From Queensland Government
JSON format icon JSON RDF format icon RDF ISO19115-3 XML

Coastal Data System - Waves (Townsville)

Created 05/05/2025

Updated 05/05/2025

JSON format icon JSON RDF format icon RDF ISO19115-3 XML

Measured and derived wave parameters from data collected by a wave monitoring buoy anchored at Townsville. For more information please refer to www.qld.gov.au/waves. Field names; 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 hull of the buoy.

Files and APIs

Tags

Additional Info

Field Value
Title Coastal Data System - Waves (Townsville)
Language English
Licence cc-by-4
Landing Page https://devweb.dga.links.com.au/data/dataset/b00164a7-094e-4cf9-b0d4-176a7f24e9d2
Remote Last Updated 21/04/2025
Contact Point
Environment, Tourism, Science and Innovation
opendata@des.qld.gov.au
Reference Period 28/06/2013
Geospatial Coverage
Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors
Data Portal Queensland Government

Data Source

This dataset was originally found on Queensland Government "Coastal Data System - Waves (Townsville)". Please visit the source to access the original metadata of the dataset:
https://data.qld.gov.au/dataset/coastal-data-system-waves-townsville