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INST_TYPE: "FLOAT GAUGE" DATA_TYPE: "TIME" DATA_SUBTYPE: "H" DATA_ORIGIN: "UHSLC" COORD_SYSTEM: "GEOGRAPHICAL" Conventions: "PMEL-CDF/TIME" EXPERIMENT: "WOCE" PROJECT: "FAST" MOORING: "302" DELTA_T: "DAILY" VAR_DESC: "SEA LEVEL" DESCRIPT: "AVERAGE DATA" VAR_FILL: "1.e35" DRIFTER: 0 WATER_DEPTH: 0 FILL_FLAG: 1 PROG_CMNT1: "conversion from ascii" COMPOSITE: 0 POS_CONST: 0 DEPTH_CONST: 0 WOCETIME: "YYYYMMDDhh" WOCEstartTIME_DAILY: 1985010112 WOCEendTIME_DAILY: 2006043012 MINIMUM_SLH_VALUE_DAILY: 3.536 MAXIMUM_SLH_VALUE_DAILY: 4.489 DOC_001: " " DOC_002: " QUALITY ASSESSMENT OF SEA LEVEL DATA " DOC_003: " by the " DOC_004: " UH SEA LEVEL CENTER/NATIONAL OCEANOGRAPHIC DATA CENTER " DOC_005: " JOINT ARCHIVE FOR SEA LEVEL " DOC_006: " updated: 05 Aug 2005 " DOC_007: "Station : Balboa Latitude: 08 57.7N " DOC_008: "Country : Panama Longitude: 079 34.4W " DOC_009: "JASL # : 302A Time Meridian: 075W (GMT - 5 hr) " DOC_010: "GLOSS # : 168 TOGA #: P079 NODC #: 70078901 " DOC_011: "Contributor : Panama Canal Commission " DOC_012: " Engineering Division " DOC_013: " Unit 2300 " DOC_014: " APO AA 34011 " DOC_015: " and for key-entry of 1907-1969 data " DOC_016: " UH SEA LEVEL CENTER " DOC_017: "Originator : same " DOC_018: "Original Data: analog and digital " DOC_019: "Instrmnt Type: float and well gauges, primary are digital gauges: " DOC_020: " 1907-1970: standard float/well (type F analog) " DOC_021: " 1971-1973: Stevens Type F Analog " DOC_022: " 1973-1980: Fisher & Porter Digital Model 35-1551 " DOC_023: " 1981-1987: Stevens Digital Model 7001 " DOC_024: " 1982-present: Stevens Model A71 Analog " DOC_025: " 1988-present: Handar Digital 550B Hydrologger " DOC_026: "Digitzd Intvl: spot samples (analog), 15 minute (digital) " DOC_027: "Present Data : Hourly, daily, and monthly values obtained by: " DOC_028: " Hourly : spot sampled on the hour " DOC_029: " Daily : 119-point convolution filter (Bloomfield, 1976) " DOC_030: " centered on noon applied to the hourly data " DOC_031: " with respective periods of the 95, 50, and 5% " DOC_032: " amplitude points at 124.0, 60.2, and 40.2 hours " DOC_033: " Monthly: Simple average of all daily values; calculated if " DOC_034: " 7 or fewer days are missing " DOC_035: "Span of data : 19 Jun 1907 - 31 Dec 1997 " DOC_036: "Gaps > 1 mon : 01 Jan - 31 Dec 1979; 01 Jul - 31 Dec 1989 " DOC_037: "Time Refernce: GMT (hours 00-23) Space-filler Flag :-9999 " DOC_038: "Units : millimeters Missing Data Flag : 9999 " DOC_039: "Existing : Yes Operational : Yes " DOC_040: "Sat. Trans. : No Distribution : 1907-1997 " DOC_041: "Refernce Levl: The data have been linked to tide staff zero by " DOC_042: " the originators. The tide staff zero is set to " DOC_043: " -12.00' below the Precise Level Datum or Primary " DOC_044: " Bench Mark, which was first identified in 1911. " DOC_045: " A brass plate bench mark was established in April " DOC_046: " 1917 with elevation 19.764' PLD. The leveling " DOC_047: " history for this plate is as follows: " DOC_048: " " DOC_049: " date level above PLD (PBM) in feet " DOC_050: " 04/15/18 19.757 " DOC_051: " 03/11/21 19.761 " DOC_052: " 10/15/21 19.757 " DOC_053: " 05/04/22 19.765 " DOC_054: " 06/14/23 19.757 " DOC_055: " 04/24/24 19.763 " DOC_056: " 06/29/42 19.746 " DOC_057: " " DOC_058: " This benchmark has since not been recovered and " DOC_059: " very little geodetic information is available " DOC_060: " up until recent years. " DOC_061: " " DOC_062: " A tsunami is evident on 23-25 May, 1960. " DOC_063: " " DOC_064: " From information provided by the originators and " DOC_065: " from analysis of hourly residuals and daily plots, " DOC_066: " 1335 mm were added to the original data from " DOC_067: " 22 May - 22 July 1987 and 1285 mm added to " DOC_068: " 23 July to 31 July, 1987. " DOC_069: " " DOC_070: " The following minor level adjustments were " DOC_071: " made based on comparisons with the Naos gauge: " DOC_072: " " DOC_073: " yyyymmddhh - yyyymmddhh added to original (mm) " DOC_074: " ----------------------- ---------------------- " DOC_075: " 1992092913 - 1992100109 -350 " DOC_076: " 1994122219 - 1995011017 -50 " DOC_077: " " DOC_078: "Comment : Differences in daily values with Tumaco, Puerto " DOC_079: " Armuelles, and Quepos indicate that the period " DOC_080: " 22 May - 20 July, 1987 may be about 8 cm high. " DOC_081: " The anomalously low values in 1988 and 1989 are " DOC_082: " in accordance with the wind during the same period, " DOC_083: " which was anomalously strong from ENE during winter " DOC_084: " months. This feature is under investigation by the " DOC_085: " originators. The anomalously high levels of Sept " DOC_086: " 29 - Oct 1, 1992 have been confirmed by the " DOC_087: " originators not to be an instrument malfunction. " DOC_088: " Otherwise, the daily and monthly means do not show " DOC_089: " any signs of reference level shifts and agree well " DOC_090: " with the nearest stations, Tumaco, Puerto " DOC_091: " Armuelles, and Quepos. " DOC_092: " The data for 1907-1981 are from location: " DOC_093: " 08 57.4N, 079 33.7W. The station was moved about " DOC_094: " a mile to the present location, which is referred " DOC_095: " to as .Diablo Heights.. The station renames " DOC_096: " nominally referred to as .Balboa. for the JASL. " DOC_097: " " DOC_098: " CI MISSING REPLACED GAPS QUESTIONABLE " DOC_099: "YEAR (%) DATA OR BAD DATA FLUCTUATIONS " DOC_100: "---- --- -------------------- --------------- -------------------- " DOC_101: "1907 52 177-179,203-206 (21)222-(20)223 234-241,280-299,309- " DOC_102: " (00)227-(11)227 330,335-365 " DOC_103: " (18)232-(17)233 " DOC_104: " (18)334-(23)334 " DOC_105: " (01)335-(15)335 " DOC_106: "1908 99 13-15,177-178 none 1-365 " DOC_107: "1909 100 none none none " DOC_108: "1910 100 none none none " DOC_109: "1911 100 none none none " DOC_110: "1912 100 none (01)041-(08)041 none " DOC_111: "1913 100 none none none " DOC_112: "1914 100 none none 261-266 " DOC_113: "1915 100 none none 295 " DOC_114: "1916 100 none none none " DOC_115: "1917 100 none (04)083-(15)083 274-275 " DOC_116: " (14)255-(13)256 " DOC_117: "1918 100 none none none " DOC_118: "1919 100 none none none " DOC_119: "1920 100 none (06)122-(05)123 none " DOC_120: " (06)204-(05)205 " DOC_121: "1921 100 none none none " DOC_122: "1922 100 none none none " DOC_123: "1923 100 none none none " DOC_124: "1924 100 none (18)184-(06)185 none " DOC_125: "1925 100 none none none " DOC_126: "1926 100 none none none " DOC_127: "1927 100 none none none " DOC_128: "1928 100 none none none " DOC_129: "1929 100 none none none " DOC_130: "1930 100 none none none " DOC_131: "1931 100 none none none " DOC_132: "1932 100 none (06)180-(05)181 none " DOC_133: "1933 100 none (05)354-(04)355 72-74 " DOC_134: "1934 100 none none 289 " DOC_135: "1935 100 none none none " DOC_136: "1936 100 none none none " DOC_137: "1937 100 none none none " DOC_138: "1938 100 none none none " DOC_139: "1939 100 none none none " DOC_140: "1940 100 none (07)088-(05)089 none " DOC_141: "1941 100 none none none " DOC_142: "1942 100 none none none " DOC_143: "1943 100 none none none " DOC_144: "1944 100 none (17)056-(05)057 none " DOC_145: " (22)086-(05)087 " DOC_146: "1945 100 none (15)042-(23)042 none " DOC_147: " (01)043-(10)043 " DOC_148: " (13)259-(06)260 " DOC_149: "1946 100 none (15)017-(13)018 none " DOC_150: " (13)217-(04)218 " DOC_151: "1947 100 none none none " DOC_152: "1948 100 none (15)121-(23)121 none " DOC_153: "1949 100 none (11)059-(23)059 134-136 " DOC_154: " (00)239-(10)239 " DOC_155: "1950 100 none none none " DOC_156: "1951 100 none none none " DOC_157: "1952 100 none none 92-94 " DOC_158: "1953 100 none none none " DOC_159: "1954 100 none (00)275-(17)275 none " DOC_160: " (06)274-(05)275 " DOC_161: "1955 100 none (11)115-(07)116 27-30 " DOC_162: " (03)244-(12)244 " DOC_163: "1956 100 none (17)195-(01)196 none " DOC_164: "1957 100 none none 211-212 " DOC_165: "1958 100 none none none " DOC_166: "1959 100 none none none " DOC_167: "1960 100 none (05)144-(12)144 55-57,84-87,132,136, " DOC_168: " 161-162,190,194,197, " DOC_169: " 309 " DOC_170: "1961 100 none none 44-45,47-48,74-75, " DOC_171: " 120-121,210-211,362- " DOC_172: " 363 " DOC_173: "1962 100 none none 112-114,257-258 " DOC_174: "1963 100 none none 9,290 " DOC_175: "1964 100 none none 49-50,85-86,102,220- " DOC_176: " 222,253-254, " DOC_177: "1965 100 none (17)162-(00)163 92-93,95-99,105-110, " DOC_178: " 213-216 " DOC_179: "1966 100 none none 260 " DOC_180: "1967 100 none none 33-34,40,99,115-116 " DOC_181: "1968 100 none none 133 " DOC_182: "1969 100 none (18)101-(05)102 267 " DOC_183: "1970 100 none (13)237-(06)238 116,200-201 " DOC_184: " (13)237-(06)238 " DOC_185: "1971 100 none none 4-5,60,209-210,244, " DOC_186: " 322-323 " DOC_187: "1972 100 none none 104-110,117-119,125- " DOC_188: " 126,162-170,176-178, " DOC_189: " 182-184,212,271 " DOC_190: "1973 100 none none 94-95,224-228,123- " DOC_191: " 124,128-129,216,224- " DOC_192: " 228,255-256,283-285 " DOC_193: "1974 100 none none 244-290 " DOC_194: "1975 100 none none 28-29,32-37,54-60, " DOC_195: " 86-88,90,115-120, " DOC_196: " 146-147,170-196,216- " DOC_197: " 222,234-238,246-249, " DOC_198: " 252-271,275-298,304- " DOC_199: " 312,319-322 " DOC_200: "1976 100 none none 3-5,20-23,32-37,48- " DOC_201: " 50,75-81,105,237- " DOC_202: " 241,255-257,267-270 " DOC_203: "1977 100 none none 152-153,180-184,225- " DOC_204: " 258,261-278,352-365 " DOC_205: "1978 100 none none 1-3,12-20,38-40,84- " DOC_206: " 93,114-128,172-177, " DOC_207: " 258-275,335-338,347- " DOC_208: " 365 " DOC_209: "1979 0 1-365 none none " DOC_210: "1980 100 none none 105-108,240-244,286- " DOC_211: " 288,328-332 " DOC_212: "1981 95 73-92 none 114-117,149-151, " DOC_213: " 213-215 " DOC_214: "1982 100 none none 11-12,39-45,120-121, " DOC_215: " 213-220,305-320,363- " DOC_216: " 365 " DOC_217: "1983 100 none none 56,86-87,133-138 " DOC_218: "1984 100 none none 1-3,134-135,137-140, " DOC_219: " 202-204 " DOC_220: "1985 100 none none 36-38 " DOC_221: "1986 100 none none 41-42,111-112,118- " DOC_222: " 119,187,218-219,235- " DOC_223: " 236,244-252,263-265, " DOC_224: " 273-278,287-289,298- " DOC_225: " 299,303-307 " DOC_226: "1987 94 121-142 (01)252-(22)252 27-32,103-105,293, " DOC_227: " 304,332,357-359 " DOC_228: "1988 99 92-95 none 5-10,18-25,32-39, " DOC_229: " 46-50,76-81,108-111 " DOC_230: "1989 50 none none 29-30,97-98,124-128 " DOC_231: "1990 99 1 none none " DOC_232: "1991 100 none (08)022-(15)022 18-21 " DOC_233: "1992 99 273-275 none 268-272,285-288 " DOC_234: "1993 100 none none none " DOC_235: "1994 100 none none none " DOC_236: "1995 100 none none none " DOC_237: "1996 98 168-173 none 155-168 " DOC_238: "1997 100 none none 244-365 " CREATION_DATE: "13:14 21-JUN-2006"
Variables:
time_d
: Array of 32 bit Reals [time_d = 0..7789]
time_d:
FORTRAN_format: " " units: "day since 1985-1-1 0:0:0" type: "EVEN"
depth
: Array of 32 bit Reals [depth = 0..0]
depth:
FORTRAN_format: " " units: "m" type: "EVEN" epic_code: 3
latitude
: Array of 32 bit Reals [latitude = 0..0]
latitude:
FORTRAN_format: " " units: "degree_north" type: "EVEN" epic_code: 500
longitude
: Array of 32 bit Reals [longitude = 0..0]
longitude:
FORTRAN_format: " " units: "degree_east" type: "EVEN" epic_code: 502
sea_level_d_207
: Grid
time_d:
depth:
latitude:
longitude:
name: "sea_level_d" long_name: "SEA LEVEL (daily) " generic_name: "SLd" FORTRAN_format: "f7.3" units: "m" epic_code: 207
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