Placentia Bay Wave Buoy Deployed 2015-08-15

• Main Author: Marine Institute Of Memorial University
• Format: Dataset
• Language: English
• Published: Ocean Networks Canada Society 2018
• Subjects: Newfoundland
• Online Access: https://dx.doi.org/10.34943/0a31c80c-2d15-4487-9c62-5cedd05f79bc; https://data.oceannetworks.ca/DatasetLandingPage?doidataset=10.34943/0a31c80c-2d15-4487-9c62-5cedd05f79bc

The TRIAXYS Wave Buoy TAS03140 was deployed on 2015-08-15 at Placentia Bay. Placentia Bay is a large, deep bay on the southeast coast of Newfoundland. To the west is the Burin Peninsula while the eastern shore is formed by the Avalon Peninsula. This device is a Wave Buoy. Wave buoys provide measurements of wave conditions. Measurements include wave height, period, direction, and spread. It was deployed on a mobile platform. Data from this deployment were archived and made available through Ocean Networks Canada's Oceans 2.0 digital infrastructure, with quality assurance and derived data products following established practices.