PacIOOS Wave Buoy 273: King-Poloa, Tutuila, American Samoa

Wave buoy 273 measures wave height, wave direction, wave period, water temperature, air temperature, and surface currents at Poloa, Tutuila, approximately 2.5 miles (4 km) northwest of Legaotaema Point and Cape Taputapu offshore of Poloa Bay and Poloa Village Marine Protected Area at the western end of Tutuila Island in American Samoa. Wave data are transmitted every half hour. Surface currents data are transmitted every 10 minutes. Water and air temperature data are transmitted every 5 minutes. Moored in water 54 meters deep, this Datawell Directional Waverider DRW4 buoy is equipped with three accelerometers measuring north/south, east/west, and vertical displacements, allowing it to measure both wave direction and wave energy. This buoy also uses an acoustic current meter (ACM) to measure the speed and direction of ocean currents at approximately 1 meter below the surface. The water temperature sensor is located at the base of the 0.9 meter spherical buoy, approximately 45 cm or 18 inches below the ocean surface. A compact air temperature (CAT4) sensor is attached to the antenna at approximately 2 meters above the ocean surface. Wave buoys are useful tools for forecasting local waves and are used by recreational and professional ocean users alike. PacIOOS and partners collaborated with the family of the late Christopher J. King to name this wave buoy in honor of the contributions he bestowed upon the siting of this buoy, and more importantly, upon the people of American Samoa.

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2024-06-19

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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 Margaret A. McManus
University of Hawaii at Manoa
mamc@hawaii.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: 2024-06-15
issued: 2024-06-15
revision: 2024-06-15
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 2024-06-15T01:00:00Z to now
Spatial Bounding Box Coordinates N: -14.2965° S: -14.2965° E: -170.8749° W: -170.8749°
Theme keywords GCMD Science Keywords
  • Earth Science > Atmosphere > Atmospheric Temperature > Surface Temperature > Air Temperature
  • Earth Science > Oceans > Ocean Circulation > Ocean Currents
  • 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 > Current/Wind Meters > > > Current Meters
  • In Situ/Laboratory Instruments > Magnetic/Motion Sensors > Accelerometers > > Accelerometers
  • In Situ/Laboratory Instruments > Profilers/Sounders > Acoustic Sounders > > ACM > Acoustic Current Meter
  • In Situ/Laboratory Instruments > Temperature/Humidity Sensors > > > Temperature Sensors

CF Standard Name Table v39
  • air_temperature
  • 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_speed
  • sea_water_temperature
  • sea_water_to_direction
  • latitude
  • longitude
  • time
Data Center keywords GCMD Data Center Keywords
  • PacIOOS > Pacific Islands Ocean Observing System
Place keywords GCMD Location Keywords
  • Ocean > Pacific Ocean > South Pacific Ocean > Polynesia > American Samoa > Poloa
  • Ocean > Pacific Ocean > South Pacific Ocean > Polynesia > American Samoa > Tutuila
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 2024-06-15T01:00:00Z PacIOOS asset deployed.
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