GLOSS Station Handbook
Station information sheet
General | |
GLOSS number | 229 |
Station name | Reykjavik |
Country | Iceland |
Time zone | 000E, GMT |
Latitude (+ve N) | 64.15 |
Longitude (+ve E) | -21.93333 |
Ocean | Atlantic |
Observation period(s) | 1957- float/stilling well 1994 - pressure gauge |
Responsible country | Iceland |
Authority responsible for tide gauge | Iceland Hydrographic Service, Posthof 7120, 127 Reykjavik, Iceland |
GLOSS contact | Iceland |
Committed to GLOSS | Yes |
Operational | Yes |
Location map | ![]() |
Instrumentation | |
Float | Yes |
Pressure | Yes |
Bubbler | No |
Acoustic | No |
Radar | No |
Data | |
Digital data | Yes |
Additional parameters | Barometric pressure, air temperature, wind speed & direction |
Data acquisition rate | The pressure gauge is recording at 10 minutes interval; average of 60 seconds sample. |
High frequency data at BODC | ![]() ![]() |
Real-time data available | No |
Additional parameters (real-time) | Barometric pressure, air temperature, wind speed & direction |
Benchmarks | |
Tide gauge benchmarks | Base of tide gauge box, which is on top of the stilling well. |
Benchmark relationships | Tide Gauge Zero (TGZ) = Chart Datum TGZ = 12.538m below BM number 3277 TGZ = 5.968m below base of tide gauge box TGZ for the pressure gauge is 6.561m below BM No. 3278 |
Auxiliary benchmarks | BM No. 3277 Reykjavik community Benchmark, bolt in the base of house at Aegisgata no. 7. BM No. 3278 Reykjavik community Benchmark, bolt in the base of house at Tryggvagata no. 2. |
Data at PSMSL | |
Annual MSL (RLR) data | ![]() |
Annual MSL (RLR) plot | ![]() |
MSL method | Hourly means |
PSMSL code | 638 |
Additional information | |
Nearest Met. station | approx. 3.5km from tide gauge |
Last updated | 1997-11-20 |