Halifax (Herring Cove) Buoy

A 3 metre diameter meteorological / oceanographic buoy built by AXYS Environmental Technologies of Sidney, British Columbia. The buoy is located in Herring Cove at the approaches to Halifax Harbour in about 35 m. water depth. The buoy's purpose is to monitor and transmit in near real time meteorological and oceanographic data in support of operational efficiency, safety and situational awareness for marine transportation. The buoy also provides a continuous data feed in support of the Science and R&D community.

The buoy is capable of measuring a variety of atmospheric and surface conditions including: wind speed and direction, air temperature, humidity, dew point, barometric pressure, water temperature, current speed and direction (0.5 m. depth), wave height, direction and period as well as wave spectral information. The buoy is also equipped with an Aids to Navigation Information System (ATONiS) allowing direct transmittal of the buoy data to a ship's bridge.

Approximate Position Latitude: 44° 33.52' N Longitude: 063° 32.72' W Approximate Water Depth 35m (115 ft) Data Start Date June 21, 2017

Sensor Height Relative to Sea Surface Anemometer: 4.2m Air Temp. / Humidity: 3.5m Barometer: 0m Sea Surf. Temp. / Current Profiler: -0.5m

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Licence: Creative Commons Attribution 4.0

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Metadata Reference Date(s) November 07, 2013 (Creation)
January 31, 2024 (Revision)
Frequency of Update As Needed

Responsible Party 1
Affiliation
Marine Institute - CTec - SmartAtlantic
Role
Contributor
Responsible Party 2
Affiliation
COVE
Role
Originator
Responsible Party 3
Name
Centre for Ocean Ventures & Entrepreneurship (COVE)
Role
Author
Responsible Party 4
Name
SmartAtlantic
Email
SmartBay@smartbay.ca
Role
Publisher

Field Value
Ocean Variables
  • Sea Surface Height
  • Sea Surface Temperature
  • Surface Currents
Scope Dataset
Status On Going
Spatial Extent [-63.54446666666667, 44.5559]
North Bounding Latitude 44.5559
South Bounding Latitude 44.5559
East Bounding Longitude -63.54446666666667
West Bounding Longitude -63.54446666666667
Temporal Extent
Begin
2013-11-07
End
2024-01-31
Default Locale English
Projects
  1. SmartAtlantic
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CKAN
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https://catalogue.dev.cioosatlantic.ca