The Station Detail Page
A Bombora 'Station Detail' page
Header
In the middle of the header is the WMO Station ID. To the right is the Favorites selection button. Tapping this button will cause the star to light up and will add this station to your Favorites page.
Title Section
At the top here we have the station name as designated by NOAA and the NDBC. On the next line down we see the last time that Bombora fetched data from our servers. Under that are the type of buoy, who owns the buoy, and the region/ body of water it’s assigned to. Over on the right, we have a picture of the buoy (if available) or a picture of a similar model buoy. Beneath the picture we again have the WMO Station Identifier.
Measurements
Depending on what data the buoy or station is currently reporting, you may see up to three different boxes in this section. In the example provided, we have wave data, wind data, and atmospheric data all being reported by the East Santa Barbara buoy. Definitions of the measurements displayed here are available in the Appendix to our Guide.
Tapping on a set of measurements that has an arrow to the right will take you to the historical charts page for that data set. Here we can see trends in the conditions – swell building, wind speed dying, etc… More useful information!
More Buttons
At the bottom of every Station Detail page you’ll find a couple of buttons. The “Share via Email” button will do exactly that – draft a new email containing the current conditions of the station you’re looking at. Perhaps you want to record a specific set of conditions for yourself (the buoys were 30 feet at 25 seconds!!!) , or send it off to a friend to plan your next outing.
Next to the email button we have the “View on Map” button. This will plot the current buoy’s location on a Google Maps view, and will allow you to tap the buoy for an overlay of the station’s status icon. A neat way to look at the location of all kinds of meteorological stations.