Great Lakes Buoy Oceanographic and Meteorological Measurements 2014-2020

NCEI Accession 0123644 contains oceanographic and surface meteorological data from the MTU Buoy, an in-situ moored station in the Great Lakes. Michigan Technological University collected the data, which was assembled by the Great Lakes Observing System (GLOS) and submitted to NOAA's National Centers for Environmental Information. The temporal coverage spans from July 1, 2014, to October 5, 2020.

Use Cases

• Model lake thermal structure using water temperature time-series data.
• Analyze wind-wave interactions by correlating wind speed and wave height measurements.
• Study seasonal hypoxia events by examining dissolved oxygen and water temperature records.
• Calibrate remote sensing satellite data with in-situ surface meteorological observations.
• Assess storm impacts on the lakes by analyzing atmospheric pressure and wind gust data.

Strengths

• Data collection spans over 6 years from 2014-07-01 to 2020-10-05.
• Data follows standardized Climate and Forecast (CF) and ACDD metadata conventions.
• Data is part of the Integrated Ocean Observing System (IOOS) stewardship program, ensuring quality control.

Limitations

• Specific row count, column names, and sample size are unknown.
• Data is geographically limited to the single MTU Buoy location in the Great Lakes.
• The dataset is temporally stale, with the last update recorded in October 2020.

Provenance

Source

Michigan Technological University (data collector), Great Lakes Observing System (GLOS) (data assembler), NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information (NCEI) (archive).

Collection Method

Collected from an in-situ moored buoy station (MTU Buoy).

Time Range

2014-07-01 to 2020-10-05

Freshness

Data was updated monthly during the collection period, with the final update on 2020-10-05.

Geography

Great Lakes region, United States.