St. Croix (Virgin Islands) Site History
History Summary
| Station Name | St. Croix |
|---|---|
| Latitude | 17° 41.8' N |
| Longitude | 064° 45.2' W |
| Country | Virgin Islands, USA |
| GLOSS No. | |
| Time Reference | GMT (00-23 hours) |
| Contributor | (1991-2000) NOAA/NOS, USA |
| Instrument Type | (1991-April 1993) Analog-to-Digital Recorder (May 1993-2000) Next Generation Water Level Measurement System - acoustic sensor |
| Site of Gauge | Tide gauge is located on pier in Limetree Bay. |
| Observational periods | 1991 - 1993, 1996 - 2000 |
| Reference level | All data are referred to Tide Gauge Zero and are linked into historic fixed benchmarks. |
Location Note
Please note that the position information has been altered in this document - see document 83916.
Quality Assessment
Comments
The daily or monthly means do not reveal any obvious reference level shifts.
The data for 1996-2000 were supplied with heights relative to MLLW. Consequently 10357mm was added to refer the data to tide gauge zero.
The data for 1998-2000 were supplied in non-GMT format and had to be shifted into GMT.
| Year | Completeness Index (%) | Questionable Fluctuations (In day Nos.) and Missing Data (Gaps >6 hours) |
|---|---|---|
| 1991 | 100 | None |
| 1992 | 98 | None Gap from 1992/12/02 at 04.00 to 1992/12/09 at 03.00 Gap from 1992/12/22 at 07.00 to 1992/12/24 at 02.00 |
| 1993 | 33 | None |
| 1993 | 77 | None |
| 1996 | 100 | None |
| 1997 | 100 | None |
| 1998 | 100 | 3-6,31-34,264 |
| 1999 | 100 | 7-9,41,47,321-322 |
| 2000 | 100 | None |
