Kerguelen

Kerguelen tide gauge(-49° 20.7′ South, 70° 13.2′ East) is localized along the wharf of Port aux Français, the french scientific base of Kerguelen. It was installed in 1993.

Situation of Kerguelen tide gauge

It contains a MarArgos 200 automatic tide gauge station which activates, every hour, measurements of:
– atmospheric pressure with an Orion sensor;
– bottom pressure, sea water temperature and conductivity with an Aanderaa WLR7 sensor.Measurements are real time transmitted, via Argos system, to LEGOS.

Kerguelen tide gauge

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