Oceanographic time-series measurements collected in Bellingham Bay, Washington, USA, 2019 to 2021

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Identification_Information
Data_Quality_Information
Spatial_Data_Organization_Information
Spatial_Reference_Information
Entity_and_Attribute_Information
Distribution_Information
Metadata_Reference_Information

Identification_Information:

Citation:

Citation_Information:

Originator: Daniel J. Nowacki
Originator: Nathan R. vanArendonk
Originator: Andrew W. Stevens
Originator: Eric E. Grossman
Publication_Date: 20230218
Title:

Oceanographic time-series measurements collected in Bellingham Bay, Washington, USA, 2019 to 2021

Geospatial_Data_Presentation_Form: NetCDF files
Series_Information:

Series_Name: data release
Issue_Identification: DOI:10.5066/P96EH1MS

Publication_Information:

Publication_Place:

Pacific Coastal and Marine Science Center, Santa Cruz, California

Publisher: U.S. Geological Survey

Online_Linkage: https://doi.org/10.5066/P96EH1MS
Larger_Work_Citation:

Citation_Information:

Originator: Daniel J. Nowacki
Originator: Nathan R. vanArendonk
Originator: Andrew W. Stevens
Originator: Eric E. Grossman
Originator: Angela C. Tan
Publication_Date: 2023
Title:

Oceanographic and water-quality measurements collected in Bellingham Bay, Washington, USA, 2019 to 2021

Series_Information:

Series_Name: data release
Issue_Identification: DOI:10.5066/P96EH1MS

Publication_Information:

Publication_Place: Pacific Coastal and Marine Science Center, Santa Cruz, CA
Publisher: U.S. Geological Survey

Online_Linkage: https://doi.org/10.5066/P96EH1MS

Description:

Abstract:

Bottom-landing and floating platforms with instrumentation to measure currents, waves, water level, optical turbidity, water temperature, and conductivity were deployed at four locations in Bellingham Bay, Washington, USA. Platforms were deployed in three separate periods: July 30, 2019–November 14, 2019, November 19, 2019–February 5, 2020, and January 22, 2021–April 13, 2021. These data were collected to support studies of sediment delivery, transport, deposition, and resuspension in this Pacific Northwest estuarine embayment.

Purpose:

These time-series data were collected as part of the USGS Coastal Habitats in Puget Sound 2.0 (CHIPS 2.0) project to support studies of sediment delivery, transport, deposition, and resuspension in the Nooksack River–Bellingham Bay system.

Supplemental_Information:

Additional information about the field activities from which these data were derived is available online at:
https://cmgds.marine.usgs.gov/fan_info.php?fan=2019-638-FA https://cmgds.marine.usgs.gov/fan_info.php?fan=2019-653-FA https://cmgds.marine.usgs.gov/fan_info.php?fan=2019-665-FA https://cmgds.marine.usgs.gov/fan_info.php?fan=2020-605-FA https://cmgds.marine.usgs.gov/fan_info.php?fan=2021-601-FA https://cmgds.marine.usgs.gov/fan_info.php?fan=2021-618-FA
Any use of trade, product, or firm names is for descriptive purposes only and does not imply endorsement by the U.S. Government.

Time_Period_of_Content:

Time_Period_Information:

Range_of_Dates/Times:

Beginning_Date: 20190730
Ending_Date: 20210413

Currentness_Reference: ground condition at time data were collected

Status:

Progress: Complete
Maintenance_and_Update_Frequency: None planned

Spatial_Domain:

Bounding_Coordinates:

West_Bounding_Coordinate: -122.61239
East_Bounding_Coordinate: -122.52144
North_Bounding_Coordinate: 48.75675
South_Bounding_Coordinate: 48.71531

Keywords:

Theme:

Theme_Keyword_Thesaurus: USGS Metadata Identifier
Theme_Keyword: USGS:5a510e28-dc1d-47f3-be8a-a887952d95cd

Theme:

Theme_Keyword_Thesaurus: ISO 19115 Topic Category
Theme_Keyword: Oceans
Theme_Keyword: geoscientificInformation

Theme:

Theme_Keyword_Thesaurus: Data Categories for Marine Planning
Theme_Keyword: Water Column Features
Theme_Keyword: Distributions

Theme:

Theme_Keyword_Thesaurus: USGS Thesaurus
Theme_Keyword: ocean salinity
Theme_Keyword: water temperature
Theme_Keyword: ocean sciences
Theme_Keyword: turbidity
Theme_Keyword: acoustic doppler current profiling
Theme_Keyword: time series datasets

Theme:

Theme_Keyword_Thesaurus: Marine Realms Information Bank (MRIB) keywords
Theme_Keyword: physical oceanography
Theme_Keyword: water level measurements
Theme_Keyword: oceanography

Theme:

Theme_Keyword_Thesaurus: None
Theme_Keyword: U.S. Geological Survey
Theme_Keyword: USGS
Theme_Keyword: Coastal and Marine Hazards and Resources Program
Theme_Keyword: CMHRP
Theme_Keyword: Pacific Coastal and Marine Science Center
Theme_Keyword: PCMSC

Place:

Place_Keyword_Thesaurus: Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)
Place_Keyword: Bellingham Bay
Place_Keyword: Whatcom County
Place_Keyword: State of Washington

Access_Constraints: None
Use_Constraints:

USGS-authored or produced data and information are in the public domain from the U.S. Government and are freely redistributable with proper metadata and source attribution. Please recognize and acknowledge the U.S. Geological Survey as the originator of the dataset and in products derived from these data.

Point_of_Contact:

Contact_Information:

Contact_Organization_Primary:

Contact_Organization:

U.S. Geological Survey, Pacific Coastal and Marine Science Center

Contact_Person: PCMSC Science Data Coordinator

Contact_Address:

Address_Type: mailing and physical
Address: 2885 Mission Street
City: Santa Cruz
State_or_Province: CA
Postal_Code: 95060

Contact_Voice_Telephone: 831-427-4747
Contact_Electronic_Mail_Address: pcmsc_data@usgs.gov

Browse_Graphic:

Browse_Graphic_File_Name: bellingham_from_bel3.JPG
Browse_Graphic_File_Description:

A view of Bellingham Bay and the city of Bellingham from near site BEL3.

Browse_Graphic_File_Type: JPEG

Native_Data_Set_Environment: Python 3.10.6 and xarray 2022.3.0 running on macOS 11.7.1

Data_Quality_Information:

Attribute_Accuracy:

Attribute_Accuracy_Report:

No formal attribute accuracy tests were conducted. Data were inspected for spurious values (for example, because of biofouling), and unreasonable data were deleted. Specifics regarding data removal are available in the history global attribute of the netCDF files.

Logical_Consistency_Report: No formal logical accuracy tests were conducted.
Completeness_Report:

Dataset is considered complete for the information presented, as described in the abstract. Users are advised to read the rest of the metadata record carefully for additional details. During certain deployments, instrument failure from premature battery exhaustion limited the data duration.

Positional_Accuracy:

Horizontal_Positional_Accuracy:

Horizontal_Positional_Accuracy_Report:

A formal accuracy assessment of the horizontal positional information in the data set has not been conducted. The stated accuracy of the GPS unit used to geolocate the instrument package is 3 to 5 m, 95 percent typical.

Lineage:

Process_Step:

Process_Description:

Platforms were deployed in three separate periods: July 30, 2019–November 14, 2019, November 19, 2019–February 5, 2020, and January 22, 2021–April 13, 2021. All parameters were measured at 15-minute intervals during the deployments. Recording ceased on April 13, 2021.

Process_Date: 20210413

Process_Step:

Process_Description:

Data downloaded from the instruments were ingested using the xarray Python package. Data quality assurance and quality control was performed by inspecting all variables and removing spurious values. Details of which portions of data were flagged and removed are available in the netCDF metadata. Attributes conforming to CF (Climate and Forecast) Conventions version 1.8 were added and the dataset was serialized to netCDF. All times are in Coordinated Universal Time (UTC). Files are named using the convention BEL19BXYZV.nc, where BEL19 is the project name, BXY is the site number and deployment identifier (“X” is the site number, 1 through 5, “Y” is a letter, A through D, corresponding to the sequential deployment at each location), “Z” is a two-digit number indicating the elevation of the sensor on the mooring (01 indicates instrument highest in the water column), “V” is the instrument type (aqd, exo, or rbr), and “W is the file-type extensions (generally -a except for b-cal for wave-burst data).

Process_Date: 20221117

Spatial_Data_Organization_Information:

Indirect_Spatial_Reference:

Data were collected continuously from discrete locations. Refer to self-contained NetCDF files for more location information.

Spatial_Reference_Information:

Horizontal_Coordinate_System_Definition:

Geographic:

Latitude_Resolution: 0.00001
Longitude_Resolution: 0.00001
Geographic_Coordinate_Units: Decimal degrees

Geodetic_Model:

Horizontal_Datum_Name: D_WGS_1984
Ellipsoid_Name: WGS_1984
Semi-major_Axis: 6378137.000000
Denominator_of_Flattening_Ratio: 298.257224

Entity_and_Attribute_Information:

Overview_Description:

Entity_and_Attribute_Overview:

NetCDF files are self-contained and attribute information may be found in the header of the file itself.

Entity_and_Attribute_Detail_Citation:

The entity and attribute information was generated by the individual and/or agency identified as the originator of the data set. Please review the rest of the metadata record for additional details and information.

Distribution_Information:

Distributor:

Contact_Information:

Contact_Organization_Primary:

Contact_Organization: U.S. Geological Survey - CMGDS

Contact_Address:

Address_Type: mailing and physical
Address: 2885 Mission Street
City: Santa Cruz
State_or_Province: CA
Postal_Code: 95060

Contact_Voice_Telephone: 831-427-4747
Contact_Electronic_Mail_Address: pcmsc_data@usgs.gov

Resource_Description:

Downloadable data in NetCDF format. NetCDF files are named by site location code and deployment sequence at each site.

Distribution_Liability:

Unless otherwise stated, all data, metadata and related materials are considered to satisfy the quality standards relative to the purpose for which the data were collected. Although these data and associated metadata have been reviewed for accuracy and completeness and approved for release by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS), no warranty expressed or implied is made regarding the display or utility of the data on any other system or for general or scientific purposes, nor shall the act of distribution constitute any such warranty.

Standard_Order_Process:

Digital_Form:

Digital_Transfer_Information:

Format_Name: NetCDF
Format_Version_Number: netCDF-4, CF-1.8
Format_Information_Content:

Time-series data in netCDF format following Climate and Forecast (CF) Metadata Conventions version 1.8. File download sizes range from 85.9 kB to 61.0 MB.

File_Decompression_Technique: No compression applied.
Transfer_Size: 61.0

Digital_Transfer_Option:

Online_Option:

Computer_Contact_Information:

Network_Address:

Network_Resource_Name: https://doi.org/10.5066/P96EH1MS

Access_Instructions:

Data can be downloaded using the Network_Resource_Name link and then scrolling down to the Time Series Data section.

Fees: None.

Technical_Prerequisites:

These data can be viewed with any software capable of reading netCDF files.

Metadata_Reference_Information:

Metadata_Date: 20230218
Metadata_Contact:

Contact_Information:

Contact_Organization_Primary:

Contact_Organization:

U.S. Geological Survey, Pacific Coastal and Marine Science Center

Contact_Person: PCMSC Science Data Coordinator

Contact_Address:

Address_Type: mailing and physical
Address: 2885 Mission Street
City: Santa Cruz
State_or_Province: CA
Postal_Code: 95060

Contact_Voice_Telephone: 831-427-4747
Contact_Electronic_Mail_Address: pcmsc_data@usgs.gov

Metadata_Standard_Name: Content Standard for Digital Geospatial Metadata
Metadata_Standard_Version: FGDC-STD-001-1998

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