Metadata: 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