University of Massachusetts Marine Renewable Energy Center Waverider Buoy Data
The compressed (.zip) file contains Datawell MK-III Directional Waverider binary and unpacked data files as well as a description of the data and manuals for the instrumentation. The data files are contained in the two directories within the zip file, "Apr_July_2012" and "Jun_Sept_2013". Time series and summary data were recorded in the buoy to binary files with extensions '.RDT' and '.SDT', respectively. These are located in the subdirectories 'Data_Raw' in each of the top-level deployment directories. '.RDT' files contain 3 days of time series (at 1.28 Hz) in 30 minute "bursts". Each '.SDT' file contains summary statistics for the month indicated computed at half-hour intervals for each burst. Each deployment directory also contains a description (in 'File.list') of the Datawell binary data files, and a figure ('Hs_vs_yearday') showing the significant wave height associated with each .RDT file (decoded from the filename). The corresponding unpacked Matlab .mat files are contained in the subdirectories 'Data_Mat'. These files have the extension '.mat' but use the root filename of the source .RDT and .SDT files.
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AB - The compressed (.zip) file contains Datawell MK-III Directional Waverider binary and unpacked data files as well as a description of the data and manuals for the instrumentation. The data files are contained in the two directories within the zip file, "Apr_July_2012" and "Jun_Sept_2013". Time series and summary data were recorded in the buoy to binary files with extensions '.RDT' and '.SDT', respectively. These are located in the subdirectories 'Data_Raw' in each of the top-level deployment directories. '.RDT' files contain 3 days of time series (at 1.28 Hz) in 30 minute "bursts". Each '.SDT' file contains summary statistics for the month indicated computed at half-hour intervals for each burst. Each deployment directory also contains a description (in 'File.list') of the Datawell binary data files, and a figure ('Hs_vs_yearday') showing the significant wave height associated with each .RDT file (decoded from the filename). The corresponding unpacked Matlab .mat files are contained in the subdirectories 'Data_Mat'. These files have the extension '.mat' but use the root filename of the source .RDT and .SDT files.
AU - Lohrenz, Steven
DB - Open Energy Data Initiative (OEDI)
DP - Open EI | National Renewable Energy Laboratory
DO - 10.15473/1245829
KW - MHK
KW - Marine
KW - Hydrokinetic
KW - energy
KW - wave data
KW - oceanographic
KW - bouy data
KW - Waverider
KW - binary data
KW - unpacked data
KW - RDT
KW - SDT
KW - time series
KW - Matlab
KW - significant wave height
KW - accelerometer data
KW - Nantucket
KW - Rhode Island
KW - datawell
KW - datalogger
KW - data
KW - raw
KW - binary
KW - resource
KW - raw data
KW - Nantucket Shoals
KW - instrumentation
KW - Martha
KW - Vineyard
KW - Marthas
KW - Marine Renewable Energy Center
KW - characterization
KW - ocean
KW - unpacked
KW - spectral bandwidth
KW - frequency
KW - normalized height power spectrum
KW - mean direction
KW - directional spread
KW - burst
KW - geospatial data
KW - wave height spectrum
KW - Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution
KW - buoy orientation
KW - magnetic field inclination
KW - accelerometer
LA - English
DA - 2015/10/07
PY - 2015
PB - University of Massachusetts
T1 - University of Massachusetts Marine Renewable Energy Center Waverider Buoy Data
UR - https://doi.org/10.15473/1245829
ER -
Lohrenz, Steven. University of Massachusetts Marine Renewable Energy Center Waverider Buoy Data. University of Massachusetts, 7 October, 2015, MHKDR. https://doi.org/10.15473/1245829.
Lohrenz, S. (2015). University of Massachusetts Marine Renewable Energy Center Waverider Buoy Data. [Data set]. MHKDR. University of Massachusetts. https://doi.org/10.15473/1245829
Lohrenz, Steven. University of Massachusetts Marine Renewable Energy Center Waverider Buoy Data. University of Massachusetts, October, 7, 2015. Distributed by MHKDR. https://doi.org/10.15473/1245829
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title = {University of Massachusetts Marine Renewable Energy Center Waverider Buoy Data},
author = {Lohrenz, Steven},
abstractNote = {The compressed (.zip) file contains Datawell MK-III Directional Waverider binary and unpacked data files as well as a description of the data and manuals for the instrumentation. The data files are contained in the two directories within the zip file, "Apr_July_2012" and "Jun_Sept_2013". Time series and summary data were recorded in the buoy to binary files with extensions '.RDT' and '.SDT', respectively. These are located in the subdirectories 'Data_Raw' in each of the top-level deployment directories. '.RDT' files contain 3 days of time series (at 1.28 Hz) in 30 minute "bursts". Each '.SDT' file contains summary statistics for the month indicated computed at half-hour intervals for each burst. Each deployment directory also contains a description (in 'File.list') of the Datawell binary data files, and a figure ('Hs_vs_yearday') showing the significant wave height associated with each .RDT file (decoded from the filename). The corresponding unpacked Matlab .mat files are contained in the subdirectories 'Data_Mat'. These files have the extension '.mat' but use the root filename of the source .RDT and .SDT files.},
url = {https://mhkdr.openei.org/submissions/54},
year = {2015},
howpublished = {MHKDR, University of Massachusetts, https://doi.org/10.15473/1245829},
note = {Accessed: 2025-05-28},
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}
https://dx.doi.org/10.15473/1245829
Details
Data from Oct 7, 2015
Last updated Jul 30, 2020
Submitted Oct 7, 2015
Organization
University of Massachusetts
Contact
Steven Lohrenz
508.910.6550
Authors
Original Source
https://mhkdr.openei.org/submissions/54Research Areas
Keywords
MHK, Marine, Hydrokinetic, energy, wave data, oceanographic, bouy data, Waverider, binary data, unpacked data, RDT, SDT, time series, Matlab, significant wave height, accelerometer data, Nantucket, Rhode Island, datawell, datalogger, data, raw, binary, resource, raw data, Nantucket Shoals, instrumentation, Martha, Vineyard, Marthas, Marine Renewable Energy Center, characterization, ocean, unpacked, spectral bandwidth, frequency, normalized height power spectrum, mean direction, directional spread, burst, geospatial data, wave height spectrum, Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution, buoy orientation, magnetic field inclination, accelerometerDOE Project Details
Project Name Marine Renewable Energy Center
Project Lead Alison LaBonte
Project Number EE0000299
