Sealevel Station Catalog (SSC)
Station catalog metadata [edit][station overview]
SSC IDSSC-zanz
Station NameZanzibar
CountryTanzania
Latitude-6.15
Longitude39.1833
DateLastModified2015-10-22 19:02:29
Linked codes
CodesLocationLatitudeLongitudeSensors
IOC: zanzZanzibar-6.1539.1833rad, prs, enc, bat, sw1, sw2
GLOSS: 297Zanzibar-6.1539.18333Float
UHSLC: 151Zanzibar-6.15539.19N/A
PTWC: zanzZanzibar_TZ-6.156739.1920prs, rad, enc
PSMSL: 1600ZANZIBAR-6.1539.183333N/A
SONEL_GPS: 2615ZANZIBAR-6.2183534439.21057163N/A
SONEL_TG: 2614ZANZIBAR-6.1547150039.19284900N/A
Distributed metadata source: IOC Sea Level Station Monitoring Facility zanz
GTS station code1605D3E0
GTS message typeSXXX33
StatusOperational
Local ContactDepartment of Land and Survey ( Tanzania )
Other ContactUniversity of Hawaii Sea Level Center ( USA )
ConnectionGTS message
CountryTanzania
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 sensorsw1
  Sampling rate (min)60
Sensor 5
  Type of sensorsw2
  Sampling rate (min)60
Sensor 6
  Type of sensorbat
  Sampling rate (min)15
Distributed metadata source: GLOSS Station Handbook
Time Zone045E, GMT + 3hrs
OceanIndian
OperationalYes
Responsible countryTanzania
Tide gauge benchmarksOld TGBM - about 30.0m from tide gauge (521209E, 9319992N)
Benchmark relationshipsBMI at Malindi roundabout = 3.80m above Land Survey Datum (1984, 1987) Mean Sea Level is 2.08m above Chart Datum
Auxiliary benchmarksTGBM 1 is 3.709m above LSD TGBM 2 is 3.750m above LSD TGBM 3 is 3.925m above LSD
Other relevant informationGauge re-located in Zanzibar Harbour during 1990. Daily values calculated using 119-point convolution filter (Bloomfield, 1976) centred on noon applied to the hourly data with respective periods of the 95, 50 and 5% amplitude points at 124.0, 60.2 and 40.2 hours.
Other relevant codesUHSLC 151
Distributed metadata source: PTWC COMP META file
DCP ID1605D3E0
WMOSXXX33
Samp Rate5
Num# Samp6
UnitM
Scale1.0000
Xmt Int.015
Fst Min.0004
HAR1
OwnerUHSLC
Distributed metadata source: UHSLC
UHSLC id151
SSC idzanz
GLOSS id297
UHSLC geojsonhttps://uhslc.soest.hawaii.edu/data/meta.geojson
Research quality data version a1984-03-02 - 2018-12-31
RQ basinindian
Fast delivery1984-03-02 - 2024-03-31
Distributed metadata source: PSMSL
NameZANZIBAR
GLOSS id297
UHSLC ID151
SONEL id2615
Is RLRY
Has RLR DiagramY link
QC FlagN
Old ID460/016
Last Updated2020-01-29
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 Start1984
Metric End2018
Metric Completeness96.4
RLR Start1984
RLR End2018
RLR Completeness96.4
Download metric sea level data.Use only with extreme caution.
IOC Sea Level Station Monitoring Facility - realtime graph for 'zanz'

PSMSL Annual Mean Sea Level for '1600'

PSMSL Monthly Mean Sea Level for '1600'