Buoy Types


Sample buoys for each buoy type

Buoy ID Buoy Type Category Buoy ID Buoy Type Category Buoy ID Buoy Type Category
800049 AOFB 800049 AOFB 800049 AOFB
300534062023880 APL-IT-0017 300534062023880 APL-IT-0017 300534062023880 APL-IT-0017
300534062023960 APL-IT-0018 300534062023960 APL-IT-0018 300534062023960 APL-IT-0018
300534062120840 APL-IT-0021 300534062120840 APL-IT-0021 300534062120840 APL-IT-0021
300534064423650 APL-IT-0040 300534064423650 APL-IT-0040 300534064423650 APL-IT-0040
300534065213050 APL-SK-0007 300534065213050 APL-SK-0007 300534065213050 APL-SK-0007
300534065216040 ASL-SK-0003 300534065216040 ASL-SK-0003 300534065216040 ASL-SK-0003
300534067520880 AWI UT 15 300534067520880 AWI UT 15 300534067520880 AWI UT 15
300534067521880 AWI UT 16 300534067521880 AWI UT 16 300534067521880 AWI UT 16
300534067524860 AWI UT 17 300534067524860 AWI UT 17 300534067524860 AWI UT 17
300534067524870 AWI UT 18 300534067524870 AWI UT 18 300534067524870 AWI UT 18
300534067620310 AWI UT 23 300534067620310 AWI UT 23 300534067620310 AWI UT 23
300534067620320 AWI UT 24 300534067620320 AWI UT 24 300534067620320 AWI UT 24
300534067622310 AWI UT 25 300534067622310 AWI UT 25 300534067622310 AWI UT 25
300534067624300 AWI UT 26 300534067624300 AWI UT 26 300534067624300 AWI UT 26
300234063064350 AXIB 300234063064350 AXIB 300234063064350 AXIB
300234065495020 AXIB 40 300234065495020 AXIB 40 300234065495020 AXIB 40
300534061614250 AXIB_30 300534061614250 AXIB_30 300534061614250 AXIB_30
300534061512090 AXIB_37 300534061512090 AXIB_37 300534061512090 AXIB_37
300234065499020 AXIB_48 300234065499020 AXIB_48 300234065499020 AXIB_48
300534061985510 AXIB_49 300534061985510 AXIB_49 300534061985510 AXIB_49
300534061094020 AXIB_50 300534061094020 AXIB_50 300534061094020 AXIB_50
300534061096030 AXIB_51 300534061096030 AXIB_51 300534061096030 AXIB_51
300534061984520 AXIB_52 300534061984520 AXIB_52 300534061984520 AXIB_52
300534061986510 AXIB_53 300534061986510 AXIB_53 300534061986510 AXIB_53
300534061989520 AXIB_55 300534061989520 AXIB_55 300534061989520 AXIB_55
300534061986530 AXIB_56 300534061986530 AXIB_56 300534061986530 AXIB_56
300534061981520 AXIB_57 300534061981520 AXIB_57 300534061981520 AXIB_57
300234063481400 BD2GHI 300234063481400 BD2GHI 300234063481400 BD2GHI
300234064594750 BD2GI 300234064594750 BD2GI 300234064594750 BD2GI
300234068347290 BD2VHI 300234068347290 BD2VHI 300234068347290 BD2VHI
300234066215770 BD2WHI 300234066215770 BD2WHI 300234066215770 BD2WHI
300534064921850 CALIB 300534064921850 CALIB 300534064921850 CALIB
300234068066320 CTD 300234068066320 CTD 300234068066320 CTD
300534064407400 DAMP 300534064407400 DAMP 300534064407400 DAMP
300234066691600 DAMP 002 300234066691600 DAMP 002 300234066691600 DAMP 002
300534061808320 DAMP 006 300534061808320 DAMP 006 300534061808320 DAMP 006
300234066690590 DAMP 007 300234066690590 DAMP 007 300234066690590 DAMP 007
300534060426630 DAMP 08 300534060426630 DAMP 08 300534060426630 DAMP 08
300234066436320 DB 300234066436320 DB 300234066436320 DB
300125061832760 DOT 300125061832760 DOT 300125061832760 DOT
300125061714610 DOT-5 300125061714610 DOT-5 300125061714610 DOT-5
300234065760320 GPS 300234065760320 GPS 300234065760320 GPS
300534062831790 GPS-TRACKER 300534062831790 GPS-TRACKER 300534062831790 GPS-TRACKER
300234066890230 GPS_TRACKER 300234066890230 GPS_TRACKER 300234066890230 GPS_TRACKER
300234067874490 GY 300234067874490 GY 300234067874490 GY
300534062599770 ICALIB 300534062599770 ICALIB 300534062599770 ICALIB
300234066991420 ICE BALL 300234066991420 ICE BALL 300234066991420 ICE BALL
300434065162040 ICE CADET 300434065162040 ICE CADET 300434065162040 ICE CADET
300534061801400 ICE PELICAN 05? 300534061801400 ICE PELICAN 05? 300534061801400 ICE PELICAN 05?
300534062022970 ICE TRACKER 300534062022970 ICE TRACKER 300534062022970 ICE TRACKER
300234060321940 ICEBTC2 300234060321940 ICEBTC2 300234060321940 ICEBTC2
300234068040050 ICEBTC5 300234068040050 ICEBTC5 300234068040050 ICEBTC5
6301583 ICEBUOY 6301583 ICEBUOY 6301583 ICEBUOY
300434065752650 ICECADET 300434065752650 ICECADET 300434065752650 ICECADET
300434064651390 ICEDRIFTER 300434064651390 ICEDRIFTER 300434064651390 ICEDRIFTER
300534060426670 ICEPELICAN 300534060426670 ICEPELICAN 300534060426670 ICEPELICAN
210165 ICEST-B 210165 ICEST-B 210165 ICEST-B
300234061160580 ICESVPB 300234061160580 ICESVPB 300234061160580 ICESVPB
300234062735030 ICEX 300234062735030 ICEX 300234062735030 ICEX
300534064469160 ICEXAIR 300534064469160 ICEXAIR 300534064469160 ICEXAIR
300434065781450 ICE_CADET 300434065781450 ICE_CADET 300434065781450 ICE_CADET
300025010543130 IMB 300025010543130 IMB 300025010543130 IMB
300534061806080 IP 300534061806080 IP 300534061806080 IP
300234068818610 ISVP 300234068818610 ISVP 300234068818610 ISVP
300234063516460 ISVP-B 300234063516460 ISVP-B 300234063516460 ISVP-B
300534065162700 ISVP-BA 300534065162700 ISVP-BA 300534065162700 ISVP-BA
300234064708300 IT 300234064708300 IT 300234064708300 IT
300534062020970 IT 15 300534062020970 IT 15 300534062020970 IT 15
300534062124450 IT 26 300534062124450 IT 26 300534062124450 IT 26
300534062125830 IT 27 300534062125830 IT 27 300534062125830 IT 27
300534062126440 IT 28 300534062126440 IT 28 300534062126440 IT 28
300534062126820 IT 29 300534062126820 IT 29 300534062126820 IT 29
300534062128440 IT 30 300534062128440 IT 30 300534062128440 IT 30
300534062129440 IT 31 300534062129440 IT 31 300534062129440 IT 31
300534062129820 IT 33 300534062129820 IT 33 300534062129820 IT 33
300534064263610 IT 34 300534064263610 IT 34 300534064263610 IT 34
300534064268590 IT 35 300534064268590 IT 35 300534064268590 IT 35
300534064428630 IT 42 300534064428630 IT 42 300534064428630 IT 42
300534064429620 IT 43 300534064429620 IT 43 300534064429620 IT 43
300534062724580 IT-12 300534062724580 IT-12 300534062724580 IT-12
300534062724610 IT-13 300534062724610 IT-13 300534062724610 IT-13
300534062129810 IT-32 300534062129810 IT-32 300534062129810 IT-32
300534060522330 ITB 300534060522330 ITB 300534060522330 ITB
300534061417930 ITB 012 300534061417930 ITB 012 300534061417930 ITB 012
300534061515080 ITB-15 300534061515080 ITB-15 300534061515080 ITB-15
300534061516100 ITB-16 300534061516100 ITB-16 300534061516100 ITB-16
300534061518060 ITB-17 300534061518060 ITB-17 300534061518060 ITB-17
300534061519050 ITB-18 300534061519050 ITB-18 300534061519050 ITB-18
300534061610450 ITB-19 300534061610450 ITB-19 300534061610450 ITB-19
300534061612440 ITB-20 300534061612440 ITB-20 300534061612440 ITB-20
900106 ITP 900106 ITP 900106 ITP
300025060513230 ITP 135 300025060513230 ITP 135 300025060513230 ITP 135
300025060518220 ITP 140 300025060518220 ITP 140 300025060518220 ITP 140
300534068011460 JAM-IT-0011 300534068011460 JAM-IT-0011 300534068011460 JAM-IT-0011
300534068015470 JAM-IT-0012 300534068015470 JAM-IT-0012 300534068015470 JAM-IT-0012
300534068017510 JAM-IT-0013 300534068017510 JAM-IT-0013 300534068017510 JAM-IT-0013
300534068019510 JAM-IT-0014 300534068019510 JAM-IT-0014 300534068019510 JAM-IT-0014
300534068113280 JAM-IT-0015 300534068113280 JAM-IT-0015 300534068113280 JAM-IT-0015
300534068118260 JAM-IT-0016 300534068118260 JAM-IT-0016 300534068118260 JAM-IT-0016
300534068649600 JAM-SK-0004 300534068649600 JAM-SK-0004 300534068649600 JAM-SK-0004
300534068112280 JAM-UT-0011 300534068112280 JAM-UT-0011 300534068112280 JAM-UT-0011
300534068114280 JAM-UT-0012 300534068114280 JAM-UT-0012 300534068114280 JAM-UT-0012
300534068116240 JAM-UT-0013 300534068116240 JAM-UT-0013 300534068116240 JAM-UT-0013
300534068116270 JAM-UT-0014 300534068116270 JAM-UT-0014 300534068116270 JAM-UT-0014
300534068117240 JAM-UT-0015 300534068117240 JAM-UT-0015 300534068117240 JAM-UT-0015
300534068117250 JAM-UT-0016 300534068117250 JAM-UT-0016 300534068117250 JAM-UT-0016
300534068119240 JAM-WB-0005 300534068119240 JAM-WB-0005 300534068119240 JAM-WB-0005
300434065881740 MICROMET 300434065881740 MICROMET 300434065881740 MICROMET
300434064040440 MICROSWIFT 300434064040440 MICROSWIFT 300434064040440 MICROSWIFT
300534062070970 NOMAD 300534062070970 NOMAD 300534062070970 NOMAD
300534062720520 PERIPH_1 300534062720520 PERIPH_1 300534062720520 PERIPH_1
300534062725590 PERIPH_2 300534062725590 PERIPH_2 300534062725590 PERIPH_2
300534062725610 PERIPH_3 300534062725610 PERIPH_3 300534062725610 PERIPH_3
300534062725760 PERIPH_4 300534062725760 PERIPH_4 300534062725760 PERIPH_4
300534062726570 PERIPH_5 300534062726570 PERIPH_5 300534062726570 PERIPH_5
300534062727510 PERIPH_6 300534062727510 PERIPH_6 300534062727510 PERIPH_6
300534062727600 PERIPH_7 300534062727600 PERIPH_7 300534062727600 PERIPH_7
300434065889720 ROCK 300434065889720 ROCK 300434065889720 ROCK
300534062891690 SASSIE 300534062891690 SASSIE 300534062891690 SASSIE
300234067522440 SIDEKICK 300234067522440 SIDEKICK 300234067522440 SIDEKICK
300534065212560 SIDEKICK 5 300534065212560 SIDEKICK 5 300534065212560 SIDEKICK 5
300434066153920 SIMB3 300434066153920 SIMB3 300434066153920 SIMB3
300434066157890 SIMB3 2023A 300434066157890 SIMB3 2023A 300434066157890 SIMB3 2023A
300434066153880 SIMB3 2023B 300434066153880 SIMB3 2023B 300434066153880 SIMB3 2023B
300434066151920 SIMB3 2023C 300434066151920 SIMB3 2023C 300434066151920 SIMB3 2023C
300434066254600 SIMB3 2023D 300434066254600 SIMB3 2023D 300434066254600 SIMB3 2023D
300434066159880 SIMB3 2023E 300434066159880 SIMB3 2023E 300434066159880 SIMB3 2023E
300434066255600 SIMB3 2023F 300434066255600 SIMB3 2023F 300434066255600 SIMB3 2023F
300434066150890 SIMB3 2023G 300434066150890 SIMB3 2023G 300434066150890 SIMB3 2023G
301434060403510 SIMB3 2024B 301434060403510 SIMB3 2024B 301434060403510 SIMB3 2024B
301434060406500 SIMB3 2024C 301434060406500 SIMB3 2024C 301434060406500 SIMB3 2024C
301434060405490 SIMB3 2024D 301434060405490 SIMB3 2024D 301434060405490 SIMB3 2024D
301434060407510 SIMB3 2024E 301434060407510 SIMB3 2024E 301434060407510 SIMB3 2024E
301434060409480 SIMB3 2024F 301434060409480 SIMB3 2024F 301434060409480 SIMB3 2024F
301434060404480 SIMB3 2024G 301434060404480 SIMB3 2024G 301434060404480 SIMB3 2024G
301434060405500 SIMB3 2024H 301434060405500 SIMB3 2024H 301434060405500 SIMB3 2024H
301434060402500 SIMB3 2024I 301434060402500 SIMB3 2024I 301434060402500 SIMB3 2024I
301434060104880 SIMB3 2024I14 301434060104880 SIMB3 2024I14 301434060104880 SIMB3 2024I14
301434060041150 SIMB3 2024I15 301434060041150 SIMB3 2024I15 301434060041150 SIMB3 2024I15
301434060109890 SIMB3 2024I16 301434060109890 SIMB3 2024I16 301434060109890 SIMB3 2024I16
301434060407490 SIMB3 2024J 301434060407490 SIMB3 2024J 301434060407490 SIMB3 2024J
301434060104850 SIMB3 2024L 301434060104850 SIMB3 2024L 301434060104850 SIMB3 2024L
301434060049130 SIMB3 2024N 301434060049130 SIMB3 2024N 301434060049130 SIMB3 2024N
300434066151880 SIMB3 2024O 300434066151880 SIMB3 2024O 300434066151880 SIMB3 2024O
301434060108860 SIMB3 2024P 301434060108860 SIMB3 2024P 301434060108860 SIMB3 2024P
301434060106870 SIMB3 2024Q 301434060106870 SIMB3 2024Q 301434060106870 SIMB3 2024Q
301434060108870 SIMB3 2024R 301434060108870 SIMB3 2024R 301434060108870 SIMB3 2024R
301434060103850 SIMB3 2024S 301434060103850 SIMB3 2024S 301434060103850 SIMB3 2024S
301434060045130 SIMB3 2024T 301434060045130 SIMB3 2024T 301434060045130 SIMB3 2024T
301434060044160 SIMB3 2024X 301434060044160 SIMB3 2024X 301434060044160 SIMB3 2024X
301434061841380 SIMB3 2025A 301434061841380 SIMB3 2025A 301434061841380 SIMB3 2025A
300434066150930 SIMB3 2025B 300434066150930 SIMB3 2025B 300434066150930 SIMB3 2025B
301434061846300 SIMB3 2025C 301434061846300 SIMB3 2025C 301434061846300 SIMB3 2025C
301434060402490 SIMB3 2025F 301434060402490 SIMB3 2025F 301434060402490 SIMB3 2025F
301434061840390 SIMB3 2025G 301434061840390 SIMB3 2025G 301434061840390 SIMB3 2025G
301434061843360 SIMB3 2025H 301434061843360 SIMB3 2025H 301434061843360 SIMB3 2025H
300234068701300 SIMBA 300234068701300 SIMBA 300234068701300 SIMBA
300234066300190 SK 300234066300190 SK 300234066300190 SK
300534062721510 SK 0003 300534062721510 SK 0003 300534062721510 SK 0003
300234067520530 SK 001 300234067520530 SK 001 300234067520530 SK 001
300534062725770 SK_2 300534062725770 SK_2 300534062725770 SK_2
300534066611760 SNOW BUOY 300534066611760 SNOW BUOY 300534066611760 SNOW BUOY
300234066088170 SNOW BUOY 100 300234066088170 SNOW BUOY 100 300234066088170 SNOW BUOY 100
300234066797650 SNOW BUOY 101 300234066797650 SNOW BUOY 101 300234066797650 SNOW BUOY 101
300234066893230 SNOW BUOY 102 300234066893230 SNOW BUOY 102 300234066893230 SNOW BUOY 102
300234066896250 SNOW BUOY 103 300234066896250 SNOW BUOY 103 300234066896250 SNOW BUOY 103
300234060330560 SNOW BUOY 122 300234060330560 SNOW BUOY 122 300234060330560 SNOW BUOY 122
300234060543140 SNOW BUOY 123 300234060543140 SNOW BUOY 123 300234060543140 SNOW BUOY 123
300234060726880 SNOW BUOY 124 300234060726880 SNOW BUOY 124 300234060726880 SNOW BUOY 124
300234060727760 SNOW BUOY 125 300234060727760 SNOW BUOY 125 300234060727760 SNOW BUOY 125
300234060728940 SNOW BUOY 126 300234060728940 SNOW BUOY 126 300234060728940 SNOW BUOY 126
300234060729780 SNOW BUOY 127 300234060729780 SNOW BUOY 127 300234060729780 SNOW BUOY 127
300234061152630 SNOW BUOY 128 300234061152630 SNOW BUOY 128 300234061152630 SNOW BUOY 128
300534061256910 SNOWBUOY 300534061256910 SNOWBUOY 300534061256910 SNOWBUOY
300534061252920 SNOW_BUOY 300534061252920 SNOW_BUOY 300534061252920 SNOW_BUOY
4402491 SPIT 4402491 SPIT 4402491 SPIT
4449899 SPOT 4449899 SPOT 4449899 SPOT
4448173 SPOT 24022 4448173 SPOT 24022 4448173 SPOT 24022
2802244 SVP 2802244 SVP 2802244 SVP
300534063482680 SVP 261 300534063482680 SVP 261 300534063482680 SVP 261
300534063488690 SVP 266 300534063488690 SVP 266 300534063488690 SVP 266
300534064590720 SVP-B 300534064590720 SVP-B 300534064590720 SVP-B
300234068762760 SVP-BA 300234068762760 SVP-BA 300234068762760 SVP-BA
300234067520540 SVP3GI 300234067520540 SVP3GI 300234067520540 SVP3GI
300234068164710 SVP5S 003 300234068164710 SVP5S 003 300234068164710 SVP5S 003
300234068166760 SVP5S 004 300234068166760 SVP5S 004 300234068166760 SVP5S 004
300234068514740 SVP5S 006 300234068514740 SVP5S 006 300234068514740 SVP5S 006
300534060057710 SVP5S 009 300534060057710 SVP5S 009 300534060057710 SVP5S 009
300534064364400 SVP5S 010 300534064364400 SVP5S 010 300534064364400 SVP5S 010
300534064364470 SVP5S 011 300534064364470 SVP5S 011 300534064364470 SVP5S 011
300534064368480 SVP5S 012 300534064368480 SVP5S 012 300534064368480 SVP5S 012
300534065210570 SVP5S_14 300534065210570 SVP5S_14 300534065210570 SVP5S_14
300534065471460 SVP5S_17 300534065471460 SVP5S_17 300534065471460 SVP5S_17
300534065472480 SVP5S_18 300534065472480 SVP5S_18 300534065472480 SVP5S_18
300534065477480 SVP5S_19 300534065477480 SVP5S_19 300534065477480 SVP5S_19
300534060151880 SVP6S 001 300534060151880 SVP6S 001 300534060151880 SVP6S 001
300534067621310 SVP7S 300534067621310 SVP7S 300534067621310 SVP7S
300234066212670 SVPGHI 300234066212670 SVPGHI 300234066212670 SVPGHI
300534063449630 SVPS-0009 300534063449630 SVPS-0009 300534063449630 SVPS-0009
300234068445270 SVPVHI 300234068445270 SVPVHI 300234068445270 SVPVHI
300534063688470 THERMISTOR STRING 300534063688470 THERMISTOR STRING 300534063688470 THERMISTOR STRING
300534061787870 THERMISTOR STRING BUOY 300534061787870 THERMISTOR STRING BUOY 300534061787870 THERMISTOR STRING BUOY
902002 TOP 902002 TOP 902002 TOP
902016 TOP 16 902016 TOP 16 902016 TOP 16
902017 TOP 17 902017 TOP 17 902017 TOP 17
902018 TOP 18 902018 TOP 18 902018 TOP 18
902019 TOP 19 902019 TOP 19 902019 TOP 19
902020 TOP 20 902020 TOP 20 902020 TOP 20
902021 TOP 21 902021 TOP 21 902021 TOP 21
902022 TOP 22 902022 TOP 22 902022 TOP 22
300234068326160 T_STRING 300234068326160 T_STRING 300234068326160 T_STRING
300234068283720 UIT 300234068283720 UIT 300234068283720 UIT
300234011092780 UNKNOWN 300234011092780 UNKNOWN 300234011092780 UNKNOWN
300534062895730 UPTEMPO 300534062895730 UPTEMPO 300534062895730 UPTEMPO
199070 UPTEMPO
(300234061160500)		 199070 UPTEMPO
(300234061160500)		 199070 UPTEMPO
(300234061160500)
300234066309170 UT 300234066309170 UT 300234066309170 UT
300534064260620 UT 001 300534064260620 UT 001 300534064260620 UT 001
300534064261600 UT 002 300534064261600 UT 002 300534064261600 UT 002
300534064261620 UT 003 300534064261620 UT 003 300534064261620 UT 003
300534064262600 UT 004 300534064262600 UT 004 300534064262600 UT 004
300534064263620 UT 005 300534064263620 UT 005 300534064263620 UT 005
300534064263630 UT 006 300534064263630 UT 006 300534064263630 UT 006
300534064264600 UT 007 300534064264600 UT 007 300534064264600 UT 007
300534064264610 UT 008 300534064264610 UT 008 300534064264610 UT 008
300534064264620 UT 009 300534064264620 UT 009 300534064264620 UT 009
300534064264630 UT 010 300534064264630 UT 010 300534064264630 UT 010
300534064266620 UT 011 300534064266620 UT 011 300534064266620 UT 011
300534064267620 UT 012 300534064267620 UT 012 300534064267620 UT 012
300534064268600 UT 013 300534064268600 UT 013 300534064268600 UT 013
300534064468030 UT 014 300534064468030 UT 014 300534064468030 UT 014
300534067527860 UT_19 300534067527860 UT_19 300534067527860 UT_19
300534067527890 UT_20 300534067527890 UT_20 300534067527890 UT_20
300534067529340 UT_21 300534067529340 UT_21 300534067529340 UT_21
300534067620010 UT_22 300534067620010 UT_22 300534067620010 UT_22
300534062789590 UW-TC-1W-0020 300534062789590 UW-TC-1W-0020 300534062789590 UW-TC-1W-0020
300534062265120 WB 300534062265120 WB 300534062265120 WB
300025010734900 WIMBO 300025010734900 WIMBO 300025010734900 WIMBO

Published IABP Acronyms

Buoy Type Category Buoy Type Buoy Type Category Buoy Type
AXIB Air-Deployable Expendable Ice Buoy CALIB Compact Air Launched Ice Beacon
ICEB Ice Beacon IMB Ice Mass Balance
IT Ice Tracker ITB Ice Tracker with BP
Ice Ball No Drogue Ice Tracker UTAP Universal Ice Tracker (16in) aka Ice Ball
UT Universal Ice Tracker (14in) ITP Ice Tethered Profiler
SVP Surface Velocity Profiler PAWS Polar Area Weather Station
UPTEMPO Upper Temperature of the Polar OceansComplete data available onUpTempO Website SASSIE Salinity and Stratification at the Sea Ice EdgeComplete data available onUpTempO Website
SPIT SpotPolar Ice Tracker

Source: https://iabp.apl.uw.edu/Acronyms.html