Reference

Marine glossary

Operational definitions for station freshness, observation fields, and source labels.

Dominant wave period

The wave period carrying the most energy in the observed sea state.

Freshness

How long it has been since the station observation was retrieved or confirmed.

Sustained wind

Average wind speed over the station reporting interval, separate from gusts.

DART

Deep-ocean Assessment and Reporting of Tsunamis station type.

CMAN

Coastal-Marine Automated Network station mounted on shore or fixed structures.

Partial station

A station with reachable metadata but missing one or more expected observation groups.