Yearly Reports_Barro Colorado Island

Yearly climate summaries for the Smithsonian Tropical Research Institute's Physical Monitoring Program 'Clearing' and Lutz and Conrad Catchment stations on Barro Colorado Island, located in the middle of Gatun Lake, in the Rep. of Panama.This report summarises data taken from two locations: a 48 m walk-up tower located within the Lutz catchment, and a small clearing (‘El Claro’) located among several laboratory buildings. The tower, with sensors at 10 m intervals, provides a vertical meteorological transect through the forest canopy. The Lutz catchment, located on the Northeast lope of BCI, and is probably typical of many small catchment areas on the island. The catchment encompasses 9.73 ha. The Lutz catchment is located immediately southwest of the laboratory clearing and dormitory area. The Clearing is a grass-covered area located near several laboratory buildings. The station is located in the northwest corner of the Clearing in a fenced in area measuring approximately 189cm x 183cm.

本报告概述了来自两个地点的数据年度气候概要：位于巴拿马共和国加图纳湖中央的巴罗科隆多岛上的史密森尼热带研究研究所物理监测项目‘清除’以及路茨和康拉德流域站。报告总结了从以下两个地点收集的数据：位于路茨流域内的48米高观测塔，以及位于多栋实验室建筑之间的小型空地（‘El Claro’）。该塔每隔10米安装有传感器，为森林冠层提供了一个垂直气象剖面。路茨流域位于BCI的东北坡，可能代表了岛上许多小型流域区域的典型特征。该流域面积达9.73公顷。路茨流域位于实验室空地和宿舍区的西南方向。空地是一片草地覆盖区域，位于多栋实验室建筑附近。观测站位于空地的西北角，占地约189cm x 183cm的围栏区域内。