Friday, September 11, 2026

Ports And Tide Gauge Stations

This is an appendix to: The El Nino/La Nina Chronicles - 9



Country: Chile, Coastal Id: 850

Seaport Data:
List # Port LinkCoastline CodeWOD Zone
1Arica CL ARI8505107


Tide Gauge Data:
List # Station NameStn LinkCoastline CodeWOD Zone
1ARICA6188505107


Summary for Chile (Coastline Code: 850, WOD Zone: 5107):


SLC: 1st yr (1960) 7,156.96 RLR --> final yr (1991) 7,059.83 RLR {-97.13 mm total}

Checking the reason for {-97.13 mm} of SLF in Zone 5107:

Zone 5107 is a Cyrosphere location.

The GLIMS glacier count recorded
for Zone 5107 is ~1,540.

Consider land level changes as needed.


Country: Colombia, Coastal Id: 842

Seaport Data:
List # Port LinkCoastline CodeWOD Zone
1Buenaventura CO BUN8427007


Tide Gauge Data:
List # Station NameStn LinkCoastline CodeWOD Zone
1BUENAVENTURA4568427007
2TUMACO6398427007


Summary for Colombia (Coastline Code: 842, WOD Zone: 7007):


SLC: 1st yr (1960) 7,075.93 RLR --> final yr (1969) 7,074.88 RLR {-1.06 mm total}

Checking the reason for {-1.06 mm} of SLF in Zone 7007:

Zone 7007 is a Cyrosphere location.

The GLIMS glacier count recorded
for Zone 7007 is ~49.

Consider land level changes as needed.


Country: Colombia, Coastal Id: 902

Seaport Data:
List # Port LinkCoastline CodeWOD Zone
1Puerto Bolivar CO PBO9027107
2Cartagena CO CTG9027107
3Barranquilla CO BAQ9027107


Tide Gauge Data:
List # Station NameStn LinkCoastline CodeWOD Zone
1CARTAGENA5729027107
2RIOHACHA7149027107


Summary for Colombia (Coastline Code: 902, WOD Zone: 7107):

Distance from Zone's center to Cryosphere Locations & (SLC type):

Third Pole: ~14,641.71 km (SLR)
Antarctica: ~11,229.22 km (SLR)
Svalbard: ~8,823.12 km (SLR)
Greenland: ~7,428.57 km (SLR)
Glacier Bay: ~7,400.22 km (SLR)
Patagonia: ~5,815.39 km (SLR)

SLC: 1st yr (1960) 7,066.20 RLR --> final yr (1992) 7,221.88 RLR {+155.675 mm total}

1) There is no SLF influence on the SLR total;
2) Some land level changes may take place;
3) Ghost water amount of SLR total: ~42.03 mm;
4) Third Pole Info (third largest Cryosphere area).

Country: Costa Rica, Coastal Id: 836

Seaport Data:
List # Port LinkCoastline CodeWOD Zone
1Caldera CR CAL8367008
2Golfito CR GLF8367008
3Puntarenas CR PAS8367008
4Quepos CR XQP8367008


Tide Gauge Data:
List # Station NameStn LinkCoastline CodeWOD Zone
1QUEPOS8448367008
2QUEPOS B21898367008


Summary for Costa Rica (Coastline Code: 836, WOD Zone: 7008):

Distance from Zone's center to Cryosphere Locations & (SLC type):

Third Pole: ~15,040.46 km (SLR)
Antarctica: ~11,055.46 km (SLR)
Svalbard: ~9,213.40 km (SLR)
Greenland: ~7,790.69 km (SLR)
Glacier Bay: ~7,017.86 km (SLR)
Patagonia: ~5,846.11 km (SLR)

SLC: 1st yr (1960) 6,953.75 RLR --> final yr (2017) 7,045.43 RLR {+91.68 mm total}

1) There is no SLF influence on the SLR total;
2) Some land level changes may take place;
3) Ghost water amount of SLR total: ~24.75 mm;
4) Third Pole Info (third largest Cryosphere area).

Country: Ecuador, Coastal Id: 845

Seaport Data:
List # Port LinkCoastline CodeWOD Zone
1Guayaquil EC GYE8455007


Tide Gauge Data:
List # Station NameStn LinkCoastline CodeWOD Zone
1PUERTO BOLIVAR12778455007


Summary for Ecuador (Coastline Code: 845, WOD Zone: 5007):

Distance from Zone's center to Cryosphere Locations & (SLC type):

Third Pole: ~16,340.71 km (SLR)
Svalbard: ~10,503.06 km (SLR)
Antarctica: ~9,645.40 km (SLR)
Greenland: ~9,095.08 km (SLR)
Glacier Bay: ~8,482.53 km (SLR)
Patagonia: ~4,364.78 km (SLR)

SLC: 1st yr (1970) 7,012.29 RLR --> final yr (1991) 7,141.56 RLR {+129.27 mm total}

1) There is no SLF influence on the SLR total;
2) Some land level changes may take place;
3) Ghost water amount of SLR total: ~34.90 mm;
4) Third Pole Info (third largest Cryosphere area).

(Ecuador) Seaport Data:
List # Port LinkCoastline CodeWOD Zone
1La Libertad EC LLD8455008
2Manta EC MEC8455008
3Puerto Bolivar EC PBO8455008


(Ecuador) Tide Gauge Data:
List # Station NameStn LinkCoastline CodeWOD Zone
1LA LIBERTAD II5448455008
2LA LIBERTAD5558455008
3SAN CRISTOBAL9278455008


Summary for Ecuador (Coastline Code: 845, WOD Zone: 5008):


SLC: 1st yr (1960) 7,043.21 RLR --> final yr (1994) 6,985.71 RLR {-57.4967 mm total}

Checking the reason for {-57.4967 mm} of SLF in Zone 5008:

Zone 5008 SLF is influenced by the Cryosphere area
of Zone 5007 (which is ~1,107.84 km away).

The GLIMS glacier count recorded for Zone 5007 is ~4,452.

Consider land level changes as needed.


Country: Fiji, Coastal Id: 742

Seaport Data:
List # Port LinkCoastline CodeWOD Zone
1Suva FJ SUV7423117
2Savu Savu FJ SVU7423117
3Labasa FJ LBS7423117
4Levuka FJ LEV7423117
5Lautoka FJ LTK7423117


Tide Gauge Data:
List # Station NameStn LinkCoastline CodeWOD Zone
1SUVA-A13277423117
2LAUTOKA18057423117


Summary for Fiji (Coastline Code: 742, WOD Zone: 3117):


SLC: 1st yr (1972) 6,978.00 RLR --> final yr (2024) 6,973.25 RLR {-4.75 mm total}

Checking the reason for {-4.75 mm} of SLF in Zone 3117:

There is no Cryosphere location within 2,000.00 km.

So, the pseudo SLF could be due to land level change
and/or defective tide gauge records.


Country: French Polynesia, Coastal Id: 780

Seaport Data:
List # Port LinkCoastline CodeWOD Zone
1Papeete PF PPT7805114


Tide Gauge Data:
List # Station NameStn LinkCoastline CodeWOD Zone
1PAPEETE-B / FARE UTE POINT / SOC.IS.13977805114
2VAIRAO22427805114


Summary for French Polynesia (Coastline Code: 780, WOD Zone: 5114):

Distance from Zone's center to Cryosphere Locations & (SLC type):

Third Pole: ~13,881.03 km (SLR)
Svalbard: ~13,220.04 km (SLR)
Greenland: ~12,459.61 km (SLR)
Glacier Bay: ~8,525.43 km (SLR)
Antarctica: ~8,043.73 km (SLR)
Patagonia: ~8,025.56 km (SLR)

SLC: 1st yr (1973) 6,841.50 RLR --> final yr (2024) 7,111.67 RLR {+270.17 mm total}

1) There is no SLF influence on the SLR total;
2) Some land level changes may take place;
3) Ghost water amount of SLR total: ~72.95 mm;
4) Third Pole Info (third largest Cryosphere area).

Country: Guam, Coastal Id: 701

Seaport Data:
List # Port LinkCoastline CodeWOD Zone
1Apra GU APR7011114


Tide Gauge Data:
List # Station NameStn LinkCoastline CodeWOD Zone
1APRA HARBOR5407011114
2PAGO BAY / GUAM21307011114


Summary for Guam (Coastline Code: 701, WOD Zone: 1114):

Distance from Zone's center to Cryosphere Locations & (SLC type):

Patagonia: ~15,608.03 km (SLR)
Antarctica: ~11,502.57 km (SLR)
Greenland: ~10,177.52 km (SLR)
Svalbard: ~9,333.66 km (SLR)
Glacier Bay: ~8,057.19 km (SLR)
Third Pole: ~5,961.16 km (SLR)

SLC: 1st yr (1960) 7,034.96 RLR --> final yr (2024) 7,109.23 RLR {+74.27 mm total}

1) There is no SLF influence on the SLR total;
2) Some land level changes may take place;
3) Ghost water amount of SLR total: ~20.05 mm;
4) Third Pole Info (third largest Cryosphere area).

Country: Guatemala, Coastal Id: 832

Seaport Data:
List # Port LinkCoastline CodeWOD Zone
1Champerico GT CHR8327109


Tide Gauge Data:
List # Station NameStn LinkCoastline CodeWOD Zone
1SAN JOSE II7778327109
2SAN JOSE9738327109
3CHAMPERICO12018327109


Summary for Guatemala (Coastline Code: 832, WOD Zone: 7109):


SLC: 1st yr (1960) 7,096.71 RLR --> final yr (1975) 6,920.97 RLR {-175.745 mm total}

Checking the reason for {-175.745 mm} of SLF in Zone 7109:

Zone 7109 is a Cyrosphere location.

The GLIMS glacier count recorded
for Zone 7109 is ~7.

Consider land level changes as needed.



Country: Kiribati, Coastal Id: 730

Seaport Data:
List # Port LinkCoastline CodeWOD Zone
1Betio KI TRW7301017


Tide Gauge Data:
List # Station NameStn LinkCoastline CodeWOD Zone
1TARAWA-A / BETIO13817301017
2TARAWA-B / BAIRIKI15797301017
3TARAWA-C / BETIO17397301017
4BETIO18047301017


Summary for Kiribati (Coastline Code: 730, WOD Zone: 1017):


SLC: 1st yr (1974) 6,997.50 RLR --> final yr (2024) 6,933.83 RLR {-63.67 mm total}

Checking the reason for {-63.67 mm} of SLF in Zone 1017:

There is no Cryosphere location within 2,000.00 km.

So, the pseudo SLF could be due to land level change
and/or defective tide gauge records.


Country: Mariana Islands, Coastal Id: 700

Seaport Data:
List # Port LinkCoastline CodeWOD Zone
1Saipan MP SPN7001114


Tide Gauge Data:
List # Station NameStn LinkCoastline CodeWOD Zone
1SAIPAN14747001114


Summary for Mariana Islands (Coastline Code: 700, WOD Zone: 1114):

Distance from Zone's center to Cryosphere Locations & (SLC type):

Patagonia: ~15,687.42 km (SLR)
Antarctica: ~11,702.74 km (SLR)
Greenland: ~9,974.80 km (SLR)
Svalbard: ~9,153.35 km (SLR)
Glacier Bay: ~7,829.10 km (SLR)
Third Pole: ~5,944.02 km (SLR)

SLC: 1st yr (1978) 7,072.33 RLR --> final yr (2024) 7,220.11 RLR {+147.78 mm total}

1) There is no SLF influence on the SLR total;
2) Some land level changes may take place;
3) Ghost water amount of SLR total: ~39.90 mm;
4) Third Pole Info (third largest Cryosphere area).

Country: Mexico, Coastal Id: 830

Seaport Data:
List # Port LinkCoastline CodeWOD Zone
1Manzanillo MX ZLO8307110
2Lazaro Cardenas MX LZC8307110


Tide Gauge Data:
List # Station NameStn LinkCoastline CodeWOD Zone
1MANZANILLO7378307110
2MANZANILLO 218188307110


Summary for Mexico (Coastline Code: 830, WOD Zone: 7110):


SLC: 1st yr (1960) 7,057.25 RLR --> final yr (2013) 6,840.62 RLR {-216.63 mm total}

Checking the reason for {-216.63 mm} of SLF in Zone 7110:

Zone 7110 SLF is influenced by the Cryosphere area
of Zone 7109 (which is ~1,074.09 km away).

The GLIMS glacier count recorded for Zone 7109 is ~7.

Consider land level changes as needed.


Country: Mexico, Coastal Id: 920

Seaport Data:
List # Port LinkCoastline CodeWOD Zone
1Coatzacoalcos MX COA9207109
2Veracruz MX VER9207109
3Acapulco MX ACA9207109
4Salina Cruz MX SCX9207109


Tide Gauge Data:
List # Station NameStn LinkCoastline CodeWOD Zone
1COATZACOALCOS6929207109
2ALVARADO7689207109
3CIUDAD DEL CARMEN7969207109


Summary for Mexico (Coastline Code: 920, WOD Zone: 7109):

Distance from Zone's center to Cryosphere Locations & (SLC type):

Third Pole: ~14,050.88 km (SLR)
Antarctica: ~12,067.91 km (SLR)
Svalbard: ~8,430.13 km (SLR)
Patagonia: ~7,142.61 km (SLR)
Greenland: ~7,027.65 km (SLR)
Glacier Bay: ~5,627.55 km (SLR)

SLC: 1st yr (1960) 7,047.56 RLR --> final yr (1988) 7,063.29 RLR {+15.73 mm total}

1) There is no SLF influence on the SLR total;
2) Some land level changes may take place;
3) Ghost water amount of SLR total: ~4.25 mm;
4) Third Pole Info (third largest Cryosphere area).
Country: Nauru, Coastal Id: 715

Seaport Data:
List # Port LinkCoastline CodeWOD Zone
1Nauru Island NR INU7153016


Tide Gauge Data:
List # Station NameStn LinkCoastline CodeWOD Zone
1NAURU13747153016
2NAURU-B18447153016


Summary for Nauru (Coastline Code: 715, WOD Zone: 3016):


SLC: 1st yr (1974) 7,126.14 RLR --> final yr (2024) 6,931.43 RLR {-194.71 mm total}

Checking the reason for {-194.71 mm} of SLF in Zone 3016:

There is no Cryosphere location within 2,000.00 km.

So, the pseudo SLF could be due to land level change
and/or defective tide gauge records.


Country: Panama, Coastal Id: 840

Seaport Data:
List # Port LinkCoastline CodeWOD Zone
1Vacamonte PA VAC8407007
2Cristobal PA CTB8407007


Tide Gauge Data:
List # Station NameStn LinkCoastline CodeWOD Zone
1BALBOA1638407007
2NAOS ISLAND5818407007
3NAOS ISLAND 217838407007


Summary for Panama (Coastline Code: 840, WOD Zone: 7007):

Distance from Zone's center to Cryosphere Locations & (SLC type):

Third Pole: ~15,009.53 km (SLR)
Antarctica: ~11,002.28 km (SLR)
Svalbard: ~9,163.71 km (SLR)
Greenland: ~7,749.69 km (SLR)
Glacier Bay: ~7,306.99 km (SLR)
Patagonia: ~5,677.77 km (SLR)

SLC: 1st yr (1960) 7,055.25 RLR --> final yr (2020) 7,091.88 RLR {+36.63 mm total}

1) There is no SLF influence on the SLR total;
2) Some land level changes may take place;
3) Ghost water amount of SLR total: ~9.89 mm;
4) Third Pole Info (third largest Cryosphere area).

Country: Peru, Coastal Id: 848

Seaport Data:
List # Port LinkCoastline CodeWOD Zone
1Paita PE PAI8485008
2Talara PE TYL8485008


Tide Gauge Data:
List # Station NameStn LinkCoastline CodeWOD Zone
1TALARA4758485008


Summary for Peru (Coastline Code: 848, WOD Zone: 5008):

Distance from Zone's center to Cryosphere Locations & (SLC type):

Third Pole: ~16,521.61 km (SLR)
Svalbard: ~10,678.68 km (SLR)
Antarctica: ~9,495.27 km (SLR)
Greenland: ~9,267.22 km (SLR)
Glacier Bay: ~8,552.61 km (SLR)
Patagonia: ~4,257.53 km (SLR)

SLC: 1st yr (1960) 7,034.33 RLR --> final yr (1969) 7,076.21 RLR {+41.88 mm total}

1) There is no SLF influence on the SLR total;
2) Some land level changes may take place;
3) Ghost water amount of SLR total: ~11.31 mm;
4) Third Pole Info (third largest Cryosphere area).

(Peru) Seaport Data:
List # Port LinkCoastline CodeWOD Zone
1Matarani PE MRI8485107
2Callao PE CLL8485107
3Ilo PE ILO8485107


(Peru) Tide Gauge Data:
List # Station NameStn LinkCoastline CodeWOD Zone
1MATARANI4588485107
2SAN JUAN9238485107
3CALLAO 212748485107
4MATARANI B21888485107


Summary for Peru (Coastline Code: 848, WOD Zone: 5107):


SLC: 1st yr (1960) 7,107.23 RLR --> final yr (2024) 6,931.96 RLR {-175.265 mm total}

Checking the reason for {-175.265 mm} of SLF in Zone 5107:

Zone 5107 is a Cyrosphere location.

The GLIMS glacier count recorded
for Zone 5107 is ~1,540.

Consider land level changes as needed.


Country: Samoa, Coastal Id: 746

Seaport Data:
List # Port LinkCoastline CodeWOD Zone
1Apia WS APW7465117


Tide Gauge Data:
List # Station NameStn LinkCoastline CodeWOD Zone
1APIA B18407465117


Summary for Samoa (Coastline Code: 746, WOD Zone: 5117):

Distance from Zone's center to Cryosphere Locations & (SLC type):

Svalbard: ~12,823.13 km (SLR)
Greenland: ~12,618.51 km (SLR)
Third Pole: ~11,625.74 km (SLR)
Patagonia: ~10,120.42 km (SLR)
Glacier Bay: ~8,622.47 km (SLR)
Antarctica: ~8,471.04 km (SLR)

SLC: 1st yr (1993) 6,893.80 RLR --> final yr (2024) 7,104.88 RLR {+211.08 mm total}

1) There is no SLF influence on the SLR total;
2) Some land level changes may take place;
3) Ghost water amount of SLR total: ~56.99 mm;
4) Third Pole Info (third largest Cryosphere area).

Country: Solomon Islands, Coastal Id: 734

Seaport Data:
List # Port LinkCoastline CodeWOD Zone
1Viru Harbour SB VIU7343015
2Noro New Georgia SB NOR7343015
3Honiara SB HIR7343015
4Yandina Pavuvu Island SB XYA7343015


Tide Gauge Data:
List # Station NameStn LinkCoastline CodeWOD Zone
1HONIARA II13737343015
2HONIARA-B18617343015


Summary for Solomon Islands (Coastline Code: 734, WOD Zone: 3015):


SLC: 1st yr (1974) 7,370.00 RLR --> final yr (2024) 7,033.90 RLR {-336.1 mm total}

Checking the reason for {-336.1 mm} of SLF in Zone 3015:

There is no Cryosphere location within 2,000.00 km.

So, the pseudo SLF could be due to land level change
and/or defective tide gauge records.

Country: Tonga, Coastal Id: 744

Seaport Data:
List # Port LinkCoastline CodeWOD Zone
1Nukualofa TO TBU7445217


Tide Gauge Data:
List # Station NameStn LinkCoastline CodeWOD Zone
1NUKU'ALOFA B18427445217


Summary for Tonga (Coastline Code: 744, WOD Zone: 5217):

Distance from Zone's center to Cryosphere Locations & (SLC type):

Svalbard: ~13,621.43 km (SLR)
Greenland: ~13,489.76 km (SLR)
Third Pole: ~11,757.44 km (SLR)
Patagonia: ~9,826.21 km (SLR)
Glacier Bay: ~9,508.26 km (SLR)
Antarctica: ~7,658.11 km (SLR)

SLC: 1st yr (1993) 6,822.05 RLR --> final yr (2024) 7,072.25 RLR {+250.2 mm total}

1) There is no SLF influence on the SLR total;
2) Some land level changes may take place;
3) Ghost water amount of SLR total: ~67.55 mm;
4) Third Pole Info (third largest Cryosphere area).

Country: Vanuatu, Coastal Id: 741

Seaport Data:
List # Port LinkCoastline CodeWOD Zone
1Port Vila VU VLI7413116
2Santo VU SAN7413116


Tide Gauge Data:
List # Station NameStn LinkCoastline CodeWOD Zone
1PORT VILA B18417413116


Summary for Vanuatu (Coastline Code: 741, WOD Zone: 3116):

Distance from Zone's center to Cryosphere Locations & (SLC type):

Greenland: ~13,430.41 km (SLR)
Svalbard: ~13,111.73 km (SLR)
Patagonia: ~11,282.97 km (SLR)
Third Pole: ~10,115.87 km (SLR)
Glacier Bay: ~9,818.88 km (SLR)
Antarctica: ~8,034.22 km (SLR)

SLC: 1st yr (1993) 6,892.33 RLR --> final yr (2024) 6,925.71 RLR {+33.38 mm total}

1) There is no SLF influence on the SLR total;
2) Some land level changes may take place;
3) Ghost water amount of SLR total: ~9.01 mm;
4) Third Pole Info (third largest Cryosphere area).

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