GLOSS Station Handbook

GLOSS Station Handbook – Cuxhaven, Steubenhoft

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 number284
Station nameCuxhaven, Steubenhoft
CountryGermany
Time zone015E, GMT + 1hr
Latitude (+ve N)53.86666
Longitude (+ve E)8.71666
OceanAtlantic
Observation periods1843 - 1918 extreme values only
1918 - hourly values
1975 - half hourly
2000 - hourly
Responsible countryGermany
Authority responsible for tide gaugeWasser- und Schiffahrtsdirektion Nord 23 Kiel, Germany
GLOSS contactGermany
Committed to GLOSSYes
OperationalYes
Location map
Instrumentation
FloatYes
PressureNo
BubblerNo
AcousticNo
RadarNo
Data
Digital dataYes
Data acquisition rateDigitising of diagram paper at half hourly intervals using spline functions
Real-time data availableNo
Additional parameters (real-time)None
Benchmarks
Benchmark relationshipsTide Gauge Zero = 5.019m below Normal Null (NN)
Data at PSMSL
Annual MSL (RLR) dataRLR 7
Annual MSL (RLR) plot
PSMSL code7
Additional information
Other relevant informationPSMSL also hold data from a gauge with PSMSL Code 140/011 (1918-1986).
Last updated16 February 2005