Weather buoy tropical Pacific Ocean helped study the El Niño-Southern Oscillation. Moored weather buoys range from in diameter, while drifting buoys are smaller, with diameters of . Drifting buoys are the dominant form of weather buoy in sheer number, with 1250 located worldwide. Wind data from buoys has smaller error than that from ships. There are differences in the values of sea surface temperature measurements between the two platforms as well, relating to the depth of the measurement and whether or not the water is heated by the ship which measures the quantity. The first known proposal for surface weather observations at
Corvallis to the Sea Trail Corvallis to the Sea Trail Corvallis to the Sea Trail is a long hiking, bicycling, and equestrian trail in Western Oregon (United States) which links the Willamette Valley to the Pacific Ocean. It connects between Corvallis and Ona Beach. As of September 9, 2017, it is approximately 50% complete with the eastern half open and crosses a patchwork of public and private land. The remainder of the trail traverses Siuslaw National Forest with requiring trail to be built. That won't occur until an environmental assessment is complete which will take a couple of years. The project to establish the trail