GLOSS Station Handbook

GLOSS Station Handbook – Barentsburg (Spitsbergen)

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 number231
Station nameBarentsburg (Spitsbergen)
CountryRussia
Time zone045E, GMT + 3hrs
Latitude (+ve N)78.06666
Longitude (+ve E)14.25
OceanArctic
Observation periods1948-
Responsible countryRussia
GLOSS contactRussian Federation
Committed to GLOSSYes
OperationalYes
Instrumentation
FloatYes
PressureNo
BubblerNo
AcousticNo
RadarNo
Data
Data acquisition rateHourly
Real-time data availableNo
Additional parameters (real-time)None
Data at PSMSL
Annual MSL (RLR) dataRLR 547 RLR 541
Annual MSL (RLR) plot
MSL methodaverage of hourly heights
PSMSL code541
Additional information
Last updated26 September 1992