Sealevel Station Catalog (SSC)
Station catalog metadata [edit][station overview]
SSC IDSSC-kant
Station NameKanton
CountryKiribati
Latitude-2.801
Longitude-171.718
DateLastModified2015-10-22 19:02:29
Linked codes
CodesLocationLatitudeLongitudeSensors
IOC: kantKanton_KI-2.801-171.718rad, enc, enb, prs, sw1, sw2, bat, stp
GLOSS: 145Kanton Is., Phoenix Is.-2.49-171.43Float
UHSLC: 13Kanton-2.81-171.718N/A
PTWC: kantKanton_KI-2.8010-171.7180prs, rad, enc, enb
PSMSL: 1329KANTON ISLAND-B-2.816667-171.716667N/A
PSMSL: 575KANTON ISLAND-2.8-171.716667N/A
SONEL_TG: 2847KANTON ISLAND-2.80100000-171.71800000N/A
Distributed metadata source: IOC Sea Level Station Monitoring Facility kant
GTS station code354305A6
GTS message typeSEPA40
StatusOperational
Local ContactKiribati Met Office ( Kiribati )
Other ContactUniversity of Hawaii Sea Level Center ( USA )
ConnectionGTS message
CountryKiribati
Sensor 1
  Type of sensorprs
  Sampling rate (min)1
Sensor 2
  Type of sensorrad
  Sampling rate (min)3
Sensor 3
  Type of sensorenc
  Sampling rate (min)5
Sensor 4
  Type of sensorenb
  Sampling rate (min)15
Sensor 5
  Type of sensorsw1
  Sampling rate (min)60
Sensor 6
  Type of sensorsw2
  Sampling rate (min)60
Sensor 7
  Type of sensorbat
  Sampling rate (min)15
Sensor 8
  Type of sensorstp
  Sampling rate (min)15
Distributed metadata source: GLOSS Station Handbook
Time Zone165W, GMT - 11hrs
OceanPacific
OperationalYes
Tide gauge benchmarksUH-1: SS hex head bolt, no stamp, set in epoxy on left side of front step to bldg. 138 (established 13 Dec 1977)
Auxiliary benchmarksBM11: standard disk, unstamped, set in top of concrete sea wall at north end of main shipdock and on NW side of entrance to wooden finger pier and level with the dock area (established 1961) BM12: drill hole with 'BM 1962' inscribed in concrete (not legible 1990) located in top centre of sea wall. It is 24ft NE of SW corner of sea wall, 44ft SW of W corner of pump house near tide station
Other relevant informationBackup gauges on site: 1) Leupold and Stevens ADR (Feb 1986-) 2) Handar encoder (Feb 1986-) PSMSL hold data from another gauge (PSMSL Code 750/011 1949-67,1972-74). Other BM: BM 14 disk stamped 'TRAY 1974', set flush in the NE corner of the main shipdock, level with asphalt surface. It is 8ft W of the E sea wall, 14.5ft S of a red bollard and 64ft E of the corner of the sea wall
Other relevant codesUHSLC 013
Distributed metadata source: PTWC COMP META file
DCP ID354305A6
WMOSEPA40
Samp Rate15
Num# Samp4
UnitM
Scale1.0000
Xmt Int.015
Fst Min.0000
HAR1
OwnerUHSLC
Distributed metadata source: UHSLC
UHSLC id013
SSC idkant
GLOSS id145
UHSLC geojsonhttps://uhslc.soest.hawaii.edu/data/meta.geojson
Research quality data version a1949-05-29 - 1967-09-14
Research quality data version b1972-05-02 - 2018-12-31
RQ basinpacific
Fast delivery1972-05-02 - 2024-01-21
Distributed metadata source: PSMSL
NameKANTON ISLAND-B
GLOSS id145
UHSLC ID13
Is RLRY
Has RLR DiagramY link
QC FlagN
Old ID750/012
Last Updated2020-01-28
SupplierUNIVERSITY OF HAWAII SEA LEVEL CENTER
AddressUniversity of Hawaii, Department of Oceanography Division of Natural Sciences, 1000 Pope Road, Honolulu, Hawaii 96822, UNITED STATES
Metric Start1972
Metric End2018
Metric Completeness82.6
RLR Start1972
RLR End2018
RLR Completeness82.6
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NameKANTON ISLAND
GLOSS id145
UHSLC ID13
Is RLRY
Has RLR DiagramY link
QC FlagN
Old ID750/011
Last Updatednull
SupplierN.O.A.A. / N.O.S.
AddressN.O.A.A. / N.O.S., N/oes33, Ssmc4, Room 6531, 1305 East-West Highway, Silver Spring, , MD 20910, UNITED STATES
Metric Start1949
Metric End1974
Metric Completeness81.7
RLR Start1949
RLR End1974
RLR Completeness81.7
Download metric sea level data.Use only with extreme caution.
IOC Sea Level Station Monitoring Facility - realtime graph for 'kant'

PSMSL Annual Mean Sea Level for '1329'

PSMSL Annual Mean Sea Level for '575'

PSMSL Monthly Mean Sea Level for '575'