GLOSS Station Handbook – Ponta Delgado, Azores

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Station information

General
Gloss number	245
Station name	Ponta Delgado, Azores
Country	Portugal
Time zone	015W, GMT - 1hr
Latitude (+ve N)	37.4416
Longitude (+ve E)	-25.4027
Ocean	Atlantic
Observation periods	1924, 1930-1952, 1954-1960, 1962-1963, 1978-1980, 1982-1991
Responsible country	Portugal
Authority responsible for tide gauge	Instituto Hidrografico, Rua das Trinas 49, P-1296 Lisboa Codex, Portugal
GLOSS contact	Portugal
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	Continuous analogue record
Fast delivery data at UHSLC	Data 211 File format
High frequency data at BODC	Data 245 Document 62648
High frequency data at UHSLC	Data 211a Document 211a File format
Real-time data available	No
Additional parameters (real-time)	None
Benchmarks
Tide gauge benchmark	NP - benchmark bolt at the root of pier
Benchmark relationships	Tide gauge zero (TGZ) = Portuguese Hydrographic Institute Chart Datum TGZ = 3.000m below NP
Auxiliary benchmarks	MN 7/83 is 2.748m above Chart Datum MC is 2.812m above Chart Datum
Data at PSMSL
Annual MSL (RLR) data	RLR 258
Annual MSL (RLR) plot
MSL method	Metode de Hauteurs Reduites
PSMSL code	258
Other relevant codes	UHSLC 211
Additional information
Last updated	26 September 1992