| Metadata record creation date |
20120928 |
20121005 |
YYYYMMDD |
| Metadata validity start date |
20120928 |
20121005 |
YYYYMMDD |
| Metadata validity end date |
valid |
valid |
YYYYMMDD or 'valid' |
| WMO number |
46218 |
46063 |
Compulsory if on the GTS |
| Station name |
CDIP 071 - HARVEST, CA BUOY |
PT. CONCEPTION, CA - 50NM WEST OF SANTA BARBARA, CA |
If given |
| Type of station |
|
MB |
= MB for moored buoy, = WB for Wave Buoy |
| Start date |
20050101 |
20050101 |
YYYYMMDD |
| End date |
20051231 |
20051229 |
YYYYMMDD if ceased |
| Country of ownership |
USA |
USA |
. |
| Operating agency/institute |
The Coastal Data Information Program (CDIP) |
National Data Buoy Center |
. |
| Latitude (of deployment) |
34.454 N |
34.273 N |
Up to 3 decimal places |
| Longitude (of deployment) |
120.781 W |
120.699 W |
Up to 3 decimal places |
| Watch circle (m) |
949 |
980 |
. |
| Hull type |
DR |
NM |
As ODAS format descriptor |
| Hull manufacturer/model |
Datawell/Directional Waverider MK II,III |
Axys Technologies Inc |
If appropriate |
| Hull material |
stainless steel |
aluminum |
e.g. aluminium, plastic, foam etc. |
| Length (m) |
. |
6.0 |
If rectangular/boat shaped, to tenth of a m |
| Breadth/width (m) |
. |
3.1 |
. |
| Diameter (m) |
0.9 |
NULL |
If circular, to tenth of a m |
| Water depth (m) |
549 |
632 |
. |
| Primary data collection system |
HF |
GOES |
Include Iridium |
| Any other ID |
CDIP 071 |
. |
e.g. Argos or GOES number |
| Web address |
http://cdip.ucsd.edu |
http://ndbc.noaa.gov |
For additional information |
| Primary wave sensor model |
Datawell stabilized platform sensor |
NDBC Wave Analyzer/Schaevitz LSOC-30 inclinometer |
Manufacturer/model (wasp in ODAS format) |
| Location of wave sensor |
centered, bottom half of buoy |
Center of the hull near the waterline |
Descriptive text |
| Wave observation frequency (hrs) |
0.5 |
1.0 |
. |
| Sampling period start |
-1;-7 |
+30 |
Minutes before (-) or after (+) top of hour |
| Primary sensor sampling freq (Hz) |
3.84 |
2.56 |
c.f. SfWAS in ODAS format |
| Primary sensor sampling period (mins) |
26.67 |
20.0 |
Length of sample, c.f. apWAS in ODAS format |
| No of frequency bins |
64 |
35 |
=1 if integrated |
| Minimum freq of sensor range (Hz) |
0.0333 |
0.03 |
. |
| Maximum freq of sensor range (Hz) |
0.625 |
. |
. |
| Directional resolution (deg) |
1.5 |
. |
=360 if omni-directional |
| Waves corrected for buoy tilt |
yes |
Yes |
yes/no |
| Wave analysis technique |
FFT |
FFT |
e.g. Spectral analysis method, c.f. spAT in ODAS format |
| Sensor serial number |
WV30404/B1587CG-40.0;WV30507/43084C |
34841 |
Unique identifier for wave sensor |
| WaveEvalTool comment |
. |
. |
Details from sensor comparison as performed at CDIP |