PhOG, School of Marine Science, University of Maine
Physical Oceanography Group
School of Marine Sciences
University of Maine

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Mooring PR107 : CarICOOS Data Buoy A (Recovered on Dec 12 2014)


Latitude: 17° 51.61´N
Longitude: 66° 31.43´W
Location Description: South of Caja de Muertos Island
Deployed: May 13 2014
Recovered: Dec 12 2014
Coast Guard Light List Letter: A
Coast Guard Light List Number 31941
Water Depth: 17 meters (56 feet)
Watch Circle Radius: 60 meters (197 feet)
Last Cell Phone Transmission: Nov 03, 02 PM AST
Last GOES Transmission: Nov 07, 03 AM AST
Latest Event:
Dec 12, 07 AM AST
recovered by contractor vessel, time approximate.



Text Reports: Surface, Ocean, Currents OR Data Download (All data for this location)

Sensor Information (this deployment only)


Latest Conditions:

Since PR107 has already been recovered, you may follow this link for a more current data display.

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.

Variable (measurement depth in meters) Last
Observation
Last
Update
(GMT)
Full
Deployment
Plot
Significant Wave Height (0m)1.3 meters (4.3 ft)2014 Nov 07 7:00 AM
Maximum Wave Height (0m)2.5 meters (8.1 ft)2014 Nov 07 7:00 AM
Dominant Wave Period (0m)6.9 seconds 2014 Nov 07 7:00 AM
Mean Wave Direction (0m)126.5 degrees 2014 Nov 07 7:00 AM
Mean Wave Direction Spread (0m)Sensor Failure2014 Nov 07 7:00 AM
Wave Direction Spread (0m)28.0 degrees 2014 Nov 03 6:00 PM
Significant Wave Height (alt) (0m)1.4 meters (4.7 ft)2014 Nov 07 7:00 AM
Dominant Wave Period (alt) (0m)6.4 seconds 2014 Nov 07 7:00 AM
Significant Wave Height (test) (0m)1.3 meters (4.4 ft)2014 Nov 07 7:00 AM
Dominant Wave Period (test) (0m)6.7 seconds 2014 Nov 07 7:00 AM
Mean Wave Direction (test) (0m)132.6 degrees 2014 Nov 07 7:00 AM
Air Temperature (-3m)Sensor Failure2014 Nov 08 10:04 AM
Barometric Pressure (-3m)1010.9 millibars 2014 Nov 08 10:04 AM
Wind Direction (-4m)NE2014 Nov 08 10:04 AM
Wind 2 Direction [Primary] (-4m)NE2014 Nov 08 10:04 AM
Wind Speed (-4m)3.8 m/s (8 mph, 7 kts)2014 Nov 08 10:04 AM
Wind 2 Speed [Primary] (-4m)4.0 m/s (9 mph, 8 kts)2014 Nov 08 10:04 AM
Wind Gust (-4m)4.5 m/s (10 mph, 9 kts)2014 Nov 08 10:04 AM
Wind 2 Gust [Primary] (-4m)4.7 m/s (10 mph, 9 kts)2014 Nov 08 10:04 AM
Water Temperature (1m)Sensor Failure2014 Dec 12 11:00 AM
Salinity (1m)Sensor Failure2014 Dec 12 11:00 AM
Sigma-T (1m)Sensor Failure2014 Dec 12 11:00 AM
Current Direction (2.5m)ESE2014 Nov 07 7:00 AM
Current Direction (4m)ESE2014 Nov 07 7:00 AM
Current Direction (5m)East2014 Nov 07 7:00 AM
Current Direction (6m)East2014 Nov 07 7:00 AM
Current Direction (7m)East2014 Nov 07 7:00 AM
Current Direction (8m)East2014 Nov 07 7:00 AM
Current Direction (9m)East2014 Nov 07 7:00 AM
Current Direction (10m)East2014 Nov 07 7:00 AM
Current Direction (11m)East2014 Nov 07 7:00 AM
Current Direction (12m)East2014 Nov 07 7:00 AM
Current Direction (13m)East2014 Nov 07 7:00 AM
Current Direction (14m)East2014 Nov 07 7:00 AM
Current Direction (15m)East2014 Nov 07 7:00 AM
Current Direction (16m)ENE2014 Nov 07 7:00 AM
Current Speed (2.5m)44.8 cm/s (0.87 kts)2014 Nov 07 7:00 AM
Current Speed (4m)42.8 cm/s (0.83 kts)2014 Nov 07 7:00 AM
Current Speed (5m)41.1 cm/s (0.80 kts)2014 Nov 07 7:00 AM
Current Speed (6m)37.9 cm/s (0.74 kts)2014 Nov 07 7:00 AM
Current Speed (7m)40.0 cm/s (0.78 kts)2014 Nov 07 7:00 AM
Current Speed (8m)36.1 cm/s (0.70 kts)2014 Nov 07 7:00 AM
Current Speed (9m)29.7 cm/s (0.58 kts)2014 Nov 07 7:00 AM
Current Speed (10m)32.2 cm/s (0.63 kts)2014 Nov 07 7:00 AM
Current Speed (11m)31.6 cm/s (0.61 kts)2014 Nov 07 7:00 AM
Current Speed (12m)26.6 cm/s (0.52 kts)2014 Nov 07 7:00 AM
Current Speed (13m)26.3 cm/s (0.51 kts)2014 Nov 07 7:00 AM
Current Speed (14m)24.3 cm/s (0.47 kts)2014 Nov 07 7:00 AM
Current Speed (15m)20.4 cm/s (0.40 kts)2014 Nov 07 7:00 AM
Current Speed (16m)10.2 cm/s (0.20 kts)2014 Nov 07 7:00 AM
East Current Velocity (2.5m)40.7 cm/s (0.79 kts)2014 Nov 07 7:00 AM
East Current Velocity (4m)41.2 cm/s (0.80 kts)2014 Nov 07 7:00 AM
East Current Velocity (5m)40.5 cm/s (0.79 kts)2014 Nov 07 7:00 AM
East Current Velocity (6m)37.9 cm/s (0.74 kts)2014 Nov 07 7:00 AM
East Current Velocity (7m)39.9 cm/s (0.78 kts)2014 Nov 07 7:00 AM
East Current Velocity (8m)36.1 cm/s (0.70 kts)2014 Nov 07 7:00 AM
East Current Velocity (9m)29.5 cm/s (0.57 kts)2014 Nov 07 7:00 AM
East Current Velocity (10m)32.2 cm/s (0.63 kts)2014 Nov 07 7:00 AM
East Current Velocity (11m)31.6 cm/s (0.61 kts)2014 Nov 07 7:00 AM
East Current Velocity (12m)26.6 cm/s (0.52 kts)2014 Nov 07 7:00 AM
East Current Velocity (13m)26.0 cm/s (0.51 kts)2014 Nov 07 7:00 AM
East Current Velocity (14m)24.2 cm/s (0.47 kts)2014 Nov 07 7:00 AM
East Current Velocity (15m)20.3 cm/s (0.40 kts)2014 Nov 07 7:00 AM
East Current Velocity (16m)9.6 cm/s (0.19 kts)2014 Nov 07 7:00 AM
North Current Velocity (2.5m)-18.6 cm/s (-0.36 kts)2014 Nov 07 7:00 AM
North Current Velocity (4m)-11.7 cm/s (-0.23 kts)2014 Nov 07 7:00 AM
North Current Velocity (5m)-7.1 cm/s (-0.14 kts)2014 Nov 07 7:00 AM
North Current Velocity (6m)-1.7 cm/s (-0.03 kts)2014 Nov 07 7:00 AM
North Current Velocity (7m)-2.9 cm/s (-0.06 kts)2014 Nov 07 7:00 AM
North Current Velocity (8m)1.4 cm/s (0.03 kts)2014 Nov 07 7:00 AM
North Current Velocity (9m)3.8 cm/s (0.07 kts)2014 Nov 07 7:00 AM
North Current Velocity (10m)0.7 cm/s (0.01 kts)2014 Nov 07 7:00 AM
North Current Velocity (11m)-0.4 cm/s (-0.01 kts)2014 Nov 07 7:00 AM
North Current Velocity (12m)-1.4 cm/s (-0.03 kts)2014 Nov 07 7:00 AM
North Current Velocity (13m)-3.8 cm/s (-0.07 kts)2014 Nov 07 7:00 AM
North Current Velocity (14m)-2.0 cm/s (-0.04 kts)2014 Nov 07 7:00 AM
North Current Velocity (15m)-1.6 cm/s (-0.03 kts)2014 Nov 07 7:00 AM
North Current Velocity (16m)3.5 cm/s (0.07 kts)2014 Nov 07 7:00 AM


Measured Ocean Currents and Wind Stress

Hourly averaged wind stress at 4 m and currents (rotated to true north) at 2 m (current meter) and from 10 m to a maximum of 126 m (Doppler).
This Deployment:

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Wind and Residual Ocean Currents

Measured winds and currents which are low-pass filtered to remove tidal currents. Winds at 4 m above sea surface, surface currents at a depth of 2 m, and doppler currents at 4 meter bins from 10 meters to a maximum of 126 meters.
This Deployment:

How to Read a Stick Plot


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