GLOSS Station Handbook – Laohutan (Dalian)
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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 | 79 |
| Station name | Laohutan (Dalian) |
| Country | China, People's Rep. |
| Time zone | 120E, GMT + 8hrs |
| Latitude (+ve N) | 38.86666 |
| Longitude (+ve E) | 121.68333 |
| Ocean | Pacific |
| Observation periods | 1926-1943, 1952-1979 (Dalian), 1980- (Laohutan) |
| Responsible country | China, People's Rep. |
| Authority responsible for tide gauge | North China Sea Branch, SOA, 22 Fushun Road, Qingdao 266033, China |
| GLOSS contact | China |
| Committed to GLOSS | Yes |
| Operational | Yes |
| Location map | |
| Instrumentation | |
| Float | Yes |
| Pressure | No |
| Bubbler | No |
| Acoustic | No |
| Radar | No |
| Data | |
| Digital data | Yes |
| Additional parameters | Surface T and S, wave and meteorological parameters |
| Data acquisition rate | Recording at hourly intervals |
| High frequency data at UHSLC | Data 630a Data 631a Document 630a Document 631a File format |
| Real-time data available | No |
| Additional parameters (real-time) | None |
| Benchmarks | |
| Tide gauge benchmark | TGBM (WCSBM) is in the WC street and 3180m from the gauge well |
| Benchmark relationships | Tide Gauge Zero (TGZ) = 5.565m below WCSBM. TGZ = 2.206m below MSL of Yellow Sea (1956-old) TGZ = 2.246m below MSL of Yellow Sea (1985-new) TGZ = 2.233m below MSL of Dalian (outside Shanghaiguan) |
| Data at PSMSL | |
| Annual MSL (RLR) data | RLR 723 RLR 1513 |
| Annual MSL (RLR) plot | |
| MSL method | Mo (over hourly values) |
| PSMSL code | 723 |
| Other relevant codes | Laohutan - UHSLC 631, Dalian - UHSLC 630 |
| Additional information | |
| Other relevant information | Dalian tide gauge benchmarks: TGBM (BM1) is 9.07m from south side of the north pier and 23.73m from the NE corner of the storehouse. TGZ = 6.000m below BM1 TGZ = 0.797m below BM9 (located on the window sill on the first floor of Dalian Port Office building) TGZ = 2.1279m below MSL of Yellow Sea (1956-old) TGZ = 2.166m below MSL of Yellow Sea (1985-new) |
| Nearest Met. station | Dalian MS |
| Last updated | 11 December 2002 |
Location map
Laohutan (Dalian), China, People's Rep.
Location map
Laohutan (Dalian), China, People's Rep.
Location map
Laohutan (Dalian), China, People's Rep.
Real time data plot
Laohutan (Dalian), China, People's Rep.
Real time data plot
Laohutan (Dalian), China, People's Rep.
