Title: SCALE-MRV Weather Station Data

Summary:
Meteorological data collected from Gill MaxiMet GMX560 Weather Station
        mounted on a DataXplorer Gen 2 autonomous surface vehicle.

cdm_data_type = Trajectory
VARIABLES:
time (Time of observation, seconds since 1970-01-01T00:00:00Z)
trajectory_id (Trajectory identifier)
latitude (Latitude of observation, degrees_north)
longitude (Longitude of observation, degrees_east)
wind_from_direction (Wind direction, degree)
wind_speed (m s-1)
air_temperature (degree_Celsius)
dew_point (Dew point temperature, degree_Celsius)
barometric_pressure (Barometric air pressure, bar)
relative_humidity (percent)

Institution: OFI


Title: Wave and SST for Sable Island South SPOT 1431

Summary:
Sofar Spotter 2 deployments on the south side of Sable Island, NS. Two buoys, each in approximitely 30m of water.

cdm_data_type = Point
VARIABLES:
time (seconds since 1970-01-01T00:00:00Z)
longitude (degrees_east)
latitude (degrees_north)
surface_temp (temperature on the ocean surface of buoy location, degree_C)
wave_mean_direction (mean direction of the incoming waves during sample time, degrees)
wave_mean_directional_spread (variance-weighted mean in oncoming wave direction during sample time, degrees)
wave_mean_period (mean period of the waves during sample time, seconds)
wave_peak_direction (direction of the largest waves, degrees)
wave_peak_period (period of the largest waves, seconds)
wave_significant_height (wave height of the largest 1/3 of waves measured, meters)
wave_peak_directional_spread (variance-weighted mean in oncoming waves direction for peak wave during sample time, degrees)
wind_direction (calculated wind direction from onboard sensor data, degrees)
wind_speed (calculated wind speed from onboard sensor data, m/s)

Institution: Ocean Frontier Institute


Title: Wave and SST for Sable Island South SPOT 1461


Title: Surface Currents (Radials), HF Radar, Medway Head Station, Halifax, CA East Coast, NRT, 2022-present, Hourly

Summary:
Coastal Ocean Dynamics Applications Radar (CODAR) radial measurements capture surface current vectors from a single site. Data are collected at Medway Head (MEDH) and include quality and geometry metrics for each vector.

cdm_data_type = Point
VARIABLES:
time (seconds since 1970-01-01T00:00:00Z)
latitude (degrees_north)
longitude (degrees_east)
VELU (Eastward component of surface current (cm/s), cm/s)
VELV (Northward component of surface current (cm/s), cm/s)
VELO (speed, cm/s)
HEAD (direction, degree)
station
antenna_lat (latitude of origin of radial coordinate system, degrees_north)
antenna_lon (longitude of origin of radial coordinate system, degrees_east)


Title: Surface Currents (Radials), HF Radar, Sandy Cove Station, Halifax, CA East Coast, NRT, 2015-present, Hourly

Summary:
Coastal Ocean Dynamics Applications Radar (CODAR) radial measurements capture surface current vectors from a single site. Data are collected at Sandy Cove (SCOV) and include quality and geometry metrics for each vector.

cdm_data_type = Point
VARIABLES:
time (seconds since 1970-01-01T00:00:00Z)
latitude (degrees_north)
longitude (degrees_east)
VELU (Eastward component of surface current (cm/s), cm/s)
VELV (Northward component of surface current (cm/s), cm/s)
VELO (speed, cm/s)
HEAD (direction, degree)
station
antenna_lat (latitude of origin of radial coordinate system, degrees_north)
antenna_lon (longitude of origin of radial coordinate system, degrees_east)