NOAA CO-OPS · Schema

CO-OPS Station

A NOAA CO-OPS monitoring station with location, affiliation, and available data products.

NOAATidesCurrentsOceanographicWater LevelWeatherPredictionsGovernment

Properties

Name Type Description
id string Unique station identifier. 7 numeric digits for water level and meteorological stations; alphanumeric codes for current meter stations.
name string Human-readable name of the monitoring station.
lat number Station latitude in decimal degrees (WGS84).
lng number Station longitude in decimal degrees (WGS84).
state string US state or territory abbreviation.
timezone string IANA timezone string for the station's local time zone.
timezonecorr integer UTC offset in hours for the station's local standard time.
observedst boolean Whether the station observes daylight saving time.
stormsurge number Storm surge threshold for this station in meters.
portscode stringnull PORTS (Physical Oceanographic Real-Time System) code if this station is part of a PORTS system.
products object Data products available at this station.
datums array Vertical datums available for this station.
affiliations string Organizational affiliation(s) of the station.
self string Canonical URL for this station resource.
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JSON Schema

station.json Raw ↑
{
  "$schema": "https://json-schema.org/draft/2020-12/schema",
  "$id": "https://api.tidesandcurrents.noaa.gov/schemas/station",
  "title": "CO-OPS Station",
  "description": "A NOAA CO-OPS monitoring station with location, affiliation, and available data products.",
  "type": "object",
  "properties": {
    "id": {
      "type": "string",
      "description": "Unique station identifier. 7 numeric digits for water level and meteorological stations; alphanumeric codes for current meter stations.",
      "examples": ["9414290", "8454000", "cb1401"]
    },
    "name": {
      "type": "string",
      "description": "Human-readable name of the monitoring station.",
      "examples": ["San Francisco", "Providence", "Chesapeake Bay Entrance"]
    },
    "lat": {
      "type": "number",
      "description": "Station latitude in decimal degrees (WGS84).",
      "minimum": -90,
      "maximum": 90,
      "examples": [37.8063, 41.6779]
    },
    "lng": {
      "type": "number",
      "description": "Station longitude in decimal degrees (WGS84).",
      "minimum": -180,
      "maximum": 180,
      "examples": [-122.4659, -71.4011]
    },
    "state": {
      "type": "string",
      "description": "US state or territory abbreviation.",
      "examples": ["CA", "RI", "VA"]
    },
    "timezone": {
      "type": "string",
      "description": "IANA timezone string for the station's local time zone.",
      "examples": ["America/Los_Angeles", "America/New_York"]
    },
    "timezonecorr": {
      "type": "integer",
      "description": "UTC offset in hours for the station's local standard time.",
      "examples": [-8, -5]
    },
    "observedst": {
      "type": "boolean",
      "description": "Whether the station observes daylight saving time."
    },
    "stormsurge": {
      "type": "number",
      "description": "Storm surge threshold for this station in meters.",
      "examples": [0.6, 0.9]
    },
    "portscode": {
      "type": ["string", "null"],
      "description": "PORTS (Physical Oceanographic Real-Time System) code if this station is part of a PORTS system.",
      "examples": ["sf", "cb", null]
    },
    "products": {
      "type": "object",
      "description": "Data products available at this station.",
      "properties": {
        "product": {
          "type": "array",
          "items": {
            "type": "object",
            "properties": {
              "name": {
                "type": "string",
                "description": "Product name",
                "examples": ["Water Levels", "Tide Predictions", "Wind"]
              }
            }
          }
        }
      }
    },
    "datums": {
      "type": "array",
      "description": "Vertical datums available for this station.",
      "items": {
        "type": "object",
        "properties": {
          "name": {
            "type": "string",
            "description": "Datum name",
            "enum": [
              "CRD", "IGLD", "LWD", "MHHW", "MHW", "MTL",
              "MSL", "MLW", "MLLW", "NAVD", "STND"
            ]
          },
          "value": {
            "type": "number",
            "description": "Datum value relative to station datum (STND) in meters"
          }
        }
      }
    },
    "affiliations": {
      "type": "string",
      "description": "Organizational affiliation(s) of the station.",
      "examples": ["NWLON", "PORTS", "COOP"]
    },
    "self": {
      "type": "string",
      "format": "uri",
      "description": "Canonical URL for this station resource.",
      "examples": ["https://api.tidesandcurrents.noaa.gov/mdapi/prod/webapi/stations/9414290.json"]
    }
  },
  "required": ["id", "name", "lat", "lng"]
}

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