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Coastal Data System - Waves (Emu Park)

Created 04/05/2025

Updated 04/05/2025

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Measured and derived wave parameters from data collected by a wave monitoring buoy anchored at Emu Park. For more information please refer to www.qld.gov.au/waves. Field names are; Hs - Significant wave height, an average of the highest third of the waves in a record (26.6 minute recording period). Hmax - The maximum wave height in the record. Tz - The zero upcrossing wave period. Tp - The peak energy wave period. Peak Direction - Direction (related to true north) from which the peak period waves are coming from. SST -Sea Surface Temperature as measured by a sensor embedded in the bottom of the hull of the buoy.

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Title Coastal Data System - Waves (Emu Park)
Language English
Licence cc-by-4
Landing Page https://devweb.dga.links.com.au/data/dataset/2a7fd559-d189-4eb3-8636-23da25599c59
Remote Last Updated 06/04/2025
Contact Point
Environment, Tourism, Science and Innovation
opendata@des.qld.gov.au
Reference Period 06/03/2015
Geospatial Coverage {"type": "Polygon", "coordinates": [[ [96.0,-45.0],[96.0,-9.0], [168.0,-9.0], [168.0,-45.0], [96.0,-45.0]]]}
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This dataset was originally found on Queensland Government "Coastal Data System - Waves (Emu Park)". Please visit the source to access the original metadata of the dataset:
https://data.qld.gov.au/dataset/coastal-data-system-waves-emu-park