Sealevel Station Catalog (SSC)
Station catalog metadata [edit][station overview]
SSC IDSSC-fong
Station NameFongafale
CountryTuvalu
Latitude-8.5033
Longitude179.1949
DateLastModified2022-09-13 06:34:37
Linked codes
CodesLocationLatitudeLongitudeSensors
IOC: fongFongafale_TV-8.5033179.1949aqu
GLOSS: 121Funafuti, Ellice Is.-8.38333179.21666Float, Acoustic
UHSLC: 25Funafuti-8.525179.195N/A
PTWC: fongFongafale_TV-8.5025179.1952prs
PSMSL: 1452FUNAFUTI-8.533333179.216667N/A
PSMSL: 1839FUNAFUTI B-8.502472179.195167N/A
SONEL_GPS: 865TUVALU-8.52529200179.19656200N/A
SONEL_TG: 2167TUVALU-8.50249400179.19489700N/A
Distributed metadata source: IOC Sea Level Station Monitoring Facility fong
GTS station code67440
GTS message typeSZPS01
StatusOperational
Other ContactNational Tidal Centre/Australian Bureau of Meteorology ( Australia )
ConnectionGTS message
CountryTuvalu Islands
Sensor 1
  Type of sensoraqu
  Sampling rate (min)1
Distributed metadata source: GLOSS Station Handbook
Time Zone180E, GMT + 12hrs
OceanPacific
OperationalYes
Responsible countryAustralia
Data acquisition rate6 minute intervals
Additional parametersBarometric pressure, water and air temperature, wind speed and direction.
Tide gauge benchmarksUH1: SS disc set in concrete 1ft from SW corner of tide gauge catwalk and 1ft from edge of quay.
Auxiliary benchmarksUH2: SS disc set in concrete stamped 'UH-2' 70ft E of mark UH1, 8 inches from edge of quay and 15ft from NE corner of quay. UH3: SS disc in the SE corner of ramp approaching the power house 100ft E of quay. TP1: SS hex bolt set in white epoxy located 190ft N on shoreline road from UH3 & set 12ft E of road & 30ft from NW corner of Ag. Office. .
Other relevant informationBackup gauges on site: 1) Leupold Stevens ADR (August 1986-) 2) Handar Encoder (August 1986-) 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.
Other relevant codesNTF port no. 67440, UHSLC 025
Distributed metadata source: PTWC COMP META file
DCP ID67440
WMOSZPS01
Samp Rate1
Num# Samp6
UnitM
Scale1.0000
Xmt Int.003
Fst Min.0000
HAR1
OwnerABM
Distributed metadata source: UHSLC
UHSLC id025
SSC idfong
GLOSS id121
UHSLC geojsonhttps://uhslc.soest.hawaii.edu/data/meta.geojson
Research quality data version a1977-10-18 - 1999-12-31
Research quality data version b1993-03-24 - 2018-12-31
RQ basinpacific
Fast delivery1993-03-24 - 2024-01-31
Distributed metadata source: PSMSL
NameFUNAFUTI
GLOSS id121
UHSLC ID25
Is RLRY
Has RLR DiagramY link
QC FlagN
Old ID732/011
Last Updated2001-03-21
SupplierUNIVERSITY OF HAWAII SEA LEVEL CENTER
AddressUniversity of Hawaii, Department of Oceanography Division of Natural Sciences, 1000 Pope Road, Honolulu, Hawaii 96822, UNITED STATES
Metric Start1977
Metric End1999
Metric Completeness92.4
RLR Start1977
RLR End1999
RLR Completeness92.4
Download metric sea level data.Use only with extreme caution.
NameFUNAFUTI B
GLOSS id121
UHSLC ID25
SONEL id865
Is RLRY
Has RLR DiagramY link
QC FlagN
Old ID732/012
Last Updated2024-02-05
SupplierNATIONAL TIDAL CENTRE
AddressNational Tidal Centre, Bureau of Meteorology, PO Box 421, Kent Town 5071, South Australia, AUSTRALIA
Metric Start1993
Metric End2023
Metric Completeness95.4
RLR Start1993
RLR End2023
RLR Completeness95.4
Download metric sea level data.Use only with extreme caution.
IOC Sea Level Station Monitoring Facility - realtime graph for 'fong'

PSMSL Annual Mean Sea Level for '1452'

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PSMSL Monthly Mean Sea Level for '1839'