Beacon Wind Met Buoy 2 (NE Corner) - Historical Data

This dataset contains observations to support the development of the Beacon Wind Offshore Wind Project and to further understanding of metocean conditions off the coast of Massachusetts. The Beacon Wind Site Assessment Plan approved by the Bureau of Ocean Energy Management can be found at <a href="https://www.boem.gov/renewable-energy/state-activities/beacon-wind"> Beacon Wind | Bureau of Ocean Energy Management (boem.gov)</a> Data is collected from one Floating LiDAR Buoy, two Wave/Met Buoys, and two Current Meter Moorings. The dataset includes measurements of sea temperature, current speed, current direction, waves, air temperature, atmospheric pressure, relative humidity, wind speed, and wind direction.

Data and Resources

Metadata Date

2024-09-14

Metadata Tags

GCMD Keywords

CF Standard Names

Online Access

OPeNDAP (DAP Client Access)

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ERDDAP (DAP Client Access)

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Distribution Formats
  • OPeNDAP (Version: DAP/2.0 )
Distributor RPS Group
Point of Contact RPS Group
metoceaninfo@rpsgroup.com
Background Information (Background information from the source)
Originator RPS Group
metoceaninfo@rpsgroup.com
Background Information (Background information from the source)
Dataset Point of Contact TBD
MARACOOS
401-789-6224
devops@rpsgroup.com
General Documentation
Associated Documentation 209684
Date(s) creation: 2023-01-26
issued: 2023-01-26
creation: 2023-01-26
issued: 2023-01-26
creation: 2023-01-26
issued: 2023-01-26
creation: 2023-01-26
issued: 2023-01-26
Use Limitations 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, ERD, NOAA, 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.
Time Period 2021-11-07T15:30:00Z to 2022-06-10T15:20:00Z
Spatial Bounding Box Coordinates N: 40.95157° S: 40.95157° E: -70.37577° W: -70.37577°
Theme keywords Uncategorized
  • air
  • airtemp
  • airtempqual
  • atmosphere
  • atmospheric
  • beacon
  • boem
  • bpqual
  • buoy
  • bureau
  • data
  • density
  • direction
  • earth
  • energy
  • flag
  • hsqual
  • humidity
  • identifier
  • level
  • management
  • maximum
  • measurements
  • met
  • meteorology
  • name
  • observation
  • ocean
  • oceans
  • period
  • platform
  • pressure
  • quality
  • relative
  • rhqual
  • science
  • sea
  • seawater
  • sensor
  • significant
  • spectral
  • speed
  • speed/direction
  • static
  • statistics
  • surface
  • surface waves
  • temperature
  • thetam
  • thetamqual
  • thetap
  • thetapqual
  • tpqual
  • vapor
  • variance
  • water
  • wave
  • waves
  • wind
  • winddirn1
  • winddirn1qual
  • winds
  • windspd1
  • windspd1qual

GCMD Science Keywords
  • Earth Science > Oceans > Ocean Waves > Wave Speed/Direction
  • Earth Science > Oceans > Ocean Waves > Significant Wave Height
  • Earth Science > Atmosphere > Atmospheric Winds > Surface Winds
  • Earth Science > Atmosphere > Atmospheric Water Vapor > Humidity
  • Earth Science > Atmosphere > Atmospheric Temperature > Surface Air Temperature
  • Earth Science > Atmosphere > Atmospheric Temperature > Air Temperature
  • Earth Science > Atmosphere > Atmospheric Pressure > Static Pressure
  • Earth Science > Atmosphere > Atmospheric Pressure > Sea Level Pressure
  • Earth Science > Atmosphere > Atmospheric Pressure > Atmospheric Pressure Measurements
  • 'Atmosphere > Atmospheric Temperature > Surface Air Temperature''Atmosphere > Atmospheric Water Vapor > Humidity''Atmosphere > Atmospheric Pressure > Atmospheric Pressure Measurements'
  • 'Atmosphere > Atmospheric Temperature > Air Temperature'
  • 'Atmosphere > Atmospheric Pressure > Static Pressure''Atmosphere > Atmospheric Winds > Surface Winds''Oceans > Ocean Waves > Significant Wave Height''Atmosphere > Atmospheric Winds > Surface Winds''Oceans > Ocean Waves > Wave Speed/Direction'
  • 'Atmosphere > Atmospheric Pressure > Sea Level Pressure'

CF Standard Name Table v72
  • time
  • platform_name
  • latitude
  • longitude
  • depth
  • sea_surface_wave_significant_height
  • quality_flag
  • sea_surface_wave_significant_period
  • quality_flag
  • sea_surface_wave_from_direction
  • quality_flag
  • sea_surface_wave_from_direction_at_variance_spectral_density_maximum
  • quality_flag
  • wind_speed
  • quality_flag
  • wind_from_direction
  • quality_flag
  • air_temperature
  • quality_flag
  • relative_humidity
  • quality_flag
  • air_pressure
  • quality_flag
Project keywords Uncategorized
  • 209684
Use Constraints 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, ERD, NOAA, 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.
Lineage Statement Created by the RPS harvester from data at 20230119 17:32
Platforms
platform moored_buoy
platform_name Beacon Met Buoy 2 (NE Corner)
platform_vocabulary https://mmisw.org/ont/ioos/platform
Ingestion Attributes
Instrument Attributes
Attribution Information
creator_country USA
creator_sector industry
creator_url https://www.rpsgroup.com/mst
publisher_address PO BOX 4610
publisher_city Newark
publisher_country USA
publisher_phone (401) 789-6224
publisher_state DE
publisher_postalcode 19715
infoUrl https://www.beaconwind.com/
CF related
standard_name_vocabulary CF Standard Name Table v72