Baltra-A (Galapagos Islands) Site History
Site
| Station | Baltra-A, Galapaogs Is. |
|---|---|
| Country | Ecuador |
| Latitude | 00° 26.1' S |
| Longitude | 090° 17.1' W |
| GLOSS No | 169 |
| Time Reference | GMT (hours 00-23) |
| Contributor | National Ocean Service (NOS),
standard data(1968-1977), UH Sea Level Center, ADR data (1974-1976) |
| Instrument Type | Standard mechanical (1968-1977)
Fisher and Porter analog-to-digital recorder (ADR) (1974-1976) |
| Site of Gauge | |
| Observational periods | 1968 - 1977 |
Reference level
All heights have been referred to the station tide staff zero which is linked to fixed benchmarks. This station is distinguished from station Baltra-B because the data have not been levelled to common bench marks.
Quality Assessment by the UH Sea Level Center
Comment
The following gaps in the analog data were filled with ADR data:
- 28 Aug 1974 - 15 Jun 1975
- 02 Feb - 01 May 1976
- 01 Sep - 31 Nov 1976
The daily and monthly means agree reasonably well with La Libertad, Ecuador.
| Year | CI(%) | Missing Data | Replaced Gaps or Bad Data | Questionable Fluctuations |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1968 | 58 | none | none | 192,359-361 |
| 1969 | 99 | 1-2 | (19)054-(07)055 (22)097-(06)098 (00)139-(23)139 (18)197-(16)198 (22)255-(21)256 (16)279-(06)280 | 65-68,302-304 |
| 1970 | 98 | 350-358 | (23)038-(22)039 (00)092-(08)092 (16)096-(15)097 (14)107-(21)107 (00)329-(11)329 | 41-42,360-362 |
| 1971 | 95 | 31-37,52-55,76-78,82-85,89-90 | (13)030-(21)030 (00)069-(22)069 (02)070-(19)070 (03)071-(14)071 (05)072-(20)072 (22)072-(20)073 (08)075-(17)075 (09)080-(21)080 (02)081-(19)081 (11)087-(20)087 (06)088-(01)089 (23)157-(16)158 (03)222-(16)222 (04)223-(17)223 (07)293-(17)293 | 27-28,55-56 |
| 1972 | 100 | none | (05)031-(15)031 | 281-285,289 |
| 1973 | 94 | 1-2,176-188,210-211,213-214, | (01)068-(14)068 (05)069-(22)069 (17)106-(23)106 (22)130-(14)131 (16)152-(15)153 (05)242-(15)242 (04)286-(19)286 (06)335-(14)335 | 68-75,104,116,122-123,127-129,146-149 |
| 1974 | 100 | 1 | (06)032-(14)032 (18)099-(02)100 (18)115-(03)116 (06)116-(15)116 (06)152-(16)152 | 127-132,199-207 |
| 1975 | 94 | 115-117,293-314 | (19)271-(13)272 | 117,172-173,192,218 |
| 1976 | 71 | 1-33,167-169,183-222,283-286,336-365 | (06)149-(05)150 (06)180-(05)181 | 164-167,170-171,176-178 |
| 1977 | 83 | 1-2,3-9,31-33,158-160,184-186,326-329,337-340,345-348,351-354,360-364 | (06)129-(05)130 (06)163-(05)164 (06)279-(05)280 (06)335-(05)336 | 45-56,61-67,70,94-107,120,155-156,181 |
