Station 42501 - SD 1042 - 180 nm South of Southwest Pass, LA (Site of 42001)
Leased by National Data Buoy Center
Uncrewed Surface Vehicle
Saildrone Explorer
Site elevation: sea level
Air temp height: 2.3 m above site elevation
Anemometer height: 5.2 m above site elevation
Barometer elevation: 0.2 m above mean sea level
Sea temp depth: 1.5 m below water line
Water depth: 3194 m
Watch circle radius: 20254 yards
Data from the nearby moored buoy (42001) can be found here.


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- Drift data: 2022
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