GLOSS Station Handbook – Trieste

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Station information

General
Gloss number	340
Station name	Trieste
Country	Italy
Time zone	GMT + 2hrs
Latitude (+ve N)	45.65
Longitude (+ve E)	13.75
Observation periods	Time span of data 1905-2010 (psmsl)
Authority responsible for tide gauge	Istituto Talassografico di Trieste, Viale R. Gessi 2, I- 34123 Trieste, Italy
Data
Additional parameters	Anemometric sensor (wind speed and wind direction at 10 metres height), atmospheric pressure, wind vector, air temperature and sea temperature.
Data acquisition rate	Sampling rate 1 minute
Fast delivery data at UHSLC	Data 829 File format
Additional parameters (real-time)	None
Benchmarks
Tide gauge benchmark	The station is equipped with two tide gauges: a main electronic ultrasound instrument, with tubulat guide and temperature compensation and a secondary floating mechanic gauge with paper recording.
Auxiliary benchmarks	RLR is 9.400 m below BM.
Data at PSMSL
Annual MSL (RLR) data	RLR 154
Annual MSL (RLR) plot
PSMSL code	154
Additional information
Other relevant information	Station is also provided with an anemometric sensor ( wind speed and wind direction at 10 metres height), a barometric sensor, an air temperature sensor and a water temperature sensor. The station is equipped with real-time transmission device connected with the ISPRA Central unit in Rome.
Nearest Met. station	500m from the sea-level gauge
Last updated	13 January 2011