Euclid, Ohio, USA

Summary:
Station 45197 is a seasonal moored buoy deployed in Lake Erie offshore of the Cleveland/Euclid, Ohio, USA, border. Known as Cleveland Water’s Nottingham buoy, it was established in June 2021 by Cleveland Water in partnership with Cleveland Water Alliance and LimnoTech. Its purpose is to monitor water quality as well as meteorological and physical water parameters useful for providing water treatment.

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)
chlorophyll_fluorescence (RFU)
dew_point_temperature (K)
dew_point_temperature_gross_range_test (gross_range_test_quality_flag)
dew_point_temperature_spike_test (spike_test_quality_flag)
dew_point_temperature_rate_of_change_test (rate_of_change_test_quality_flag)
dew_point_temperature_flat_line_test (flat_line_test_quality_flag)
... (125 more variables)


Ludington Buoy : meteorological station

Summary:
GLOS in-situ buoy in Lake Michigan near Ludington operated by the University of Michigan CIGLR.

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)
dew_point_temperature (K)
dew_point_temperature_gross_range_test (gross_range_test_quality_flag)
dew_point_temperature_spike_test (spike_test_quality_flag)
dew_point_temperature_rate_of_change_test (rate_of_change_test_quality_flag)
dew_point_temperature_flat_line_test (flat_line_test_quality_flag)
dew_point_temperature_aggregate (aggregate_quality_flag)
relative_humidity (1)
relative_humidity_gross_range_test (gross_range_test_quality_flag)
relative_humidity_spike_test (spike_test_quality_flag)
relative_humidity_rate_of_change_test (rate_of_change_test_quality_flag)
... (130 more variables)


Muskegon Lake Buoy

Summary:
GVSU1 is a buoy system annually deployed in Muskegon Lake, typically from April to November. The buoy is owned and operated by Grand Valley State University since 2011. Its purpose is to track long term water quality changes in one of the EPA's Great Lakes Areas of Concern.

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)
chlorophyll_fluorescence_2 (chlorophyll_fluorescence, RFU)
chlorophyll_fluorescence_2_fixed_depth (depth, m)
dew_point_temperature (K)
dew_point_temperature_gross_range_test (gross_range_test_quality_flag)
dew_point_temperature_spike_test (spike_test_quality_flag)
dew_point_temperature_rate_of_change_test (rate_of_change_test_quality_flag)
dew_point_temperature_flat_line_test (flat_line_test_quality_flag)
dew_point_temperature_aggregate (aggregate_quality_flag)
downwelling_photosynthetic_photon_flux_in_sea_water (mol m-2 s-1)
... (135 more variables)


Ontonagon, MI Metocean 45216

Summary:
The Ontonagon buoy is designed to monitor physical and water quality parameters, as well as atmospheric conditions. It is owned and operated by Michigan Tech University's Great Lakes Research Center. This station was established in 2024 with support from the Bipartisan Infrastructure Law.

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 (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)
chlorophyll_fluorescence (RFU)
chlorophyll_fluorescence_fixed_depth (depth, m)
fluorescent_dissolved_organic_matter (RFU)
fluorescent_dissolved_organic_matter_fixed_depth (depth, m)
fractional_saturation_of_oxygen_in_sea_water (1)
fractional_saturation_of_oxygen_in_sea_water_fixed_depth (depth, m)
mass_concentration_of_blue_green_algae_in_sea_water_rfu (phycocyanin_fluorescence, RFU)
mass_concentration_of_blue_green_algae_in_sea_water_rfu_fixed_depth (depth, m)
mass_concentration_of_chlorophyll_in_sea_water (kg m-3)
mass_concentration_of_chlorophyll_in_sea_water_fixed_depth (depth, m)
mass_concentration_of_oxygen_in_sea_water (kg m-3)
mass_concentration_of_oxygen_in_sea_water_fixed_depth (depth, m)
partial_pressure_of_carbon_dioxide_in_sea_water (Pa)
partial_pressure_of_carbon_dioxide_in_sea_water_fixed_depth (depth, m)
... (140 more variables)


Dunkirk Buoy BSC1

Summary:
The information collected from this buoy, BSC1, can be used for climate modeling, lake current and energy budget modeling, as well as being useful for the study of nutrient dynamics and fisheries. The system is also useful for commercial and recreational navigation by providing real time information regarding wind and wave conditions. We would like to acknowledge the GLOS network for financial and technical support, we would also like to acknowledge the New York State Department of Environmental Conservation Lake Erie Fisheries Research Unit for assistance with anchor system deployment and retrieval.

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)
fractional_saturation_of_oxygen_in_sea_water (1)
fractional_saturation_of_oxygen_in_sea_water_fixed_depth (depth, m)
mass_concentration_of_oxygen_in_sea_water (kg m-3)
mass_concentration_of_oxygen_in_sea_water_fixed_depth (depth, m)
relative_humidity (1)
... (144 more variables)

State University of New York Buffalo State College


Michigan City Buoy: meterorological station

Summary:
This buoy is located three miles offshore of Michigan City, Indiana. The buoy, jointly owned and operated by Illinois-Indiana Sea Grant and the Purdue University Department of Civil Engineering, will advance the understanding of near-shore waters, alert the public to hazardous conditions, protect water quality and improve weather forecasts. From about April 1 to Nov. 1 each year, the TIDAS 900 buoy will relay real-time information on wind speed, air and water temperature, wave height and direction, and other environmental characteristics.

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)
dew_point_temperature (K)
dew_point_temperature_gross_range_test (gross_range_test_quality_flag)
dew_point_temperature_spike_test (spike_test_quality_flag)
dew_point_temperature_rate_of_change_test (rate_of_change_test_quality_flag)
dew_point_temperature_flat_line_test (flat_line_test_quality_flag)
... (159 more variables)

Illinois-Indiana Sea Grant and Purdue University


Vermont EPSCoR Meteorological station - Lake Champlain

Summary:
Data supplied is from a meteorological buoy deployed in the Inland Sea of Lake Champlain. It consists of standard meteorological observations (wind speed, wind direction, air temperature, humidity, incoming solar radiation, air pressure) as well as water temperatures at various depths within the water column, an Acoustic Doppler Current Profiler and 4 above-water cameras set up 90° apart from each other. This meteorological station is used as a data resource for the 5-yr National Science Foundation funded Basin Response to Extreme Events (BREE) program at the University of Vermont.

cdm_data_type = TimeSeries
VARIABLES:
time (seconds since 1970-01-01T00:00:00Z)
longitude (degrees_east)
latitude (degrees_north)
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)
dew_point_temperature (K)
dew_point_temperature_gross_range_test (gross_range_test_quality_flag)
dew_point_temperature_spike_test (spike_test_quality_flag)
dew_point_temperature_rate_of_change_test (rate_of_change_test_quality_flag)
dew_point_temperature_flat_line_test (flat_line_test_quality_flag)
dew_point_temperature_aggregate (aggregate_quality_flag)
eastward_sea_water_velocity_00 (eastward_sea_water_velocity, m s-1)
eastward_sea_water_velocity_05 (eastward_sea_water_velocity, m s-1)
eastward_sea_water_velocity_10 (eastward_sea_water_velocity, m s-1)
eastward_sea_water_velocity_15 (eastward_sea_water_velocity, m s-1)
eastward_sea_water_velocity_20 (eastward_sea_water_velocity, m s-1)
... (166 more variables)


Cleveland Intake Crib Buoy

Summary:
Station 45176 is a seasonal moored buoy deployed in Lake Erie about 4 miles offshore of Cleveland, Ohio, in 50 feet of water. Known as Cleveland Water’s Crib buoy, it was originally deployed in 2010 through a USEPA Great Lakes Restorative Initiative grant administered by Great Lakes Observing System. The buoy is now maintained by Cleveland Water in partnership with Cleveland Water Alliance and LimnoTech. The buoy’s purpose is to monitor water quality as well as meteorological and physical water parameters useful for providing water treatment.

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)
chlorophyll_fluorescence (RFU)
chlorophyll_fluorescence_bottom (chlorophyll_fluorescence, RFU)
chlorophyll_fluorescence_bottom_fixed_depth (depth, m)
dew_point_temperature (K)
dew_point_temperature_gross_range_test (gross_range_test_quality_flag)
... (170 more variables)


Port Sheldon Buoy(45029): meteorological and water station

Summary:
The Port Sheldon buoy(45029) is located in Lake Michigan between Grand Haven and Holland. This buoy is owned and maintained by LimnoTech and is funded by contributions from local organizations, businesses and individuals. The buoy measures meteorological and water surface conditions like wind speed and direction, air and water temperature, relative humidity, wave direction, height and perio . The data is logged internally as well as transmitted in ten minute intervals to the internet via cellular modem.

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)
dew_point_temperature (K)
dew_point_temperature_gross_range_test (gross_range_test_quality_flag)
dew_point_temperature_spike_test (spike_test_quality_flag)
dew_point_temperature_rate_of_change_test (rate_of_change_test_quality_flag)
dew_point_temperature_flat_line_test (flat_line_test_quality_flag)
... (179 more variables)


South Entry Buoy, South Keweenaw Peninsula: meteorological station

Summary:
45025 is an in-situ buoy deployed in Lake Superior near the South entrance to the Keweenaw Peninsula. It is operated by Michigan Tech - Great Lakes Research Center and has been seasonally deployed since ~2011. The buoy was completely refurbished in 2024, including a new buoy platform and sensors, with partial support from the Bipartisan Infrastructure Law.

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)
dew_point_temperature (K)
dew_point_temperature_gross_range_test (gross_range_test_quality_flag)
dew_point_temperature_spike_test (spike_test_quality_flag)
dew_point_temperature_rate_of_change_test (rate_of_change_test_quality_flag)
dew_point_temperature_flat_line_test (flat_line_test_quality_flag)
dew_point_temperature_aggregate (aggregate_quality_flag)
relative_humidity (1)
... (180 more variables)


Shipwreck Sentinel Monitoring Buoy 45218

Summary:
Buoy 45218 is a met-ocean buoy deployed in the Wisconsin Shipwreck Coast  National Marine Sanctuary in partnership between the Sanctuary and University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee's School of Freshwater Sciences. The buoy is designed to monitor physical and water quality parameters  as well as atmospheric conditions. It is deployed in ~37 meters of water. The buoy's acquisition was supported by the Fund for Lake Michigan

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 (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)
cellular_signal_quality (1)
chlorophyll_fluorescence (RFU)
eastward_sea_water_velocity_1 (eastward_sea_water_velocity, m s-1)
eastward_sea_water_velocity_2 (eastward_sea_water_velocity, m s-1)
eastward_sea_water_velocity_3 (eastward_sea_water_velocity, m s-1)
eastward_sea_water_velocity_4 (eastward_sea_water_velocity, m s-1)
eastward_sea_water_velocity_5 (eastward_sea_water_velocity, m s-1)
eastward_sea_water_velocity_6 (eastward_sea_water_velocity, m s-1)
eastward_sea_water_velocity_7 (eastward_sea_water_velocity, m s-1)
eastward_sea_water_velocity_8 (eastward_sea_water_velocity, m s-1)
eastward_sea_water_velocity_9 (eastward_sea_water_velocity, m s-1)
eastward_sea_water_velocity_10 (eastward_sea_water_velocity, m s-1)
... (189 more variables)

NOAA Office of National Marine Sanctuaries


Green Bay buoy (GB17) : meteorological and water quality data

Summary:
The Green Bay buoy (GB17) is located approximately 40 km northeast of the mouth of the Fox River in southern Green Bay. The CB-1500 coastal data buoy is secured by a two-point mooring system over a mud substrate in 13 meters of water. The buoy is equipped with a solar-powered weather station and surface and near-bottom water quality sensors that collect data every 30 min, as well as a cellular modem for real-time data communication. This dataset contains water quality data from a couple of surface sondes, EXO and C3, the latter of which has its parameters isolated in the 0 ft (or m) depth section on the Seagull dive deeper page.

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)
chlorophyll_fluorescence_exo (chlorophyll_fluorescence, RFU)
depth_bottom (depth, m)
eastward_sea_water_velocity_0 (eastward_sea_water_velocity, m s-1)
eastward_sea_water_velocity_1 (eastward_sea_water_velocity, m s-1)
... (205 more variables)


Sodus Point Nearshore Monitoring Buoy

Summary:
A 2.0 m diameter disc buoy (YSI EMM 2.0) is deployed in Lake Ontario near Sodus Point, NY at the 7 m isopleth during the summer months June -- September. The buoy is outfitted with a meterological station that measures air temperature, relative humidity, wind speed and direction, and solar radiation. A temperature string with sensors at one meter intervals measure water temperature from the surface to 6 m. A YSI 6600 data sonde with temperature, specific conductivity, and turbidity is positioned ~1 m below the surface. A YSI 6600 data sonde with temperature, specific conductivity, and turbidity sensors is positioned ~1 m below the surface. An ADCP is deployed on the bottom ~30 m horizontal distance from the surface buoy. The ADCP (Nortek AWAC) measures water velocity and wave height and direction. These data are retrieved by a shore station every 15 to 30 minutes.

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
air_pressure_at_mean_sea_level_000_0_flat_line_test
air_pressure_at_mean_sea_level_000_0_gross_range_test
air_pressure_at_mean_sea_level_000_0_rate_of_change_test
air_pressure_at_mean_sea_level_000_0_spike_test
air_temperature_000_0 (Air temperature, K)
air_temperature_000_0_aggregate_test
air_temperature_000_0_flat_line_test
air_temperature_000_0_gross_range_test
... (165 more variables)


Cook Nuclear Plant Buoy(45026): meteorological and water station

Summary:
The Cook Nuclear Plant buoy(45026) was designed by the University of Michigan's Ocean Engineering Laboratory (OEL) and deployed in 2011 through a partnership with LimnoTech Inc. This buoy measures wind speed and direction, air and water temperature, relative humidity, wave direction, height and period. The data is logged internally as well as transmitted in ten minute intervals to the internet via cellular modem.

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)
dew_point_temperature (K)
dew_point_temperature_gross_range_test (gross_range_test_quality_flag)
dew_point_temperature_spike_test (spike_test_quality_flag)
dew_point_temperature_rate_of_change_test (rate_of_change_test_quality_flag)
dew_point_temperature_flat_line_test (flat_line_test_quality_flag)
dew_point_temperature_aggregate (aggregate_quality_flag)
... (227 more variables)


Atwater 20-meter buoy (ATW20) : meteorological and water quality data

Summary:
The Atwater 20-meter buoy (ATW20) is located approximately 2 km offshore of Milwaukee’s Atwater Beach in Lake Michigan. A two-point mooring system secures the buoy over sand and rock substrate in 20 m of water. The buoy is equipped with a solar-powered weather station and water quality sensors that collect data every 30 min, as well as a vertical string of temperature sensors, a downward-looking current profiler, and a cellular modem for real-time data communication.

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)
cellular_signal_quality (1)
chlorophyll_fluorescence (RFU)
eastward_sea_water_velocity_0 (eastward_sea_water_velocity, m s-1)
eastward_sea_water_velocity_1 (eastward_sea_water_velocity, m s-1)
eastward_sea_water_velocity_2 (eastward_sea_water_velocity, m s-1)
eastward_sea_water_velocity_3 (eastward_sea_water_velocity, m s-1)
... (225 more variables)


Mackinac Straits West Buoy : meteorological station

Summary:
The buoy at the Mackinac Straits West buoy station (NDBC Station 45175) is a Total Integrated Data Acquisition Systems (TIDAS) model S2 Yachts-900 marine research station equipped with an Acoustic Doppler Current Profiler. The buoy is removed each year during the winter months. As currently configured, the station collects wind direction, wind speed and gust speed, air and water surface temperatures, relative humidity, dew point, barometric pressure, solar radiation, significant wave height, dominant period of waves, wave direction, buoy battery voltage, and the depth and eastward and northward water velocities for each of 28 vertical bins of the water column.

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)
dew_point_temperature (K)
dew_point_temperature_gross_range_test (gross_range_test_quality_flag)
dew_point_temperature_spike_test (spike_test_quality_flag)
dew_point_temperature_rate_of_change_test (rate_of_change_test_quality_flag)
... (260 more variables)


Salmon Unlimited, WI Buoy

Summary:
45199 is a moored buoy located off of Racine, WI in Lake Michigan in ~40 m of water. The buoy is equipped to measure waves, currents, and temperature, as well as meteorological parameters. The buoy is owned and operated by Salmon Unlimited of Wisconsin and is maintained in partnership with University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee.

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 (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)
cellular_signal_quality (1)
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)
eastward_sea_water_velocity_2_fixed_depth (depth, m)
eastward_sea_water_velocity_3 (eastward_sea_water_velocity, m s-1)
eastward_sea_water_velocity_3_fixed_depth (depth, m)
eastward_sea_water_velocity_4 (eastward_sea_water_velocity, m s-1)
eastward_sea_water_velocity_4_fixed_depth (depth, m)
eastward_sea_water_velocity_5 (eastward_sea_water_velocity, m s-1)
eastward_sea_water_velocity_5_fixed_depth (depth, m)
eastward_sea_water_velocity_6 (eastward_sea_water_velocity, m s-1)
eastward_sea_water_velocity_6_fixed_depth (depth, m)
... (267 more variables)


Oak Orchard Nearshore Monitoring Buoy

Summary:
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)


North Entry Buoy, North Keweenaw Peninsula : meteorological station

Summary:
45023 is an in-situ buoy deployed in Lake Superior near the North entrance to the Keweenaw Peninsula. It is operated by Michigan Tech - Great Lakes Research Center and has been seasonally deployed since ~2011. The buoy was completely refurbished in 2024, including a new buoy platform and sensors, with partial support from the Bipartisan Infrastructure Law.

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)
dew_point_temperature (K)
dew_point_temperature_gross_range_test (gross_range_test_quality_flag)
dew_point_temperature_spike_test (spike_test_quality_flag)
dew_point_temperature_rate_of_change_test (rate_of_change_test_quality_flag)
dew_point_temperature_flat_line_test (flat_line_test_quality_flag)
dew_point_temperature_aggregate (aggregate_quality_flag)
eastward_sea_water_velocity_0 (eastward_sea_water_velocity, m s-1)
... (296 more variables)


Oswego

Summary:
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_pressure_at_mean_sea_level_fixed_depth (depth, m)
air_temperature (K)
air_temperature_gross_range_test (gross_range_test_quality_flag)
air_temperature_spike_test (spike_test_quality_flag)
... (325 more variables)


Summary:
The Atwater 20-meter buoy (ATW20) is located approximately 2 km offshore of Milwaukee’s Atwater Beach in Lake Michigan. A two-point mooring system secures the buoy over sand and rock substrate in 20 m of water. The buoy is equipped with a solar-powered weather station and water quality sensors that collect data every 30 min, as well as a vertical string of temperature sensors, a downward-looking current profiler, and a cellular modem for real-time data communication.

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
air_pressure_at_mean_sea_level_000_0_flat_line_test
air_pressure_at_mean_sea_level_000_0_gross_range_test
air_pressure_at_mean_sea_level_000_0_rate_of_change_test
air_pressure_at_mean_sea_level_000_0_spike_test
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
... (467 more variables)


Oswego

Summary:
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_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_1 (Air pressure at mean sea level, Pa)
air_pressure_at_mean_sea_level_000_1_aggregate_test
air_pressure_at_mean_sea_level_000_1_flat_line_test
air_pressure_at_mean_sea_level_000_1_gross_range_test
air_pressure_at_mean_sea_level_000_1_rate_of_change_test
... (734 more variables)