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Dial-A-Buoy is working, but occasionally requires the phone to ring six or seven rings before answering. We're working on the solution to this technical difficulty. Sorry for the inconvenience.

What station information does NDBC need?

First, NDBC needs to know certain information about each station:

  1. the location to the nearest second,
  2. the station's exposure to the marine environment by providing a photograph,
  3. the types of measurements made and the sensors used,
  4. site and sensor elevations (or depths),
  5. acquisition frequency (for example, hourly), averaging times, and
  6. a suggested station name.
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