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Drifting and moored buoy data observed during 2015 and assembled by the Global Data Assembly Center for Drifting Buoy Data (formerly Responsible National Oceanographic Data Center (RNODC)), Canada (NCEI Accession 0156004)

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Buoy data is available in real time to platform operators via telecommunications providers and distributed on the Global Telecommunications System (GTS) of the World Meteorological Organization in real-time.

As a Global Data Assembly Center for Drifting Buoy Data, DFO OSB MEDS (pka ISDM, OSD, OSB) decodes data transmitted on the GTS in buoy code form. This includes moored buoy data as well.

This is OSB MEDS's annual submission of such data to the U.S. NCEI. This dataset should not be considered as complete since several buoys failed to report BUOY (TAC FM-18) messages in 2015. Another dataset will be submitted when the BUFR data from 2015 is recovered, selected and formatted.

Dataset Citation

Cite as: Fisheries and Oceans Canada (2016). Drifting and moored buoy data observed during 2015 and assembled by the Global Data Assembly Center for Drifting Buoy Data (formerly Responsible National Oceanographic Data Center (RNODC)), Canada (NCEI Accession 0156004). [indicate subset used]. NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information. Dataset. https://www.ncei.noaa.gov/archive/accession/0156004. Accessed [date].

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gov.noaa.nodc:0156004

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Distributor	NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information +1-301-713-3277 NCEI.Info@noaa.gov
Dataset Point of Contact	NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information ncei.info@noaa.gov

Time Period	2015-01-01 to 2015-12-31
Spatial Bounding Box Coordinates	West: -180 East: 180 South: -90 North: 90
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Publication Dates	publication: 2016-08-18 revision: 2016-09-08
Data Presentation Form	Digital table - digital representation of facts or figures systematically displayed, especially in columns
Dataset Progress Status	Complete - production of the data has been completed Historical archive - data has been stored in an offline storage facility
Data Update Frequency	As needed
Supplemental Information	Submission Package ID: ERRBH6 In this accession, NCEI has archived multiple versions of these data. The latest (and best) version of these data has the largest version number.
Purpose	The primary objective of the Data Buoy Cooperation Panel (DBCP) is to maintain and coordinate all components of the network of over 1250 drifting buoys and 400 moored buoys, which provides measurements such as sea-surface temperature, surface current velocity, air temperature and wind speed and direction. This data is useful for Weather and Ocean Forecasts and research and additionally can be used to complement or validate remotely-sensed data and operational models. The DBCP also explores and evaluates new technologies and uses those which prove successful to improve operations.
Use Limitations	accessLevel: Public 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.

Dataset Citation	Cite as: Fisheries and Oceans Canada (2016). Drifting and moored buoy data observed during 2015 and assembled by the Global Data Assembly Center for Drifting Buoy Data (formerly Responsible National Oceanographic Data Center (RNODC)), Canada (NCEI Accession 0156004). [indicate subset used]. NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information. Dataset. https://www.ncei.noaa.gov/archive/accession/0156004. Accessed [date].
Cited Authors	Fisheries and Oceans Canada
Resource Providers	Mathieu Ouellet Department of Fisheries and Oceans Canada; Marine Environmental Data Section (MEDS) Department of Fisheries and Oceans Canada (DFO)
Points of Contact	Mathieu Ouellet Department of Fisheries and Oceans; Oceanography and Scientific Data (Oceanography and Scientific Data - OSD)
Publishers	NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information

Theme keywords	NODC DATA TYPES THESAURUS AIR TEMPERATURE - DRY BULB BAROMETRIC PRESSURE POSITION - GEOGRAPHIC RELATIVE HUMIDITY SALINITY - SURFACE WATER SEA SURFACE TEMPERATURE WIND DIRECTION WIND SPEED NODC OBSERVATION TYPES THESAURUS drifting buoy in situ laboratory analyses meteorological moored buoy physical surface measurements WMO_CategoryCode oceanography Global Change Master Directory (GCMD) Science Keywords EARTH SCIENCE > ATMOSPHERE > ATMOSPHERIC PRESSURE EARTH SCIENCE > ATMOSPHERE > ATMOSPHERIC TEMPERATURE > SURFACE TEMPERATURE > AIR TEMPERATURE EARTH SCIENCE > ATMOSPHERE > ATMOSPHERIC WATER VAPOR > WATER VAPOR INDICATORS > HUMIDITY > RELATIVE HUMIDITY EARTH SCIENCE > ATMOSPHERE > ATMOSPHERIC WINDS > SURFACE WINDS > WIND DIRECTION EARTH SCIENCE > ATMOSPHERE > ATMOSPHERIC WINDS > SURFACE WINDS > WIND SPEED EARTH SCIENCE > CLIMATE INDICATORS > ATMOSPHERIC/OCEAN INDICATORS > SURFACE SALINITY EARTH SCIENCE > OCEANS > OCEAN TEMPERATURE > SEA SURFACE TEMPERATURE EARTH SCIENCE > OCEANS > SALINITY/DENSITY > SALINITY
Data Center keywords	NODC SUBMITTING INSTITUTION NAMES THESAURUS Department of Fisheries and Oceans Canada Global Change Master Directory (GCMD) Data Center Keywords CA/DFO > Fisheries and Oceans, Canada
Instrument keywords	NODC INSTRUMENT TYPES THESAURUS buoy - drifting buoy buoy - moored buoy Global Change Master Directory (GCMD) Instrument Keywords DRIFTING BUOYS > DRIFTING BUOYS
Place keywords	NODC SEA AREA NAMES THESAURUS Alboran Sea Andaman Sea or Burma Sea Arabian Sea Arafura Sea Arctic Ocean Baffin Bay Balearic (or Iberian) Sea Baltic Sea Banda Sea Barents Sea Bass Strait Bay of Bengal Bay of Biscay Beaufort Sea Bering Sea Bismarck Sea Black Sea Caribbean Sea Caspian Sea Celebes Sea (Sulawesi Sea and Mindanao Sea) Coastal Waters of Florida Coastal Waters of Louisiana Coastal Waters of Mississippi Coastal Waters of Southeast Alaska and British Columbia Coral Sea Davis Strait East China Sea (Tung Hai) East Siberian Sea English Channel Equatorial Atlantic Ocean Equatorial Pacific Ocean Florida Keys National Marine Sanctuary Great Australian Bight Great Lakes Gulf of Aden Gulf of Alaska Gulf of California Gulf of Guinea Gulf of Mexico Gulf of Oman Gulf of Thailand Hudson Bay Indian Ocean Inner Sea - West Coast Scotland Ionian Sea Irish Sea and St. George's Channel Japan Sea Java Sea Kara Sea Labrador Sea Laccadive Sea Laptev (or Nordenskjold) Sea Ligurian Sea Lincoln Sea Malacca Straits Mediterranean Sea Mediterranean Sea - Eastern Basin Mediterranean Sea - Western Basin Mozambique Channel North Atlantic Ocean North Greenland Sea North Pacific Ocean North Sea Northwestern Passages Norwegian Sea Olympic Coast National Marine Sanctuary Papahānaumokuākea Marine National Monument Persian Gulf (Gulf of Iran) Philippine Sea Red Sea Rose Atoll Marine National Monument Sea of Azov Solomon Sea South Atlantic Ocean South China Sea (Nan Hai) South Pacific Ocean Southern Ocean Sulu Sea Tasman Sea Timor Sea Tyrrhenian Sea World-Wide Distribution Yellow Sea (Hwang Hai) Global Change Master Directory (GCMD) Location Keywords CONTINENT > ASIA > WESTERN ASIA > BLACK SEA CONTINENT > ASIA > WESTERN ASIA > CASPIAN SEA CONTINENT > EUROPE > EASTERN EUROPE > BLACK SEA CONTINENT > NORTH AMERICA > CANADA > GREAT LAKES, CANADA CONTINENT > NORTH AMERICA > UNITED STATES OF AMERICA > GREAT LAKES GEOGRAPHIC REGION > GLOBAL OCEAN OCEAN > ARCTIC OCEAN OCEAN > ARCTIC OCEAN > BARENTS SEA OCEAN > ARCTIC OCEAN > BEAUFORT SEA OCEAN > ATLANTIC OCEAN OCEAN > ATLANTIC OCEAN > NORTH ATLANTIC OCEAN OCEAN > ATLANTIC OCEAN > NORTH ATLANTIC OCEAN > BALTIC SEA OCEAN > ATLANTIC OCEAN > NORTH ATLANTIC OCEAN > CARIBBEAN SEA OCEAN > ATLANTIC OCEAN > NORTH ATLANTIC OCEAN > DAVIS STRAIT OCEAN > ATLANTIC OCEAN > NORTH ATLANTIC OCEAN > GULF OF MEXICO OCEAN > ATLANTIC OCEAN > NORTH ATLANTIC OCEAN > IRISH SEA OCEAN > ATLANTIC OCEAN > NORTH ATLANTIC OCEAN > MEDITERRANEAN SEA OCEAN > ATLANTIC OCEAN > NORTH ATLANTIC OCEAN > NORTH SEA OCEAN > ATLANTIC OCEAN > NORTH ATLANTIC OCEAN > NORWEGIAN SEA OCEAN > ATLANTIC OCEAN > SOUTH ATLANTIC OCEAN OCEAN > INDIAN OCEAN OCEAN > INDIAN OCEAN > ARABIAN SEA OCEAN > INDIAN OCEAN > ARABIAN SEA > PERSIAN GULF OCEAN > INDIAN OCEAN > BAY OF BENGAL OCEAN > INDIAN OCEAN > RED SEA OCEAN > PACIFIC OCEAN OCEAN > PACIFIC OCEAN > CENTRAL PACIFIC OCEAN > HAWAIIAN ISLANDS OCEAN > PACIFIC OCEAN > NORTH PACIFIC OCEAN OCEAN > PACIFIC OCEAN > NORTH PACIFIC OCEAN > BERING SEA OCEAN > PACIFIC OCEAN > NORTH PACIFIC OCEAN > GULF OF ALASKA OCEAN > PACIFIC OCEAN > NORTH PACIFIC OCEAN > SEA OF JAPAN OCEAN > PACIFIC OCEAN > SOUTH PACIFIC OCEAN OCEAN > PACIFIC OCEAN > WESTERN PACIFIC OCEAN > EAST CHINA SEA OCEAN > PACIFIC OCEAN > WESTERN PACIFIC OCEAN > SOUTH CHINA AND EASTERN ARCHIPELAGIC SEAS OCEAN > PACIFIC OCEAN > WESTERN PACIFIC OCEAN > SOUTH CHINA SEA OCEAN > PACIFIC OCEAN > WESTERN PACIFIC OCEAN > YELLOW SEA OCEAN > SOUTHERN OCEAN
Project keywords	NODC PROJECT NAMES THESAURUS GULF OF MEXICO NOAA/NDBO COOP. DRIFTING BUOY International Arctic Buoy Programme (IABP) Prediction and Research Moored Array in the Tropical Atlantic (PIRATA) Tropical Atmosphere Ocean/TRIANGLE TRANS-OCEAN BUOY NETWORK (TAO/TRITON) Global Change Master Directory (GCMD) Project Keywords IABP > International Arctic Buoy Programme PIRATA > Pilot Research Moored Array in the Tropical Atlantic TAO/TRITON > Tropical Atmosphere Ocean/TRITON Provider Project Names Data Buoy Cooperation Panel (DBCP) Marine Climate Data System (MCDS) - Global Data Assembly Center for Buoys
Keywords	NCEI ACCESSION NUMBER 0156004

Use Constraints	Cite as: Fisheries and Oceans Canada (2016). Drifting and moored buoy data observed during 2015 and assembled by the Global Data Assembly Center for Drifting Buoy Data (formerly Responsible National Oceanographic Data Center (RNODC)), Canada (NCEI Accession 0156004). [indicate subset used]. NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information. Dataset. https://www.ncei.noaa.gov/archive/accession/0156004. Accessed [date].
Access Constraints	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.
Fees	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.

Lineage information for: dataset
Processing Steps	2016-08-18T17:55:31Z - NCEI Accession 0156004 v1.1 was published. 2016-09-08T17:45:23Z - NCEI Accession 0156004 was revised and v2.2 was published. Rationale: Updates were received for this dataset. These updates were copied into the data/0-data/ directory of this accession. These updates may provide additional files or replace obsolete files. This version contains the most complete and up-to-date representation of this archival information package. All of the files received prior to this update are available in the preceding version of this accession.
Output Datasets	NCEI Accession 0156004 v1.1 NCEI Accession 0156004 v1.1 (download) published 2016-08-18T17:55:31Z NCEI Accession 0156004 v2.2 NCEI Accession 0156004 v2.2 (download) published 2016-09-08T17:45:23Z

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Processing Steps

2016-08-18T17:55:31Z - NCEI Accession 0156004 v1.1 was published.
2016-09-08T17:45:23Z - NCEI Accession 0156004 was revised and v2.2 was published.
Rationale: Updates were received for this dataset. These updates were copied into the data/0-data/ directory of this accession. These updates may provide additional files or replace obsolete files. This version contains the most complete and up-to-date representation of this archival information package. All of the files received prior to this update are available in the preceding version of this accession.

Output Datasets

NCEI Accession 0156004 v1.1
- NCEI Accession 0156004 v1.1 (download)
  published 2016-08-18T17:55:31Z

NCEI Accession 0156004 v2.2
- NCEI Accession 0156004 v2.2 (download)
  published 2016-09-08T17:45:23Z

Lineage information for: dataset
Processing Steps	Data Type: AIR TEMPERATURE - DRY BULB (measured); Units: degrees C; Observation Type: in situ; Sampling Instrument: buoy. Data Type: PRESSURE - BAROMETRIC [BAROMETRIC PRESSURE] (measured); Units: decibar; Observation Type: in situ; Sampling Instrument: buoy. Data Type: RELATIVE HUMIDITY (measured); Units: %; Observation Type: in situ; Sampling Instrument: buoy. Data Type: TEMPERATURE - SURFACE WATER [SEA SURFACE TEMPERATURE] (measured); Units: degree; Observation Type: laboratory analysis; Sampling Instrument: buoy. Data Type: WIND DIRECTION (measured); Units: degrees true; Observation Type: in situ; Sampling Instrument: buoy. Data Type: wind speed (measured); Units: m/s; Observation Type: laboratory analysis; Sampling Instrument: buoy. Data Type: POSITION - GEOGRAPHIC (measured); Units: degrees; Observation Type: in situ; Sampling Instrument: buoy; Data Quality Information: Visual inspection of QC tracks GTSPP Data Quality Flags. Data Type: SALINITY (measured); Units: (none); Observation Type: in situ; Sampling Instrument: buoy.

Lineage information for: dataset

Processing Steps

Data Type: AIR TEMPERATURE - DRY BULB (measured); Units: degrees C; Observation Type: in situ; Sampling Instrument: buoy.
Data Type: PRESSURE - BAROMETRIC [BAROMETRIC PRESSURE] (measured); Units: decibar; Observation Type: in situ; Sampling Instrument: buoy.
Data Type: RELATIVE HUMIDITY (measured); Units: %; Observation Type: in situ; Sampling Instrument: buoy.
Data Type: TEMPERATURE - SURFACE WATER [SEA SURFACE TEMPERATURE] (measured); Units: degree; Observation Type: laboratory analysis; Sampling Instrument: buoy.
Data Type: WIND DIRECTION (measured); Units: degrees true; Observation Type: in situ; Sampling Instrument: buoy.
Data Type: wind speed (measured); Units: m/s; Observation Type: laboratory analysis; Sampling Instrument: buoy.
Data Type: POSITION - GEOGRAPHIC (measured); Units: degrees; Observation Type: in situ; Sampling Instrument: buoy; Data Quality Information: Visual inspection of QC tracks GTSPP Data Quality Flags.
Data Type: SALINITY (measured); Units: (none); Observation Type: in situ; Sampling Instrument: buoy.

Acquisition Information (collection)
Instrument	buoy - drifting buoy buoy - moored buoy

Last Modified: 2023-09-17T16:55:32Z
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Drifting and moored buoy data observed during 2015 and assembled by the Global Data Assembly Center for Drifting Buoy Data (formerly Responsible National Oceanographic Data Center (RNODC)), Canada (NCEI Accession 0156004)

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