GLOSS Station Handbook – Newport, RI
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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 | 290 |
| Station name | Newport, RI |
| Country | U.S.A. |
| Time zone | 075W, GMT - 5hrs |
| Latitude (+ve N) | 41.5 |
| Longitude (+ve E) | -71.33333 |
| Ocean | Atlantic |
| Observation periods | 1930-, being upgraded 2007 |
| Responsible country | U.S.A. |
| Authority responsible for tide gauge | NOAA, National Ocean Service, 1305 East-West Highway, Silver Spring, MD 20910-3281, USA |
| GLOSS contact | USA |
| Committed to GLOSS | Yes |
| Operational | Yes |
| Location map | |
| Instrumentation | |
| Float | Yes |
| Pressure | No |
| Bubbler | Yes |
| Acoustic | No |
| Radar | No |
| Data | |
| Digital data | Yes |
| Additional parameters | Daily sea surface temperature and density |
| Data acquisition rate | 6 minute intervals |
| Fast delivery data at UHSLC | Data 253 File format |
| High frequency data at UHSLC | Data 253a Document 253a File format |
| Data held at national organisation | Yes |
| Real-time data available | Yes |
| Real-time data transmitted to GLOSS Fast Centre | |
| Additional parameters (real-time) | None |
| Benchmarks | |
| Tide gauge benchmark | US C&GS benchmark survey disk stamped '6 1943' set in a concrete bulkhead at the intersection of Luce Avenue and Perry Road in Newport, RI |
| Benchmark relationships | TGBM = 7.57 feet above mean lower low water (1960-1978 epoch) TGBM = 5.80 feet above mean sea level (1960-1978 epoch) TGBM = 3.91 feet above mean high water (1960-1978 epoch) TGBM = 3.0545m above zero of tide staff |
| Auxiliary benchmarks | NO 1 1930 NO 3 1930 NO 4 1934 = 2.8814m above zero of tide staff 7 unstamped 2660 L 1986 = 4.3561m above zero of tide staff 12660 K 1979 12660 G 1976 12660 H 1976 1993 site inspection states 'all benchmarks recovered as 12660 J 1976 described in good condition.' |
| Data at PSMSL | |
| Annual MSL (RLR) data | RLR 351 |
| Annual MSL (RLR) plot | |
| PSMSL code | 351 |
| Other relevant codes | UHSLC 253 |
| Additional information | |
| Last updated | 11 December 2002 |
Location map
Newport, RI, U.S.A.
Real time data plot
Newport, RI, U.S.A.
