Spotter Buoy Data Format - CSV column values

Common Parameters:

    Battery Voltage (V)
      Battery voltage in Volts
      Full: ~4.1V, Empty: ~3.3V

    Power (W)
      Battery power in Watts
      Negative indicates the battery is supplying power to the system
      Positive indicates the solar system is recharging the battery

    Humidity (%rel)
      Internal relative humidity %
      Sharp increases in *absolute* humidity (must account for temperature) may indicate a leak
      If relative humidity exceeds 70%, recommend replacing desiccant

    Epoch Time
      Absolute time at the end of the observation period in UTC epoch seconds
      Seconds since 1970-01-01 00:00:00 UTC

    Significant Wave Height (m)
      Bulk significant wave height in meters

    Peak Period (s)
      Peak wave period in seconds

    Mean Period (s)
      Mean wave period in seconds

    Peak Direction (deg)
      Peak wave direction in degrees

    Peak Directional Spread (deg)
      Peak wave directional spreading in degrees

    Mean Direction (deg)
      Mean wave direction in degrees

    Mean Directional Spread (deg)
      Mean wave directional spreading in degrees

    Latitude (deg)
      Latitude at the start of the observation period in decimal degrees

    Longitude (deg)
      Longitude at the start of the observation period in decimal degrees


Wave Parameters for Sampling in Full-Spectrum Mode:

    f_0, f_1, f_2, ...
      Center frequency in Hertz of the nth spectral bin (n=0,1,2,...)

    df_0, df_1, df_2, ...
      Spectral width in Herts of the nth spectral bin (n=0,1,2,...)

    a1_0, a1_1, a1_2, ...
      1st component of 1st directional moment of the nth spectral bin, unitless (n=0,1,2,...)

    b1_0, b1_1, b1_2, ...
      2nd component of 1st directional moment of the nth spectral bin, unitless (n=0,1,2,...)

    a2_0, a2_1, a2_2, ...
      1st component of 2nd directional moment of the nth spectral bin, unitless (n=0,1,2,...)

    b2_0, b2_1, b2_2, ...
      2nd component of 2nd directional moment of the nth spectral bin, unitless (n=0,1,2,...)

    varianceDensity_0, varianceDensity_1, varianceDensity_2, ...
      Surface variance density of the nth spectral bin in m2/Hz (n=0,1,2,...)

    direction_0, direction_1, direction_2, ...
      Wave direction of the nth spectral bin (n=0,1,2,...)

    directionalSpread_0, directionSpread_1, directionSpread_2, ...
      Wave directional spread of the nth spectral bin (n=0,1,2,...)


Parameters for Sensors:

    Wind Speed (m/s)
      Wind speed in m/s

    Wind Direction (deg)
      Wind direction in degrees

    Surface Temperature (ºC)
      Sea surface temperature in ºC


Wave Parameters for Sampling in Partition Mode:

    Partition0 Start Frequency (hz)
      Starting frequency of the partition 0 in Hz

    Partition0 End Frequency (hz)
      Ending frequency of the partition 0 in Hz

    Partition0 Significant Wave Height (m)
      Significant wave height of the partition 0

    Partition0 Mean Period (s)
      Mean wave period of the partition 0

    Partition0 Mean Direction (deg)
      Mean wave direction of the partition 0

    Partition0 Mean Directional Spread (deg)
      Mean wave directional spread of the partition 0


    Partition1 Start Frequency (hz)
      Starting frequency of the partition 1 in Hz

    Partition1 End Frequency (hz)
      Ending frequency of the partition 1 in Hz

    Partition1 Significant Wave Height (m)
      Significant wave height of the partition 1

    Partition1 Mean Period (s)
      Mean wave period of the partition 1

    Partition1 Mean Direction (deg)
      Mean wave direction of the partition 1

    Partition1 Mean Directional Spread (deg)
      Mean wave directional spread of the partition 1