Topography data from northern Monterey Bay, California, September and October 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: Joshua B. Logan
Originator: Daniel J. Hoover
Originator: Alexander G. Snyder
Publication_Date: 2017
Title:

Topography data from northern Monterey Bay, California, September and October 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/59e53709e4b05fe04cd1bc8c?name=mb15_sept_topo.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 topography data from northern Monterey Bay, California collected in September and October 2015. Topography data were collected on foot with survey-grade global navigation satellite system (GNSS) receivers mounted on backpacks and with an all-terrain vehicle (ATV) using a GNSS receiver mounted at a measured height above the ground.

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=2015-668-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: 20150928
Ending_Date: 20151002

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: -122.029840
East_Bounding_Coordinate: -121.788490
North_Bounding_Coordinate: 36.978660
South_Bounding_Coordinate: 36.807479

Keywords:

Theme:

Theme_Keyword_Thesaurus: USGS Metadata Identifier
Theme_Keyword: USGS:59e53709e4b05fe04cd1bc8c

Theme:

Theme_Keyword_Thesaurus: USGS Thesaurus
Theme_Keyword: topography
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: Global Positioning System (GPS) observations

Theme:

Theme_Keyword_Thesaurus: Global Change Master Directory (GCMD)
Theme_Keyword: GPS (Global Positioning System)

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: 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

Data_Quality_Information:

Attribute_Accuracy:

Attribute_Accuracy_Report:

Repeatability tests were conducted across different survey platforms, but no comparisons to "true" values 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 survey platforms 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). Post-processing of raw GNSS data was performed with Trimble Business Center and Waypoint Grafnav, for the backpack- and ATV- platforms, respectively. 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 an average horizontal accuracy of about 1.5 cm. Uncertainty in the horizontal positions associated with sinking into the substrate or variable posture during data collection of the surveyors is unknown.

Vertical_Positional_Accuracy:

Vertical_Positional_Accuracy_Report:

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 topographic measurements to be about 3 cm. Uncertainty in the vertical positions associated with sinking into the substrate or variable posture during data collection of the surveyors is unknown.

Lineage:

Process_Step:

Process_Description:

Topographic profiles were collected on foot with GNSS receivers mounted on backpacks. Prior to data collection, vertical distances between the GNSS antennas and the ground were measured using a tape measure. Hand-held data collectors were used to log raw data and display navigational information allowing surveyors to navigate survey lines spaced at 50- to 250-m intervals along the beach. Profiles were surveyed from the landward edge of the study area (either the base of a bluff, engineering structure, or just landward of the primary dune) over the beach foreshore, to wading depth on the same series of transects as nearshore bathymetric surveys that were conducted during the same time period. Additional topographic data were collected between survey lines with an all-terrain vehicle (ATV) to constrain the elevations and alongshore extent of major morphological features. Raw GNSS data were logged internally at 2-Hz intervals using a GNSS receiver mounted at a measured height above the ground.

Process_Date: 20151002

Process_Step:

Process_Description:

Positioning data from the survey platforms were post-processed 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). Post-processing of raw GNSS data was performed with Trimble Business Center and Waypoint Grafnav, for the backpack- and ATV- platforms, respectively. Orthometric elevations relative to the NAVD88 vertical datum were computed using National Geodetic Survey Geoid12a offsets. The final point data from the topographic surveyors are projected in cartesian coordinates using the Universal Transverse Mercator (UTM), Zone 10 North, meters coordinate system.

Process_Date: 20151016

Process_Step:

Process_Description:

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

Process_Date: 20170925

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: 183058

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 Greenwich Mean Time (GMT).

Attribute_Definition_Source: Producer Defined
Attribute_Domain_Values:

Range_Domain:

Range_Domain_Minimum: 2015-09-28 21:03:28.000
Range_Domain_Maximum: 2015-10-02 01:19:54.000
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)