GLOSS Station Handbook – Mtwara
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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 | 9 |
| Station name | Mtwara |
| Country | Tanzania |
| Time zone | 045E, GMT + 3hrs |
| Latitude (+ve N) | -10.28333 |
| Longitude (+ve E) | 40.18333 |
| Ocean | Indian |
| Observation periods | 1956-1957, 1959-1962 |
| Responsible country | Tanzania |
| Authority responsible for tide gauge | Division of Surveys and Mapping of the Ministry of Lands, Housing and Urban Development |
| GLOSS contact | Tanzania |
| Committed to GLOSS | Yes |
| Operational | No |
| Instrumentation | |
| Float | Yes |
| Pressure | No |
| Bubbler | No |
| Acoustic | No |
| Radar | No |
| Data | |
| Real-time data available | No |
| Additional parameters (real-time) | None |
| Data at PSMSL | |
| Annual MSL (RLR) data | Yes (Monthly metric data only available) |
| PSMSL code | 805 |
| Additional information | |
| Last updated | 8 February 1990 |