Global GTS Ship and Buoy Observation Data

This data set contains global GTS observations from ships and buoys. The data are in the ASCII ship weather report format (BBXX). The data are in hourly data files during the DYNAMO period. These data were collected by NCAR/EOL and are provided as is, no quality control has been conducted.

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Questions? Email Resource Support Contact:

  • EOL Data Support
    datahelp@eol.ucar.edu

Temporal Range

  • Begin:  2011-08-01T00:00:00Z
    End:  2012-07-20T21:59:59Z

Keywords

Resource Type dataset
Temporal Range Begin 2011-08-01T00:00:00Z
Temporal Range End 2012-07-20T21:59:59Z
Temporal Resolution N/A
Bounding Box North Lat 90.00000
Bounding Box South Lat -90.00000
Bounding Box West Long -180.00000
Bounding Box East Long 180.00000
Spatial Representation grid
Spatial Resolution N/A
Related Links

Documentation #1 : NWS_Obs_Handbook1_2010.pdf
Additional Information N/A
Resource Format ASCII: ASCII GTS Marine
Standardized Resource Format ASCII
Asset Size 1171 MB
Legal Constraints

none
Access Constraints none
Software Implementation Language N/A

Resource Support Name EOL Data Support
Resource Support Email datahelp@eol.ucar.edu
Resource Support Organization N/A
Distributor N/A
Metadata Contact Name EOL Data Support
Metadata Contact Email datahelp@eol.ucar.edu
Metadata Contact Organization N/A

Author N/A
Publisher N/A
Publication Date 2012-08-07T15:59:14
Digital Object Identifier (DOI) https://doi.org/10.26023/GMZ1-DY98-9312
Alternate Identifier 347.021
Resource Version 1.0
Topic Category climatologyMeteorologyAtmosphere
Progress completed
Metadata Date 2025-10-07T21:48:12Z
Metadata Record Identifier edu.ucar.eol::347.021
Metadata Language eng; USA
Suggested Citation (2012). Global GTS Ship and Buoy Observation Data. 1.0. https://doi.org/10.26023/GMZ1-DY98-9312. Accessed 24 October 2025.

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