Sediment deposition in the Elwha River estuary, Washington, measured on rod surface elevation tables (RSETs) from 2011 to 2014

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Identification_Information:
Citation:
Citation_Information:
Originator: Melissa M. Foley
Originator: Rebecca Paradis
Publication_Date: 2017
Title:
Sediment deposition in the Elwha River estuary, Washington, measured on rod surface elevation tables (RSETs) from 2011 to 2014
Geospatial_Data_Presentation_Form: comma-delimited text
Series_Information:
Series_Name: data release
Issue_Identification: DOI:10.5066/F75B00N4
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/F75B00N4
Online_Linkage:
https://www.sciencebase.gov/catalog/file/get/58f501d6e4b0f6ac3c40383a
Larger_Work_Citation:
Citation_Information:
Originator: Melissa M. Foley
Originator: Patrick B. Shafroth
Originator: Matthew M. Beirne
Originator: Rebecca Paradis
Originator: Andrew C. Ritchie
Publication_Date: 2017
Title:
Ecological parameters in the Elwha River estuary before and during dam removal
Series_Information:
Series_Name: data release
Issue_Identification: DOI:10.5066/F75B00N4
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/F75B00N4
Description:
Abstract:
This portion of the data release presents sediment deposition in the estuary as measured using rod surface elevation tables (RSETs) at fifteen locations throughout the Elwha River estuary, Washington, from August 2011 to June 2014 (no associated USGS Field Activities numbers because data were collected predominantly by biologists from the Lower Elwha Klallam Tribe). The locations of the RSETs were determined with a hand-held global positioning system (GPS). We measured sediment deposition from 2011 to 2013 using the RSET table and pins at 36 points around each RSET. Because of extensive sediment deposition in the estuary, we needed to modify our methodology in 2014. We fabricated a new attachment for the RSET base that consisted of a 30 cm horizontal measuring rod and level, which replaced the RSET table. We leveled the rod with respect to the RSET receiver and measured the distance from the end of the rod to the sediment surface at six locations around the center point using a weighted line. The two methods were calibrated so that measurements were comparable. Measurements were taken approximately every two months in 2011 and 2012 and before and after the rainy and freshet (snowmelt) seasons in 2013 and 2014. The sediment deposition data are provided in a comma-delimited spreadsheet (.csv).
Purpose:
Data were obtained to assess the sediment response following the removal of two dams on the Elwha River between 2011 and 2014. 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: 20110811
Ending_Date: 20140611
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: -123.56693
East_Bounding_Coordinate: -123.55718
North_Bounding_Coordinate: 48.14900
South_Bounding_Coordinate: 48.14520
Keywords:
Theme:
Theme_Keyword_Thesaurus: USGS Metadata Identifier
Theme_Keyword: USGS:58f501d6e4b0f6ac3c40383a
Theme:
Theme_Keyword_Thesaurus: ISO 19115 Topic Category
Theme_Keyword: oceans
Theme:
Theme_Keyword_Thesaurus: Data Categories for Marine Planning
Theme_Keyword: substrate
Theme:
Theme_Keyword_Thesaurus: USGS Thesaurus
Theme_Keyword: sedimentation
Theme_Keyword: sand deposits
Theme_Keyword: gravel deposits
Theme:
Theme_Keyword_Thesaurus: Global Change Master Directory (GCMD)
Theme_Keyword: sedimentation
Theme:
Theme_Keyword_Thesaurus: Marine Realms Information Bank (MRIB) keywords
Theme_Keyword: sediment
Place:
Place_Keyword_Thesaurus: Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)
Place_Keyword: Elwha River
Place_Keyword: Strait of Juan de Fuca
Place_Keyword: Olympic Peninsula
Place_Keyword: Clallam 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(s) of the dataset and in products derived from these data.
Point_of_Contact:
Contact_Information:
Contact_Organization_Primary:
Contact_Organization: USGS Pacific Coastal and Marine Science Center
Contact_Person: PCMSC Science Data Coordinator
Contact_Address:
Address_Type: mailing and physical address
Address: 2885 Mission St
City: Santa Cruz
State_or_Province: CA
Postal_Code: 95060-5792
Country: USA
Contact_Voice_Telephone: 831-427-4747
Contact_Electronic_Mail_Address: pcmsc_data@usgs.gov
Native_Data_Set_Environment:
Microsoft Excel for Mac 2011, Mac OS X Yosemite, version 10.10.5.
Cross_Reference:
Citation_Information:
Originator: Melissa M. Foley
Originator: Jonathan A. Warrick
Originator: Andrew C. Ritchie
Originator: Andrew W. Stevens
Originator: Patrick B. Shafroth
Originator: Jeffrey J. Duda
Originator: Matthew M. Beirne
Originator: Rebecca Paradis
Originator: Guy R. Gelfenbaum
Originator: Randall McCoy
Originator: Erin S. Cubley
Publication_Date: 2017
Title:
Coastal habitat and biological community response to dam removal on the Elwha River
Publication_Information:
Publication_Place: Ecological Society of America, Washington DC
Publisher: Ecological Monographs
Online_Linkage: http://doi.org/10.1002/ecm.1268
Data_Quality_Information:
Attribute_Accuracy:
Attribute_Accuracy_Report: No formal attribute accuracy tests were conducted.
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.
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.
Lineage:
Process_Step:
Process_Description:
Rod surface elevation tables were monitored to assess amount of sediment change.
Process_Date: 20110811
Process_Step:
Process_Description:
Rod surface elevation tables were monitored to assess amount of sediment change.
Process_Date: 20111011
Process_Step:
Process_Description:
Rod surface elevation tables were monitored to assess amount of sediment change.
Process_Date: 20111212
Process_Step:
Process_Description:
Rod surface elevation tables were monitored to assess amount of sediment change.
Process_Date: 20120308
Process_Step:
Process_Description:
Rod surface elevation tables were monitored to assess amount of sediment change.
Process_Date: 20120507
Process_Step:
Process_Description:
Rod surface elevation tables were monitored to assess amount of sediment change.
Process_Date: 20120712
Process_Step:
Process_Description:
Rod surface elevation tables were monitored to assess amount of sediment change.
Process_Date: 20120917
Process_Step:
Process_Description:
Rod surface elevation tables were monitored to assess amount of sediment change.
Process_Date: 20130328
Process_Step:
Process_Description:
Rod surface elevation tables were monitored to assess amount of sediment change.
Process_Date: 20131107
Process_Step:
Process_Description:
Rod surface elevation tables were monitored to assess amount of sediment change.
Process_Date: 20140611
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:
Direct_Spatial_Reference_Method: Point
Point_and_Vector_Object_Information:
SDTS_Terms_Description:
SDTS_Point_and_Vector_Object_Type: Point
Point_and_Vector_Object_Count: 166
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: WGS_1984
Ellipsoid_Name: WGS_1984
Semi-major_Axis: 6378137.0
Denominator_of_Flattening_Ratio: 298.257223563
Entity_and_Attribute_Information:
Detailed_Description:
Entity_Type:
Entity_Type_Label: Sediment deposition
Entity_Type_Definition: Tabular data
Entity_Type_Definition_Source: Producer defined
Attribute:
Attribute_Label: Latitude (deg. N)
Attribute_Definition: Latitude of sample in decimal degrees, north
Attribute_Definition_Source: producer defined
Attribute_Domain_Values:
Range_Domain:
Range_Domain_Minimum: 48.14520
Range_Domain_Maximum: 48.14900
Attribute_Units_of_Measure: decimal degrees
Attribute:
Attribute_Label: Longitude (deg. E)
Attribute_Definition: Longitude of sample in decimal degrees, east
Attribute_Definition_Source: producer defined
Attribute_Domain_Values:
Range_Domain:
Range_Domain_Minimum: -123.55718
Range_Domain_Maximum: -123.56693
Attribute_Units_of_Measure: decimal degrees
Attribute:
Attribute_Label: RSET number
Attribute_Definition: Name of RSET location
Attribute_Definition_Source: producer defined
Attribute_Domain_Values:
Unrepresentable_Domain:
Unique identifier for the location given when permanent stations were installed.
Attribute:
Attribute_Label: Date measured
Attribute_Definition: Date RSET was measured in mm/dd/yyyy format
Attribute_Definition_Source: producer defined
Attribute_Domain_Values:
Range_Domain:
Range_Domain_Minimum: 08/11/2011
Range_Domain_Maximum: 06/11/2014
Attribute_Units_of_Measure: Dates in mm/dd/yyyy format
Attribute:
Attribute_Label: Average distance
Attribute_Definition:
Average measured distance from the table or measuring rod to the sediment surface. NS indicates the location was not sampled. Negative numbers indicate that sediment deposition was greater than the height of the original rod and extensions had to be added.
Attribute_Definition_Source: producer defined
Attribute_Domain_Values:
Range_Domain:
Range_Domain_Minimum: -450.7
Range_Domain_Maximum: 980.4
Attribute_Units_of_Measure: millimeters
Attribute:
Attribute_Label: Change
Attribute_Definition:
Average sediment surface height change was calculated between successive time periods by subtracting the new measurement from the previous one. Positive numbers indicate that sediment was deposited between sampling intervals; negative numbers indicate erosion occurred between sampling intervals. NA indicates RSET was not measured in consecutive months so change could not be measured.
Attribute_Definition_Source: producer defined
Attribute_Domain_Values:
Range_Domain:
Range_Domain_Minimum: -693.7
Range_Domain_Maximum: 948
Attribute_Units_of_Measure: millimeters
Overview_Description:
Entity_and_Attribute_Overview: The first line of the csv file is a header line.
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:
Sediment deposition data are presented as a comma-delimited file (.csv) and associated metadata.
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.
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Network_Resource_Name: https://doi.org/10.5066/F75B00N4
Access_Instructions: Data can be downloaded via the Internet
Fees: None.
Metadata_Reference_Information:
Metadata_Date: 20211013
Metadata_Contact:
Contact_Information:
Contact_Organization_Primary:
Contact_Organization: USGS Pacific Coastal and Marine Science Center
Contact_Person: PCMSC Science Data Coordinator
Contact_Address:
Address_Type: mailing and physical address
Address: 2885 Mission St
City: Santa Cruz
State_or_Province: CA
Postal_Code: 95060-5792
Country: USA
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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