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.
July-December 1979 for Barentsburg are anomalously high.
Documentation added 1997-10-13
1979 data revised
Documentation added 1999-08-19
Confirmation received that the gauge has been completely destroyed and is impossible to repair
Documentation added 2002-05-21
Barentzburg - gauge apparently functioning again. Gap Nov.1998-June 1999 only.
Documentation added 2006-11-28
Post 1995 data looks suspect
Documentation added 2010-10-27
The Primary benchmark 1948-1978 was BM Principle. For 1979 onwards the Primary benchmark becomes BM No. 2.
Documentation added 2016-01-26
2014 data values for Barentburg were received in October 2015. Slightly revised values for 2014 were supplied 26.01.16 these have been entered onto the database.
Data Authority
World Data Center Russian Federal Service for Hydrometeorology and Environmental Monitoring 6 Korolev Street, 249035 Obninsk Kaluga Region