Thursday, March 7, 2013
NGS Assists Smithsonian Institution in the Caribbean
This week, a representative from the National Geodetic Survey will assist the Smithsonian Institution's Tropical Research Institute in Bocas del Toro, Panama, with the establishment of a new tide gauge to provide critical sea-level observations in support of the Smithsonian's Marine Global Earth Observatory. The Smithsonian is investing in monitoring infrastructure at its Caribbean laboratories to bring them in line with similar observations being made within the NOAA Sentinel Site Program. The project will help establish a pan-Caribbean sentinel site network and provide much needed sea-level information in the region. For more information, contact Philippe Hensel.
