GLOSS Station Handbook – Rabaul

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Station information

General
Gloss number	65
Station name	Rabaul
Country	Papua New Guinea
Time zone	150E, GMT + 10hrs
Latitude (+ve N)	-4.2
Longitude (+ve E)	152.18333
Ocean	Pacific
Observation periods	Dec 1974-
Responsible country	U.S.A.
Authority responsible for tide gauge	Dr. M. Merrifield, University of Hawaii, Dept. of Oceanography, 1000 Pope Road MSB 307, Honolulu, Hawaii 96822, U.S.A.
GLOSS contact	Papua New Guinea
Committed to GLOSS	Yes
Operational	Yes
Location map
Instrumentation
Float	Yes
Pressure	No
Bubbler	No
Acoustic	No
Radar	No
Data
Digital data	Yes
Data acquisition rate	15 minute intervals
Fast delivery data at UHSLC	Data 010 File format
High frequency data at BODC	Data 065 Document 57253
High frequency data at UHSLC	Data 010a Document 010a File format
Real-time data available	Yes
Additional parameters (real-time)	None
Benchmarks
Tide gauge benchmark	BM RL 303 A Department of Lands and Survey brass plate, with pin, stamped 'RL No 303' at the north east corner of the old copra, north of Wreck Wharf, 300 yards from tide gauge.
Benchmark relationships	Tide Gauge Zero (TGZ) = 2.996m below TGBM (Apr 1978) Chart Datum = 3.057m below US C&GS BM 1 Chart Datum = 1.503m below 'Moresby 1941' benchmark
Auxiliary benchmarks	BM RL 431 A Dept. of Lands & Survey brass plate with pin, stamped 'RL No 431', at the corner of Malaguna Road and Coastwatchers Road, north west side of centre island along top of curbing. UH-1 A stainless steel disc 1.25 inches in diameter set in white epoxy, established by the Oceanography Dept., University of Hawaii, 4 foot north of tide staff, at centre of the curb, on Main Wharf.
Data at PSMSL
Annual MSL (RLR) data	RLR 1164
Annual MSL (RLR) plot
PSMSL code	1164
Other relevant codes	UHSLC 010, NTF port no. 56200
Additional information
Other relevant information	Other benchmarks: US C&GS BM 1 A standard brass US C&GS benchmark, marked 'No.1 1948', set in the top of a low stone wall at the seaward end of Namanula Street. Moresby BM 1941 The centre of a standard RAN hydrographic Branch circular brass triangulation plate marked 'HMAS Moresby 1941', set into a stone seawall by the swimming pool at the seaward end of Namanula St.
Last updated	16 October 2002