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Global BUFR Data Stream: Ships and Buoy Observations from National Weather Service Telecommunications Gateway (NWS TG)

Published by DOC/NOAA/NESDIS/NCEI > National Centers for Environmental Information, NESDIS, NOAA, U.S. Department of Commerce | National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, Department of Commerce | Catalog Last Checked: April 12, 2026 at 09:18 PM | Dataset Last Updated: August 19, 2015 at 12:00 AM
These are raw ship and buoy (moored and drifting) observations provided by World Meteorological Organization (WMO) Member States. Data are transmitted through the WMO Global Telecommunication System (GTS) and picked up by the National Weather Service's Telecommunication Gateway (NWS-TG) where it is made available to NCEI . Member States are transitioning from ASCII to BUFR formats and this collection will assure that data in both formats are archived for future use.

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