (25.077ft) 4720 I 1993 (32.046ft) 4720 C 1980 (23.408ft) Tidal 31 Reset (24.807ft) Heights are above tide staff zero No 1 stamping (27.185ft) 30 1922 (26.188ft)
Data at PSMSL
Annual MSL (RLR) data	RLR 180
Annual MSL (RLR) plot
PSMSL code	180
Other relevant codes	UHSLC 264
Additional information
Other relevant information	Tide hut is 6x6ft orange fibre glass shelter located on the offshore end of the Taj Mahal Pier. Leupold and Stevens gauge is mounted on top of laminated counter top in NE corner of the gauge house.
Last updated	17 February 2005