Chesapeake Bay Interpretive Buoy System

These "smart buoys" observe and record meteorological, oceanographic and water quality data which can be obtained in real-time by using mobile apps or by visiting http://buoybay.noaa.gov/.

[1] Download coordinates as: The system's operational buoys are located: Other buoys have been deployed in the past, at: The buoys observe and record a wide variety of meteorological, oceanographic, and water quality real-time data including air temperature, relative humidity, barometric pressure, wind speed and direction, wave height and direction, currents, water temperature, salinity, dissolved oxygen, chlorophyll, and turbidity.

CBIBS data is relied on by a variety of users including meteorologists, recreational boaters, fishermen, commercial mariners, scientists, educators, and natural resource decision makers.

This trail is administered by the National Park Service and commemorates Captain Smith's exploratory voyages in the Bay during the summer of 1607 and 1608.

This article incorporates public domain material from websites or documents of the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration.