Tarawa-A (Gilbert Islands) Site History
Site
| Station | Tarawa-A, Betio |
|---|---|
| Country | Republic of Kiribati |
| Latitude | 01° 21.5' N |
| Longitude | 172° 56.1' E |
| GLOSS No | 113 |
| Time Reference | GMT (hours 00-23) |
| Contributor | UH Sea Level Center |
| Instrument Type | Fischer and Porter Analog-to-Digital Recorder |
| Site of Gauge | |
| Observational periods | 1974 - 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.
| Year | CI(%) | Missing Data | Replaced Gaps or Bad Data | Questionable
Fluctuations |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1974 | 66 | none | (23)016-(22)017 | 275-276 |
| 1975 | 95 | 101-106,174-175,199-204,279-280,351-352 | none | 115-116,128-132,158-160,175-177,189,246-252,274-281,334 |
| 1976 | 100 | none | none | none |
| 1977 | 91 | 213-215,324-334,346-365 | none | 38-40,48,184-186,243-246 |
| 1978 | 78 | 1-79,122-123 | none | none |
| 1979 | 92 | 118-119,128-133,158-165,176-178,249-252,277-279,307-311 | none | 12-14,27-30,40-44,59,111-112,127-128,133-134,144-150,169-170,220-221,252-254,261-268,275-281,304-306,311,326,354-357,360 |
| 1980 | 39 | 28-245,270-273 | none | 19-20,22 |
| 1981 | 46 | 46-232,260-264,321-327,365 | none | none |
| 1982 | 58 | 1-5,6-8,12-22,24-32,85-90,113-118,146-167, 176-202,245-269,272-276,288-312, 317-326 | none | none |
| 1983 | 87 | 34-38,72-81,96-122,322-324,361-362,365 | none | 190-191,309-311,326-327,338-340,351-358,363-365 |
