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Site
Latitude
Longitude
Depth
Period
Type
52.1499 1.6166 7
1975-04-01 — 1977-12-31 ST — FM 52.6583 -5.9667 44
1973-06-01 — 1974-05-01 ST — SBWR 55.2167 -6.2 7
1975-03-01 — 1976-02-29 ST — FM 52.1133 -6.3917 50
1966-05-01 — 1967-04-01 ST — SBWR 54.0517 -3.155 10
1992-10-08 — 1993-11-16 1D — BMPR 54 -3.3133 12
1992-08-20 — 1993-11-10 2D — WR 50.2517 -3.6533 15
1973-01-05 — 1974-08-05 ST — FM 59.5833 1.6667 117
1979-01-01 — 1982-12-31 ST — RADAR 54.75 -5.7 12
1971-03-01 — 1972-02-29 ST — FM 53.295 .3233 8
1992-03-13 — 1996-06-27 ST — BMPR 61.0667 1.7167 140
1975-12-01 — 1980-05-31 ST — WR 61.1667 1.6667 140
1970-08-01 — 1970-09-30 ST — SBWR 57.9 .0667 116
1980-12-01 — 1984-10-31 ST — WR 50.6166 -3.3166 27
1973-04-01 — 1976-12-31 ST — FM 50.6166 -3.3166 27
1977-02-01 — 1977-12-31 ST — FM 52.2 -4.8333 5
1973-01-05 — 1973-12-31 ST — WR 49.9067 -2.895 69
1979-09-01 — 1986-12-31 ST — SBWR 49.9067 -2.895 69
1986-03-01 — 1987-06-30 1D — SBWR 49.9067 -2.895 69
1988-04-01 — 1988-11-30 1D — SBWR 53.05 -5.6767 26
1971-03-01 — 1973-02-01 ST — SBWR 52.04 -6.66 51
1976-12-01 — 1977-11-01 ST — SBWR 48.7167 -8.9667 170
1978-06-01 — 1982-03-01 2D — ODAS 48.7167 -8.8333 160
1984-06-26 — 1986-08-16 2D — ODAS 58.9833 -7.2167 167
1986-09-14 — 1988-04-23 2D — ODAS 60.515 -2.8667 184
1984-06-25 — 1984-11-27 2D — ODAS 60.515 -2.8667 184
1985-03-25 — 1986-01-28 2D — ODAS 60.515 -2.8667 184
1986-04-07 — 1986-07-27 2D — ODAS 60.515 -2.8667 184
1986-09-18 — 1988-12-21 2D — ODAS 51.7167 -8.2583 29
1969-03-01 — 1970-02-01 ST — SBWR 53.5667 .8367 25
1970-05-01 — 1971-04-30 ST — SBWR 53.5667 .8367 25
1975-11-01 — 1981-06-30 ST — SBWR 53.5667 .835 25
1982-01-01 — 1982-12-31 ST — SBWR 53.5667 .835 25
1984-01-01 — 1984-12-31 ST — SBWR 53.5667 .835 25
1985-07-01 — 1985-12-31 1D — SBWR 53.5667 .835 25
1986-02-01 — 1986-06-30 1D — SBWR 53.5667 .835 25
1986-09-01 — 1987-03-30 1D — SBWR 53.5667 .835 25
1987-07-01 — 1987-12-31 1D — SBWR 52.2833 1.65 7
1975-04-01 — 1977-12-31 ST — FM 52.25 1.65 10
1978-11-01 — 1979-05-23 ST — WR 52.25 1.7 15
1977-08-07 — 1977-11-02 ST — WR 52.25 1.7 15
1978-02-01 — 1979-05-18 ST — WR 51.05 1.8667 19
1966-01-01 — 1966-12-31 ST — SBWR 50.1667 -4.25 40
1976-01-01 — 1980-12-31 1D — WR 50.1667 -4.25 40
1982-01-01 — 1982-01-31 1D — WR 57.5 3 67
1969-02-01 — 1970-03-29 ST — SBWR 57.5 3 67
1970-08-01 — 1970-09-30 ST — SBWR 57.5 3 67
1971-11-04 — 1972-03-31 ST — SBWR 57.5 3 67
1972-09-02 — 1973-04-29 ST — SBWR 57.5 3 67
1973-10-02 — 1974-03-30 ST — SBWR 57.5 3 67
1974-09-13 — 1975-03-29 ST — SBWR 57.5 3 67
1975-10-12 — 1976-05-29 ST — SBWR 57.5 3 67
1976-09-02 — 1977-05-31 ST — SBWR 57.4 1 120
1974-06-01 — 1980-05-31 ST — WR 60.1333 -2.9833 161
1976-12-01 — 1978-12-01 ST — WR 60.1333 -2.9833 161
1977-01-14 — 1978-11-30 1D — WR 60.1333 -2.9833 161
1979-05-01 — 1979-10-31 1D — WR 59.8767 2.075 110
1982-01-01 — 1982-04-30 ST — WR 59.8783 2.065 110
1979-02-02 — 1979-10-31 ST — RADAR 59.8783 2.065 110
1980-02-01 — 1981-05-31 ST — RADAR 59.8783 2.065 100
1981-11-01 — 1982-12-31 ST — RADAR 51.7317 1.9633 30
1971-03-01 — 1972-02-29 ST — SBWR 50.2383 -3.6583 12
1974-03-11 — 1976-10-18 ST — FM 51.5083 -4.425 9
1960-08-01 — 1961-07-31 ST — SBWR 53.9183 -.0583 19
1986-03-01 — 1986-06-30 1D — WR 53.9317 .0233 23
1986-03-01 — 1987-03-31 1D — WR 53.7667 .0067 13
1994-10-09 — 1995-02-28 1D — MS 53.7667 .0067 13
1994-10-09 — 1994-12-31 1D — MS 53.7667 .0067 13
1995-01-16 — 1995-01-30 2D — MS 53.7667 .0067 13
1995-10-31 — 1995-12-29 2D — MS 53.7933 .0583 18
1994-10-08 — 1995-02-10 1D — MS 53.7933 .0583 18
1994-11-08 — 1995-02-28 2D — MS 53.8383 .1533 30
1994-10-14 — 1995-02-28 2D — MS 53.8383 .1533 30
1994-11-11 — 1995-02-07 1D — MS 53.975 .4217 54
1994-10-07 — 1995-01-27 1D — BMPR 53.71 .0783 14
1994-10-08 — 1995-02-07 1D — MS 53.71 .0783 14
1994-10-10 — 1995-01-04 2D — MS 53.71 .0783 14
1995-01-17 — 1995-02-07 2D — MS 53.71 .0783 14
1995-10-31 — 1996-01-01 2D — MS 53.7317 .125 19
1994-10-08 — 1995-02-07 1D — BMPR 53.78 .23 26
1994-10-07 — 1995-02-07 1D — BMPR 53.5683 .0567 12
1994-11-07 — 1995-01-31 1D — BMPR 53.95 -.1667 7
1983-07-27 — 1984-09-30 ST — FM 53.95 -.1667 7
1985-02-01 — 1985-03-28 ST — FM 60 -11 1011
1978-07-12 — 1978-08-29 ST — SBWR 58.9433 -12.5383 1587
1978-07-23 — 1978-07-30 1D — WR 59.3267 -12.51 1413
1978-07-23 — 1978-08-21 1D — WR 59.13 -13.1083 1471
1978-07-31 — 1978-08-09 1D — WR 58.735 -12.9067 1560
1978-07-23 — 1978-09-02 1D — WR 59.1383 -11.9017 1740
1978-07-23 — 1978-09-03 1D — WR 51.6517 1.6667 18
1973-04-01 — 1975-07-14 ST — WR 57.93 -1.9017 88
1980-02-01 — 1981-12-30 1D — WR 53.3167 -5.91 17
1964-11-01 — 1965-10-01 ST — SBWR 53.1167 2.1 10
1983-12-11 — 1984-03-14 ST — WR 50.5067 -2.8633 40
1992-07-08 — 1994-05-04 1D — WR 53.493 .3867 10
1992-07-15 — 1993-06-25 1D — WR 51.53 .9 6
1973-04-01 — 1975-07-11 ST — WR 51.5417 .98 6
1972-12-21 — 1975-07-14 ST — WR 51.5783 1.05 6
1973-03-15 — 1974-08-01 ST — WR 51.625 1.07 6
1973-03-15 — 1974-08-01 ST — WR 51.63 .955 6
1973-05-18 — 1974-07-30 ST — WR 53.5333 -3.3483 16
1965-09-23 — 1966-09-23 ST — SBWR 53.8733 -3.5033 18
1974-10-01 — 1976-03-18 ST — WR 53.9633 -3.0167 4
1974-10-01 — 1976-03-18 ST — WR 53.875 -3.5 22
1957-01-01 — 1957-12-31 ST — SBWR 56.305 -2.5333 42
1969-06-25 — 1970-09-30 ST — SBWR 62 -33 2904
1958-01-01 — 1972-12-31 ST — SBWR 59 -19 2000
1955-04-07 — 1965-04-03 ST — SBWR 59 -19 2000
1968-01-01 — 1975-12-31 ST — SBWR 52.5 -20 2500
1954-11-14 — 1963-09-09 ST — SBWR 52.5 -20 2500
1971-01-01 — 1975-12-31 ST — SBWR 58 -20 1000
1975-07-02 — 1977-11-13 ST — SBWR 58 -20 1000
1978-01-04 — 1983-12-31 ST — SBWR 58 -20 1000
1984-01-01 — 1988-06-30 1D — SBWR 58 -20 1000
1988-08-01 — 1988-12-31 1D — SBWR 50.6217 -.6767 24
1968-10-01 — 1969-09-30 ST — SBWR 50.6217 -.6767 24
1970-02-24 — 1970-08-31 ST — SBWR 51.5 -3.8 16
1975-05-01 — 1977-11-30 ST — FM 51.5083 -4.9967 49
1975-08-01 — 1976-07-31 ST — SBWR 51.5083 -4.9967 49
1976-12-01 — 1983-12-31 ST — SBWR 49.8633 -6.6833 100
1979-04-01 — 1979-07-31 1D — WR 49.8633 -6.6833 100
1980-02-01 — 1982-12-31 1D — WR 49.8633 -6.6833 100
1983-04-01 — 1983-12-31 1D — WR 49.8633 -6.6833 100
1984-02-01 — 1986-02-28 1D — WR 50.7667 .1 13
1983-09-22 — 1985-01-13 ST — WR 50.0633 -6.0733 60
1962-01-31 — 1963-01-31 ST — SBWR 50.0633 -6.0733 60
1968-01-01 — 1969-12-31 ST — SBWR 50.0633 -6.0733 60
1971-07-01 — 1974-06-30 ST — SBWR 50.0633 -6.0733 60
1975-04-01 — 1986-12-31 ST — SBWR 50.0667 -6.0733 60
1977-04-01 — 1985-12-31 ST — SBWR 50.0633 -6.0733 60
1985-01-01 — 1986-02-28 1D — SBWR 50.0633 -6.0733 60
1986-05-01 — 1987-03-31 1D — SBWR 50.0633 -6.0733 60
1987-05-01 — 1987-05-31 1D — SBWR 50.0633 -6.0733 60
1987-10-01 — 1987-10-31 1D — SBWR 50.0633 -6.0733 60
1987-12-01 — 1988-12-31 1D — SBWR 51.32 -3.5733 27
1978-04-10 — 1979-01-13 ST — WR 51.3467 -3.575 27
1979-05-02 — 1981-04-22 ST — WR 51.345 -3.1383 17
1978-04-10 — 1981-04-21 ST — WR 51.3917 -3.0533 14
1978-04-10 — 1981-04-21 ST — WR 50.5117 -2.325 24
1968-01-10 — 1968-12-31 ST — SBWR 50.2867 -3.6417 13
1974-08-22 — 1974-12-12 ST — FM 50.2833 -3.6333 13
1975-01-15 — 1976-01-15 ST — FM 53.5167 1.6467 25
1984-09-30 — 1985-05-01 ST — WR 54.405 -5.3583 40
1975-03-01 — 1976-02-01 ST — SBWR 57.2967 -7.8933 100
1980-08-01 — 1982-12-31 1D — WR 57.2967 -7.8933 100
1983-04-01 — 1983-12-31 1D — WR 57.33 -7.4533 15
1978-04-01 — 1982-07-31 1D — WR 57.3033 -7.6383 45
1976-02-28 — 1982-11-30 1D — WR 52.3 1.6667 8
1975-01-01 — 1976-07-31 ST — FM 52.3 1.6667 8
1977-02-01 — 1977-12-31 ST — FM 51.45 -3.9167 27
1974-07-01 — 1977-12-31 ST — WR 51.51 1.385 12
1965-12-17 — 1968-05-05 ST — SBWR 50.9383 1.2783 265
1965-02-01 — 1966-03-31 ST — SBWR 50.6667 -7.5 107
1974-05-01 — 1977-06-01 ST — SBWR/WR 60 -4 122
1973-12-01 — 1976-05-01 ST — SBWR/WR 61.3333 0 160
1973-02-01 — 1976-02-01 ST — SBWR/WR 50.6 -2.66 11
1987-09-01 — 1988-04-01 1D — WR 50.635 -2.7083 11
1983-11-01 — 1985-03-31 1D — WR 50.635 -2.7083 11
1985-05-01 — 1986-02-28 1D — WR 50.635 -2.7083 11
1986-05-01 — 1987-03-30 1D — WR 50.6833 -2.75 22
1973-05-01 — 1977-11-30 ST — FM 50.6667 -2.6667 11
1987-12-22 — 1995-05-06 1D — BMPR
ST = Short term wave statistics
FM = FM Pressure Recorder
Related BODC pages
Directional wave spectra (2D)
One-dimensional wave spectra (1D)
Short-term wave statistics (ST)
One-dimensional and directional wave spectra (1D+2D)
Short-term wave statistics and one-dimensional wave spectra (ST+1D)
All data types (ST+1D+2D) 
