Time-series data on currents, waves, and turbidity off Santa Cruz, CA, 2014-2015

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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: Kurt J. Rosenberger
Publication_Date: 2018
Title:

Time-series data on currents, waves, and turbidity off Santa Cruz, CA, 2014-2015

Geospatial_Data_Presentation_Form: NetCDF files
Series_Information:

Series_Name: data release
Issue_Identification: DOI:10.5066/F71C1W36

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/F71C1W36
Online_Linkage:

https://www.sciencebase.gov/catalog/item/5a986f12e4b06990606dde9d

Larger_Work_Citation:

Citation_Information:

Originator: Peter Dartnell
Originator: Kurt J. Rosenberger
Originator: Curt D. Storlazzi
Publication_Date: 2018
Title:

Bathymetry, acoustic-backscatter, and time-series datasets collected between 2014 and 2016 of a field of crescent-shaped rippled scour depressions in northern Monterey Bay, California

Series_Information:

Series_Name: data release
Issue_Identification: DOI: 10.5066/F71C1W36

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/F71C1W36

Description:

Abstract:

Time series data of water surface elevation, wave height, currents, and turbidity were acquired during the winters of 2014-2015 and 2015-2016 in support of a study on the morphological change of rippled scour depressions off Santa Cruz, CA. One set of instruments (SCW) was mounted at the end of Santa Cruz Municipal Wharf during both winters. Another set of instruments (M1T) was deployed offshore in Monterey Bay each winter; the two offshore winter locations were different, but each were about 0.5 km offshore of Point Santa Cruz.

Purpose:

The continuous measurements of waves and tides from these instrument deployments, coupled with available meteorological measurements of wind and rainfall, provide information on physical forcing mechanisms responsible for observed morphological change in repeat mapping surveys.

Supplemental_Information:

Additional information about the field activities from which these data were derived is available online at:
http://cmgds.marine.usgs.gov/fan_info.php?fan=2014-674-FA http://cmgds.marine.usgs.gov/fan_info.php?fan=2015-677-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: 20141125
Ending_Date: 20160602

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: -122.018967
East_Bounding_Coordinate: -122.010361
North_Bounding_Coordinate: 36.957222
South_Bounding_Coordinate: 36.938500

Keywords:

Theme:

Theme_Keyword_Thesaurus: USGS Metadata Identifier
Theme_Keyword: USGS:5a986f12e4b06990606dde9d

Theme:

Theme_Keyword_Thesaurus: USGS Thesaurus
Theme_Keyword: time series datasets
Theme_Keyword: acoustic doppler current profiling
Theme_Keyword: ocean waves
Theme_Keyword: ocean currents
Theme_Keyword: field inventory and monitoring
Theme_Keyword: optical methods

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:

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

Theme:

Theme_Keyword_Thesaurus: None
Theme_Keyword: U.S. Geological Survey
Theme_Keyword: USGS
Theme_Keyword: Coastal and Marine Geology Program
Theme_Keyword: CMGP
Theme_Keyword: Pacific Coastal and Marine Science Center
Theme_Keyword: PCMSC

Place:

Place_Keyword_Thesaurus: Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)
Place_Keyword: State of California
Place_Keyword: Monterey Bay
Place_Keyword: Santa Cruz
Place_Keyword: Santa Cruz Municipal Wharf
Place_Keyword: Point Santa Cruz

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(s) of the dataset and in products derived from these data. [This information is not intended for navigation purposes.]

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

Cross_Reference:

Citation_Information:

Originator: Kurt J. Rosenberger
Originator: Curt D. Storlazzi
Originator: Peter Dartnell
Publication_Date: 2018
Title:

Morphodynamics of a field of crescent-shaped rippled scour depressions, northern Monterey Bay, CA

Other_Citation_Details:

Rosenberger, K.J., Storlazzi, C.D., and Dartnell, Peter, 2018, Morphodynamics of a field of crescent-shaped rippled scour depressions, northern Monterey Bay, CA: Marine Geology, doi: 10.1016/j.margeo.2018.10.006

Online_Linkage: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.margeo.2018.10.006

Data_Quality_Information:

Attribute_Accuracy:

Attribute_Accuracy_Report: No formal attribute accuracy tests were conducted

Logical_Consistency_Report: Data fall within expected ranges.
Completeness_Report:

Dataset is considered complete for the information presented, as described in the abstract.

Positional_Accuracy:

Horizontal_Positional_Accuracy:

Horizontal_Positional_Accuracy_Report:

The accuracy of the GPS unit used to locate the instruments is +/- 5 meters.

Vertical_Positional_Accuracy:

Vertical_Positional_Accuracy_Report:

There are two sources of uncertainty associated with vertical positioning of the instruments: 1) the measuring tools used during instrument mounting, 2) the amount of settling that occurs during deployment. There was no evidence that the platforms settled to a large degree, they are easily lifted by one person, the sediment tends to be very compacted in the study area, and analysis of distance to bed data did not show gradients over the duration of deployment. The measuring tools used to mount the instruments onto the platforms have a resolution of 0.1 cm resulting in an uncertainty of 0.05 cm.

Lineage:

Process_Step:

Process_Description:

Instruments included in deployment are: RBR Virtuoso D.Wave wave Logger, Nortek AWAC directional wave gauge, and Nortek Aquadopp acoustic Doppler current profiler.

Process_Date: 20141107

Process_Step:

Process_Description:

Wave gauge was recovered at the end of winter 2014-2015, and redeployed in the fall of 2015 for the winter of 2015-2016.

Process_Date: 20160602

Process_Step:

Process_Description:

Data were accumulated into NetCDF files. During post-processing, data collected when instruments were out of the water, and data degraded by biological fouling, were removed from the time series. Bad data points were identified by 1) the deployment and recovery times, 2) pressure readings equal to or less than 3 cm of water.

Process_Date: 20160610

Process_Step:

Process_Description:

Files are named with a convention that uses a 13-digit alpha-numeric code. The first three characters for this dataset are all 'NMB' for the experiment name.; the fourth and fifth positions represent the calendar year in which the first data point in the file was taken (15, 2015). The sixth, seventh and eighth is an alphanumeric code for the site name (SCW, M1T). The ninth and tenth represent the instrument position on the platform, where 01 is the top-most. Next is a two or three-character code for data type(rbr - RBR Wave Gauge; aqd - Nortek Aquadopp; aw - Nortek AWAC). Files of wave statistics from Nortek AWAC or RBR Wave Gauge have the suffix 'Wvs-p'.

Process_Date: 20160610

Process_Step:

Process_Description:

Edited metadata to add keywords section with USGS persistent identifier as theme keyword. No data were changed.

Process_Date: 20201019
Process_Contact:

Contact_Information:

Contact_Organization_Primary:

Contact_Organization: U.S. Geological Survey
Contact_Person: VeeAnn A. Cross

Contact_Position: Marine Geologist
Contact_Address:

Address_Type: Mailing and Physical
Address: 384 Woods Hole Road
City: Woods Hole
State_or_Province: MA
Postal_Code: 02543-1598

Contact_Voice_Telephone: 508-548-8700 x2251
Contact_Facsimile_Telephone: 508-457-2310
Contact_Electronic_Mail_Address: vatnipp@usgs.gov

Process_Step:

Process_Description:

Performed minor edits to the metadata to correct typos. No data were changed

Process_Date: 20211013
Process_Contact:

Contact_Information:

Contact_Organization_Primary:

Contact_Organization: U.S. Geological Survey
Contact_Person: Susan A. Cochran

Contact_Position: Geologist
Contact_Address:

Address_Type: Mailing and Physical
Address: 2885 Mission Street
City: Santa Cruz
State_or_Province: CA
Postal_Code: 95060

Contact_Voice_Telephone: 831-460-7545
Contact_Electronic_Mail_Address: scochran@usgs.gov

Spatial_Data_Organization_Information:

Indirect_Spatial_Reference:

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

Spatial_Reference_Information:

Horizontal_Coordinate_System_Definition:

Geographic:

Latitude_Resolution: 0.1
Longitude_Resolution: 0.1
Geographic_Coordinate_Units: Decimal degrees

Geodetic_Model:

Horizontal_Datum_Name: NAD-83
Ellipsoid_Name: WGS_1984
Semi-major_Axis: 6378137.00
Denominator_of_Flattening_Ratio: 298.257223563

Vertical_Coordinate_System_Definition:

Altitude_System_Definition:

Altitude_Datum_Name: Mean Sea Level
Altitude_Resolution: 0.1
Altitude_Distance_Units: meters
Altitude_Encoding_Method:

Explicit elevation coordinate included with horizontal coordinates

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: U.S. Geological Survey

Distribution_Information:

Distributor:

Contact_Information:

Contact_Organization_Primary:

Contact_Organization: U.S. Geological Survey - ScienceBase

Contact_Address:

Address_Type: Mailing and Physical
Address: Denver Federal Center, Building 810, Mail Stop 302
City: Denver
State_or_Province: CO
Postal_Code: 80225

Contact_Voice_Telephone: 1-888-275-8747
Contact_Electronic_Mail_Address: sciencebase@usgs.gov

Resource_Description:

Downloadable data in NetCDF format. NetCDF files for each instrument and deployment are grouped into one (1) zip file.

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-3
Format_Information_Content:

Zip file contains time-series current and wave data in NetCDF format.

File_Decompression_Technique:

Users can use freely available utilities to decompress the zip file, such as gunzip on UNIX operating systems.

Transfer_Size: 4.47

Digital_Transfer_Option:

Online_Option:

Computer_Contact_Information:

Network_Address:

Network_Resource_Name:

https://www.sciencebase.gov/catalog/file/get/5a986f12e4b06990606dde9d

Network_Resource_Name: https://doi.org/10.5066/F71C1W36

Access_Instructions:

Data can be downloaded using the Network_Resource_Name links. The first link is a direct link to download the zipped file of data and metadata. The second link points to a landing page for the entire data release.

Fees: None

Metadata_Reference_Information:

Metadata_Date: 20211013
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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