Bonavista Bay Buoy

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The SmartAtlantic Alliance is an initiative of the Fisheries and Marine Institute of Memorial University of Newfoundland's Centre for Applied Ocean Technology (CTec) and the Centre for Ocean Ventures and Entrepreneurship (COVE) of Halifax.

CTec leads the Placentia Bay SmartBay applied ocean observation system on Newfoundland's south coast, with the on-going expansion of the SmartBay initiative to additional ports-of-call around the Province.

COVE, under the guidance of the Canadian Marine Pilots' Association (Atlantic region), is leading the operation of meteorological/oceanographic buoys off Herring Cove at the mouth of Halifax harbour in Nova Scotia and off the Port of Saint John, New Brunswick .

Recognizing the operational efficiencies and potential collaboration and expansion opportunities presented, CTec and COVE have partnered to unite the SmartBay, Halifax and Saint John initiatives under a new and exciting "SmartAtlantic Alliance" banner; creating the nucleus of a cooperative Atlantic Canada applied ocean observation capacity.

The SmartAtlantic Alliance supports operational efficiency, situational awareness and safety in the marine environment and provides an unprecedented level of support to the country's coastal and ocean management efforts. SmartAtlantic Alliance buoy data, weather forecasts and value added information products are freely available at www.SmartAtlantic.ca

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Bonavista Bay Buoy

A 1.7 m. meteorological / oceanographic buoy supplied by Axys Technologies of Sidney, British Columbia is located of the Cape of Bonavista, in approximately 75 metres of water. The buoy provides near-real time data in support of vessel operations in this area.

The buoy is capable of measuring a variety of atmospheric and water column conditions including: wind speed and direction, air temperature, humidity, dew point, barometric pressure, water temperature, current profile, wave height, direction and period as well as wave spectral information.

Approximate Position Latitude: 48° 41' 48.50" N Longitude: 53° 43' 06.00" W Approximate Water Depth 60m (197 feet) Data Start Date June 21, 2017

Sensor Height Relative to Sea Surface Anemometer: 4.2m Air Temp. / Humidity: 3.5m Barometer: 0.5m Sea Surface Temp.: -0.5m Acoustic Doppler Current Profiler (ADCP): -2.0m to -42.0m at 2.0m spacing

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Metadata Reference Date(s)	June 22, 2017 (Creation) January 20, 2018 (Revision)
Frequency of Update	As Needed

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Responsible Party 1

Affiliation: Marine Institute - CTec - SmartAtlantic
Role: Contributor

Responsible Party 2

Affiliation: MI
Role: Originator

Responsible Party 3

Name: Marine Institute
Role: Author

Responsible Party 4

Name: SmartAtlantic
Email: SmartBay@smartbay.ca
Role: Publisher

Additional Info

Field	Value
Ocean Variables	Sea Surface Height Sea Surface Temperature Surface Currents
Scope	Dataset
Status	On Going
Spatial Extent	{ "coordinates": [ -53.05206, 48.69998333333333 ], "type": "Point" }
North Bounding Latitude	48.69998333333333
South Bounding Latitude	48.69998333333333
East Bounding Longitude	-53.05206
West Bounding Longitude	-53.05206
Temporal Extent	Begin 2017-06-22 End 2018-01-20
Default Locale	English
Included in Data Catalogue	Included in Data Catalogue 1 Name CIOOS Atlantic Description URL https://catalogue.cioosatlantic.ca