Buoy Coastal Ocean Monitoring and Predicition System (COMPS) Data [USF]
Summary
This data set contains hourly resolution surface meteorological and oceanographic data from the Coastal Ocean Monitoring and Prediction System (COMPS). COMPS is operated by the University of South Florida College of Marine Science. These data were retrieved from the National Data Buoy Center (NDBC). There are 14 stations within the network that provide meteorological observations. The stations are located along the gulf coast of Florida. This data set covers the period from 1 January to 31 December 2005. The data are in space delimited ASCII format. NCAR/EOL has conducted no additional quality control of these data.
Data access
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| Spatial Type | point |
| Frequency | hourly |
| Language | English |
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Temporal coverage
| Begin datetime | 2005-01-01 00:00:00 |
| End datetime | 2005-12-31 23:59:00 |
Spatial coverage
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Maximum (North) Latitude:
30.06,
Minimum (South) Latitude:
25.08
Minimum (West) Longitude:
-84.29,
Maximum (East) Longitude:
-81.09
Primary point of contact information
National Data Buoy Center (NDBC), NOAA
Additional contact information
- author: University of South Florida
- originator: National Data Buoy Center (NDBC), NOAA
Citation
Example citation following ESIP guidelines:University of South Florida. 2007. Buoy Coastal Ocean Monitoring and Predicition System (COMPS) Data. Version 1.0. UCAR/NCAR - Earth Observing Laboratory. https://data.eol.ucar.edu/dataset/88.060. Accessed 06 May 2021.
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