GLOSS Station Handbook – Lagos
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 | 259 |
| Station name | Lagos |
| Country | Nigeria |
| Time zone | 015E, GMT + 1hr |
| Latitude (+ve N) | 6.42052 |
| Longitude (+ve E) | 3.40725 |
| Ocean | Atlantic |
| Observation periods | 1979- |
| Responsible country | Nigeria |
| Authority responsible for tide gauge | Mr. Larry Awosika, Nigerian Institute for Oceanography and Marine Research (NIOMR), P.M.B. 12729, Victoria Island, Lagos, Nigeria |
| GLOSS contact | Nigeria |
| Committed to GLOSS | Yes |
| Operational | Yes |
| Instrumentation | |
| Float | Yes |
| Pressure | No |
| Bubbler | No |
| Acoustic | Yes |
| Radar | No |
| Data | |
| Digital data | Yes |
| Additional parameters | Wind speed/direction,air/water temp., barometric pressure |
| Data acquisition rate | Digitizing interval of 60 minutes |
| High frequency data at UHSLC | Data 233a Data 233c Document 233a Document 233c File format |
| Real-time data available | Yes |
| Additional parameters (real-time) | None |
| Benchmarks | |
| Tide gauge benchmark | Tide Gauge Zero (TGZ) = 2.9063m which is tied to the Lagos Survey Datum of 2.8310m. TGBM is at the tide gauge shelter floor. |
| Benchmark relationships | Benchmark is tied to Lagos Survey Datum as well as other benchmarks in the vicinity of the tide gauge. |
| Auxiliary benchmarks | NIOMR Tank = 4.1672m 1400E = 3.8155m BMN2 = 3.5742m 1406C = 4.1727m |
| Data at PSMSL | |
| Annual MSL (RLR) data | Yes (Monthly metric data only available) |
| PSMSL code | 1767 |
| Other relevant codes | UHSLC 233 |
| Additional information | |
| Other relevant information | NOAA have installed a NGWLMS alongside the analogue gauge, which has been collecting data since 10 May 1992. |
| Nearest Met. station | NIOMR Met. Dept. Station |
| Last updated | 11 December 2002 |