Please note: In many cases, the station position in our database is accurate
to only one minute. Thus, the tide gauge may not appear to be on the coast.
Nearby GNSS Stations from SONEL: TEPC
Nearby Real Time Stations from VLIZ: fren
Fast Delivery Data from UHSLC station 14: hourly and daily
Research Quality Data from UHSLC station 14: hourly and daily
KNOWN AS BOTH FRENCH FRIGATE SHOALS AND TERN ISLAND
Documentation added 1991-06-11
French Frigate Shoal760/016 RLR(1983) is 8.9m below BMUSGS#1
Documentation added 1993-07-12
French Frigate Shoal760/016 RLR(1983) is 8.9m below BMUSGS#1
Documentation added 1996-10-07
instrument type: Fischer and Porter Analog-to-Digital Recorder
Documentation added 1997-11-13
11 Oct 1996: Handar Encoder installed and became primary gauge
Documentation added 1998-12-31
data for 1996 revised in December 1998
Documentation added 1999-11-15
data for 1997 revised in December 1999
Documentation added 2010-11-17
The complete dataset 1974-2004 has been supplied by UHSLC. After checking these with existing data values these data have been added to the database. RLR remains 6.371m.
Documentation added 2012-08-06
When preparing the RLR diagram for inclusion on the PSMSL website it was discovered that the UHSLC dataset does not have an annual mean for 1983. This was the RLR year on the old RLR diagram. RLR was recalculated using 1984 annual mean. RLR factor is now 6.171m.
Documentation added 2013-10-14
Complete dataset July 1974 to March 2007 downloaded onto database from UHSLC
Data Authority
University of Hawaii Department of Oceanography Division of Natural Sciences 1000 Pope Road Honolulu Hawaii 96822