Nearshore buoy deployed from May through October along the southern shore of Lake Ontario. The buoy consists of a yellow six foot diameter, dense foam float with a mast that extends approximately nine feet (~3 m) above the water surface. Temperature chains hang from the buoy extending from the surface to the lake bottom with temperature probes spaced at one meter (~3 ft) intervals. The buoy includes meteorological instruments to measure air temperature, relative humidity, wind speed and direction, barometric pressure, and solar radiation. The buoy is owned by the State University of New York College of Environmental Science and Forestry(SUNY ESF) and operated under the Great Lakes Research Consortium (GLRC) by the Upstate Freshwater Institute (UFI).

cdm_data_type = TimeSeries
VARIABLES:
time (seconds since 1970-01-01T00:00:00Z)
longitude (degrees_east)
latitude (degrees_north)
air_pressure (Pa)
air_pressure_gross_range_test
air_pressure_spike_test
air_pressure_rate_of_change_test
air_pressure_flat_line_test
air_pressure_aggregate
air_pressure_at_mean_sea_level (Pa)
air_temperature (K)
air_temperature_gross_range_test (gross_range_test_quality_flag)
air_temperature_spike_test (spike_test_quality_flag)
air_temperature_rate_of_change_test (rate_of_change_test_quality_flag)
air_temperature_flat_line_test (flat_line_test_quality_flag)
air_temperature_aggregate (aggregate_quality_flag)
battery_voltage (V)
eastward_sea_water_velocity_1 (eastward_sea_water_velocity, m s-1)
eastward_sea_water_velocity_1_fixed_depth (depth, m)
eastward_sea_water_velocity_2 (eastward_sea_water_velocity, m s-1)
... (298 more variables)


This station operates sensors deployed on the bottom in a cabled observatory. It operates year round and measures water quality data, as well as waves and water currents.

cdm_data_type = TimeSeries
VARIABLES:
time (seconds since 1970-01-01T00:00:00Z)
longitude (degrees_east)
latitude (degrees_north)
chlorophyll_fluorescence_007_0 (chlorophyll_fluorescence, RFU)
chlorophyll_fluorescence_007_0_aggregate_test (aggregate_quality_flag)
chlorophyll_fluorescence_007_0_flat_line_test (flat_line_test_quality_flag)
chlorophyll_fluorescence_007_0_gross_range_test (gross_range_test_quality_flag)
chlorophyll_fluorescence_007_0_rate_of_change_test (rate_of_change_test_quality_flag)
chlorophyll_fluorescence_007_0_spike_test (spike_test_quality_flag)
depth_bottom_007_0 (Depth, m)
depth_bottom_007_0_aggregate_test (aggregate_quality_flag)
depth_bottom_007_0_flat_line_test (flat_line_test_quality_flag)
depth_bottom_007_0_gross_range_test (gross_range_test_quality_flag)
depth_bottom_007_0_rate_of_change_test (rate_of_change_test_quality_flag)
depth_bottom_007_0_spike_test (spike_test_quality_flag)
eastward_sea_water_velocity_002_0 (Eastward current at depth, m/s)
eastward_sea_water_velocity_002_0_aggregate_test
eastward_sea_water_velocity_002_0_flat_line_test
eastward_sea_water_velocity_002_0_gross_range_test
eastward_sea_water_velocity_002_0_rate_of_change_test
eastward_sea_water_velocity_002_0_spike_test
eastward_sea_water_velocity_003_0 (Eastward current at depth, m/s)
eastward_sea_water_velocity_003_0_aggregate_test
eastward_sea_water_velocity_003_0_flat_line_test
eastward_sea_water_velocity_003_0_gross_range_test
eastward_sea_water_velocity_003_0_rate_of_change_test
... (116 more variables)


Nearshore buoy deployed from May through October, as well as over winter along the southern shore of Lake Ontario. The buoy consists of a yellow six foot diameter, dense foam float with a mast that extends approximately nine feet (~3 m) above the water surface. Temperature chains hang from the buoy extending from the surface to the lake bottom with temperature probes spaced at one meter (~3 ft) intervals. The buoy includes meteorological instruments to measure air temperature, relative humidity, wind speed and direction, barometric pressure, and solar radiation. A water quality datasonde is deployed near the surface from the Oswego buoy. The data sonde measures water temperature, specific conductivity, turbidity and chlorophyll-a. The overwinter monitoring system consists of instrumentation (T-String, wave and water current meter) and data logger deployed on the bottom of Lake Ontario, approximately 1.75 miles off the shore of Oswego, NY in 22 m of water.  At the lake's surface, a cellular modem antenna is installed on a modified winter buoy (winter stick) to provide telemetry to shore. The buoy is owned by the State University of New York College of Environmental Science and Forestry(SUNY ESF) and operated under the Great Lakes Research Consortium (GLRC) by the Upstate Freshwater Institute (UFI).

cdm_data_type = TimeSeries
VARIABLES:
time (seconds since 1970-01-01T00:00:00Z)
longitude (degrees_east)
latitude (degrees_north)
air_pressure (Pa)
air_pressure_gross_range_test
air_pressure_spike_test
air_pressure_rate_of_change_test
air_pressure_flat_line_test
air_pressure_aggregate
air_pressure_at_mean_sea_level (Pa)
air_temperature (K)
air_temperature_gross_range_test (gross_range_test_quality_flag)
air_temperature_spike_test (spike_test_quality_flag)
air_temperature_rate_of_change_test (rate_of_change_test_quality_flag)
... (324 more variables)


UWRAEON2-23 is a moored buoy located in Lake Erie that was first deployed in 2023. It measures meterological, wave, and water current information. A webcam was added in 2025.

cdm_data_type = TimeSeries
VARIABLES:
time (seconds since 1970-01-01T00:00:00Z)
longitude (degrees_east)
latitude (degrees_north)
air_pressure_at_mean_sea_level_000_0 (Air pressure at mean sea level, Pa)
air_pressure_at_mean_sea_level_000_0_aggregate_test (aggregate_quality_flag)
air_pressure_at_mean_sea_level_000_0_flat_line_test (flat_line_test_quality_flag)
air_pressure_at_mean_sea_level_000_0_gross_range_test (gross_range_test_quality_flag)
air_pressure_at_mean_sea_level_000_0_rate_of_change_test (rate_of_change_test_quality_flag)
air_pressure_at_mean_sea_level_000_0_spike_test (spike_test_quality_flag)
air_temperature_000_0 (Air temperature, K)
air_temperature_000_0_aggregate_test (aggregate_quality_flag)
air_temperature_000_0_flat_line_test (flat_line_test_quality_flag)
air_temperature_000_0_gross_range_test (gross_range_test_quality_flag)
air_temperature_000_0_rate_of_change_test (rate_of_change_test_quality_flag)
air_temperature_000_0_spike_test (spike_test_quality_flag)
concentration_of_colored_dissolved_organic_matter_in_sea_water_expressed_as_equivalent_mass_fraction_of_quinine_sulfate_dihydrate_002_4 (Chromophoric dissolved organic matter (cdom), QSU)
concentration_of_colored_dissolved_organic_matter_in_sea_water_expressed_as_equivalent_mass_fraction_of_quinine_sulfate_dihydrate_002_4_aggregate_test
concentration_of_colored_dissolved_organic_matter_in_sea_water_expressed_as_equivalent_mass_fraction_of_quinine_sulfate_dihydrate_002_4_flat_line_test
concentration_of_colored_dissolved_organic_matter_in_sea_water_expressed_as_equivalent_mass_fraction_of_quinine_sulfate_dihydrate_002_4_gross_range_test
concentration_of_colored_dissolved_organic_matter_in_sea_water_expressed_as_equivalent_mass_fraction_of_quinine_sulfate_dihydrate_002_4_rate_of_change_test
concentration_of_colored_dissolved_organic_matter_in_sea_water_expressed_as_equivalent_mass_fraction_of_quinine_sulfate_dihydrate_002_4_spike_test
eastward_sea_water_velocity_001_0 (Eastward current at depth, m/s)
eastward_sea_water_velocity_001_0_aggregate_test (aggregate_quality_flag)
eastward_sea_water_velocity_001_0_flat_line_test (flat_line_test_quality_flag)
eastward_sea_water_velocity_001_0_gross_range_test (gross_range_test_quality_flag)
eastward_sea_water_velocity_001_0_rate_of_change_test (rate_of_change_test_quality_flag)
... (314 more variables)


UWSS-RAEON2-21: Real-Time Aquatic Ecosystem Observation Network station

University of Windsor's Real-Time Aquatic Ecosystem Observation Network (RAEON) project provides the infrastructure, staff and data management that Canadian researchers need to carry out cutting-edge, integrated and transformative research on the Great Lakes. This buoy is deployed west of Point Pelee and collects climate, currents, waves, water properties and water quality information.

cdm_data_type = TimeSeries
VARIABLES:
time (seconds since 1970-01-01T00:00:00Z)
longitude (degrees_east)
latitude (degrees_north)
air_pressure_000_0 (Air pressure, Pa)
air_pressure_000_0_aggregate_test
air_pressure_000_0_flat_line_test
air_pressure_000_0_gross_range_test
air_pressure_000_0_rate_of_change_test
air_pressure_000_0_spike_test
air_pressure_at_mean_sea_level_000_0 (Air pressure at mean sea level, Pa)
air_pressure_at_mean_sea_level_000_0_aggregate_test (aggregate_quality_flag)
air_pressure_at_mean_sea_level_000_0_flat_line_test (flat_line_test_quality_flag)
air_pressure_at_mean_sea_level_000_0_gross_range_test (gross_range_test_quality_flag)
air_pressure_at_mean_sea_level_000_0_rate_of_change_test (rate_of_change_test_quality_flag)
air_pressure_at_mean_sea_level_000_0_spike_test (spike_test_quality_flag)
air_temperature_000_0 (Air temperature, K)
air_temperature_000_0_aggregate_test (aggregate_quality_flag)
air_temperature_000_0_flat_line_test (flat_line_test_quality_flag)
air_temperature_000_0_gross_range_test (gross_range_test_quality_flag)
air_temperature_000_0_rate_of_change_test (rate_of_change_test_quality_flag)
air_temperature_000_0_spike_test (spike_test_quality_flag)
battery_voltage_000_0 (battery_voltage, V)
battery_voltage_000_0_aggregate_test (aggregate_quality_flag)
... (503 more variables)


UWSS-RAEON3-21: Real-Time Aquatic Ecosystem Observation Network station

University of Windsor's Real-Time Aquatic Ecosystem Observation Network (RAEON) project provides the infrastructure, staff and data management that Canadian researchers need to carry out cutting-edge, integrated and transformative research on the Great Lakes. This buoy is deployed west of Point Pelee and collects climate, currents, waves, water properties and water quality information.

cdm_data_type = TimeSeries
VARIABLES:
time (seconds since 1970-01-01T00:00:00Z)
longitude (degrees_east)
latitude (degrees_north)
air_pressure_000_0 (Air pressure, Pa)
air_pressure_000_0_aggregate_test (aggregate_quality_flag)
air_pressure_000_0_flat_line_test (flat_line_test_quality_flag)
air_pressure_000_0_gross_range_test (gross_range_test_quality_flag)
air_pressure_000_0_rate_of_change_test (rate_of_change_test_quality_flag)
air_pressure_000_0_spike_test (spike_test_quality_flag)
air_pressure_at_mean_sea_level_000_0 (Air pressure at mean sea level, Pa)
air_pressure_at_mean_sea_level_000_0_aggregate_test (aggregate_quality_flag)
air_pressure_at_mean_sea_level_000_0_flat_line_test (flat_line_test_quality_flag)
air_pressure_at_mean_sea_level_000_0_gross_range_test (gross_range_test_quality_flag)
air_pressure_at_mean_sea_level_000_0_rate_of_change_test (rate_of_change_test_quality_flag)
air_pressure_at_mean_sea_level_000_0_spike_test (spike_test_quality_flag)
air_temperature_000_0 (Air temperature, K)
air_temperature_000_0_aggregate_test (aggregate_quality_flag)
air_temperature_000_0_flat_line_test (flat_line_test_quality_flag)
air_temperature_000_0_gross_range_test (gross_range_test_quality_flag)
air_temperature_000_0_rate_of_change_test (rate_of_change_test_quality_flag)
air_temperature_000_0_spike_test (spike_test_quality_flag)
battery_voltage_000_0 (battery_voltage, V)
battery_voltage_000_0_aggregate_test (aggregate_quality_flag)
... (503 more variables)