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Frequently Asked QuestionsAt what heights are the sensors located on moored buoys?Meteorological sensors are normally located at the ten meter level for the 10-meter and the 12-meter discus buoys and are at a nominal height of five meters for the 3-meter discus buoys and the 6-meter NOMAD buoys. However, barometers are located inside the hull at the water level. Sea surface temperature sensors are located at a depth of 1.5 meters for 10-m and 12-m buoys and at 1 meter for all 3-m and 6-m moored buoys. Further information on buoy hull types is available.
National Data Buoy Center
Heights (in meters) of the sensors at NDBC buoys
STATION SITE AIR_TEMP ANEMOMETER BAROMETER
IDENT ELEVATION ELEVATION ELEVATION ELEVATION
41001 0 4 5 0
41002 0 4 5 0
41004 0 4 5 0
41008 0 4 5 0
41009 0 4 5 0
41010 0 4 5 0
41012 0 4 5 0
41013 0 4 5 0
41025 0 4 5 0
41035 0 4 5 0
41036 0 4 5 0
41040 NA 4 5 NA
41041 0 4 5 0
41043 0 4 5 0
41046 0 4 5 0
41047 0 10 10 0
41048 0 10 10 10
42001 0 10 10 0
42002 0 10 10 0
42003 0 10 10 0
42007 0 4 5 0
42019 0 4 5 0
42020 0 4 5 0
42035 0 4 5 0
42036 0 4 5 0
42039 0 4 5 0
42040 0 4 5 0
42055 0 4 5 0
42056 0 4 5 0
42057 0 4 5 0
42058 0 4 5 0
42059 0 4 5 0
42080 0 NA 2 0
44004 0 4 5 0
44005 0 4 5 0
44007 0 4 5 0
44008 0 4 5 0
44009 0 4 5 0
44011 0 4 5 0
44013 0 4 5 0
44014 0 4 5 0
44017 0 4 5 0
44018 0 4 5 0
44025 0 4 5 0
44027 0 4 5 0
44065 0 4 5 0
44070 0 NA NA NA
45001 183 4 5 183
45002 176.4 4 5 176.4
45003 177 4 5 177
45004 183 4 5 183
45005 173.9 4 5 173.9
45006 183 4 5 183
45007 176.4 4 5 176.4
45008 177 4 5 177
45012 74.7 4 5 74.7
46001 0 4 5 0
46002 0 4 5 0
46005 0 4 5 0
46006 0 4 5 0
46011 0 4 5 0
46012 0 4 5 0
46013 0 4 5 0
46014 0 4 5 0
46015 0 4 5 0
46022 0 4 5 0
46023 0 10 10 0
46025 0 4 5 0
46026 0 4 5 0
46027 0 4 5 0
46028 0 4 5 0
46029 0 4 5 0
46035 0 10 10 0
46041 0 4 5 0
46042 0 4 5 0
46047 0 4 5 0
46050 0 4 5 0
46053 0 4 5 0
46054 0 10 10 0
46059 0 4 5 0
46060 0 4 5 0
46061 0 4 5 0
46063 0 4 5 0
46066 0 4 5 0
46069 0 4 5 0
46070 0 4 5 0
46071 NA NA NA NA
46072 0 4 5 0
46073 NA NA NA NA
46075 0 4 5 0
46076 NA NA NA NA
46077 0 4 5 0
46078 0 4 5 0
46080 0 4 5 0
46081 NA NA NA NA
46082 0 4 5 0
46083 0 4 5 0
46084 0 4 5 0
46085 NA NA NA NA
46086 0 4 5 0
46087 0 4 5 0
46088 0 4 5 0
46089 0 4 5 0
46105 0 NA NA NA
46106 0 NA NA NA
46107 NA NA NA NA
51001 0 4 5 0
51002 0 4 5 0
51003 0 4 5 0
51004 0 4 5 0
51028 0 4 5 0
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