Nearshore bathymetry data from northern Monterey Bay, California, March 2015

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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: Andrew W. Stevens
Originator: Alexander G. Snyder
Publication_Date: 2017
Title:

Nearshore bathymetry data from northern Monterey Bay, California, March 2015

Geospatial_Data_Presentation_Form: comma-delimited text
Series_Information:

Series_Name: data release
Issue_Identification: DOI:10.5066/F76H4GCW

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/F76H4GCW
Online_Linkage:

https://www.sciencebase.gov/catalog/file/get/59e0e847e4b05fe04cd00004?name=mb15_mar_pwc.csv

Larger_Work_Citation:

Citation_Information:

Originator: Andrew W. Stevens
Originator: Joshua B. Logan
Originator: Alexander G. Snyder
Originator: Daniel J. Hoover
Originator: Patrick L. Barnard
Originator: Jonathan A. Warrick
Publication_Date: 2017
Title:

Beach topography and nearshore bathymetry of northern Monterey Bay, California

Series_Information:

Series_Name: data release
Issue_Identification: DOI:10.5066/F76H4GCW

Publication_Information:

Publication_Place: Santa Cruz, CA
Publisher: U.S. Geological Survey

Online_Linkage: https://doi.org/10.5066/F76H4GCW

Description:

Abstract:

This part of the data release presents bathymetry data from northern Monterey Bay, California collected in March 2015 using two personal watercraft (PWCs). The PWCs were equipped with single-beam echosounders and survey-grade global navigation satellite system (GNSS) receivers.

Purpose:

Data were obtained to document changes in shoreline position and coastal morphology as they relate to episodic (storms), seasonal, interannual, and longer (for example, El Niño) processes. These data are intended for science researchers, students, policy makers, and the general public. These data can be used with geographic information systems or other software to identify topographic and shallow-water bathymetric features.

Supplemental_Information:

Additional information about the field activities from which these data were derived are available online at:
http://cmgds.marine.usgs.gov/fan_info.php?fan=2015-625-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: 20150316
Ending_Date: 20150320

Currentness_Reference: ground condition at time data were collected

Status:

Progress: Complete
Maintenance_and_Update_Frequency: Not planned

Spatial_Domain:

Bounding_Coordinates:

West_Bounding_Coordinate: -122.041159
East_Bounding_Coordinate: -121.790021
North_Bounding_Coordinate: 36.978283
South_Bounding_Coordinate: 36.807307

Keywords:

Theme:

Theme_Keyword_Thesaurus: USGS Metadata Identifier
Theme_Keyword: USGS:59e0e847e4b05fe04cd00004

Theme:

Theme_Keyword_Thesaurus: USGS Thesaurus
Theme_Keyword: bathymetry
Theme_Keyword: bathymetry measurement
Theme_Keyword: GPS measurement

Theme:

Theme_Keyword_Thesaurus: ISO 19115 Topic Category
Theme_Keyword: elevation

Theme:

Theme_Keyword_Thesaurus: Data Categories for Marine Planning
Theme_Keyword: Bathymetry and Elevation

Theme:

Theme_Keyword_Thesaurus: Marine Realms Information Bank (MRIB) keywords
Theme_Keyword: single-beam echo sounder
Theme_Keyword: Global Positioning System (GPS) observations

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

Theme:

Theme_Keyword_Thesaurus: Global Change Master Directory (GCMD)
Theme_Keyword: Water Depth
Theme_Keyword: GPS (Global Positioning System)
Theme_Keyword: Echo Sounders

Place:

Place_Keyword_Thesaurus: Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)
Place_Keyword: Pacific Ocean
Place_Keyword: Monterey Bay
Place_Keyword: Monterey County
Place_Keyword: Santa Cruz County

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 navigational purposes.

Point_of_Contact:

Contact_Information:

Contact_Person_Primary:

Contact_Person: Andrew W. Stevens
Contact_Organization:

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

Contact_Position: Oceanographer
Contact_Address:

Address_Type: mailing and physical
Address: 2885 Mission St.
City: Santa Cruz
State_or_Province: CA
Postal_Code: 95060
Country: USA

Contact_Voice_Telephone: 831-460-7424
Contact_Electronic_Mail_Address: astevens@usgs.gov

Cross_Reference:

Citation_Information:

Originator: International Hydrographic Organization (IHO)
Publication_Date: 2008
Title: IHO standards for hydrographic surveys (5th ed.)
Geospatial_Data_Presentation_Form: comma-delimited text
Publication_Information:

Publication_Place: Monaco
Publisher: International Hydrographic Bureau Special Publication 44, 28p.

Online_Linkage: https://www.iho.int/iho_pubs/standard/S-44_5E.pdf

Data_Quality_Information:

Attribute_Accuracy:

Attribute_Accuracy_Report: No formal attribute accuracy tests were conducted.

Logical_Consistency_Report: All data falls within expected ranges.
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:

Survey-grade positions of the personal watercraft (PWCs) were achieved with global navigation satellite system (GNSS) receivers and a single GNSS base station. The position of the GNSS base station was derived from two static GNSS occupations on January 14 and January 16, 2014, with durations of 6 and 3 hours, respectively. The static observations were processed using the National Geodetic Survey Online Positioning User Service (OPUS) and averaged to derive the final base station coordinates relative to the North American Datum of 1983 (2011 realization). Positioning data from the PWCs were post-processed using Waypoint Grafnav to apply differential corrections from the GNSS base station. Manufacturer reported accuracy for the differentially corrected horizontal positions for the GNSS rover trajectories is 0.8 cm + 0.5 ppm. Baselines from the GNSS base station varied between 1.5 km and 29 km with a mean of 13 km, suggesting the average horizontal accuracy of survey vessel positions to be about 1.5 cm. Uncertainty in the horizontal positions associated with pitch and roll of the survey vessels is unknown.

Vertical_Positional_Accuracy:

Vertical_Positional_Accuracy_Report:

Uncertainty in the final elevations is derived from the combination of uncertainty in the GNSS positioning and bathymetric sounding measurements. Manufacturer reported accuracy for the differentially corrected vertical positions for the GNSS rover trajectories is 1.5 cm + 1 ppm. Baselines from the GNSS base station varied between 1.5 km and 29 km with a mean of 13 km, suggesting the average vertical accuracy of survey vessel positions to be about 3 cm. The manufacturer of the single-beam echosounder used in this study reports a vertical accuracy of 1 cm. Additional uncertainty in the final computed elevations data is related to unmeasured variability in the speed of sound used to compute depths from bathymetric soundings and, thus, is depth-dependent. Based on analysis of available speed of sound measurements, we estimate uncertainties in the final depth soundings to be no greater than 1 percent of the water depth. The total vertical uncertainty is calculated using the constant- and depth-dependent factors summed in quadrature (International Hydrographic Organization, 2008). The vertical uncertainty in final elevations varied between 2 cm and 16 cm with a mean vertical uncertainty of 9 cm. Uncertainty in the vertical positions associated with pitch and roll of the survey vessels is unknown.

Lineage:

Process_Step:

Process_Description:

Bathymetry data were collected between March 16 and March 20, 2015 using two identical single-beam sonar systems and global navigation satellite systems (GNSS) receivers mounted on personal watercraft (PWC). The sonar systems consisted of an Odom Echotrac CV-100 single-beam echosounder and 200 kHz transducer with a 9-degree beam angle. Raw acoustic backscatter returns were digitized by the echosounder with a vertical resolution of 1.25 cm. Depths from the echosounders were computed using sound velocity profiles measured using a YSI CastAway CTD during the survey. Positioning of the survey vessels was determined at 10-Hz using Trimble R7 GNSS receivers and Zephyr Model 2 antennas operating in autonomous mode. Output from the GNSS receivers and sonar systems were combined in real time on the PWC by a computer running HYPACK hydrographic survey software. Navigation information was displayed on a video monitor, allowing PWC operators to navigate along survey lines at speeds of 2 to 3 m/s.

Process_Date: 20150320

Process_Step:

Process_Description:

Survey-grade positions of the PWCs were achieved with a single-base station and differential post-processing. Positioning data from the GNSS receivers were post-processed using Waypoint Grafnav to apply differential corrections from a GNSS base station with known horizontal and vertical coordinates relative to the North American Datum of 1983 (2011 realization). Orthometric elevations relative to the NAVD88 vertical datum were computed using National Geodetic Survey Geoid12a offsets. Bathymetric data were merged with post-processed positioning data and spurious soundings were removed using a custom Graphical User Interface (GUI) programmed with the computer program MATLAB. The final point data from the PWCs are projected in cartesian coordinates using the UTM Zone 10 North, meters coordinate system.

Process_Date: 20150908

Process_Step:

Process_Description:

All available bathymetry data from the survey were compiled into a comma-delimited text file for distribution

Process_Date: 20171012

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

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: 1376118

Spatial_Reference_Information:

Horizontal_Coordinate_System_Definition:

Geographic:

Latitude_Resolution: 0.000001
Longitude_Resolution: 0.000001
Geographic_Coordinate_Units: Decimal degrees

Geodetic_Model:

Horizontal_Datum_Name: North American Datum of 1983, 2011 realization
Ellipsoid_Name: GRS_1980
Semi-major_Axis: 6378137.0
Denominator_of_Flattening_Ratio: 298.257222101

Vertical_Coordinate_System_Definition:

Altitude_System_Definition:

Altitude_Datum_Name: North American Vertical Datum of 1988
Altitude_Resolution: 0.001
Altitude_Distance_Units: meters
Altitude_Encoding_Method:

Explicit elevation coordinate included with horizontal coordinates

Entity_and_Attribute_Information:

Detailed_Description:

Entity_Type:

Entity_Type_Label: Attribute Table
Entity_Type_Definition:

Table containing attribute information associated with the dataset

Entity_Type_Definition_Source: Producer defined

Attribute:

Attribute_Label: Date and Time (yyyy-mm-dd HH:MM:SS.FFF)
Attribute_Definition:

The date and time of data collection in Grenwich Mean Time (GMT).

Attribute_Definition_Source: Producer Defined
Attribute_Domain_Values:

Range_Domain:

Range_Domain_Minimum: 2015-03-16 14:45:26.175
Range_Domain_Maximum: 2015-03-20 19:30:50.776
Attribute_Units_of_Measure: date and time in mm/dd/yyyy HH:MM:SS.FFF format

Attribute:

Attribute_Label: Longitude (deg. E)
Attribute_Definition:

Longitude coordinate of data point relative to the North American Datum of 1983 (2011 realization)