GLOSS Station Handbook – Las Palmas, Canary Is.

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Station information

General
Gloss number	251
Station name	Las Palmas, Canary Is.
Country	Spain
Time zone	000E, GMT
Latitude (+ve N)	28.13333
Longitude (+ve E)	-15.41666
Ocean	Atlantic
Observation periods	1949-1956, 1969-
Responsible country	Spain
Authority responsible for tide gauge	Junta de Obras de Puerto, Ministerio de Obras Publicas y Urba Nismo. And Spanish Harbours Board
GLOSS contact	Spain
Committed to GLOSS	Yes
Operational	Yes
Location map
Instrumentation
Float	Yes
Pressure	No
Bubbler	No
Acoustic	No
Radar	No
Data
Digital data	Yes
Data acquisition rate	Continuous recording, hourly values extracted
High frequency data at UHSLC	Data 217a Data 217b Data 217c Data 217d Document 217a Document 217b Document 217c Document 217d File format
Real-time data available	No
Additional parameters (real-time)	None
Benchmarks
Tide gauge benchmark	Clavo del maregrafo
Benchmark relationships	Levelling network under revision
Data at PSMSL
Annual MSL (RLR) data	RLR 1802 RLR 590 RLR 565
Annual MSL (RLR) plot
MSL method	Doodson X0 filter
PSMSL code	565
Other relevant codes	UHSLC 217
Additional information
Nearest Met. station	Observatorio de Las Palmas
Last updated	11 December 2002