Yearly Reports_Galeta

Yearly climate summaries for the Smithsonian Tropical Research Institute's
Physical Monitoring Program Galeta Island Marine Laboratory Station. Installed
in 1974, the Galeta Island Marine Laboratory physical monitoring station
(9.402742°, -79.860837°) is located approximately 6 km North East of the city
of Colon. Established in the 1960’s, The Galeta Island Marine Laboratory was
the first marine laboratory established by STRI on the Caribbean coast of
Panama. It was the site of an extensive study of the biological effects of a
major oil spill

All data are collected using electronic sensors. Sensors exist (or have
existed) at five locations: Upstream, DownStream, and MidReef sensor
platforms, on top of the laboratory building and a small tower on the Pier.