GLOSS Station Handbook – Fortaleza

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Station information

General
Gloss number	336
Station name	Fortaleza
Country	Brazil
Time zone	GMT -3hrs
Latitude (+ve N)	-3.71666
Longitude (+ve E)	-38.46666
Observation periods	Time span of data: 1948-1968 ( psmsl), Tides 2008-2009, Historical data (1948-1971) to be integrated into current time series.
Authority responsible for tide gauge	N.O.A.A./ N.O.S., N/oes 33, Ssmc4, Room 6531, 1305 East-West Highway, Silver Spring, MD 20910, UNITED STATES
Instrumentation
Radar	Yes
Data
Data acquisition rate	Sampling rate every 5 min
Fast delivery data at UHSLC	Data 283 File format
High frequency data at UHSLC	Document 283a Document 283b
Additional parameters (real-time)	None
Data at PSMSL
Annual MSL (RLR) data	RLR 559
Annual MSL (RLR) plot
PSMSL code	559
Additional information
Other relevant information	Radar sensor (Vegapulse 62) and encoder with a Sutron Satlink datalogger were installed in April 2008 C-GPS was established in 2008 (rooftop of a two storey building) GCPS week solutions (Bernese 5.0) integrated into IGS structure Conventional (float/weekly chart) back -up gauge instaled in September 2007 TG- CGPS distance= 600m TG-CGPS levelling accuracy= 1mm
Last updated	23 June 2011