gov.noaa.nodc:0304679 eng utf8 dataset NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information ncei.info@noaa.gov https://www.ncei.noaa.gov/contact HTTPS NOAA Contact Information Information for contacts at NCEI. information custodian 2026-04-08T14:07:51Z ISO 19115-2 Geographic Information - Metadata - Part 2: Extensions for Imagery and Gridded Data ISO 19115-2:2009(E) NOAA Marine Environmental Buoy Database (MEBD) Web Application (NCEI Accession 0304679) 2025-06-09 publication 2025-05-28 creation International DOI Foundation (IDF) 10.25921/5v4p-8z89 NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information gov.noaa.nodc:0304679 NCEI Archive Management System 0304679 NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information ncei.info@noaa.gov https://www.ncei.noaa.gov/contact HTTPS NCEI Contact Information Information for contacts at NCEI. information publisher Tiffany Toft General Dynamics Information Technology (GDIT) tiffany.toft@noaa.gov https://www.gdit.com/ HTTPS General Dynamics Information Technology (GDIT) website Institution web page information resourceProvider NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information (NCEI) resourceProvider Tiffany Ann Toft NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information (NCEI) https://www.gdit.com/ HTTPS NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information (NCEI) website Institution web page information pointOfContact National Centers for Environmental Information (NCEI) author tableDigital The NOAA Marine Environmental Buoy Database (MEBD) holds wind, wave, and other marine data collected by the NOAA National Data Buoy Center (NDBC). The data were collected from NDBC moored buoys and from C-MAN (Coastal-Marine Automated Network) stations located on piers, offshore towers, lighthouses, and beaches. Parameters reported by both buoys and C-MAN stations included air temperature and pressure, wind speed and direction, wind gust, and sea surface temperature. The buoys (and a few C-MAN stations located on offshore towers) also reported wave data, usually including wave height, wave period, and wave spectra. Since the late 1980s some buoys have reported directional wave spectra. NCEI received the data from NDBC on a monthly basis, generally 2-3 weeks after the last observation from the given month. The interactive map and related files provided users with detailed information about the positions, period of record and other characteristics of the data in this NCEI database. The earliest data in the buoy data archives is from February 1970 and the latest is from December 2024. The data previously available through the MEBD portal is accessible from the archives via the HTTPS and THREDDS data access points. The HTML pages generated for each buoy contain links to netCDF files using the naming convention below: D<n>=netCDF data (<n>= Deployment number, e.g., D1, D2, etc.) D<n>_adcp=ADCP netCDF data (e.g., D1_adcp) nd=no data Two or more links may be available for the same year/month. For buoys serviced during a month, the deployment number in the file name increments by one and there can be two or more D<n> links (e.g., D1, D2, etc.) for that buoy. For buoys with ADCP data, there is an additional ADCP link for separate ADCP data (e.g., D1_adcp). NCEI decommissioned the MEBD portal in May 2025 with no plans for further updates. Upon termination, the underlying data will still be available in this accession. Comments and questions may be sent to: ncei.info@noaa.gov</n></n></n></n> The interactive map and related files provided users with information about the positions, period of record, and other characteristics of buoy data archived at NCEI. These buoys and stations were shown as point locations on a Google map and used pop-up text boxes linking to .html pages listing available netcdf data files archived at NCEI. completed historicalArchive NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information ncei.info@noaa.gov https://www.ncei.noaa.gov/contact HTTPS NCEI Contact Information Information for contacts at NCEI. information pointOfContact asNeeded https://www.ncei.noaa.gov/access/metadata/landing-page/bin/gfx?id=gov.noaa.nodc:0304679 Preview graphic PNG 0304679 NCEI ACCESSION NUMBER 2025-05-27 publication buoy instrument NODC INSTRUMENT TYPES THESAURUS moored buoys platform NODC PLATFORM NAMES THESAURUS NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information dataCentre NODC SUBMITTING INSTITUTION NAMES THESAURUS oceanography theme WMO_CategoryCode 2012-09-15 publication DOC/NOAA/NESDIS/NCEI > National Centers for Environmental Information, NESDIS, NOAA, U.S. Department of Commerce dataCentre Global Change Master Directory (GCMD) Data Center Keywords 2026 revision 23 Earth Science Data and Information System, Earth Science Projects Division, Goddard Space Flight Center (GSFC), National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) Greenbelt MD https://forum.earthdata.nasa.gov/app.php/tag/GCMD%2BKeywords HTTPS GCMD Keyword Forum Page 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 information custodian buoy location theme Provider Keywords BUOYS platform Global Change Master Directory (GCMD) Platform Keywords 2026 revision 23 Earth Science Data and Information System, Earth Science Projects Division, Goddard Space Flight Center (GSFC), National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) Greenbelt MD https://forum.earthdata.nasa.gov/app.php/tag/GCMD%2BKeywords HTTPS GCMD Keyword Forum Page 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 information custodian 4NE582 Send2NCEI Submission Package ID accessLevel: public otherRestrictions Cite as: National Centers for Environmental Information (NCEI) (2025). NOAA Marine Environmental Buoy Database (MEBD) Web Application (NCEI Accession 0304679). [indicate subset used]. NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information. Dataset. https://doi.org/10.25921/5v4p-8z89. Accessed [date]. Distribution liability: NOAA and NCEI make no warranty, expressed or implied, regarding these data, nor does the fact of distribution constitute such a warranty. NOAA and NCEI cannot assume liability for any damages caused by any errors or omissions in these data. If appropriate, NCEI can only certify that the data it distributes are an authentic copy of the records that were accepted for inclusion in the NCEI archives. otherRestrictions Use liability: NOAA and NCEI cannot provide any warranty as to the accuracy, reliability, or completeness of furnished data. Users assume responsibility to determine the usability of these data. The user is responsible for the results of any application of this data for other than its intended purpose. license These data were produced by NOAA and are not subject to copyright protection in the United States. NOAA waives any potential copyright and related rights in these data worldwide through the Creative Commons Zero 1.0 Universal Public Domain Dedication (CC0-1.0). SPDX License: Creative Commons Zero v1.0 Universal (CC0-1.0) NOAA National Data Buoy Center (1971). Meteorological and oceanographic data collected from the National Data Buoy Center Coastal-Marine Automated Network (C-MAN) and moored (weather) buoys. NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information. Dataset. https://www.ncei.noaa.gov/archive/accession/NDBC-CMANWx. 1971-12-31 publication NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information gov.noaa.nodc:NDBC-CMANWx https://www.ncei.noaa.gov/archive/accession/NDBC-CMANWx HTTPS https://www.ncei.noaa.gov/archive/accession/NDBC-CMANWx Related dataset information NOAA National Data Buoy Center https://www.ndbc.noaa.gov/ HTTPS NOAA National Data Buoy Center (NDBC) website Institution web page information author NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information (NCEI) publisher tableDigital crossReference collection NOAA National Data Buoy Center (2005). Meteorological and oceanographic data collected from the National Data Buoy Center Coastal-Marine Automated Network (C-MAN) stations and moored (weather) buoys during January 2005 (NCEI Accession 0002019). https://www.ncei.noaa.gov/archive/accession/0002019. In NOAA National Data Buoy Center. Meteorological and oceanographic data collected from the National Data Buoy Center Coastal-Marine Automated Network (C-MAN) and moored (weather) buoys. NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information. Dataset. https://www.ncei.noaa.gov/archive/accession/NDBC-CMANWx. 2005-02-10 publication NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information gov.noaa.nodc:0002019 https://www.ncei.noaa.gov/archive/accession/0002019 HTTPS https://www.ncei.noaa.gov/archive/accession/0002019 Related dataset information NOAA National Data Buoy Center https://www.ndbc.noaa.gov/ HTTPS NOAA National Data Buoy Center (NDBC) website Institution web page information author NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information (NCEI) publisher tableDigital crossReference collection US National Oceanographic Data Center (2023). NODC Standard Product: NOAA Marine Environmental Buoy Database 1993 with Updates (22 disc set) (NCEI Accession 0095199). NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information. Dataset. https://www.ncei.noaa.gov/archive/accession/0095199. 2023-03-16 publication NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information gov.noaa.nodc:0095199 https://www.ncei.noaa.gov/archive/accession/0095199 HTTPS https://www.ncei.noaa.gov/archive/accession/0095199 Related dataset information US National Oceanographic Data Center https://www.nodc.noaa.gov/ HTTPS US National Oceanographic Data Center (NODC) website Institution web page information author NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information (NCEI) publisher tableDigital crossReference collection US National Oceanographic Data Center (2023). NODC Standard Product: NOAA Marine Environmental Buoy Database through December 1997 (7 disc set) (NCEI Accession 0090141). NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information. Dataset. https://www.ncei.noaa.gov/archive/accession/0090141. 2023-01-05 publication NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information gov.noaa.nodc:0090141 https://www.ncei.noaa.gov/archive/accession/0090141 HTTPS https://www.ncei.noaa.gov/archive/accession/0090141 Related dataset information US National Oceanographic Data Center https://www.nodc.noaa.gov/ HTTPS US National Oceanographic Data Center (NODC) website Institution web page information author NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information (NCEI) publisher tableDigital crossReference collection eng; USA utf8 environment oceans -177.75 179.784 -18 67.582 2017-03-16 2025-05-30 NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information +1-301-713-3277 ncei.info@noaa.gov pointOfContact In most cases, electronic downloads of the data are free. However, fees may apply for custom orders, data certifications, copies of analog materials, and data distribution on physical media. 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You may copy and paste the FTP link to the data into an FTP client (e.g., FileZilla or WinSCP). download dataset NCEI Accession 0304679 v1.1 was published. 2025-06-09T20:01:33Z NCEI Accession 0304679 v1.1 publication https://www.ncei.noaa.gov/archive/accession/0304679/1.1 HTTPS NCEI Accession 0304679 v1.1 published 2025-06-09T20:01:33Z download dataset Parameter or Variable: buoy location (measured); Units: angular degree; Observation Category: other; Sampling Instrument: buoy asNeeded Metadata are developed, maintained and distributed by NCEI. Updates are performed as needed to maintain currentness. NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information custodian buoy buoy generic type of floating instrumentation package moored buoys created for MOORED BUOYS OF ITALY, but became used as a generic MOORED BUOY keyword. see platforms_id 13759.