Tabulated wave parameter results from modeling surface gravity waves on a schematized ancient lake on Mars

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Identification_Information:
Citation:
Citation_Information:
Originator: Andrew W. Stevens
Originator: David M. Rubin
Publication_Date: 20220330
Title:
Tabulated wave parameter results from modeling surface gravity waves on a schematized ancient lake on Mars
Geospatial_Data_Presentation_Form: csv
Series_Information:
Series_Name: data release
Issue_Identification: DOI:10.5066/P9AA8WKP
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/P9AA8WKP
Larger_Work_Citation:
Citation_Information:
Originator: Andrew W. Stevens
Originator: David M. Rubin
Publication_Date: 2022
Title:
Modeling surface gravity waves on a schematized ancient lake on Mars
Series_Information:
Series_Name: data release
Issue_Identification: DOI:10.5066/P9AA8WKP
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/P9AA8WKP
Description:
Abstract:
This portion of the data release presents tabulated wave parameter results derived from simulations of wind generated surface gravity waves on an ancient lake on Mars. The phase-averaged wave model, SWAN, was applied within the Delft3D modeling system (Deltares, 2018) with reduced gravity and a range of atmospheric densities and wind speeds to simulate potential conditions that could generate wind waves on Mars.
Purpose:
Model simulations of wave development on an ancient lake on Mars were used in conjunction with analysis of sedimentary structures observed in imagery collected by the Mars rover Curiosity to explore the possibility that wind waves are strong enough to transport sand and form wave ripples. The presence of wave ripples would signify that ice-free liquid water was present on the surface of Mars in the past.
Supplemental_Information:
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:
Single_Date/Time:
Calendar_Date: 20171221
Currentness_Reference: Time when model inputs were first created
Status:
Progress: Complete
Maintenance_and_Update_Frequency: None planned
Spatial_Domain:
Bounding_Coordinates:
West_Bounding_Coordinate: -180
East_Bounding_Coordinate: 180
North_Bounding_Coordinate: 90
South_Bounding_Coordinate: -90
Keywords:
Theme:
Theme_Keyword_Thesaurus: ISO 19115 Topic Category
Theme_Keyword: geoscientificInformation
Theme:
Theme_Keyword_Thesaurus: Data Categories for Marine Planning
Theme_Keyword: predictions
Theme:
Theme_Keyword_Thesaurus: USGS Thesaurus
Theme_Keyword: coastal processes
Theme_Keyword: geomorphology
Theme_Keyword: planetary sciences
Theme_Keyword: mathematical modeling
Theme:
Theme_Keyword_Thesaurus: Marine Realms Information Bank (MRIB) keywords
Theme_Keyword: numerical modeling
Theme:
Theme_Keyword_Thesaurus: None
Theme_Keyword: U.S. Geological Survey
Theme_Keyword: USGS
Theme_Keyword: Coastal and Marine Hazards and Resources Program
Theme_Keyword: CMHRP
Theme_Keyword: Pacific Coastal and Marine Science Center
Theme_Keyword: PCMSC
Theme:
Theme_Keyword_Thesaurus: USGS Metadata Identifier
Theme_Keyword: USGS:621528f1d34e4465d4090926
Place:
Place_Keyword_Thesaurus: None
Place_Keyword: Mars
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:
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
Native_Data_Set_Environment: Delft3D version 4.04.01
Cross_Reference:
Citation_Information:
Originator: D.M. Rubin
Originator: M.A.G. Lapotre
Originator: A.W. Stevens
Originator: M.P. Lamb
Originator: C.M. Fedo
Originator: J.P. Grotzinger
Originator: S. Gupta
Originator: K.M. Stack
Originator: A.R. Vasavada
Originator: S.G. Banham
Originator: A.B. Bryk
Originator: J.R. Christian
Originator: L.A. Edgar
Originator: G. Caravaca
Publication_Date: 2022
Title:
Ancient winds, waves, and atmosphere in Gale Crater, Mars, inferred from sedimentary structures and wave modeling
Other_Citation_Details: Journal of Geophysical Research: Planets
Online_Linkage: https://doi.org/10.1029/2021JE007162
Cross_Reference:
Citation_Information:
Originator: D. Banfield
Originator: M. Donelan
Originator: L. Cavaleri
Publication_Date: 2015
Title: Winds, waves and shorelines from ancient martian seas
Other_Citation_Details: Icarus, v. 250, pp. 368-383.
Online_Linkage: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.icarus.2014.12.001
Cross_Reference:
Citation_Information:
Originator: Deltares
Publication_Date: 2018
Title: Delft3D Wave User Manual (version 3.05)
Online_Linkage: https://oss.deltares.nl/web/delft3d/manuals
Data_Quality_Information:
Attribute_Accuracy:
Attribute_Accuracy_Report:
The wave model SWAN used in this dataset was previously tested with experiments in a low-pressure wind tunnel and found that the model could accurately simulate the development of waves at low atmospheric pressure (Banfield and others, 2015).
Logical_Consistency_Report: All data fall 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: No formal positional accuracy tests were conducted.
Vertical_Positional_Accuracy:
Vertical_Positional_Accuracy_Report: No formal positional accuracy tests were conducted.
Lineage:
Process_Step:
Process_Description:
The phase-averaged wave model, SWAN, was applied within the Delft3D modeling system to simulate wave growth on a regular, curvilinear grid. The source code of SWAN (version 40.72ABCDE) was modified and recompiled to incorporate variable atmospheric density in the wave calculations.
Process_Date: 20160714
Process_Step:
Process_Description:
A model grid and bathymetry were constructed with a lake basin that was 20 km wide and 10 m deep that sloped up to the shoreline over a distance of 120 m. The model grid contained 50 grid cells along the length of the lake that were spaced at 1.2 km intervals from the upwind coastline to 18 km downwind. Between 18 km and the shoreline, the grid spacing gradually decreased to as fine as 6.5 m to better resolve shallow-water processes. Wave development was simulated for 24 frequency bins between 0.05 and 1 Hz using 3rd generation physics and default values for bottom friction, white-capping, depth-induced breaking, and wind growth (Deltares, 2018).
Process_Date: 20171221
Process_Step:
Process_Description:
Three sets of simulations were performed with atmospheric densities of 6, 60, and 600 mbar. For each atmospheric density, 5 wind speeds corresponding to 0.25, 0.5, 1, 2, and 4 times the threshold wind speed needed to initiate tranport of 125-micron sand grains on land were prescribed. See Rubin and others (2022) for details on how the threshold wind speeds were determined.
Process_Date: 20210824
Process_Step:
Process_Description:
Results from all model simulations were tablulated and written to comma-separated text files for distribution.
Process_Date: 20220223
Process_Step:
Process_Description:
Corrected URL for the accompanying journal article. No data were changed. (scochran@usgs.gov)
Process_Date: 20220406
Spatial_Reference_Information:
Vertical_Coordinate_System_Definition:
Altitude_System_Definition:
Altitude_Datum_Name: Depth below the water surface
Altitude_Resolution: 0.91
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 data set
Entity_Type_Definition_Source: Producer defined
Attribute:
Attribute_Label: wind_threshold_factor
Attribute_Definition:
Multiple of threshold wind speed required to initiate transport of 125-micron sand grains on the Mars surface
Attribute_Definition_Source: Producer defined
Attribute_Domain_Values:
Range_Domain:
Range_Domain_Minimum: 0.25
Range_Domain_Maximum: 4.00
Attribute_Units_of_Measure: none
Attribute:
Attribute_Label: pressure_mbar
Attribute_Definition: Atmospheric density used in the model simulation
Attribute_Definition_Source: Producer defined
Attribute_Domain_Values:
Range_Domain:
Range_Domain_Minimum: 6
Range_Domain_Maximum: 600
Attribute_Units_of_Measure: millibar (mbar)
Attribute:
Attribute_Label: wind_speed_ms
Attribute_Definition: Wind speed at 10 m above the lake surface
Attribute_Definition_Source: Producer defined
Attribute_Domain_Values:
Range_Domain:
Range_Domain_Minimum: 1.08
Range_Domain_Maximum: 120
Attribute_Units_of_Measure: meters per second (m/s)
Attribute:
Attribute_Label: distance_km
Attribute_Definition: Distance along lake from upwind boundary
Attribute_Definition_Source: Producer defined
Attribute_Domain_Values:
Range_Domain:
Range_Domain_Minimum: 0
Range_Domain_Maximum: 20
Attribute_Units_of_Measure: kilometer (km)
Attribute:
Attribute_Label: depth_m
Attribute_Definition: Depth of lake below surface
Attribute_Definition_Source: Producer defined
Attribute_Domain_Values:
Range_Domain:
Range_Domain_Minimum: 0
Range_Domain_Maximum: 10
Attribute_Units_of_Measure: meter (m)
Attribute:
Attribute_Label: hsig_m
Attribute_Definition: Significant wave height
Attribute_Definition_Source: Producer defined
Attribute_Domain_Values:
Range_Domain:
Range_Domain_Minimum: 0
Range_Domain_Maximum: 3.58
Attribute_Units_of_Measure: meter (m)
Attribute:
Attribute_Label: tp_s
Attribute_Definition: Peak wave period
Attribute_Definition_Source: Producer defined
Attribute_Domain_Values:
Range_Domain:
Range_Domain_Minimum: 0
Range_Domain_Maximum: 8.19
Attribute_Units_of_Measure: second (s)
Attribute:
Attribute_Label: ub_ms
Attribute_Definition: Near-bed wave orbital velocity
Attribute_Definition_Source: Producer defined
Attribute_Domain_Values:
Range_Domain:
Range_Domain_Minimum: 0
Range_Domain_Maximum: 1.1
Attribute_Units_of_Measure: meters per second (m/s)
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:
Tabulated outputs containing wave parameters and near-bed orbital velocities are provided in comma-separated text format along with 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.
Standard_Order_Process:
Digital_Form:
Digital_Transfer_Information:
Format_Name: various
Format_Version_Number: Delft3D version 4.04.01
Format_Specification: CSV
Format_Information_Content:
Tabulated outputs from wave model simulations of an ancient lake on Mars.
File_Decompression_Technique: none
Transfer_Size: 0.03
Digital_Transfer_Option:
Online_Option:
Computer_Contact_Information: Access_Instructions:
Data can be downloaded using the Network_Resource_Name links. The first link is a direct link to download the wave parameter results. The second link points to a landing page with wave parameter data and metadata. The third link points to the landing page for the entire data release.
Fees: None.
Metadata_Reference_Information:
Metadata_Date: 20220406
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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