NODC Buoy Data The files in this directory are compressed copies of the F291 (Buoy Data). The naming convention for directories is YYYYMM (year and month of observation), for files it is BUOYID_YYYYMM.Z (5 char buoy id, year and month, and a Z because the file was compressed using the unix compress command). If you are interested in the data that is available on CD-ROM, information is available via the World Wide Web at http://www.nodc.noaa.gov/ or via one of the more conventional ways: National Oceanographic Data Center NOAA/NESDIS E/OC SSMC3, 4th Floor 1315 East-West Highway Silver Spring, MD 20910-3282 Telephone: 301-713-3277 Fax: 301-713-3302 Internet: services@nodc.noaa.gov