Placentia Bay Wind Monitoring System Deployed 2016-11-19

• 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/10.34943/1beef13d-93a1-4ef7-86b7-64a3b42df854; https://data.oceannetworks.ca/DatasetLandingPage?doidataset=10.34943/1beef13d-93a1-4ef7-86b7-64a3b42df854

The RM Young Wind Monitor 5106 SN136238 was deployed on 2016-11-19 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 Wind Monitoring System. Wind monitoring systems measure the speed and direction of wind. It was deployed on a fixed 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.