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.
Nearby GNSS Stations from SONEL: PRIE, MARS
Fast Delivery Data from UHSLC station 824: hourly and daily
Research Quality Data from UHSLC station 824: hourly and daily
1951-52: Malfunction of recording mechanism but no deatails available
Documentation added 1993-03-17
Possible faulty data in period 1945-58 - see B.C.Douglas, JGR 97(C8),12699-12706, 1992 - from comparison to nearby stations.
Documentation added 1993-05-13
The Douglas comment stems from his use of a FWHM = 4 years low pass filter acting on the suspect data in 1951-52, rather than a suspect block of 13 years.
Documentation added 1993-07-22
Repairs made to sea water channel during May November 1992
Documentation added 1998-03-20
Type of gauge=maregraphe totalisateur gauge not in use in 1997, replacemnet gauge planned for 1998
Documentation added 2000-08-31
Marseille acoustic gauge installed 16/06/1998.
Documentation added 2000-10-19
Marseille data now supplied by Service Hydrographique et Ocean. de la Marine,Brest.
Documentation added 2007-09-27
Mean Sea Level values for 2005/6 flagged suspect following report prepared for Xth GLOSS meeting. The acoustic gauge installed in 1998 appears to behave erratically for heights above a certain level.
Documentation added 2012-03-29
Primary benchmark is M.AC-0-VIII 1.99m above TGZ.
Documentation added 2014-09-24
Using values from the SONEL website the latitude and longitude for Marseille as been revised.