Data



Data Notes



Extracted from Database

12 Jun 2017

KAINAN

Station Information

Station ID: 701
Latitude: 34.144167
Longitude: 135.191389
Coastline code: 643
Station code: 13
Country: JAPAN
Time span of data: 1953 – 2016
Completeness (%): 99
Frequency Code: 24
Link to ellipsoid: Available
Date of last update: 08 Feb 2017

Green Arrow: Current Station
Yellow Marker: Neighbouring RLR Station

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.

Tide Gauge Data

Plot of monthly mean sea level data at KAINAN.

Link to larger image of monthly data plot.
Download monthly mean sea level data.

Plot of annual mean sea level data at KAINAN.

Link to larger image of annual data plot.
Download annual mean sea level data.

Download metric sea level data. Use only with extreme caution.
NOTE: If some of the data are red in the plots above, the 'flag for attention' is set. Please see the documentation below.

Additional Data Sources (guide to additional data sources)

Nearby GNSS Stations from SONEL: P117

Station Documentation

Link to RLR information.
=========================== FOLLOWING PSMSL DOCUMENTATION ADDED 11-JUN-91 :
Kainan 643/013 RLR(1974) is 10.2m below BM Attach-14
=========================== FOLLOWING PSMSL DOCUMENTATION ADDED 17-Nov-2009 :
The relevant authority for this station is the Geographical Survey Institute. For some reason the data for 1998 was not downloaded from this authority. Data downloaded and entered 17.11.09.
=========================== FOLLOWING PSMSL DOCUMENTATION ADDED 22-Feb-2011 :
Sea Level profile for Kainan compares very well when buddy checked with that for Wakayama.
=========================== FOLLOWING PSMSL DOCUMENTATION ADDED 21-Feb-2012 :
A massive earthquake magnitude 9.0 occurred at 14:46 JST (05:46 UTC) on Friday 11th March 2011 with the epicenter approx. 70km east of the Oshika Peninsula of Tohoku. It was the most powerful known earthquake to hit Japan and triggered a tsunami with waves of up to 40.5m and travelling 10km inland.
=========================== FOLLOWING PSMSL DOCUMENTATION ADDED 13-Mar-2014 :
The GPS benchmark information has been downloaded from the SONEL website. GPS benchmark is P117 14.502m above RLR.

Data Authority

Geographical Survey Institute
Kitasato -1
Tsukuba-shi
Ibaraki-ken 305
JAPAN