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Croatan Sound Weather Station

A platform with meteorlogical sensors sits off the shoreline of the ECU Outer Banks Campus.

CSI maintains a meteorological station located on a platform in the Croatan Sound just off the shores of the ECU Outer Banks Campus.  The station monitors wind speed, water and air temperatures, atmospheric pressure, and water level. Click the widget below for an extended data range.

Waverider Buoys

A wave rider buoy as seen from below the sea surface.

CSI has two waverider buoys deployed off the northern Outer Banks.  These buoys are operated in partnership with the Coastal Data Information Program (CDIP) at the Scripps Institution of Oceanography. Buoy 192 is located ~8 miles southeast of Oregon Inlet, while Buoy 243 is located 10 miles offshore of Nags Head, North Carolina. Both buoys monitor wave height, speed, and direction, as well as sea surface temperature.

Nags Head Buoy Data
Oregon Inlet Buoy Data

Jennette’s Pier Webcam

CSI maintains a webcam at Jennette’s Pier in partnership with the pier and Surfline.  Click on the stream below to enlarge the viewer.

Jennette’s Pier Spotter Buoy

CSI maintains two spotter buoys at Jennette’s pier that provide near real-time wave heights and water temperatures.

A bigger yellow Spotter buoy outfitted with solar panels floats in the water next to a series of three orange crab pot buoys.
Jennette's Spotter Buoy Data

Led by East Carolina University (ECU), The Coastal Studies Institute is a multi-institutional research and educational partnership of the UNC System including North Carolina State University, UNC-Chapel Hill, UNC Wilmington, and Elizabeth City State University.

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CSI BOARD OF DIRECTORS

Based at the Coastal Studies Institute (CSI), the North Carolina Renewable Ocean Energy Program (NCROEP) advances inter-disciplinary marine energy solutions across UNC System partner colleges of engineering at NC State University, UNC Charlotte, and NC A&T University.  Click on the links below for more information.

ABOUT THE PROGRAM

JENNETTE'S PIER WAVE ENERGY TEST CENTER

SMALL-SCALE WAVE TANK

ECU's Integrated Coastal Programs (ECU ICP) is a leader in coastal and marine research, education, and engagement.   ECU ICP includes the Coastal Studies Institute, ECU's Department of Coastal Studies, and ECU Diving and Water Safety.

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The faculty and staff at the Coastal Studies Institute come from a variety of backgrounds and disciplines, as well as departments and organizations including ECU Department of Biology, ECU Department of Coastal Studies, NC Sea Grant, the North Carolina Renewable Energy Program, and the UNC Institute for the Environment.

MEET THE TEAM

Tour the ECU Outer Banks Campus and learn about the research, education, and engagement projects of CSI and ECU Integrated Coastal Programs through our 360 virtual tour.

VIRTUAL TOUR

The ECU Outer Banks campus is home to the Coastal Studies Institute.
Located on Roanoke Island along the banks of the second largest estuary
in the United States, this coastal campus spans 213 acres of marshes, scrub wetlands, forested wetlands, and estuarine ecosystems.

FACILITIES

SUSTAINABLE CAMPUS