Tarawa-A (Gilbert Islands) Site History

Site

StationTarawa-A, Betio
CountryRepublic of Kiribati
Latitude01° 21.5' N
Longitude172° 56.1' E
GLOSS No113
Time ReferenceGMT (hours 00-23)
ContributorUH Sea Level Center
Instrument TypeFischer and Porter Analog-to-Digital Recorder
Site of Gauge 
Observational periods1974 - 1983

Reference Level

All heights have been referred to the station tide staff zero which is linked to fixed bench marks.

Quality Assessment by the UH Sea Level Centre

Comment

The daily and monthly means reveal no apparent changes in the reference level. The timing is no better than plus or minus 7.5 minutes.

YearCI(%)Missing DataReplaced Gaps or Bad DataQuestionable
Fluctuations
197466none(23)016-(22)017275-276
197595101-106,174-175,199-204,279-280,351-352none115-116,128-132,158-160,175-177,189,246-252,274-281,334
1976100nonenonenone
197791213-215,324-334,346-365none38-40,48,184-186,243-246
1978781-79,122-123nonenone
197992118-119,128-133,158-165,176-178,249-252,277-279,307-311none12-14,27-30,40-44,59,111-112,127-128,133-134,144-150,169-170,220-221,252-254,261-268,275-281,304-306,311,326,354-357,360
19803928-245,270-273none19-20,22
19814646-232,260-264,321-327,365nonenone
1982581-5,6-8,12-22,24-32,85-90,113-118,146-167, 176-202,245-269,272-276,288-312, 317-326nonenone
19838734-38,72-81,96-122,322-324,361-362,365none190-191,309-311,326-327,338-340,351-358,363-365