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Real-time and Historical Marine Meteorological and Oceanographic Data from NOAA's National Data Buoy Center (NDBC)
Entry ID: NOAA_NDBC_WWW

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Summary
Abstract: NOAA's National Data Buoy Center (NDBC) offers real-time and historical data from its moored buoys, drifting buoy data, and C-MAN (Coastal-Marine Automated Network)stations. Data are transmitted hourly via the Geostationary Operational Environmental Satellites (GOES) and commercial satellites. Some data are transmitted half hourly.

NDBC also functions as a Data Assembly Center (DAC) for the ... View entire text
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Description: Station locator maps

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Description: NDBC On-line Data Index (Access to data)
Geographic Coverage
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Spatial coordinates   
  N: 70.4   S: -60.5   E: 179.1   W: -177.8

Location Keywords
Data Resolution
Temporal Resolution: hourly
Temporal Resolution Range: Hourly - < Daily
Science Keywords
ATMOSPHERE > AIR QUALITY > VISIBILITY Parameter Definition
ATMOSPHERE > ATMOSPHERIC PRESSURE > SEA LEVEL PRESSURE Parameter Definition
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Data Set Progress
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Data Center
Norwegian Meteorological Institute, Norway Supplemental Info
Data Center URL: http://met.no/

Data Center Personnel
Name: EGIL STØREN
Phone: +4722963000
Contact Address:
Norwegian Meteorological Institute P.O. Box 43 Blindern
City: Oslo
Postal Code: N-0313
Country: Norway
Publications/References
Bonasoni, P., T. Colombo, R. Lenaz, G. Tesi, F. Evangelisti, G. Giovanelli, F. Ravegnani, and R. Santaguida (1996), Effect of Saharan dust transport on ozone and carbon dioxide concentration., In S. Guerzoni and R. Chester (eds). The impact of desert dust across the Mediterranean., 313-322, Kluver Academic Publishers
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Creation and Review Dates
DIF Creation Date: 2012-06-14
Last DIF Revision Date: 2012-06-20

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