Coastal Hawaii Wave Buoy Time Series from March 2000

A 10-day time series of wave characteristics and temperatures was collected from a fixed Waverider buoy off Coastal Hawaii in the NE Pacific from 27 March 2000 to 05 April 2000. Wave characteristics include heights, periods, and directions. The data were collected by the University of Hawaii - Manoa (UHM) and are archived by NOAA NCEI.

Use Cases

• Modeling wave energy potential based on wave height and period data.
• Analyzing wave direction patterns for coastal infrastructure planning.
• Correlating sea surface temperature with wave characteristics for climate studies.
• Validating wave forecast models with historical in-situ buoy measurements.

Strengths

• 10-day continuous time series provides a snapshot of wave dynamics.
• Includes multiple wave characteristics: heights, periods, and directions.
• Data collected by a known research institution (University of Hawaii - Manoa).

Limitations

• Last updated 2000-04-05 00:00:00; freshness should be verified.
• Column-level documentation is absent; field semantics must be inferred after download.
• Row count is unknown, which may limit suitability assessment.

Provenance

Source

University of Hawaii - Manoa (UHM), archived by NOAA NCEI.

Collection Method

Collected from a fixed Waverider buoy.

Time Range

27 March 2000 to 05 April 2000.

Freshness

Data collection ended in April 2000.

Geography

Coastal Hawaii (NE Pacific limit-180).