gov.noaa.nodc:0095199 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 2026-04-02T17:01:58Z ISO 19115-2 Geographic Information - Metadata - Part 2: Extensions for Imagery and Gridded Data ISO 19115-2:2009(E) NODC Standard Product: NOAA Marine Environmental Buoy Database 1993 with Updates (22 disc set) (NCEI Accession 0095199) 2023-03-16 publication 2012-09-13 creation NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information gov.noaa.nodc:0095199 NCEI Archive Management System 0095199 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 US National Oceanographic Data Center (NODC) https://www.nodc.noaa.gov/ HTTPS US National Oceanographic Data Center (NODC) website Institution web page information resourceProvider NOAA National Data Buoy Center (NDBC) https://www.ndbc.noaa.gov/ HTTPS NOAA National Data Buoy Center (NDBC) website Institution web page information contributor US National Oceanographic Data Center https://www.nodc.noaa.gov/ HTTPS US National Oceanographic Data Center (NODC) website Institution web page information author tableDigital This set of CD-ROMs holds the NOAA Marine Environmental Buoy Database 1993, containing marine meteorological, oceanographic, and wave spectra data collected by moored buoys and C-MAN (Coastal-Marine Automated Network) stations operated by the NOAA National Data Buoy Center (NDBC). C-MAN stations are located at coastal and near-shore sites on piers, offshore towers, lighthouses, and beaches. The NDBC buoys began reporting in the early 1970s and the NODC archive holds data from February 1970. The first C-MAN stations became operational in March 1983, and the NODC archive of C-MAN data begins in 1985. These discs hold data through July 1992, with annual update discs for 1993, 1994, and 1995. The data are stored in the NODC Standard Format Meteorology, Oceanography and Wave Spectra from Buoys (F291) data format. Principal measured parameters reported by both moored buoys and C-MAN stations include 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 platforms) also report wave data, which usually include wave height, wave period, and wave spectra. Since the late 1980s, some buoys have reported directional wave spectra. Data files for each buoy or C-MAN station are arranged chronologically in directories by their station identifier. Each file contains data for one month for that buoy or station. These discs are organized by ocean area and provide data for the Gulf of Mexico, Atlantic Ocean, Great Lakes, central and western Pacific Ocean, North Pacific Ocean above 50N, and eastern Pacific Ocean. This dataset is available to the public for a wide variety of uses including scientific research and analysis. 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:0095199 Preview graphic PNG 0095199 NCEI ACCESSION NUMBER 1993-08-01 publication AIR TEMPERATURE BAROMETRIC PRESSURE CONDUCTIVITY CURRENT METER - EAST-WEST COMPONENT (U) CURRENT METER - NORTH-SOUTH COMPONENT (V) CURRENT SPEED - UP/DOWN COMPONENT (W) DEBRIS 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 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 - AVERAGE WIND SPEED - CONTINUOUS theme NODC DATA TYPES THESAURUS buoy - moored buoy instrument NODC INSTRUMENT TYPES THESAURUS moored buoy theme NODC OBSERVATION TYPES THESAURUS NOAA National Data Buoy Center dataCentre NODC COLLECTING INSTITUTION NAMES THESAURUS US National Oceanographic Data Center dataCentre NODC SUBMITTING INSTITUTION NAMES THESAURUS Great Lakes Gulf of Mexico North Atlantic Ocean North Pacific Ocean place NODC SEA AREA NAMES THESAURUS oceanography theme WMO_CategoryCode 2012-09-15 publication DOC/NOAA/NESDIS/NODC > National Oceanographic Data Center, NESDIS, NOAA, U.S. Department of Commerce DOC/NOAA/NWS/NDBC > National Data Buoy Center, National Weather Service, 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. 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URL (GCMD Keyword Forum Page): https://forum.earthdata.nasa.gov/app.php/tag/GCMD+Keywords information custodian CONTINENT > NORTH AMERICA > CANADA > GREAT LAKES, CANADA CONTINENT > NORTH AMERICA > UNITED STATES OF AMERICA > GREAT LAKES OCEAN > ATLANTIC OCEAN > NORTH ATLANTIC OCEAN OCEAN > ATLANTIC OCEAN > NORTH ATLANTIC OCEAN > GULF OF AMERICA OCEAN > ATLANTIC OCEAN > NORTH ATLANTIC OCEAN > GULF OF MEXICO OCEAN > PACIFIC OCEAN > NORTH PACIFIC OCEAN place Global Change Master Directory (GCMD) Location 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 accessLevel: Public otherRestrictions Cite as: US National Oceanographic Data Center (2023). NODC Standard Product: NOAA Marine Environmental Buoy Database 1993 with Updates (22 disc set) (NCEI Accession 0095199). [indicate subset used]. NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information. Dataset. https://www.ncei.noaa.gov/archive/accession/0095199. 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. US National Oceanographic Data Center (2023). NODC Standard Product: Documentation for NODC Standard File Formats and Related Codes, 1960 - 1996 (NCEI Accession 0189890). NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information. Dataset. https://www.ncei.noaa.gov/archive/accession/0189890. 2023-01-19 publication NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information gov.noaa.nodc:0189890 https://www.ncei.noaa.gov/archive/accession/0189890 HTTPS https://www.ncei.noaa.gov/archive/accession/0189890 documentation 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 documentDigital crossReference collection 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 eng; USA utf8 environment oceans climatologyMeteorologyAtmosphere 135 -65 -20 65 1970-02-01 1995-12-31 The contents of these discs are available as 1) a compressed .tar file via the download data button (download size limit may prevent obtaining all data in one transaction); 2) a complete ISO 9660 disc image, from which an identical replica of the original disc may be burned on new CD/DVD media, by navigating to the .iso file in the data/0-data/disc_image/ subdirectory. 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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 0095199 v1.1 was published. 2023-03-16T14:58:07Z NCEI Accession 0095199 v1.1 publication https://www.ncei.noaa.gov/archive/accession/0095199/1.1 HTTPS NCEI Accession 0095199 v1.1 published 2023-03-16T14:58:07Z download 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 - moored buoy buoy - moored buoy a moored buoy does not measure anything. it is a platform for instruments, which do measure things.