Great Lakes Buoy Oceanographic and Meteorological Time Series

Great Lakes region data contains oceanographic and surface meteorological measurements collected from the University of Michigan Marine Hydrodynamics Laboratories Bio Buoy. The University of Michigan collected the data, which was assembled by the Great Lakes Observing System (GLOS) and submitted to NOAA's NCEI. Observations span from July 2014 to October 2020, with monthly updates added during the collection period.

Use Cases

• Analyze temporal trends in surface meteorological variables like air temperature and wind speed from the buoy time series.
• Correlate oceanographic parameters such as water temperature and wave height with seasonal weather patterns in the Great Lakes.
• Validate regional climate models using in-situ buoy observations of atmospheric and aquatic conditions.
• Study event-driven anomalies by examining high-frequency time-series data for storms or thermal stratification events.

Strengths

• Over 6 years of continuous temporal coverage from 2014 to 2020.
• Data follows standardized metadata conventions (CF and ACDD) for interoperability.
• Regular monthly data additions during the operational period ensure consistent time-series.

Limitations

• Specific row count, column names, and measurement variables are unknown from the description.
• Data is sourced from a single buoy station, limiting spatial representation of the entire Great Lakes.
• The dataset may have gaps typical of moored instrument deployments, though not specified.

Provenance

Source

NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information (NCEI) via the Integrated Ocean Observing System Data Assembly Centers program.

Collection Method

In-situ measurements collected from a moored station (Bio Buoy) operated by the University of Michigan.

Time Range

2014-07-01 to我们发现2020-10-05

Freshness

Final observations are from October 2020; no update frequency is indicated post-2020.

Geography

Great Lakes region, specifically the location of the University of Michigan Marine Hydrodynamics Laboratories Bio Buoy.