CARICOOS Buoy PR2 (San Juan, PR): Currents Data, ACDP

Metadata Updated: October 27, 2025

CARICOOS real-time buoy observations near Puerto Rico and the U.S. Virgin Islands at PR2 - CarICOOS Data Buoy B, located at 18d 28.548m N, 66d 5.970m W, North side of Puerto Rico near San Juan. Buoy PR213 was deployed from 2024-08-12 16:35:00 through 0000-00-00 00:00:00 UTC. Ocean current speed and direction measurements were made hourly throughout the water column from near-surface to near the ocean floor using a Nortek Aquadopp acoustic doppler current profiler onboard the buoy.

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Metadata Date	October 4, 2025
Metadata Created Date	August 27, 2025
Metadata Updated Date	October 27, 2025
Reference Date(s)	August 21, 2025 (creation), August 21, 2025 (issued)
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Resource Type	Dataset
Metadata Date	October 4, 2025
Metadata Created Date	August 27, 2025
Metadata Updated Date	October 27, 2025
Reference Date(s)	August 21, 2025 (creation), August 21, 2025 (issued)
Responsible Party	UMaine/Physical Oceanography Group (Point of Contact)
Contact Email	um_phog_dmac@umeoce.maine.edu
Guid	PR2_currents_acdp_merged
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Bbox North Lat	18.4758
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Lineage	Ocean Data Acquisition Systems (ODAS) Buoy
Metadata Language	eng
Metadata Type	geospatial
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Temporal Extent Begin	2010-07-23T14:00:00Z
Temporal Extent End	2025-10-04T04:00:00Z

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