Skip to main content
U.S. flag

An official website of the United States government

Wave spectra, meteorological, and other data from NOAA Ship FERREL and other platforms from the Chesapeake Bay from 1983-03-14 to 1983-11-22 (NCEI Accession 8500124)

Published by NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information | National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, Department of Commerce | Catalog Last Checked: May 06, 2026 at 05:43 AM | Dataset Last Updated: February 11, 2023 at 12:00 AM
Wave spectra, meteorological, and other data were collected from NOAA Ship FERREL and other platforms in the Chesapeake Bay. Data were collected by the National Ocean Service (NOS) from 14 March 1983 to 22 November 1983. Data has been processed by NODC to the standard NODC F191-Meteorology and Wave Spectra format. Data in this accession do not completely conform to the F191 format. The F191 format is used to report meteorological data and ocean wave spectra data from NDBO. The format contains seven data record types to: 1) identify the buoy for position, duration, rate of sampling and heading, 2) identify the meteorological parameters, (temperature, pressure, weather, solar radiation, and surface waves), and 3) report time times series frequency, density and resolution of waves. Each record is 120 characters in length, sorted by station and record type.

Resources

7 resources available

Find Related Datasets

Search by Tags

Click any tag below to search for similar datasets

8500124 AIR TEMPERATURE BAROMETRIC PRESSURE CONDUCTIVITY CURRENT METER - EAST-WEST COMPONENT (U) CURRENT METER - NORTH-SOUTH COMPONENT (V) CURRENT SPEED - UP/DOWN COMPONENT (W) dew point

Complete Metadata
@type dcat:Dataset
accessLevel non-public
contactPoint 
                                            {
  "fn": "NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information",
  "@type": "vcard:Contact",
  "hasEmail": "mailto:ncei.info@noaa.gov"
}
describedByType application/octet-steam
description Wave spectra, meteorological, and other data were collected from NOAA Ship FERREL and other platforms in the Chesapeake Bay. Data were collected by the National Ocean Service (NOS) from 14 March 1983 to 22 November 1983. Data has been processed by NODC to the standard NODC F191-Meteorology and Wave Spectra format. Data in this accession do not completely conform to the F191 format. The F191 format is used to report meteorological data and ocean wave spectra data from NDBO. The format contains seven data record types to: 1) identify the buoy for position, duration, rate of sampling and heading, 2) identify the meteorological parameters, (temperature, pressure, weather, solar radiation, and surface waves), and 3) report time times series frequency, density and resolution of waves. Each record is 120 characters in length, sorted by station and record type.
distribution 
                                            [
  {
    "@type": "dcat:Distribution",
    "title": "NCEI Dataset Landing Page",
    "accessURL": "https://www.ncei.noaa.gov/archive/accession/8500124",
    "mediaType": "text/html",
    "description": "Navigate directly to the URL for a descriptive web page with download links.",
    "describedByType": "application/octet-stream"
  },
  {
    "@type": "dcat:Distribution",
    "title": "Descriptive Information",
    "accessURL": "https://www.ncei.noaa.gov/archive/accession/oas/8500124",
    "mediaType": "text/html",
    "description": "Navigate directly to the URL for a descriptive web page with download links.",
    "describedByType": "application/octet-stream"
  },
  {
    "@type": "dcat:Distribution",
    "title": "HTTPS",
    "accessURL": "https://www.ncei.noaa.gov/archive/accession/download/8500124",
    "mediaType": "text/html",
    "description": "Navigate directly to the URL for data access and direct download.",
    "describedByType": "application/octet-stream"
  },
  {
    "@type": "dcat:Distribution",
    "title": "FTP",
    "accessURL": "ftp://ftp-oceans.ncei.noaa.gov/nodc/archive/arc0001/8500124/",
    "mediaType": "text/html",
    "description": "These data are available through the File Transfer Protocol (FTP). FTP is no longer supported by most internet browsers. You may copy and paste the FTP link to the data into an FTP client (e.g., FileZilla or WinSCP).",
    "describedByType": "application/octet-stream"
  },
  {
    "@type": "dcat:Distribution",
    "title": "https://www.ncei.noaa.gov/archive/accession/0189890",
    "accessURL": "https://www.ncei.noaa.gov/archive/accession/0189890",
    "mediaType": "text/html",
    "description": "documentation",
    "describedByType": "application/octet-stream"
  },
  {
    "@type": "dcat:Distribution",
    "title": "GCMD Keyword Forum Page",
    "accessURL": "https://forum.earthdata.nasa.gov/app.php/tag/GCMD%2BKeywords",
    "mediaType": "text/html",
    "description": "Global Change Master Directory (GCMD). 2025. GCMD Keywords, Version 21. Greenbelt, MD: Earth Science Data and Information System, Earth Science Projects Division, Goddard Space Flight Center (GSFC), National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA). URL (GCMD Keyword Forum Page): https://forum.earthdata.nasa.gov/app.php/tag/GCMD+Keywords",
    "describedByType": "application/octet-stream"
  },
  {
    "@type": "dcat:Distribution",
    "title": "NCEI Contact Information",
    "accessURL": "https://www.ncei.noaa.gov/contact",
    "mediaType": "text/html",
    "description": "Information for contacts at NCEI.",
    "describedByType": "application/octet-stream"
  }
]
identifier https://data.noaa.gov/waf/NOAA/NESDIS/ncei/accessions/iso/xml/8500124.xml
issued 1985-01-01T00:00:00.000+00:00
keyword 
                                            [
  "8500124",
  "AIR TEMPERATURE",
  "BAROMETRIC PRESSURE",
  "CONDUCTIVITY",
  "CURRENT METER - EAST-WEST COMPONENT (U)",
  "CURRENT METER - NORTH-SOUTH COMPONENT (V)",
  "CURRENT SPEED - UP/DOWN COMPONENT (W)",
  "dew point",
  "PHOTOSYNTHETIC ACTIVE RADIATION (PAR)",
  "PRECIPITATION",
  "SALINITY",
  "SOLAR RADIATION - ATMOSPHERIC",
  "VISIBILITY",
  "water depth",
  "WATER LEVEL",
  "WATER TEMPERATURE",
  "WAVE DATA - CO-SPECTRA",
  "WAVE DATA - POLAR COORDINATE RADIUS",
  "WAVE DATA - QUAD-SPECTRA",
  "WAVE DIRECTION - AVERAGE",
  "WAVE HEIGHT - MAXIMUM",
  "WAVE HEIGHT - SIGNIFICANT",
  "WAVE PERIOD - AVERAGE",
  "WAVE PERIOD - DOMINANT",
  "WAVE SPECTRA - NON-DIRECTIONAL",
  "WAVE STEEPNESS - MAXIMUM",
  "WEATHER",
  "WIND DIRECTION",
  "WIND DIRECTION - AVERAGE",
  "WIND DIRECTION - CONTINUOUS",
  "WIND GUST",
  "WIND SPEED",
  "WIND SPEED - AVERAGE",
  "WIND SPEED - CONTINUOUS",
  "accelerometer",
  "buoy - moored buoy",
  "inclinometer",
  "meteorological sensor",
  "meteorological",
  "physical",
  "time series",
  "FIXED PLATFORM OF UNITED STATES",
  "NOAA Ship Ferrel",
  "US DOC/NOAA/National Ocean Service - Rockville, MD",
  "US DOC/NOAA/National Ocean Service - Rockville, MD",
  "North Atlantic Ocean",
  "oceanography",
  "DOC/NOAA/NESDIS/NODC > National Oceanographic Data Center, NESDIS, NOAA, U.S. Department of Commerce",
  "DOC/NOAA/NOS > National Ocean Service, NOAA, U.S. Department of Commerce",
  "EARTH SCIENCE > ATMOSPHERE > ATMOSPHERIC PRESSURE",
  "EARTH SCIENCE > ATMOSPHERE > ATMOSPHERIC RADIATION > INCOMING SOLAR RADIATION",
  "EARTH SCIENCE > ATMOSPHERE > ATMOSPHERIC TEMPERATURE",
  "EARTH SCIENCE > ATMOSPHERE > ATMOSPHERIC TEMPERATURE > SURFACE TEMPERATURE > DEW POINT TEMPERATURE",
  "EARTH SCIENCE > ATMOSPHERE > ATMOSPHERIC WINDS > SURFACE WINDS",
  "EARTH SCIENCE > ATMOSPHERE > ATMOSPHERIC WINDS > SURFACE WINDS > WIND DIRECTION",
  "EARTH SCIENCE > ATMOSPHERE > ATMOSPHERIC WINDS > SURFACE WINDS > WIND SPEED",
  "EARTH SCIENCE > ATMOSPHERE > PRECIPITATION",
  "EARTH SCIENCE > OCEANS > BATHYMETRY/SEAFLOOR TOPOGRAPHY > WATER DEPTH",
  "EARTH SCIENCE > OCEANS > OCEAN CIRCULATION > OCEAN CURRENTS",
  "EARTH SCIENCE > OCEANS > OCEAN OPTICS",
  "EARTH SCIENCE > OCEANS > OCEAN OPTICS > PHOTOSYNTHETICALLY ACTIVE RADIATION",
  "EARTH SCIENCE > OCEANS > OCEAN TEMPERATURE > WATER TEMPERATURE",
  "EARTH SCIENCE > OCEANS > OCEAN WAVES",
  "EARTH SCIENCE > OCEANS > OCEAN WAVES > SIGNIFICANT WAVE HEIGHT",
  "EARTH SCIENCE > OCEANS > OCEAN WAVES > WAVE HEIGHT",
  "EARTH SCIENCE > OCEANS > OCEAN WAVES > WAVE PERIOD",
  "EARTH SCIENCE > OCEANS > OCEAN WAVES > WAVE SPECTRA",
  "EARTH SCIENCE > OCEANS > OCEAN WAVES > WAVE SPEED/DIRECTION",
  "EARTH SCIENCE > OCEANS > SALINITY/DENSITY > CONDUCTIVITY",
  "EARTH SCIENCE > OCEANS > SALINITY/DENSITY > SALINITY",
  "ACCELEROMETERS",
  "INCLINOMETERS > INCLINOMETERS",
  "FIXED OBSERVATION STATIONS > FIXED OBSERVATION STATIONS",
  "Ships",
  "FERREL (call sign: WTEZ, ICES code: 318L, 1968-2002)",
  "OCEAN > ATLANTIC OCEAN > NORTH ATLANTIC OCEAN"
]
landingPage https://www.ncei.noaa.gov/contact
language 
                                            []
license https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/zero/1.0/
modified 2023-02-11T00:00:00.000+00:00
publisher 
                                            {
  "name": "NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information",
  "@type": "org:Organization"
}
references 
                                            [
  "https://www.ncei.noaa.gov/archive/accession/0189890"
]
rights otherRestrictions
spatial -76.28,38.74,-76.51,39.26
temporal 1983-03-14T00:00:00+00:00/1983-11-22T00:00:00+00:00
title Wave spectra, meteorological, and other data from NOAA Ship FERREL and other platforms from the Chesapeake Bay from 1983-03-14 to 1983-11-22 (NCEI Accession 8500124)

data.gov

An official website of the GSA's Technology Transformation Services

Looking for U.S. government information and services?
Visit USA.gov