PacIOOS Wave Buoy 165: Barbers Point, Oahu, Hawaii

Wave buoy 165 measures wave height, wave direction, wave period, and water temperature in the vicinity of Barbers Point on the leeward (western) coast of Oahu in the State of Hawaii. Data are transmitted every half hour. Moored in water 300 meters deep, this Datawell Directional Waverider Mark III (DWR-MkIII) buoy is equipped with three accelerometers measuring north/south, east/west, and vertical displacements, allowing it to measure both wave direction and wave energy. The temperature sensor is located at the base of the 0.9 meter spherical buoy, approximately 45 cm or 18 inches below the ocean surface. Wave buoys are useful tools for forecasting local waves and are used by recreational and professional ocean users alike. For recent wave observations at a nearby location, please visit the Kalaeloa Barbers Point wave buoy (cdip238). Because this historical Barbers Point buoy location experienced significant damage during vessel strikes, it was decommissioned and later replaced by the Kalaeloa Barbers Point wave buoy in a less frequented area to help avoid future collisions.

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2022-11-15

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Distributor Coastal Data Information Program (CDIP)
Point of Contact Coastal Data Information Program (CDIP)
www@cdip.ucsd.edu
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Originator Coastal Data Information Program (CDIP)
www@cdip.ucsd.edu
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Originator Mark A. Merrifield
Scripps Institution of Oceanography (SIO)
mamerrifield@ucsd.edu
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Resource Provider Pacific Islands Ocean Observing System (PacIOOS)
info@pacioos.org
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Publisher Coastal Data Information Program (CDIP)
www@cdip.ucsd.edu
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Point of Contact Pacific Islands Ocean Observing System (PacIOOS)
info@pacioos.org
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Dataset Point of Contact Coastal Data Information Program (CDIP)
www@cdip.ucsd.edu
General Documentation
Associated Documentation Pacific Islands Ocean Observing System (PacIOOS)
Resource Provider Pacific Islands Ocean Observing System (PacIOOS)
Date(s) creation: 2010-10-11
issued: 2010-10-11
revision: 2010-10-11
Purpose PacIOOS provides timely, reliable, and accurate ocean information to support a safe, clean, productive ocean and resilient coastal zone in the U.S. Pacific Islands region.
Use Limitations The data may be used and redistributed for free but is not intended for legal use, since it may contain inaccuracies. Neither the data Contributor, University of Hawaii, PacIOOS, NOAA, State of Hawaii nor the United States Government, nor any of their employees or contractors, makes any warranty, express or implied, including warranties of merchantability and fitness for a particular purpose, or assumes any legal liability for the accuracy, completeness, or usefulness, of this information.
Time Period 2010-10-11T13:59:00Z to 2017-02-20T00:12:00Z
Spatial Bounding Box Coordinates N: 21.280933° S: 21.280933° E: -158.123520° W: -158.123520°
Theme keywords GCMD Science Keywords
  • Earth Science > Oceans > Ocean Temperature > Water Temperature
  • Earth Science > Oceans > Ocean Waves > Significant Wave Height
  • Earth Science > Oceans > Ocean Waves > Wave Period
  • Earth Science > Oceans > Ocean Waves > Wave Speed/Direction

GCMD Platform Keywords
  • In Situ Ocean-based Platforms > Buoys
  • In Situ Ocean-based Platforms > Moorings

GCMD Instrument Keywords
  • In Situ/Laboratory Instruments > Magnetic/Motion Sensors > Accelerometers > > Accelerometers
  • In Situ/Laboratory Instruments > Temperature/Humidity Sensors > > > Temperature Sensors

CF Standard Name Table v39
  • sea_surface_wave_significant_height
  • sea_surface_wave_from_direction
  • sea_surface_wave_mean_period_from_variance_spectral_density_second_frequency_moment
  • sea_surface_wave_period_at_variance_spectral_density_maximum
  • sea_water_temperature
  • latitude
  • longitude
  • time
Data Center keywords GCMD Data Center Keywords
  • PacIOOS > Pacific Islands Ocean Observing System
Place keywords GCMD Location Keywords
  • Continent > North America > United States Of America > Hawaii
  • Ocean > Pacific Ocean > Central Pacific Ocean > Hawaiian Islands > Oahu > Barbers Point
  • Ocean > Pacific Ocean > Central Pacific Ocean > Hawaiian Islands > Oahu > Kalaeloa
Project keywords GCMD Project Keywords
  • PacIOOS > Pacific Islands Ocean Observing System
Use Constraints The data may be used and redistributed for free but is not intended for legal use, since it may contain inaccuracies. Neither the data Contributor, University of Hawaii, PacIOOS, NOAA, State of Hawaii nor the United States Government, nor any of their employees or contractors, makes any warranty, express or implied, including warranties of merchantability and fitness for a particular purpose, or assumes any legal liability for the accuracy, completeness, or usefulness, of this information.
Lineage Statement 2010-10-11T22:23:00Z PacIOOS asset deployed. 2017-02-20T00:12:00Z Site decommissioned due to ship traffic. Replaced by nearby cdip238. 2022-11-15T22:17:00Z Dataset identifier modified from "cdip165" to "cdip_165" to match PacIOOS naming conventions.
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