RICHARDS BAY
Location:
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At the base of the Tug Berth in the Small Craft Harbour
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Latitude and Longitude: 28 deg; 48'S 32 deg; 05'E
Gauges previously installed (type, model, duration of operation):
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KENT float-type 1977 - 1984
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LEA float-type 1985 - 1987
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KENT (new site) 1989 - 1997
Gauge currently installed (type, model and serial number,
year of installation):
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SRD acoustic tide gauge 1997 to date
Organisation responsible for tide gauge station (name and
address):
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The Hydrographer, SA Navy, Private Bag X1, Tokai 7966, RSA.
Organisation performing maintenance (name and address):
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The Hydrographer, SA Navy, Private Bag X1, Tokai 7966, RSA.
List and description of tide benchmarks (when installed and
by whom):
Installed by SA Railways and Harbours.
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SAN 84.2: 3.422 m above MSL
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"New GPS": 3.459 above MSL
Installed by the Hydrographic Office.
All are bronze pegs.
Benchmark levelling information (dates and details of levelling
data):
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Last done 7 September 1998. Transducer face was 4.242 m above
MSL (5.447 above Chart Datum).
Tide predictions for station performed by where and by whom:
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Done by Hydrographic Office.
Which projects the station is dedicated to (GLOSS, WOCE,
PSMSL):
Data centres to which data is sent:
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Bidston Observatory for PSMSL / WOCE
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University of Hawaii for TOGA
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ftp site at University of Cape Town (a link from http://www.sea.uct.ac.za/tidedata).
Data format (analogue charts, diskettes):
Data communication at station (satellite, email, fax, airmail):
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Via modem and telephone line. Downloaded weekly at Hydrographic
Office.
Nearest meteorological station:
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Richards Bay (automatic weather station)
Other data available (precipitation, winds, sst, river runoff):