summary: Ocean observation data from the University of Maine published by the Caribbean Coastal Ocean Observing System (CARICOOS). The CARICOOS region includes the United States Caribbean EEZ, as part of the United States Integrated Ocean Observing System (IOOS).
rights: These data were generated as part of an academic research project, and the principal investigator, Neal Pettigrew (nealp@umaine), asks to be informed of intent for scientific use and appropriate acknowledgment given in any publications arising therefrom. The data are provided free of charge, without warranty of any kind.
funding: CARICOOS is funded through the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), is a Regional Association within the U.S. Integrated Ocean Observing System (IOOS). The ocean buoys operated by the University of Maine recieve partial funding from CARICOOS.
processing_level: Realtime processing and post-recovery processing is performed. This is indicated by the dual sets of file names for each location.