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.
La Gomera is a new station first data 2007 and forms part of the newly established REDMAR network.Gauge is a MIROS radar sensor. Benchmark S/N is 2.899m relative to the REDMAR datum and 1.431m to IGN. See paper B. Perez et al 'Overlapping sea level time series measured using different technologies: an example from the REDMAR Spanish network'.
Documentation added 2014-04-28
At the request of Puertos del Estado the latitude and longitude for this station has been revised from 28.086667 -17.108333 derived from the previously supplied degrees and minutes value to 28.08777 -17.10831 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.