GLOSS Station Handbook – Port Blair, Andaman Is.
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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 | 38 |
| Station name | Port Blair, Andaman Is. |
| Country | India |
| Time zone | 82.5E, GMT + 5.5hrs |
| Latitude (+ve N) | 11.68333 |
| Longitude (+ve E) | 92.76666 |
| Ocean | Indian |
| Observation periods | 1952-1964 |
| Responsible country | India |
| Authority responsible for tide gauge | Addl. Surveyor General, Geodetic and Research Branch, Survey of India, 17 E.C. Road, Dehra Dun 248 001, India |
| GLOSS contact | India |
| Committed to GLOSS | Yes |
| Operational | No |
| Instrumentation | |
| Float | Yes |
| Pressure | No |
| Bubbler | No |
| Acoustic | No |
| Radar | No |
| Data | |
| Digital data | No |
| Data acquisition rate | Continuous recording |
| Real-time data available | No |
| Additional parameters (real-time) | None |
| Benchmarks | |
| Tide gauge benchmark | BMIE GTS situated behind the Transport Office of the Marine Department |
| Benchmark relationships | 5.30m above chart datum (1952) |
| Data at PSMSL | |
| Annual MSL (RLR) data | RLR 206 |
| Annual MSL (RLR) plot | |
| MSL method | Average of hourly heights |
| PSMSL code | 206 |
| Additional information | |
| Other relevant information | GPS and real time data available |
| Last updated | 23 June 1990 |
Real time data plot
Port Blair, Andaman Is., India
