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DYNAMO: Global GTS Ship and Buoy Observation Data

Summary

This data set contains global GTS observations from ships and buoys. The data are in the ASCII ship weather report format (BBXX). The data are in hourly data files during the DYNAMO period. These data were collected by NCAR/EOL and are provided as is, no quality control has been conducted.

Data access

ORDER data to made available for download

Additional information

Identifier	DOI: https://doi.org/10.26023/GMZ1-DY98-9312
Data Quality	final
Versions	1.0 (2012-08-07)
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Related projects	DYNAMO: Dynamics of the Madden-Julian Oscillation
Spatial Type	point
Frequency	hourly
Language	English
Categories	Buoy Oceanography Ship Based Surface
Platforms	Buoys Ocean Weather Stations Ships Weather Stations
Instruments	Automated Weather System
GCMD Science Keywords	AIR TEMPERATURE CLOUD BASE HEIGHT CLOUD FRACTION DEW POINT TEMPERATURE DEW POINT TEMPERATURE PRESENT WEATHER PRESSURE TENDENCY SEA ICE CONCENTRATION SEA LEVEL PRESSURE SEA SURFACE TEMPERATURE VISIBILITY WAVE HEIGHT WAVE PERIOD WAVE SPEED/DIRECTION WIND DIRECTION WIND SPEED Show 13 more... Expand keywords
Documentation	NWS_Obs_Handbook1_2010.pdf [13 MiB]
Related links	info: DYNAMO Data Policy homepage: DYNAMO Home Page info: DYNAMO Missions info: DYNAMO Missions

Temporal coverage

Begin datetime	2011-08-01 00:00:00
End datetime	2012-07-20 21:59:59

Spatial coverage

Map data from IBCSO, IBCAO, and Global Topography.

Maximum (North) Latitude: 90.00, Minimum (South) Latitude: -90.00
Minimum (West) Longitude: -180.00, Maximum (East) Longitude: 180.00

Primary point of contact information

EOL Data Support <datahelp@eol.ucar.edu>

Additional contact information

author: National Weather Service (NWS)

Citation

National Weather Service (NWS). 2012. DYNAMO: Global GTS Ship and Buoy Observation Data. Version 1.0. null. https://doi.org/10.26023/GMZ1-DY98-9312. Accessed 15 Jul 2025.

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