ESP Data Set Summary

Accession: PASSAGE Theme: Meteorology
Data Set Title: Wind Passage observations from Barro Colorado Island
Originator: Steven Paton
Study Type: Monitoring
Study Period: Nov 2, 1988 to June 01 , 2004 - planned to continue indefinitely
Abstract: Daily wind passage records from Barro Colorado Island by STRI as part of the T-ESP.

Data are recorded manually using a Cup Anemometer at approximately 8:30 am at the 40m & 48m levels of the Lutz Tower (SITE='40M *', '48M *').  

Data are available by contacting:  Steven Paton.
Locations: STRI -- BCI, Republic of Panama
 
40M * Lutz Tower, 40m level   Northing 626621, Easting 1012332
48M * Lutz Tower, 48m level Northing 626621, Easting 1012332
Data Columns:
Column Name Units Type
1 Site   text
2 Date dd/mm/yyyy date
3 Passage km integer
4 Calc Avg. wind velocity (km/hr) floating-point
Table Size: 6470 records
Review Status: reviewed by ESP
Publications: Windsor 1990
Public Release: Mar 25, 2002
Public File Downloads: bci_wind_pass.zip (data from cup anemometer, comma-delimited ASCII text)