Physical Oceanography Group School of Marine Sciences University of Maine |
Latitude: 44° 6.35´N Longitude: 68° 6.52´W Location Description: Acadia Deployed: Nov 08 2016 Recovered: Mar 24 2018 Coast Guard Light List Letter: I Coast Guard Light List Number 2296 Water Depth: 100 meters (328 feet) Watch Circle Radius: 50 meters (164 feet) Last Cell Phone Transmission: Jan 05, 10 AM EST Last GOES Transmission: May 03, 05 AM EDT Latest Event: Dec 18, 01 AM EST
Last data received from test directional wave sensor. |
Text Reports: Surface, Ocean, Currents OR Data Download (All data for this location)
Sensor Information (this deployment only)
Click on the graph icons below to see time series plots of the listed variables. The latest conditions are in local time but all plots are in GMT(Summer EDT is 4 hours behind GMT; Winter EST is 5 hours behind GMT; Atlantic AST is always 4 hours behind GMT).
We follow the convention that depth is measure positive "down". That's why parameters like wind speed have negative depths attached to them! The latest eastward and northward subsurface currents are displayed at a subset of available depths; no plots are presently available for current velocity vectors below 2m. Click here for additional Information.
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Significant Wave Height (0m) | Sensor Failure | 2018 Jan 05 3:30 PM |
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Dominant Wave Period (0m) | Sensor Failure | 2018 Jan 05 3:30 PM |
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Significant Wave Height (test) (0m) | 3.4 meters (11.1 ft) | 2018 Jan 05 3:00 PM |
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Dominant Wave Period (test) (0m) | 12.9 seconds | 2018 Jan 05 3:00 PM |
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Mean Wave Direction (test) (0m) | 161.4 degrees | 2018 Jan 05 3:00 PM |
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Air Temperature (-3m) | Sensor Failure | 2018 Jan 05 3:30 PM |
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Visibility (-3m) | 2305.0 meters | 2018 Jan 05 3:30 PM |
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Barometric Pressure (-3m) | 987.7 millibars | 2018 Jan 05 3:30 PM |
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Wind Direction (-4m) | Sensor Failure | 2018 Jan 05 3:30 PM |
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Wind 2 Direction [Primary] (-4m) | West | 2018 Jan 05 3:30 PM |
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Wind Speed (-4m) | Sensor Failure | 2018 Jan 05 3:30 PM |
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Wind 2 Speed [Primary] (-4m) | 10.4 m/s (23 mph, 20 kts) | 2018 Jan 05 3:30 PM |
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Wind Gust (-4m) | Sensor Failure | 2018 Jan 05 3:30 PM |
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Wind 2 Gust [Primary] (-4m) | 13.7 m/s (31 mph, 27 kts) | 2018 Jan 05 3:30 PM |
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Water Temperature (1m) | 9.9 C (49.7 F) | 2017 Dec 09 8:00 AM |
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Water Temperature (2m) | -0.5 C (31.1 F) | 2017 Jun 13 6:00 AM |
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Water Temperature (20m) | 5.6 C (42.1 F) | 2018 Jan 05 3:30 PM |
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Water Temperature (50m) | 5.7 C (42.3 F) | 2018 Jan 05 3:00 PM |
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Water Temperature (87m) | 4.6 C (40.2 F) | 2017 Apr 30 11:00 AM |
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Salinity (1m) | 33.2 psu | 2017 Dec 09 8:00 AM |
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Salinity (20m) | Sensor Failure | 2018 Jan 05 3:30 PM |
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Salinity (50m) | 33.1 psu | 2018 Jan 05 3:00 PM |
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Salinity (87m) | 32.0 psu | 2017 Apr 30 11:00 AM |
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Pressure (50m) | 50.7 decibars | 2018 Jan 05 3:00 PM |
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Sigma-T (1m) | 25.6 kg/m^3 | 2017 Dec 09 8:00 AM |
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Sigma-T (20m) | Sensor Failure | 2018 Jan 05 3:30 PM |
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Sigma-T (50m) | 26.1 kg/m^3 | 2018 Jan 05 3:00 PM |
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Sigma-T (87m) | 25.3 kg/m^3 | 2017 Apr 30 11:00 AM |
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Transmissivity (0.25m pathlength) (87m) | 90.3 percent | 2017 Apr 30 11:00 AM |
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Beam Attenuation Coefficient (87m) | 0.4 m-1 | 2017 Apr 30 11:00 AM |
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Current Direction (2m) | NNE | 2017 Jun 13 6:00 AM |
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Current Speed (2m) | 2.6 cm/s (0.05 kts) | 2017 Jun 13 6:00 AM |
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East Current Velocity (2m) | 1.3 cm/s (0.03 kts) | 2017 Jun 13 6:00 AM |
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East Current Velocity (10m) | 2.4 cm/s (0.05 kts) | 2018 Jan 05 2:00 PM |
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East Current Velocity (14m) | 2.4 cm/s (0.05 kts) | 2018 Jan 05 2:00 PM |
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East Current Velocity (18m) | 2.0 cm/s (0.04 kts) | 2018 Jan 05 2:00 PM |
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East Current Velocity (22m) | 2.0 cm/s (0.04 kts) | 2018 Jan 05 2:00 PM |
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East Current Velocity (50m) | 5.7 cm/s (0.11 kts) | 2018 Jan 05 2:00 PM |
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North Current Velocity (2m) | 2.3 cm/s (0.04 kts) | 2017 Jun 13 6:00 AM |
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North Current Velocity (10m) | 3.7 cm/s (0.07 kts) | 2018 Jan 05 2:00 PM |
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North Current Velocity (14m) | 4.6 cm/s (0.09 kts) | 2018 Jan 05 2:00 PM |
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North Current Velocity (18m) | 6.1 cm/s (0.12 kts) | 2018 Jan 05 2:00 PM |
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North Current Velocity (22m) | 6.0 cm/s (0.12 kts) | 2018 Jan 05 2:00 PM |
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North Current Velocity (50m) | 4.4 cm/s (0.09 kts) | 2018 Jan 05 2:00 PM |
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Nitrate Concentration (50m) | 0.0090 mol m-3 (9.0 uM) | 2018 Jan 05 9:00 AM |
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