GLOSS Station Handbook – Honiara

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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	66
Station name	Honiara
Country	Solomon Is.
Time zone	165E, GMT + 11hrs
Latitude (+ve N)	-9.43333
Longitude (+ve E)	159.95
Ocean	Pacific
Observation periods	Float gauge 1974-; Acoustic gauge 1994-
Responsible country	Australia
Authority responsible for tide gauge	National Tidal Centre, Australia (see GLOSS Contact Points).
GLOSS contact	Australia
Committed to GLOSS	Yes
Operational	Yes
Location map
Instrumentation
Float	Yes
Pressure	No
Bubbler	No
Acoustic	Yes
Radar	No
Data
Digital data	Yes
Additional parameters	Barometric pressure, water and air temperature, wind speed and direction.
Data acquisition rate	6 minute intervals
Fast delivery data at UHSLC	Data 009 File format
High frequency data at BODC	Data 066 Document 77230 Document 57236
High frequency data at UHSLC	Data 009a Data 009b Document 009a Document 009b File format
Real-time data available	Yes
Additional parameters (real-time)	None
Benchmarks
Tide gauge benchmark	MBM 001 a brass hexagonal bolt surmounted by a copper plate inscribed 'MBM 001 1981', set in concrete at the north east corner of the fuel compound of the Marine Division Building.
Benchmark relationships	Tide Gauge Zero (TGZ) = 2.168m below TGBM TGZ = 0.294m below Chart Datum
Auxiliary benchmarks	MBM 003 a brass hexagonal bolt surmounted by a copper plate inscribed 'MBM 003 1981', set in concrete at the north west corner of the Watchkeeper's Hut (Hut reported removed 1990). MBM 004 a stainless hexagonal bolt set in squared concrete platform, situated at the west side of the Marine Divison flagpole.
Data at PSMSL
Annual MSL (RLR) data	RLR 1373 RLR 1861
Annual MSL (RLR) plot
MSL method	Hourly means
PSMSL code	1861
Other relevant codes	NTF port no. 56670, UHSLC 009
Additional information
Other relevant information	Backup gauge on site: Handar encoder (November 1984-) PSMSL also hold data from 2 other gauges at Honiara (PSMSL Code 734/001 1957-1959, 1961 and PSMSL Code 734/003 1985-1987). Daily values calculated using 119-point convolution filter (Bloomfield, 1976) centred on noon applied to the hourly data with respective periods of the 95, 50 and 5% amplitude points at 124.0, 60.2 and 40.2 hours.
Nearest Met. station	Honiara Meteorological Office
Last updated	16 October 2002