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.
This is a new station first data 2009. Data has previously been supplied but latitude and longitude only now confirmed. Benchmark HI1 4.342m relative to datum REDMAR Station made RLR. RLR year 2006 factor 5.458m.
Documentation added 2013-03-18
The Aanderra pressure gauge at Hierro has been moved and replaced by a new MIROS radar sensor. Both old and new gauges were operating for the period 14.11.2009- 15.06.2010 for inter-comparison purposes. During this period a bias (mean difference) between the two gauges was calculated as -0.29cm. A malfunction in the old sensor was also detected. There was also a datum change of -9cm from Nov. 2011. See B. Perez et al paper 'Overlapping sea level time series measured using different technologies: an example from the REDMAR Spanish network'.
Documentation added 2014-01-13
Further investigation revealed that the bias was due to a fault in the old Pressure gauge. Data from this was revised. Complete dataset was re-entered into database.
Documentation added 2014-04-28
At the request of Puerto del Estado the latitude and longitude have been changed from 27.800000 -17.898333 derived from the previously supplied degrees and minutes value to 27.78408 -17.90163 which is the position of the new MIROS gauge in decimal degrees.
Data Authority
Puertos del Estado Area de Conocimiento y Analisis del Medio Fisico Avda. del Partenon, 10 28042 Madrid
Documentation added 2001-03-06
The Area de Conocimiento y Analisis del Medio Fisico was formerly known as the Departamento de Clima Maritimo.