The PSMSL usually provides each October a summary of the status of GLOSS from its viewpoint. The same month (October) is chosen each year so as not to bias the statistics because of the seasonal cycle of data receipts.
An 'operational' station from a PSMSL viewpoint means that recent MSL monthly and annual values have been received at Bidston, have been checked as far as possible, and have been included in the databank. For each of the GLOSS stations we have used the year of the last data entered into the databank, if any, to place the station into one of four categories:
Category 1: 'Operational' stations for which the latest data is 1996 or
later;
Category 2: 'Probably operational' stations for which the latest data is
within the period 1986-1995;
Category 3: 'Historical' stations for which the latest data is earlier than
1986;
Category 4: For which no PSMSL data exist.
Table 1 lists the number of stations which fall into each category for all stations. Also shown are the numbers in each category reported at previous GLOSS meetings with the category definitions adjusted backwards one, two, three etc. years appropriately.
Note that before 1993 we used the 'GLOSS90' definition of GLOSS (306 stations total), whereas 1993 onwards we have used 'GLOSS93' (308 stations total). We don't believe that change modified the statistics to a great extent. Also note that from 1997 we have used the 'GLOSS97' definition of GLOSS (287 stations total).
Overall, the statistics for 2000 are similar to those for 1999 indicating ongoing work is required to develop the network further.
Table 1
Number of Stations in Each Category (1989-1996)
Cat. Jun 89 Oct 90 Aug 91 Oct 92 Oct 93 Oct 94 Oct 95 Oct 96
1 105 133 136 158 177 183 168 186
2 51 50 57 46 33 35 59 46
3 47 42 36 29 26 26 22 21
4 103 81 77 73 72 64 59 55
Total 306 306 306 306 308 308 308 308
using 'GLOSS Definition'
90 90 90 90 93 93 93 93
Number of Stations in Each Category (1997-2000)
Cat. Oct 97 Oct 97 Oct 98 Oct 99 Oct 00
1 183 182 183 180 180
2 48 47 48 53 51
3 23 17 20 20 23
4 54 41 36 34 33
Total 308 287 287 287 287
using 'GLOSS definition'
93 97 97 97 97
The overall status of GLOSS, as represented in Table 1, can be inspected by
Clicking here. The overall global status can be seen from the 2000 GLOSS status map.
A full breakdown of the status of each individual GLOSS gauge is given in the listing below.
COLUMN 1 = GLOSS NUMBER COLUMN 2 = GLOSS SITE NAME COLUMN 3 = RESPONSIBLE COUNTRY COLUMN 4 = COMMITTED TO GLOSS FLAG COLUMN 5/6 = PSMSL COUNTRY/STATION CODE OF LATEST DATA COLUMN 7 = YEAR OF LATEST PSMSL DATA VERSION OF GLOSS USED = "GLOSS97" 262 LOBITO ANGOLA 426/021 1975 185 BAHIA ESPERANZA ARGENTINA C A /010 1998 192 MAR DEL PLATA ARGENTINA C 860/101 1997 190 PUERTO DESEADO ARGENTINA C 860/011 1995 191 PUERTO MADRYN ARGENTINA C 860/031 1997 181 USHUAIA ARGENTINA C 860/003 1999 61 BOOBY IS. AUSTRALIA C 680/025 1998 58 BRISBANE AUSTRALIA C 680/078 1998 40 BROOME AUSTRALIA C 680/497 1999 59 BUNDABERG AUSTRALIA C 680/073 1998 52 CARNARVON AUSTRALIA C 680/479 1998 278 CASEY AUSTRALIA C A /055 1997 47 CHRISTMAS IS. AUSTRALIA C 563/001 1991 46 COCOS IS.(KEELING) AUSTRALIA C 680/521 1999 62 DARWIN AUSTRALIA C 680/011 1999 277 DAVIS AUSTRALIA C A /046 1997 54 ESPERANCE AUSTRALIA C 680/446 1999 53 FREMANTLE AUSTRALIA C 680/471 1998 148 LORD HOWE IS. AUSTRALIA C 680/121 1998 130 MACQUARIE IS. AUSTRALIA C 680/208 1998 22 MAWSON AUSTRALIA C A /051 1997 124 NORFOLK IS. AUSTRALIA C 680/091 1998 51 PORT HEDLAND AUSTRALIA C 680/494 1998 55 PORTLAND AUSTRALIA C 680/231 1999 56 SPRING BAY AUSTRALIA C 680/199 1999 57 SYDNEY, FORT DENISON AUSTRALIA C 680/140 1998 308 THEVENARD AUSTRALIA C 680/441 1999 60 TOWNSVILLE AUSTRALIA C 680/051 1998 12 EXUMA BAHAMAS C 941/021 1993 211 SETTLEMENT POINT BAHAMAS C 941/001 1999 36 CHITTAGONG BANGLADESH 510/008 1996 120 MALAKAL BELAU C 711/021 1998 194 CANANEIA BRAZIL C 874/051 1993 198 FERNANDO DE NORONHA BRAZIL C 874/144 1993 196 ITAPARICA BRAZIL C 200 PONTA DA MADEIRA BRAZIL C 197 PORTO DE NATAL BRAZIL C 874/133 1985 193 PORTO DE RIO GRANDE BRAZIL C 201 PORTO DE SANTANA BRAZIL C 874/171 1984 195 RIO DE JANEIRO BRAZIL C 874/092 1991 199 ST. PETER & ST. PAUL ROCKS BRAZIL 874/147 1985 265 TRINIDADE IS. BRAZIL C 874/102 1983 280 DOUALA CAMEROON 222 HALIFAX CANADA C 970/011 1998 153 LITTLE CORNWALLIS IS. CANADA C 970/156 1994 224 NAIN CANADA C 970/134 1988 155 PRINCE RUPERT CANADA C 822/001 1999 223 ST. JOHNS, NEWFLND. CANADA C 970/121 1998 156 TOFINO CANADA C 822/116 1999 254 PORTO GRANDE (ST. VICENTE) CAPE VERDE C 380/002 1995 174 ANTOFAGASTA CHILE C 850/012 1998 189 CAPTAIN PRAT (ANTARCTICA) CHILE C A /005 1997 180 DIEGO RAMIREZ CHILE C 850/091 1997 176 JUAN FERNANDEZ IS. CHILE C 850/039 1998 137 PASCUA IS. CHILE C 810/003 1998 178 PUERTO MONTT CHILE C 850/051 1997 177 SAN FELIX IS. CHILE C 850/016 1997 175 VALPARISO CHILE C 850/033 1999 94 KANMEN CHINA, PEOPLE'S REP. C 610/016 1997 79 LAOHUTAN (DALIAN) CHINA, PEOPLE'S REP. C 610/045 1997 283 LUSI CHINA, PEOPLE'S REP. C 610/032 1996 247 XIAMEN CHINA, PEOPLE'S REP. C 610/005 1997 78 ZHAPO CHINA, PEOPLE'S REP. 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