PacIOOS wave buoys are serving Pacific communities

Deployment of PacIOOS wave buoy off Aunu'u, American Samoa. Image courtesy of PacIOOS.

The Pacific Islands Ocean Observing System (PacIOOS) deployed a new wave buoy in the waters off Aunu‘u, American Samoa, on 23 October 2014. The bright yellow buoy is located more than three miles offshore and streams data on ocean and wave conditions. The buoy joins the existing PacIOOS network of 13 real-time wave buoys across the Pacific, providing data on wave height, direction, period, and sea surface temperature. PacIOOS deputy director Melissa Iwamoto said, “The new wave buoy in American Samoa will complement our network in the Pacific and will greatly support the decision-making of various agencies across the Pacific, including the National Weather Service (NWS) and the National Oceanographic Data Center (NODC).”

Read more about it in the UH System News.