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.
Gandia is a new station and is part of the new REDMAR network. Gauge is a MIROS radar gauge. Initially following installation there were hardware problems (de-lamination) plus a change in datum of -23.3cm in Mar.2011 these factors have been taken into account in the data supplied. Whole dataset has now been re-loaded Benchmark NUEVO-MAREOG is 1.865m relative to the REDMAR datum which for this station is the same as IGN. Station made RLR. RLR year 2008 factor 6.735. See paper by B. Perez et al 'Overlapping sea level time series measured using different technologies: and example from the REDMAR Spanish network'.
Documentation added 2014-04-29
At the request of Puertos del Estado the latitude and longitude have been revised from 38.995000 -0.150000 derived from the previously supplied degrees and minutes value to 38.99521 -0.15139 the site 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.