GLOSS Station Handbook – Gibraltar

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	248
Station name	Gibraltar
Country	U.K.
Time zone	015E, GMT + 1hr
Latitude (+ve N)	36.14823
Longitude (+ve E)	-5.36492
Ocean	Atlantic
Observation periods	1961-1990, 1993- New gauge installed 2004, 2007 pressure gauge
Responsible country	U.K.
Authority responsible for tide gauge	1961 - 2000 Queen's Harbour Master, H.M. Naval Base, Gibraltar 2004 Captain of the Port, Gibraltar Port Authority
GLOSS contact	UK
Committed to GLOSS	Yes
Operational	Yes
Location map
Instrumentation
Float	No
Pressure	Yes
Bubbler	No
Acoustic	No
Radar	Yes
Data
Digital data	Yes
Data acquisition rate	Hourly tabulations from analogue chart (up to 2000) 2004 - 15 minute interval
High frequency data at BODC	Data 248 Document 63850
Data held at national organisation	Yes
Real-time data available	Yes
Additional parameters (real-time)	None
Benchmarks
Tide gauge benchmark	Top of coping north of tide gauge hut
Benchmark relationships	Tide Gauge Zero (TGZ) set to Admiralty Chart Datum which is 3.2m below TGBM (1984 - 2000) Tide Gauge Zero (TGZ) set to Admiralty Chart Datum which is 3.22m below TGBM (2004 onwards) Tide Gauge Zero (TGZ) 0.25m below Alicante Datum
Auxiliary benchmarks	BM'18' (Grid reference TF 8835 0123) on SW face of main dockyard wall, North Jumper's Bastion
Data at PSMSL
Annual MSL (RLR) data	RLR 981
Annual MSL (RLR) plot
MSL method	Mean of hourly heights
PSMSL code	981
Additional information
Nearest Met. station	Gibraltar Airport
Last updated	16 February 2005