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CBIBS's Wilson Honored by American Meteorological Society

Jan 10, 2013

Congratulations to Doug Wilson, who was recently presented the American Meteorological Society’s 2013 Francis W. Reichelderfer Award for his work from 2006 to 2012 that led to development and growth of the NOAA Chesapeake Bay Interpretive Buoy System.

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Winter Buoy Pulls, Buoy Maintenance Continue

Dec 13, 2012

Temperatures around the Bay are dropping—but that doesn’t mean the CBIBS field team is hibernating. This week, the CBIBS team partnered with the U.S. Coast Guard to pull two buoys for the 2012-13 winter. The Susquehanna and Upper Potomac buoys are located in the northern reaches of the Bay and are in low-salinity waters, making them vulnerable to potential damage from ice.

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Stingray Point Buoy Swapped in Routine Maintenance

Dec 3, 2012

On November 30, NOAA CBIBS technical staff joined the U.S. Coast Guard on board a buoy tender to completely replace the CBIBS Stingray Point buoy. NOAA, working with the Aids to Navigation Team from the U.S. Coast Guard’s Milford Haven, Virginia, station, pulled the existing Stingray Point buoy and deployed an identical buoy in its place.

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CBIBS Partners Launch Bay-Focused Apps

Nov 7, 2012

Two CBIBS partners have recently released free apps for smartphones to help people connect with the Chesapeake Bay in areas including locations near CBIBS buoys.

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Sandy Drives High CBIBS Data Use

Nov 6, 2012

Hurricane/Superstorm Sandy affected the Chesapeake Bay area October 28-30, and CBIBS buoys tracked conditions on the water throughout the storm. Continuous data was in high demand during as Sandy passed near the Chesapeake:

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Maintaining CBIBS Water-Quality Monitors: How Do They Do It?

Oct 12, 2012

CBIBS water-quality monitors play an important role in tracking the health of the Chesapeake Bay. They observe water temperature, salinity, conductivity, dissolved oxygen, chlorophyll-a, and turbidity, and relay that data through the CBIBS buoys back to boaters, scientists, students, and others—every hour, every day.

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Star-Spangled Banner National Historic Trail Includes CBIBS Buoys

Jul 31, 2012

The new Star-Spangled Banner National Historic Trail, officially launched on July 30, includes 560 miles on land and water in Maryland, Virginia, and Washington, D.C., and follows the path of the British invasion during the War of 1812.

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Update Available for Android Mobile App

Jul 30, 2012

An update of the CBIBS mobile app for Android is now available. Users who update to the new version will be able to monitor new CBIBS parameters that were activated earlier this summer—heat index and sea nettle probability.

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CBIBS Buoys Track Derecho Data

Jul 2, 2012

Late on Friday, June 29, a straight-line windstorm known as a “derecho” and associated severe thunderstorms hit the Chesapeake Bay watershed.

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Sea Nettles? Check Chances with CBIBS

Jun 11, 2012

As the weather heats up, many Bay residents and visitors consider taking a swim in the Chesapeake. Knowing where they might see the sea nettle Chrysaora quinquecirrha—commonly referred to as “jellyfish”—can help swimmers avoid a stinging encounter.

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