The VIMS data buoy is the first step in a long-term project to provide real-time data for accurate predictions of ecosystem processes in Lower Chesapeake Bay. Such predictions can help guide the management of natural resources, enable planning for extreme events, facilitate maritime operations, support military security, and advance science and education.

The current buoy is the first in a planned network to extend the Chesapeake Bay Observing System (CBOS) into the lower Bay. This comprehensive network will provide simultaneous measurements of winds, waves, currents, water density, nutrients, water quality, biological indices and fish stocks under all conditions. Basic and analyzed data and linked numerical models will be accessible in real-time and at high-speed through a web portal.

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