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  ds256.3 Detailed Metadata

Overview
Dataset Citation:
Canadian Marine Environmental Data Service, 1999: MEDS Observed Wave Data. Dataset ds256.3 published by the CISL Data Support Section at the National Center for Atmospheric Research, Boulder, CO, available online at http://dss.ucar.edu/datasets/ds256.3/.
Types of data:
  • Platform Observations
 Data formats:
  • Dataset-specific ASCII
Data contributors:
  • CA/DFO/MEDS > Marine Environmental Data Service, Fisheries and Oceans, Canada
Total volume:  229.519 Mbytes

Summary for Platform Observations in ASCII Format
Observing PlatformObservation Type
  • Data Types
Average Frequency of Data
(varies by individual platform ID and data type)		Temporal/Geographical Coverage
(each dot represents a 3° box containing one or more observations)
Moored BuoySurface
  • Atmospheric data (may include one or more of the following)
    • Direction from which the wind is blowing
    • Horizontal wind speed (m/s)
    • Gust wind speed (m/s)
    • Atmospheric pressure at sea level
    • Dry bulb temperature (deg C)
    • Sea surface temperature
  • Wave data (may include one or more of the following)
    • Characteristic signficant wave height
    • Wave spectrum peak period
  • 1 per hour
  • 3 to 20 per day
1970-06-26 to 1998-11-23 

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