GLOSS Station Handbook
Station information sheet
| General | |
| GLOSS number | 168 |
| Station name | Balboa |
| Country | Panama |
| Time zone | 075W, GMT - 5hrs |
| Latitude (+ve N) | 8.96666 |
| Longitude (+ve E) | -79.6 |
| Ocean | Pacific |
| Observation period(s) | 1909- |
| Responsible country | Panama |
| Authority responsible for tide gauge | Panama Canal Commission Engineering Division Unit 2300 APO AA 34011 |
| GLOSS contact | Panama |
| Committed to GLOSS | No |
| Operational | Yes |
| Location map |  |
| Instrumentation | |
| Float | Yes |
| Pressure | No |
| Bubbler | No |
| Acoustic | No |
| Radar | No |
| Data | |
| Digital data | Yes |
| Data acquisition rate | 15 minute |
| Fast delivery data at UHSLC |   |
| High frequency data at UHSLC |  |
| Real-time data available | Yes |
| Data at PSMSL | |
| Annual MSL (RLR) data | |
| Annual MSL (RLR) plot |  |
| PSMSL code | 840/011 |
| Other relevant codes | UHSLC 302 |
| Additional information | |
| Other relevant information | PSMSL hold data from previous gauge (PSMSL ref 840/011) from 1908-1969. |
| Last updated | 2002-12-11 |
Related BODC pages
| Sea level portal | World Ocean Circulation Experiment (WOCE) — Sea level | |
| UK Tide Gauge Network | Climate Variability and Predictability (CLIVAR) | |
| GLOSS project page |
Related external links
| Global Sea Level Observing System (GLOSS) | Permanent Service for Mean Sea Level (PSMSL) | |
| University of Hawai`i Sea Level Centre (UHSLC) | World Ocean Circulation Experiment (WOCE) |
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