Data



Data Notes



Extracted from Database

12 Aug 2019

RABAUL

WARNING: QCFLAG EXISTS. PLEASE READ THE DOCUMENTATION.

Station Information

Station ID: 1164
Latitude: -4.2
Longitude: 152.183333
GLOSS ID: 65
Coastline code: 670
Station code: 21
Country: PAPUA NEW GUINEA
Time span of data: 1966 – 1997
Completeness (%): 83
Date of last update: 08 Dec 1998

Green Arrow: Current Station
Yellow Marker: Neighbouring RLR Station
Red Marker: Neighbouring Metric 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 RABAUL.

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

Plot of annual mean sea level data at RABAUL.

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: RVO_
Research Quality Data from UHSLC station 10: hourly and daily

Station Documentation

Link to RLR information.

Documentation added 1991-06-11

Rabaul 670/021 RLR(1983) is 9.4m below BM3M303

Documentation added 1996-04-23

A volcanic eruption on 30 Sep, 1994 resulted in heavy subsidence until Oct 1. Based on geodetic leveling information provided by local authorities, -13 cm were added to the Oct 1994 data and -14 were added to the Nov 1994 data

Documentation added 1996-10-07

gauge type: (1966-71 unconfirmed), (1974-present) Leupold and Stevens Analog-to-Digital Recorder (ADR);(10/1984-present) Handar Encoder (ENC)Primary gauge: ADR:1974-90, ENC 1991-

Documentation added 1997-11-13

1966 - 1971 data contributed by the National Tidal Center

Documentation added 2012-08-07

Data ends December 1997.

Data Authority

University of Hawaii
Department of Oceanography Division of Natural Sciences
1000 Pope Road
Honolulu
Hawaii 96822