GLOSS Station Handbook – Brest
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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 | 242 |
| Station name | Brest |
| Country | France |
| Time zone | 015E, GMT + 1hrs |
| Latitude (+ve N) | 48.38333 |
| Longitude (+ve E) | -4.5 |
| Ocean | Atlantic |
| Observation periods | Acoustic/float 1807-unknown, Radar 2004- |
| Responsible country | France |
| Authority responsible for tide gauge | EPSHOM, B.P. 426, 13 rue du Chatellier, 29275 Brest Cedex, France |
| GLOSS contact | France |
| Committed to GLOSS | Yes |
| Operational | Yes |
| Location map | |
| Instrumentation | |
| Float | Yes |
| Pressure | No |
| Bubbler | No |
| Acoustic | Yes |
| Radar | Yes |
| Data | |
| Digital data | Yes |
| Data held at national organisation | Yes |
| Real-time data available | Yes |
| Additional parameters (real-time) | None |
| Benchmarks | |
| Tide gauge benchmark | Repere A: repere no.1 NGF situe sur le polier est, pres de l'entree Nord du tunnel |
| Benchmark relationships | Repere A = 5.589m Repere B = 5.670m Repere C = 5.481m Repere D = 4.492m Repere F = 4.807m Repere G = 4.349m Cote par rapport au zero NGF |
| Auxiliary benchmarks | Repere B: repere no.2 NGF situe a l'entree Sud du tunnel du chateau. Repere C: macaron no.0-o NGF scelle a droite de l'entree NW des souterrains du chateau. Repere D: rivet no.0-I NGF scelle sur le quai a droite de la passerelle d'acces au maregraphe. Repere G: echelle E3 - graduation 8.80m. |
| Data at PSMSL | |
| Annual MSL (RLR) data | RLR 1 |
| Annual MSL (RLR) plot | |
| MSL method | Demerliac method for daily level, average of daily levels for monthly and yearly levels |
| PSMSL code | 1 |
| Additional information | |
| Other relevant information | Other benchmark: Repere F: repere SH no.0 NGF situe sur la margelle du puits du maregraphe sans capuchon (installe par T.M. en 1963). Met. data are held by Meteo France - centre departmental Finistere - aerodrome 29490 Guipavas. |
| Nearest Met. station | Meteo France - Guipavas statio |
| Last updated | 20 November 1997 |
Location map
Brest, France
Real time data plot
Brest, France
