requested for Met Service, the assistance for that they are Port St. Charles operators of the Port St. Charles working on a station by CZMU stations are station by CZMU proposal to to the CTWP. CIMH and CZM. to the CTWP. install a sea level They continue to Will follow-up Operator is station in a have power with CIMH with considering a fishing issues despite regards to new station in community on new battery and Bridgetown the south of the the East Coast of verification of Harbour Station island along with Barbados. CTWP solar power. which has not the St. Charles is being been operational Station and best consulted about The battery since June 2014. option for the possibility of voltage is sensors (radar transmission reported instruments). methods (GOES, differently FTP box). between GOES and the readings from the site. Belize No stations Received cable A new Margarite No update The Smithsonian Angela Hibbert is operational. to connect radar. instrument Toscano Field Station built planning to visit There used to be platform has reported that the a new Belize in March a MAC station at CTWP will FWUP been built station in Carrie instrument to see what they the pier in Belize to obtain (pilings driven to Bow is working platform off the have in terms on City. locations and bedrock) to hold (with GPS) but north point of sea level GOES PID for all a radar gauge they are Carrie Bow Cay, monitoring the Met Service and a pressure confronting Belize in May (contact Egbert stations. sensor, and satellite 2015. The Westby). NOC installed and communication structure has aims to assist CTWP reported GPS'd a survey problems (cycle pilings driven ~8 them with the that Smithsonian marker on the of interruption meters to installation of 3 Institution platform. every 24hrs). refusal. In tide gauges (one (Marguerite They need advice SI in Belize City and 2015 Toscano) had Margarite to fix the Engineer Tom 2 island finished with Toscano problem. They Opishinski locations), but is works at Carrie commented that will be levelling installed a awaiting Bow Cay and they hope to the station and pressure sensor confirmation of they hope to finish and set this installing the and a radar funding
requested for Port St. Charles station by CZMU to the CTWP. They continue to have power issues despite new battery and verification of solar power. The battery voltage is reported differently between GOES and the readings from the site. Met Service, the operators of the stations are CIMH and CZM. Will follow-up with CIMH with regards to Bridgetown Harbour Station which has not been operational since June 2014. assistance for Port St. Charles station by CZMU to the CTWP. Operator is considering a new station in the south of the island along with the St. Charles Station and best option for sensors (radar instruments). that they are working on a proposal to install a sea level station in a fishing community on the East Coast of Barbados. CTWP is being consulted about the possibility of transmission methods (GOES, FTP box). Belize No stations operational. There used to be a MAC station at the pier in Belize City. Received cable to connect radar. CTWP will FWUP to obtain locations and GOES PID for all the Met Service stations. CTWP reported that Smithsonian Institution (Marguerite Toscano) had finished with works at Carrie Bow Cay and they hope to A new instrument platform has been built (pilings driven to bedrock) to hold a radar gauge and a pressure sensor, and installed and GPS'd a survey marker on the platform. Margarite Toscano commented that they hope to finish and set this Margarite Toscano reported that the station in Carrie Bow is working (with GPS) but they are confronting satellite communication problems (cycle of interruption every 24hrs). They need advice to fix the problem. They will be levelling the station and installing the No update The Smithsonian Field Station built a new instrument platform off the north point of Carrie Bow Cay, Belize in May 2015. The structure has pilings driven ~8 meters to refusal. In 2015 SI Engineer Tom Opishinski installed a pressure sensor and a radar Angela Hibbert is planning to visit Belize in March to see what they have in terms on sea level monitoring (contact Egbert Westby). NOC aims to assist them with the installation of 3 tide gauges (one in Belize City and 2 island locations), but is awaiting confirmation of funding
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