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CARICOOS Wave Buoy (Arecibo, PR): Historical, Wave Data

Published by Integrated Ocean Observing System (IOOS) | National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, Department of Commerce | Metadata Last Checked: January 26, 2026 | Last Modified: 2024-05-06T00:00:00.000+00:00
Directional wave and sea surface temperature measurements collected in situ by Datawell Waverider buoys located near ARECIBO, PUERTO RICO from 2021/06/15 to 2024/04/16. This dataset includes publicly-released data only, excluding all records flagged bad by quality control procedures. A total of 41588 wave samples were analyzed for this area, where the water depth is approximately 32 meters.

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