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Wave buoys Observations - Australia - delayed (National Wave Archive)

Name: Wave buoys Observations - Australia - delayed (National Wave Archive)
Published: 2018

Integrated Marine Observing System

Department of Climate Change, Energy, the Environment and Water (DCCEEW), New South Wales Government ; Australian Bureau of Meteorology ; Department of Transport (DoT), Western Australian Government ; Department of Environment and Science (DES), Queensland Government ; Defence Technology Agency (DTA), New Zealand Defence Force (NZDF) ; Integrated Marine Observing System (IMOS) ; The University of Western Australia (UWA) ; Deakin University

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Buoy data from the following organisations contribute to the National Wave Archive: Manly Hydraulics Laboratory (part of the NSW Department of Climate Change, Energy, the Environment and Water (DCCEEW), which has assumed function of the former NSW Office of Environment and Heritage (OEH)); Bureau of Meteorology; Western Australia Department of Transport (DOT); the Queensland Department of Environment and Science (DES); the Defence Technology Agency (DTA), New Zealand Defence Force (NZDF); the Integrated Marine Observing System (IMOS), the University of Western Australia (UWA), Deakin University; and the NSW Nearshore Wave Data Program from the NSW Department of Climate Change, Energy, the Environment and Water (DCCEEW). The data (aside from IMOS, the NSW Nearshore Wave Data Program, Deakin University and some of the buoys from UWA) is gathered by the Waverider system developed by the Dutch company, Datawell. Some older wave data were collected using non-directional Waverider buoys. As technology advanced and directional measuring capabilities were developed in wave buoys, wave buoy networks were gradually upgraded to directional Waverider buoys. Therefore, some older datasets do not have directional information whereas newer datasets have directional information. The data from IMOS, the NSW Nearshore Wave Data Program, Deakin University and some of the buoys from UWA, comes from Spotter Wave Buoys, developed by Sofar Ocean Technologies, which collect data similarly to the Waverider system.The buoy data from the Manly Hydraulics Laboratory replaces data (has been re-formatted) from the following specific collection - https://catalogue-imos.aodn.org.au:443/geonetwork/srv/api/records/bb7e9d82-3b9c-44c6-8e93-1ee9fd30bf21.Maintenance and Update Frequency: continualStatement: Manly Hydraulics Laboratory Prior to a six to eight month deployment, the operation of a Waverider buoy is tested on the Manly Hydraulics Laboratory Waverider buoy calibration rig to ensure it meets the manufacturers operational specifications. Wave data are transmitted from the Waverider buoy to a shore station where it is processed to produce wave data statistics. The recorded bursts of wave data (normally 34 minutes long starting on the hour) are digitised at 0.5-second intervals (or 0.78-second intervals for a Directional Waverider buoy) and the data are conditioned to remove any erroneous data points. The data are then analysed using two procedures: zero crossing analysis and spectral analysis. The wave data is routinely quality controlled (usually twice per week) using a wave data quality control program developed by Manly Hydraulics Laboratory. The wave data statistics are examined and raw data and spectral plots are viewed by an experience operator to check for any anomalies. Wave statistics from adjacent Waverider stations are also compared to assist in the identification of any out of range values. Erroneous wave data records are removed and good quality data is flagged as Quality Controlled in the Manly Hydraulics Laboratory wave database.Statement: Australian Bureau of Meteorology See attached Data Quality Manual for detailsStatement: Department of Environment and Science (DES), Queensland Government The Department of Environment and Science Coastal Impact Unit maintain a network of wave monitoring sites to measure the height and direction of waves along the Queensland coast. As a wave monitoring buoy floats up and down each passing wave, its motion (or heave) is measured and electronically processed. Data from the wave monitoring buoys are transmitted to a nearby receiver station as a radio signal. The receiver stations are comprised of a radio receiver, a computer, a modem and power components. The radio receiver is linked to a computer that stores, analyses and summarises the wave data. The computer controls the timing of data recording, and processes the data in near-real time. The recorded data and analysis results are automatically downloaded from each receiver station every hour to a central computer system (data server) in Brisbane for checking, further processing and archiving. Each receiver station is maintained and updated by specialised technicians and can be remotely accessed via the internet. Batteries are used to ensure that all equipment at each receiver station is backed up in case of power failure, which is likely to occur in critical events such as cyclones. If the transmission between the wave monitoring buoy and the receiver station is interrupted for an extended period, the data can be recovered from the internal memory of the wave monitoring buoy once it has been retrieved from the ocean. The wave monitoring buoys are calibrated before and after each deployment. Normally, a wave monitoring buoy is deployed in the ocean for 12 months before it is then retrieved.Statement: The University of Western Australia (UWA) has deployed surface wave buoys (Datawell Mark IV) at locations around the Western Australian coastline to complement the existing observations collected by WA Department of Transport, with 4 of these sites funded by the Integrated Marine Observing System (IMOS), which utilise Sofar Ocean Technology Spotter Buoys. The parameters are calculated on-board the buoys and transmitted at 30 minute to 2 hour intervals via 4G or Iriduium satellite internet. Based on the needs of the supporting project (and data transmission budget) some buoys also transmit back more detailed output from the spectral analysis. Once the data is received by a server at UWA it is run through an automated quality control process to try and identify and remove any bad measurements (for example caused by temporary submergence of a buoy). The automated quality control is completed following the tests detailed in the QARTOD manual (https://cdn.ioos.noaa.gov/attachments/2019/02/QARTOD_Waves_Update2Final.pdf) for surface waves.Statement: NSW nearshore wave buoys - In-situ wind wave data from shallow coastal waters (Statement: Victorian buoys - In-situ wind wave data from coastal waters (Statement: In November 2022, existing data from MHL, BOM, DOT, and DES was reprocessed to comply with a new NetCDF file standard.&rft.creator=Department of Climate Change, Energy, the Environment and Water (DCCEEW), New South Wales Government &rft.creator=Australian Bureau of Meteorology &rft.creator=Department of Transport (DoT), Western Australian Government &rft.creator=Department of Environment and Science (DES), Queensland Government &rft.creator=Defence Technology Agency (DTA), New Zealand Defence Force (NZDF) &rft.creator=Integrated Marine Observing System (IMOS) &rft.creator=The University of Western Australia (UWA) &rft.creator=Deakin University &rft.date=2018&rft.coverage=153,-31 153,-30.000000000000007 154,-30.000000000000007 154,-31 153,-31&rft.coverage=114,-31 114,-30.000000000000007 115,-30.000000000000007 115,-31 114,-31&rft.coverage=149,-22 149,-21.000000000000014 150,-21.000000000000014 150,-22 149,-22&rft.coverage=141,-12.999999999999986 141,-12 142,-12 142,-12.999999999999986 141,-12.999999999999986&rft.coverage=145,-17 145,-16 146,-16 146,-17 145,-17&rft.coverage=147,-20 147,-19 148,-19 148,-20 147,-20&rft.coverage=151,-24 151,-23.000000000000014 152,-23.000000000000014 152,-24 151,-24&rft.coverage=152,-25 152,-24 153,-24 153,-25 152,-25&rft.coverage=113,-24 113,-21.000000000000014 115,-21.000000000000014 115,-22 114,-22 114,-24 113,-24&rft.coverage=153,-29 153,-25 154,-25 154,-29 153,-29&rft.coverage=114,-29 114,-28 115,-28 115,-29 114,-29&rft.coverage=115,-33 115,-31 116,-31 116,-33 115,-33&rft.coverage=114,-34 114,-33 115,-33 115,-34 114,-34&rft.coverage=121,-35.00000000000001 121,-33 122,-33 122,-35.00000000000001 121,-35.00000000000001&rft.coverage=150,-35.999999999999986 150,-34 151,-34 151,-32 152,-32 152,-31 153,-31 153,-33 152,-33 152,-35.00000000000001 151,-35.00000000000001 151,-35.999999999999986 150,-35.999999999999986&rft.coverage=149,-37 149,-35.999999999999986 150,-35.999999999999986 150,-37 149,-37&rft.coverage=136,-37 136,-35.999999999999986 137,-35.999999999999986 137,-37 136,-37&rft.coverage=119.00000000000001,-35.00000000000001 119.00000000000001,-34 120,-34 120,-35.00000000000001 119.00000000000001,-35.00000000000001&rft.coverage=116.99999999999999,-35.999999999999986 116.99999999999999,-35.00000000000001 118.00000000000001,-35.00000000000001 118.00000000000001,-35.999999999999986 116.99999999999999,-35.999999999999986&rft.coverage=115,-35.00000000000001 115,-34 116,-34 116,-35.00000000000001 115,-35.00000000000001&rft.coverage=150,-37.99999999999999 150,-37 151,-37 151,-37.99999999999999 150,-37.99999999999999&rft.coverage=145,-42.999999999999986 145,-42.00000000000001 146,-42.00000000000001 146,-42.999999999999986 145,-42.999999999999986&rft.coverage=118.00000000000001,-21.000000000000014 118.00000000000001,-20 119.00000000000001,-20 119.00000000000001,-21.000000000000014 118.00000000000001,-21.000000000000014&rft_rights=Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/&rft_rights=The licence details for use of this data is free and unrestricted. We request that attribution is Department of Climate Change, Energy, the Environment and Water (DCCEEW), New South Wales Government; Australian Bureau of Meteorology; Department of Transport [W.A]; State of Queensland, Department of Environment and Science; Defence Technology Agency (DTA), New Zealand Defence Force (NZDF), Integrated Marine Observing System (IMOS), The University of Western Australia (UWA), Deakin University [year-of-data-downloaded], Wave buoys Observations - Australia - delayed (National Wave Archive), Downloaded from [url] on [date-of-download].&rft_rights=When using NZ buoy data, please also acknowledge the following: McComb et al. Directional wave buoy data measured near Campbell Island, New Zealand (submitted), Downloaded from [url] on [date-of-download].&rft_rights=MHL buoys - New disclaimer (November 2022) - NSW buoys Recipients of this ocean wave data will be subject to the following conditions: The Department of Planning and Environment (DPE) [NSW] provides this data with the following disclaimer: The Department of Planning and Environment does not provide any warranty as to the accuracy of the Information nor as to its reliability. No person or corporation should act solely on the Information without considering, and, if necessary, seeking verification of the Information from an alternative information supplier. Neither DPE nor any member officer or employee undertakes responsibility in any way whatsoever to any person or corporation in respect of the Information including any errors or omissions therein however caused, whether through negligence or otherwise. DPE and all its member officers and employees expressly disclaim all and any liability to any person or corporation into whose hands the Information may come whether as purchased or otherwise, in respect of anything and of the consequences of anything done or omitted to be done by any such person or corporation in reliance in whole or part upon the whole or any part of the Information. The Department of Planning and Environment (DPE) [NSW] disclaims all responsibility for the information provided, and all liability (including without limitation, liability in negligence) for all expenses, losses, damages, and costs that may be incurred as a result of the information being inaccurate or incomplete in any way for any reason. Please refer to the NSW Government data disclaimer on SEED https://www.seed.nsw.gov.au/copyright-disclaimer. Former disclaimer (June 2020) - NSW buoys Recipients of this ocean wave data will be subject to the following conditions: The Department of Planning, Industry and Environment (DPIE) [NSW] provides this data with the following disclaimer: The Department of Planning, Industry and Environment does not provide any warranty as to the accuracy of the Information nor as to its reliability. No person or corporation should act solely on the Information without considering, and, if necessary, seeking verification of the Information from an alternative information supplier. Neither DPIE nor any member officer or employee undertakes responsibility in any way whatsoever to any person or corporation in respect of the Information including any errors or omissions therein however caused, whether through negligence or otherwise. DPIE and all its member officers and employees expressly disclaim all and any liability to any person or corporation into whose hands the Information may come whether as purchased or otherwise, in respect of anything and of the consequences of anything done or omitted to be done by any such person or corporation in reliance in whole or part upon the whole or any part of the Information. The Department of Planning, Industry and Environment (DPIE) [NSW] disclaims all responsibility for the information provided, and all liability (including without limitation, liability in negligence) for all expenses, losses, damages, and costs that may be incurred as a result of the information being inaccurate or incomplete in any way for any reason. Please refer to the NSW Government data disclaimer on SEED https://www.seed.nsw.gov.au/copyright-disclaimer. Former disclaimer Recipients of this ocean wave data will be subject to the following conditions: * The data is provided to the recipient on an 'as-is' basis. OEH and MHL provide no guarantees as to the accuracy or reliability of the data collected and provided to IMOS. * OEH and MHL accept no responsibility for any loss or damage that may occur through the use of, or reliance on, the data by the recipient. * OEH is clearly acknowledged as the provider of the data whenever used or published. * The recipient of the data undertakes not to distribute the data to third parties nor use it to gain commercial benefit unless prior approval in writing is obtained from OEH / MHL.&rft_rights=Data users must clearly acknowledge: NSW nearshore wave buoy data were collected, processed and provided by the NSW Department of Climate Change, Energy, the Environment and Water Nearshore Wave Data Program\. For more information visit: https://datasets.seed.nsw.gov.au/dataset/nsw-nearshore-wave-buoy-parameter-time-series-data-completed-deployments. This dataset is an output from the Catching Oz Waves project, which received investment (https://doi.org/10.47486/DP748) from the Australian Research Data Commons (ARDC). The ARDC is funded by the National Collaborative Research Infrastructure Strategy (NCRIS).&rft_rights=Please refer to http://www.bom.gov.au/other/disclaimer.shtml for Bureau disclaimer details.&rft_rights=The Spatial Information Branch of the Operations Division of the Department of Transport is able to supply Land and Infrastructure, Transport and Marine related information subject to the following conditions: The Department has prepared the data, graphs, tables, charts and maps representing the information. The Department supplies the information on the basis that it will not be altered or manipulated in any way by the recipient without the approval of the Department having been received. The Department supplies the information in good faith and believes it to be correct. The Department does not provide any warranty as to the accuracy of the Information nor as to its reliability. No person or corporation should act solely on the information without considering, and, if necessary, seeking verification of the information from an alternative information supplier. Neither the Department nor any member officer or employee undertakes responsibility in any way whatsoever to any person or corporation in respect of the information including any errors or omissions therein however caused, whether through negligence or otherwise. The Department and all its member officers and employees expressly disclaim all and any liability to any person or corporation into whose hands the information may come whether as purchased or otherwise, in respect of anything and of the consequences of anything done or omitted to be done by any such person or corporation in reliance in whole or part upon the whole or any part of the Information. If the data supplied is used in any publication, the Department shall be acknowledged as the source of the data in that publication or report. The Department reserves the right to review any publication or report that contains data or information it has supplied. If the data is supplied free of charge, it is only permitted to be used for research and educational programs or other specific projects approved by the Department. The data supplied shall be returned to the Department or destroyed with the approval from the Department, on completion of the project. A copy of the completed project, publication or report shall be supplied to the Department. The recipient of the data provided by the Department, shall not retain or archive the supplied data for future use. Any project, publication or report produced from data supplied free of charge from the Department, shall not be used to seek or provide any commercial and/or financial benefit. The data supplied shall not be passed on or sold to any other user without prior approval from the office in the Department that supplied the original data.&rft_rights=The Coastal Impacts Unit, DES disclaims all responsibility for the information provided, and all liability (including without limitation, liability in negligence) for all expenses, losses, damages, and costs that may be incurred as a result of the information being inaccurate or incomplete in any way for any reason.&rft_rights=Data, products and services from DCCEEW/IMOS/Victoria/UWA are provided as is without any warranty as to fitness for a particular purpose.&rft_rights=Any users of IMOS data are required to clearly acknowledge the source of the material in the format: Data was sourced from Australia’s Integrated Marine Observing System (IMOS) - IMOS is enabled by the National Collaborative Research Infrastructure Strategy (NCRIS).&rft_rights=UWA Buoys - This dataset is an output from the Catching Oz Waves project, which received investment (https://doi.org/10.47486/DP748) from the Australian Research Data Commons (ARDC). The ARDC is funded by the National Collaborative Research Infrastructure Strategy (NCRIS).&rft_rights=Victorian Buoys - For the Cape Bridgewater Sofar Ocean buoys that are being used in the IMOS new technology proving trials in additional please acknowledge “Data was sourced from Australia’s Integrated Marine Observing System (IMOS) – IMOS is enabled by the National Collaborative Research Infrastructure Strategy (NCRIS). This dataset is an output from the Catching Oz Waves project, which received investment (https://doi.org/10.47486/DP748) from the Australian Research Data Commons (ARDC). The ARDC is funded by the National Collaborative Research Infrastructure Strategy (NCRIS).&rft_subject=oceans&rft_subject=SIGNIFICANT WAVE HEIGHT&rft_subject=EARTH SCIENCE&rft_subject=OCEANS&rft_subject=OCEAN WAVES&rft_subject=WAVE PERIOD&rft_subject=WAVE SPECTRA&rft_subject=WAVE SPEED/DIRECTION&rft_subject=Marine Features (Australia) | Batemans Bay, NSW&rft_subject=Coastal Waters (Australia) | West Australia Coast West, WA&rft_subject=Coastal Waters (Australia) | West Australia Coast South, WA&rft_subject=Global / Oceans | Pacific Ocean&rft_subject=Marine Features (Australia) | Great Barrier Reef, QLD&rft_subject=Coastal Waters (Australia) | Queensland Coast Northwest, QLD&rft_subject=Coastal Waters (Australia) | Queensland Coast, QLD&rft_subject=Global / Oceans | South West Pacific Ocean&rft_subject=Coastal Cities / Towns (Australia) | Sydney, NSW&rft_subject=Global / Oceans | Indian Ocean&rft_subject=Coastal Waters (Australia) | Queensland Coast South, QLD&rft_subject=Coastal Waters (Australia) | South Australia Coast, SA&rft_subject=Coastal Cities / Towns (Australia) | Coffs Harbour, NSW&rft_subject=Marine Features (Australia) | Kangaroo Island, SA&rft_subject=Regional Seas | Tasman Sea&rft_subject=Regional Seas | Coral Sea&rft_subject=Regional Seas | Timor Sea&rft_subject=Marine Features (Australia) | North West Cape, WA&rft_subject=Coastal Waters (Australia) | Northern Territory Coast, NT&rft_subject=Coastal Cities / Towns (Australia) | Byron Bay, NSW&rft_subject=Coastal Cities / Towns (Australia) | Port Kembla, NSW&rft_subject=Coastal Waters (Australia) | Victoria Coast, VIC&rft_subject=Marine Features (Australia) | Great Australian Bight, SA/WA&rft_subject=Coastal Waters (Australia) | Tasmania Coast West, TAS&rft_subject=Coastal Waters (Australia) | New South Wales Coast, NSW&rft_subject=Countries | New Zealand&rft_subject=Coastal Cities / Towns (Australia) | Eden, NSW&rft_subject=moored surface buoy&rft_subject=Mean period at spectral first frequency moment of waves on the water body&rft_subject=Mean period at spectral second frequency moment of waves on the water body&rft_subject=Average zero crossing period of the highest 1/10th waves on the water body&rft_subject=Spectral significant height of waves on the water body&rft_subject=Average height of the highest 1/3rd of waves on the water body&rft_subject=Period at the peak spectral energy of waves on the water body&rft_subject=Period of the highest wave on the water body&rft_subject=Direction at spectral maximum of waves on the water body&rft_subject=Average zero crossing period of the highest 1/3rd of waves on the water body&rft_subject=Directional spreading of waves on the water body&rft_subject=Average zero crossing period of waves on the water body&rft_subject=Direction of waves on the water body&rft_subject=Temperature of the water body&rft_subject=Maximum height of waves on the water body&rft_subject=Period at second highest energy spectrum peak of waves on the water body&rft_subject=Sofar Ocean Spotter wave buoy&rft_subject=wave recorders&rft_subject=Coastal Wave Buoys Facility, Integrated Marine Observing System (IMOS)&rft_subject=Wave Buoys Sub-Facility, Integrated Marine Observing System (IMOS)&rft.type=dataset&rft.language=English Access the data

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The licence details for use of this data is "free and unrestricted". We request that attribution is "Department of Climate Change, Energy, the Environment and Water (DCCEEW), New South Wales Government; Australian Bureau of Meteorology; Department of Transport [W.A]; State of Queensland, Department of Environment and Science; Defence Technology Agency (DTA), New Zealand Defence Force (NZDF), Integrated Marine Observing System (IMOS), The University of Western Australia (UWA), Deakin University [year-of-data-downloaded], Wave buoys Observations - Australia - delayed (National Wave Archive), Downloaded from [url] on [date-of-download]".

When using NZ buoy data, please also acknowledge the following: "McComb et al. Directional wave buoy data measured near Campbell Island, New Zealand (submitted)", Downloaded from [url] on [date-of-download]."

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New disclaimer (November 2022) - NSW buoys Recipients of this ocean wave data will be subject to the following conditions: The Department of Planning and Environment (DPE) [NSW] provides this data with the following disclaimer: "The Department of Planning and Environment does not provide any warranty as to the accuracy of the Information nor as to its reliability. No person or corporation should act solely on the Information without considering, and, if necessary, seeking verification of the Information from an alternative information supplier. Neither DPE nor any member officer or employee undertakes responsibility in any way whatsoever to any person or corporation in respect of the Information including any errors or omissions therein however caused, whether through negligence or otherwise. DPE and all its member officers and employees expressly disclaim all and any liability to any person or corporation into whose hands the Information may come whether as purchased or otherwise, in respect of anything and of the consequences of anything done or omitted to be done by any such person or corporation in reliance in whole or part upon the whole or any part of the Information." The Department of Planning and Environment (DPE) [NSW] disclaims all responsibility for the information provided, and all liability (including without limitation, liability in negligence) for all expenses, losses, damages, and costs that may be incurred as a result of the information being inaccurate or incomplete in any way for any reason. Please refer to the NSW Government data disclaimer on SEED https://www.seed.nsw.gov.au/copyright-disclaimer.

Former disclaimer (June 2020) - NSW buoys Recipients of this ocean wave data will be subject to the following conditions: The Department of Planning, Industry and Environment (DPIE) [NSW] provides this data with the following disclaimer: "The Department of Planning, Industry and Environment does not provide any warranty as to the accuracy of the Information nor as to its reliability. No person or corporation should act solely on the Information without considering, and, if necessary, seeking verification of the Information from an alternative information supplier. Neither DPIE nor any member officer or employee undertakes responsibility in any way whatsoever to any person or corporation in respect of the Information including any errors or omissions therein however caused, whether through negligence or otherwise. DPIE and all its member officers and employees expressly disclaim all and any liability to any person or corporation into whose hands the Information may come whether as purchased or otherwise, in respect of anything and of the consequences of anything done or omitted to be done by any such person or corporation in reliance in whole or part upon the whole or any part of the Information." The Department of Planning, Industry and Environment (DPIE) [NSW] disclaims all responsibility for the information provided, and all liability (including without limitation, liability in negligence) for all expenses, losses, damages, and costs that may be incurred as a result of the information being inaccurate or incomplete in any way for any reason. Please refer to the NSW Government data disclaimer on SEED https://www.seed.nsw.gov.au/copyright-disclaimer.

Former disclaimer Recipients of this ocean wave data will be subject to the following conditions: * The data is provided to the recipient on an 'as-is' basis. OEH and MHL provide no guarantees as to the accuracy or reliability of the data collected and provided to IMOS. * OEH and MHL accept no responsibility for any loss or damage that may occur through the use of, or reliance on, the data by the recipient. * OEH is clearly acknowledged as the provider of the data whenever used or published. * The recipient of the data undertakes not to distribute the data to third parties nor use it to gain commercial benefit unless prior approval in writing is obtained from OEH / MHL.

Data users must clearly acknowledge: NSW nearshore wave buoy data were collected, processed and provided by the NSW Department of Climate Change, Energy, the Environment and Water Nearshore Wave Data Program\". For more information visit: https://datasets.seed.nsw.gov.au/dataset/nsw-nearshore-wave-buoy-parameter-time-series-data-completed-deployments. This dataset is an output from the Catching Oz Waves project, which received investment (https://doi.org/10.47486/DP748) from the Australian Research Data Commons (ARDC). The ARDC is funded by the National Collaborative Research Infrastructure Strategy (NCRIS).

Please refer to http://www.bom.gov.au/other/disclaimer.shtml for Bureau disclaimer details.

The Spatial Information Branch of the Operations Division of the Department of Transport is able to supply Land and Infrastructure, Transport and Marine related information subject to the following conditions: The Department has prepared the data, graphs, tables, charts and maps representing the information. The Department supplies the information on the basis that it will not be altered or manipulated in any way by the recipient without the approval of the Department having been received. The Department supplies the information in good faith and believes it to be correct. The Department does not provide any warranty as to the accuracy of the Information nor as to its reliability. No person or corporation should act solely on the information without considering, and, if necessary, seeking verification of the information from an alternative information supplier. Neither the Department nor any member officer or employee undertakes responsibility in any way whatsoever to any person or corporation in respect of the information including any errors or omissions therein however caused, whether through negligence or otherwise. The Department and all its member officers and employees expressly disclaim all and any liability to any person or corporation into whose hands the information may come whether as purchased or otherwise, in respect of anything and of the consequences of anything done or omitted to be done by any such person or corporation in reliance in whole or part upon the whole or any part of the Information. If the data supplied is used in any publication, the Department shall be acknowledged as the source of the data in that publication or report. The Department reserves the right to review any publication or report that contains data or information it has supplied. If the data is supplied free of charge, it is only permitted to be used for research and educational programs or other specific projects approved by the Department. The data supplied shall be returned to the Department or destroyed with the approval from the Department, on completion of the project. A copy of the completed project, publication or report shall be supplied to the Department. The recipient of the data provided by the Department, shall not retain or archive the supplied data for future use. Any project, publication or report produced from data supplied free of charge from the Department, shall not be used to seek or provide any commercial and/or financial benefit. The data supplied shall not be passed on or sold to any other user without prior approval from the office in the Department that supplied the original data.

The Coastal Impacts Unit, DES disclaims all responsibility for the information provided, and all liability (including without limitation, liability in negligence) for all expenses, losses, damages, and costs that may be incurred as a result of the information being inaccurate or incomplete in any way for any reason.

Data, products and services from DCCEEW/IMOS/Victoria/UWA are provided "as is" without any warranty as to fitness for a particular purpose.

Any users of IMOS data are required to clearly acknowledge the source of the material in the format: "Data was sourced from Australia’s Integrated Marine Observing System (IMOS) - IMOS is enabled by the National Collaborative Research Infrastructure Strategy (NCRIS)".

UWA Buoys - This dataset is an output from the Catching Oz Waves project, which received investment (https://doi.org/10.47486/DP748) from the Australian Research Data Commons (ARDC). The ARDC is funded by the National Collaborative Research Infrastructure Strategy (NCRIS).

Victorian Buoys - For the Cape Bridgewater Sofar Ocean buoys that are being used in the IMOS new technology proving trials in additional please acknowledge “Data was sourced from Australia’s Integrated Marine Observing System (IMOS) – IMOS is enabled by the National Collaborative Research Infrastructure Strategy (NCRIS). This dataset is an output from the Catching Oz Waves project, which received investment (https://doi.org/10.47486/DP748) from the Australian Research Data Commons (ARDC). The ARDC is funded by the National Collaborative Research Infrastructure Strategy (NCRIS).

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Buoys provide integral wave parameters. Buoy data from the following organisations contribute to the National Wave Archive: Manly Hydraulics Laboratory (part of the NSW Department of Climate Change, Energy, the Environment and Water (DCCEEW), which has assumed function of the former NSW Office of Environment and Heritage (OEH)); Bureau of Meteorology; Western Australia Department of Transport (DOT); the Queensland Department of Environment and Science (DES); the Defence Technology Agency (DTA), New Zealand Defence Force (NZDF); the Integrated Marine Observing System (IMOS), the University of Western Australia (UWA), Deakin University; and the NSW Nearshore Wave Data Program from the NSW Department of Climate Change, Energy, the Environment and Water (DCCEEW).

The data (aside from IMOS, the NSW Nearshore Wave Data Program, Deakin University and some of the buoys from UWA) is gathered by the Waverider system developed by the Dutch company, Datawell. Some older wave data were collected using non-directional Waverider buoys. As technology advanced and directional measuring capabilities were developed in wave buoys, wave buoy networks were gradually upgraded to directional Waverider buoys. Therefore, some older datasets do not have directional information whereas newer datasets have directional information.

The data from IMOS, the NSW Nearshore Wave Data Program, Deakin University and some of the buoys from UWA, comes from Spotter Wave Buoys, developed by Sofar Ocean Technologies, which collect data similarly to the Waverider system.

The buoy data from the Manly Hydraulics Laboratory replaces data (has been re-formatted) from the following specific collection - https://catalogue-imos.aodn.org.au:443/geonetwork/srv/api/records/bb7e9d82-3b9c-44c6-8e93-1ee9fd30bf21.

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Statement: Manly Hydraulics Laboratory Prior to a six to eight month deployment, the operation of a Waverider buoy is tested on the Manly Hydraulics Laboratory Waverider buoy calibration rig to ensure it meets the manufacturers operational specifications. Wave data are transmitted from the Waverider buoy to a shore station where it is processed to produce wave data statistics. The recorded bursts of wave data (normally 34 minutes long starting on the hour) are digitised at 0.5-second intervals (or 0.78-second intervals for a Directional Waverider buoy) and the data are conditioned to remove any erroneous data points. The data are then analysed using two procedures: zero crossing analysis and spectral analysis. The wave data is routinely quality controlled (usually twice per week) using a wave data quality control program developed by Manly Hydraulics Laboratory. The wave data statistics are examined and raw data and spectral plots are viewed by an experience operator to check for any anomalies. Wave statistics from adjacent Waverider stations are also compared to assist in the identification of any "out of range" values. Erroneous wave data records are removed and good quality data is flagged as "Quality Controlled" in the Manly Hydraulics Laboratory wave database.

Statement: Australian Bureau of Meteorology See attached Data Quality Manual for details

Statement: Department of Environment and Science (DES), Queensland Government The Department of Environment and Science Coastal Impact Unit maintain a network of wave monitoring sites to measure the height and direction of waves along the Queensland coast. As a wave monitoring buoy floats up and down each passing wave, its motion (or heave) is measured and electronically processed. Data from the wave monitoring buoys are transmitted to a nearby receiver station as a radio signal. The receiver stations are comprised of a radio receiver, a computer, a modem and power components. The radio receiver is linked to a computer that stores, analyses and summarises the wave data. The computer controls the timing of data recording, and processes the data in near-real time. The recorded data and analysis results are automatically downloaded from each receiver station every hour to a central computer system (data server) in Brisbane for checking, further processing and archiving. Each receiver station is maintained and updated by specialised technicians and can be remotely accessed via the internet. Batteries are used to ensure that all equipment at each receiver station is backed up in case of power failure, which is likely to occur in critical events such as cyclones. If the transmission between the wave monitoring buoy and the receiver station is interrupted for an extended period, the data can be recovered from the internal memory of the wave monitoring buoy once it has been retrieved from the ocean. The wave monitoring buoys are calibrated before and after each deployment. Normally, a wave monitoring buoy is deployed in the ocean for 12 months before it is then retrieved.

Statement: The University of Western Australia (UWA) has deployed surface wave buoys (Datawell Mark IV) at locations around the Western Australian coastline to complement the existing observations collected by WA Department of Transport, with 4 of these sites funded by the Integrated Marine Observing System (IMOS), which utilise Sofar Ocean Technology Spotter Buoys. The parameters are calculated on-board the buoys and transmitted at 30 minute to 2 hour intervals via 4G or Iriduium satellite internet. Based on the needs of the supporting project (and data transmission budget) some buoys also transmit back more detailed output from the spectral analysis. Once the data is received by a server at UWA it is run through an automated quality control process to try and identify and remove any bad measurements (for example caused by temporary submergence of a buoy). The automated quality control is completed following the tests detailed in the QARTOD manual (https://cdn.ioos.noaa.gov/attachments/2019/02/QARTOD_Waves_Update2Final.pdf) for surface waves.

Statement: NSW nearshore wave buoys - In-situ wind wave data from shallow coastal waters (<35 m depth) along the NSW coast collected by temporary wave buoys deployed on moorings. Quality controlled wave parameters calculated from buoy displacements measured by GPS/Iridium satellite receivers are provided at half-hour intervals.

Statement: Victorian buoys - In-situ wind wave data from coastal waters (<70 m depth) along the VIC coast collected by Sofar Spotter wave buoys deployed on moorings.

Statement: In November 2022, existing data from MHL, BOM, DOT, and DES was reprocessed to comply with a new NetCDF file standard.

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Australian Bureau of Meteorology

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Data from the Buoys in Western Australia is kindly provided by Department of Transport (DOT)

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Data from the Buoys in Queensland is kindly provided by Department of Environment and Science (DES). The following buoys are part of these joint projects: Tweed River entrance sand bypass project (Tweed Heads), Port of Brisbane Corporation (North Moreton Bay and Caloundra), Gold Coast City Council (Gold Coast), Department of Transport and Main Roads (Mooloolaba), Gladstone Ports Corporation (Gladstone), North Queensland Bulk Ports Corporation Limited (Hay Point, Albatross Bay)

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Data collection of Manly Hydraulics Laboratory (MHL) buoys, funded by NSW Department of Climate Change, Energy, the Environment and Water (DCCEEW) (formerly known as Department of Planning, Industry and Environment (DPIE) and then Department of Planning and Environment (DPE)) (prior funding by former NSW Office of Environment and Heritage (OEH))

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MHL Waverider buoy system and data management undertaken for NSW DCCEEW (formerly DPIE and DPE) by NSW Public Works Manly Hydraulics Laboratory

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NSW nearshore wave buoy data were collected, processed and provided by the NSW DCCEEW Nearshore Wave Data Program

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NZ buoys were deployed by Peter McComb, Oceanum (p.mccomb@oceanum.science). These data were collected and quality controlled by Metocean Solutions.

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Australia's Integrated Marine Observing System (IMOS) is enabled by the National Collaborative Research Infrastructure Strategy (NCRIS). It is operated by a consortium of institutions as an unincorporated joint venture, with the University of Tasmania as Lead Agent.

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IMOS data were collected and quality controlled by the University of Western Australia (UWA)

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Wave data was provided by the Victorian Coastal Monitoring Program with funding through Department of Environment, Land, Water and Planning, University of Melbourne and Deakin University.

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(MHL Buoy deployment summaries)

uri : http://data.aodn.org.au/?prefix=NSW-OEH/Manly_Hydraulics_Laboratory/ External Link

Bureau of Meteorology Wave Data Quality Manual (BOM_WAVE_DM_RevAOceanSenseQualityManual.pdf)

uri : https://catalogue-imos.aodn.org.au:443/geonetwork/srv/api/records/2807f3aa-4db0-4924-b64b-354ae8c10b58/attachments/BOM_WAVE_DM_RevAOceanSenseQualityManual.pdf External Link

This OGC WFS service returns filtered geographic information. The returned data is available in multiple formats including CSV. (aodn:aodn_wave_dm_v2_timeseries_data)

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(OGC WFS help documentation)

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The ncUrlList is a WFS service that returns a list of URLs matching a query. (aodn_wave_dm_v2_timeseries_map#url)

uri : http://geoserver-123.aodn.org.au/geoserver/ows External Link

(ncUrlList help documentation)

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Award DP748 funded by ARDC

doi : 10.47486/dp748 DOI Link

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