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Significant Wave Heights, Periods, and Directions, and Air and Sea Temperature Data from a Directional Waverider Buoy off Diamond Head, Oahu during March-April 2000 (NCEI Accession 0000475)

Published by NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information | National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, Department of Commerce | Catalog Last Checked: August 03, 2026 at 01:12 AM | Dataset Last Updated: June 19, 2001 at 12:00 AM
A directional waverider buoy located about one nautical mile south of Diamond Head, Oahu, provided an approximately 10-day time series of wave characteristics and temperatures. The waverider was destroyed by a tug. Wave characteristics include wave heights, periods, and directions. Data were collected by the University of Hawaii - Manoa (UHM).

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0000475 AIR TEMPERATURE SEA SURFACE TEMPERATURE WAVE HEIGHT - SIGNIFICANT WAVE PERIOD WAVE SPECTRA - DIRECTIONAL buoy - moored - waverider physical

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title Significant Wave Heights, Periods, and Directions, and Air and Sea Temperature Data from a Directional Waverider Buoy off Diamond Head, Oahu during March-April 2000 (NCEI Accession 0000475)

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