CARICOOS Buoy PR3 (Vieques, PR): Currents Data, ACDP
CARICOOS real-time buoy observations near Puerto Rico and the U.S. Virgin Islands at PR3 - CARICOOS Data Buoy E, located at 18d 15.666m N, 65d 27.846m W, North of Vieques. Buoy PR313 was deployed from 2025-12-17 20:36:00 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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Data Subset Form
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Make-A-Graph Form
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Background Information
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| @type | dcat:Dataset |
|---|---|
| accessLevel | public |
| contactPoint |
{ "fn": "UMaine/Physical Oceanography Group", "@type": "vcard:Contact", "hasEmail": "mailto:um_phog_dmac@umeoce.maine.edu" } |
| describedByType | application/octet-steam |
| description | CARICOOS real-time buoy observations near Puerto Rico and the U.S. Virgin Islands at PR3 - CARICOOS Data Buoy E, located at 18d 15.666m N, 65d 27.846m W, North of Vieques. Buoy PR313 was deployed from 2025-12-17 20:36:00 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. |
| distribution |
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| identifier | https://data.noaa.gov/waf/NOAA/ioos/iso/xml/PR3_currents_acdp_merged.xml |
| isPartOf | CARICOOS |
| issued | 2026-02-10T00:00:00.000+00:00 |
| keyword |
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| landingPage | https://oceandata.umeoce.maine.edu/buoy/PR3 |
| language |
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| license | https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/zero/1.0/ |
| modified | 2026-02-10T00:00:00.000+00:00 |
| publisher |
{ "name": "Integrated Ocean Observing System (IOOS)", "@type": "org:Organization" } |
| spatial | -65.4574,18.2596,-65.4642,18.2611 |
| temporal | 2014-05-16T14:00:00+00:00/2026-04-26T18:00:00+00:00 |
| title | CARICOOS Buoy PR3 (Vieques, PR): Currents Data, ACDP |
