cdip_273 eng UTF8 dataset service Pacific Islands Ocean Observing System (PacIOOS) info@pacioos.org http://pacioos.org http web browser information pointOfContact 2025-03-07 ISO 19115-2 Geographic Information - Metadata Part 2 Extensions for imagery and gridded data ISO 19115-2:2009(E) 3 column 0.0 row 0.0 temporal 30.0 PacIOOS Wave Buoy 273: King-Poloa, Tutuila, American Samoa 2024-06-15 creation 2024-06-15 issued 2024-06-15 revision org.pacioos cdip_273 Coastal Data Information Program (CDIP) www@cdip.ucsd.edu http://cdip.ucsd.edu http web browser information originator Margaret A. McManus University of Hawaii at Manoa mamc@hawaii.edu http://www.soest.hawaii.edu/oceanography/faculty/mcmanus.html http web browser information originator Pacific Islands Ocean Observing System (PacIOOS) info@pacioos.org http://pacioos.org http web browser information resourceProvider Coastal Data Information Program (CDIP) www@cdip.ucsd.edu http://cdip.ucsd.edu http web browser information publisher Wave buoy 273 measures wave height, wave direction, wave period, water temperature, air temperature, and surface currents at Poloa, Tutuila, approximately 2.5 miles (4 km) northwest of Legaotaema Point and Cape Taputapu offshore of Poloa Bay and Poloa Village Marine Protected Area at the western end of Tutuila Island in American Samoa. Wave data are transmitted every half hour. Surface currents data are transmitted every 10 minutes. Water and air temperature data are transmitted every 5 minutes. Moored in water 54 meters deep, this Datawell Directional Waverider DRW4 buoy is equipped with three accelerometers measuring north/south, east/west, and vertical displacements, allowing it to measure both wave direction and wave energy. This buoy also uses an acoustic current meter (ACM) to measure the speed and direction of ocean currents at approximately 1 meter below the surface. The water temperature sensor is located at the base of the 0.9 meter spherical buoy, approximately 45 cm or 18 inches below the ocean surface. A compact air temperature (CAT4) sensor is attached to the antenna at approximately 2 meters above the ocean surface. Wave buoys are useful tools for forecasting local waves and are used by recreational and professional ocean users alike. PacIOOS and partners collaborated with the family of the late Christopher J. King to name this wave buoy in honor of the contributions he bestowed upon the siting of this buoy, and more importantly, upon the people of American Samoa. PacIOOS provides timely, reliable, and accurate ocean information to support a safe, clean, productive ocean and resilient coastal zone in the U.S. Pacific Islands region. The Pacific Islands Ocean Observing System (PacIOOS) is funded through the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) as a Regional Association within the U.S. Integrated Ocean Observing System (IOOS). PacIOOS is coordinated by the University of Hawaii School of Ocean and Earth Science and Technology (SOEST). The King-Poloa wave buoy is owned and managed by PacIOOS. IOOS provided the initial funding to purchase this buoy. Other key partners include American Samoa's Department of Port Administration, the National Park of American Samoa, NOAA's National Marine Sanctuary of American Samoa, and community fishermen. Data are managed and distributed by the Coastal Data Information Program (CDIP). Coastal Data Information Program (CDIP) www@cdip.ucsd.edu http://cdip.ucsd.edu http web browser information pointOfContact http://pacioos.org/metadata/browse/cdip_273.png Sample image. http://pacioos.org/metadata/browse/cdip_273.2.png Photo of instrument site. Credit: Ella Ashford. Earth Science > Atmosphere > Atmospheric Temperature > Surface Temperature > Air Temperature Earth Science > Oceans > Ocean Circulation > Ocean Currents Earth Science > Oceans > Ocean Temperature > Water Temperature Earth Science > Oceans > Ocean Waves > Significant Wave Height Earth Science > Oceans > Ocean Waves > Wave Period Earth Science > Oceans > Ocean Waves > Wave Speed/Direction theme GCMD Science Keywords In Situ Ocean-based Platforms > Buoys In Situ Ocean-based Platforms > Moorings theme GCMD Platform Keywords In Situ/Laboratory Instruments > Current/Wind Meters > > > Current Meters In Situ/Laboratory Instruments > Magnetic/Motion Sensors > Accelerometers > > Accelerometers In Situ/Laboratory Instruments > Profilers/Sounders > Acoustic Sounders > > ACM > Acoustic Current Meter In Situ/Laboratory Instruments > Temperature/Humidity Sensors > > > Temperature Sensors theme GCMD Instrument Keywords Ocean > Pacific Ocean > South Pacific Ocean > Polynesia > American Samoa > Poloa Ocean > Pacific Ocean > South Pacific Ocean > Polynesia > American Samoa > Tutuila place GCMD Location Keywords PacIOOS > Pacific Islands Ocean Observing System project GCMD Project Keywords PacIOOS > Pacific Islands Ocean Observing System dataCenter GCMD Data Center Keywords air_temperature sea_surface_wave_significant_height sea_surface_wave_from_direction sea_surface_wave_mean_period_from_variance_spectral_density_second_frequency_moment sea_surface_wave_period_at_variance_spectral_density_maximum sea_water_speed sea_water_temperature sea_water_to_direction latitude longitude time theme CF Standard Name Table v39 The data may be used and redistributed for free but is not intended for legal use, since it may contain inaccuracies. Neither the data Contributor, University of Hawaii, PacIOOS, NOAA, State of Hawaii nor the United States Government, nor any of their employees or contractors, makes any warranty, express or implied, including warranties of merchantability and fitness for a particular purpose, or assumes any legal liability for the accuracy, completeness, or usefulness, of this information. Pacific Islands Ocean Observing System (PacIOOS) largerWorkCitation project eng oceans 1 -170.8749 -170.8749 -14.2965 -14.2965 2024-06-15T01:00:00Z now 0.0 0.0 Coastal Data Information Program (CDIP) www@cdip.ucsd.edu http://cdip.ucsd.edu http web browser URL for the data publisher This URL provides contact information for the publisher of this dataset information publisher HTML http://pacioos.org/voyager/index.html?b=-14.478875%2C-171.111714%2C-14.037654%2C-170.282933&o=wave:1::c52d1p0273p1 http PacIOOS Voyager (Google Maps API) This URL provides a viewer for this dataset. download http://pacioos.org/waves/buoy-king-poloa/ http PacIOOS Wave Buoys: King-Poloa, Tutuila, American Samoa This URL provides a viewer for this dataset. download https://pae-paha.pacioos.hawaii.edu/erddap/search/index.html?searchFor=cdip http ERDDAP This URL provides data access for this dataset. download https://cdip.ucsd.edu/themes/?d2=p70:s:273 http CDIP Buoy 273 This URL provides data access for this dataset. download http://www.ndbc.noaa.gov/station_page.php/?station=51214 http NOAA/NDBC Station 51214 This URL provides data access for this dataset. download dataset 2024-06-15T01:00:00Z PacIOOS asset deployed.