Naos (Panama) Site History

History Summary

Station NameNaos
CountryPanama
Latitude08° 55.0' N
Longitude079° 32.0' W
WOCE No.9049
Time ReferenceGMT (hours 00-23)
ContributorNational Ocean Service (NOS)
National Ocean. and Atmos. Administration (NOAA)
Instrument TypeAquatrak acoustic gauge,
NOAA Next Generation Water Level Measuring System (NGWLMS)
Site of Gauge 
Observational Periods1991-1997

Reference Level

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

Quality Assessment by the UH Sea Level Center

Comment

The daily and monthly means reveal no apparent reference level changes or trends and agree with the nearest stations. This site is physically within a couple of miles of the Balboa gauge. The overlap of data with Balboa shows a good agreement.

YearCI(%)Missing DataReplaced Gaps or Bad DataQuestionable Fluctuations
199134nonenonenone
199299139-144nonenone
1993100nonenonenone
1994100nonenonenone
1995100none(20)113-(17)114none
19960001-366nonenone
199767243-365nonenone