GLOSS Station Handbook – Pointe La Rue

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	339
Station name	Pointe La Rue
Country	Seychelles
Time zone	GMT + 4hrs
Latitude (+ve N)	-4.67166
Longitude (+ve E)	55.52666
Ocean	Indian
Observation periods	1962-1964, 1975-1976, 1978-1979, 1992-..., Time span of data 1993-2004 (psmsl),
Responsible country	Seychelles
Authority responsible for tide gauge	Directorate of Civil Aviation, P.O. Box 181, Seychelles International Airport, Seychelles
Committed to GLOSS	No
Operational	Yes
Instrumentation
Float	Yes
Pressure	No
Bubbler	No
Acoustic	No
Radar	No
Data
Digital data	Yes
Additional parameters	The only oceanographic observations are tide, sea level monitoring and sea temperature measurement. Further Marine and oceanographic activities are carried out by other organizations.
Data acquisition rate	Tide Gauge samples every second and averages every one minute, and transmits the data every 15 min to University of Hawaii.
Fast delivery data at UHSLC	Data 121 File format
High frequency data at UHSLC	Document 121a
Real-time data available	Yes
Additional parameters (real-time)	None
Benchmarks
Tide gauge benchmark	Tide Gauge location 04 40.3' S and 055 31.7' E. Tide Gauge GLOSS number 273, Toga I053, NODC II 30054502 replaced old tide gauge located at Port Victoria, it is a float/ well, Handar 436-A, Encoder 436-B.
Data at PSMSL
Annual MSL (RLR) data	RLR 1846
Annual MSL (RLR) plot
PSMSL code	1846
Other relevant codes	UHLSC 121
Additional information
Other relevant information	Tide Gauge was installed on 11th of January 1993. Tide Gauge samples every second and averages every one minute, and transmits the data every 15 min to University of Hawaii through Meteosat 7 and GOES satellite.
Last updated	8 June 2005