Sealevel Station Catalog (SSC)
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SSC IDSSC-raba
Station NameRabaul
CountryPapua New Guinea
Latitude-4.2
Longitude152.175
DateLastModified2015-10-22 19:02:29
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CodesLocationLatitudeLongitudeSensors
IOC: rabaRabaul_PG-4.2152.175
GLOSS: 65Rabaul-4.2152.18333Float
UHSLC: 10Rabaul-4.2152.175N/A
PTWC: raba
PSMSL: 1164RABAUL-4.2152.183333N/A
PSMSL: 1185RABAUL II-4.2152.183333N/A
SONEL_TG: 2820RABAUL-4.20217600152.16963800N/A
Distributed metadata source: IOC Sea Level Station Monitoring Facility raba
GTS station code354084BC
GTS message typeSRUS40
StatusDown
CountryPapua New Guinea
Distributed metadata source: GLOSS Station Handbook
Time Zone150E, GMT + 10hrs
OceanPacific
OperationalYes
Data acquisition rate15 minute intervals
Tide gauge benchmarksBM 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 relationshipsTide 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 benchmarksBM 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.
Other relevant informationOther 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.
Other relevant codesUHSLC 010, NTF port no. 56200
Distributed metadata source: PTWC COMP META file
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Distributed metadata source: UHSLC
UHSLC id010
SSC idraba
GLOSS id65
UHSLC geojsonhttps://uhslc.soest.hawaii.edu/data/meta.geojson
Research quality data version a1966-04-06 - 1997-12-31
RQ basinpacific
Distributed metadata source: PSMSL
NameRABAUL
GLOSS id65
UHSLC ID10
SONEL id4149
Is RLRY
Has RLR DiagramY link
QC FlagY
Old ID670/021
Last Updated1998-12-08
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 Start1966
Metric End1997
Metric Completeness82.6
RLR Start1966
RLR End1997
RLR Completeness82.6
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NameRABAUL II
GLOSS id65
UHSLC ID10
Is RLRN
Has RLR DiagramN link
QC FlagN
Old ID670/022
Last Updated1993-05-24
SupplierNATIONAL TIDAL FACILITY
AddressNational Tidal Facility, G.P.O. Box 2100, S.A. 5001, Adelaide , AUSTRALIA
Metric Start1966
Metric End1978
Metric Completeness51.3
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