Bathymetric data for Whiskeytown Lake, May 2019

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Title: Bathymetric data for Whiskeytown Lake, May 2019
Abstract:
These metadata describe bathymetric data collected during a May 2019 SWATHPlus survey of Whiskeytown Lake, California. Data were collected and processed by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS), Pacific Coastal and Marine Science Center (PCMSC) during fieldwork activity number 2018-686-FA. The bathymetric data are provided as a GeoTIFF image.
Supplemental_Information:
Additional information about the field activities from which these data were derived is available online at:
https://cmgds.marine.usgs.gov/fan_info.php?fan=2018-686-FA
Any use of trade, product, or firm names is for descriptive purposes only and does not imply endorsement by the U.S. Government.
Although this Federal Geographic Data Committee-compliant metadata file is intended to document the data set in nonproprietary form, as well as in Esri format, this metadata file may include some Esri-specific terminology.
  1. How might this data set be cited?
    Dartnell, Peter, and East, Amy E., 20210702, Bathymetric data for Whiskeytown Lake, May 2019: data release DOI:10.5066/P9HEDYNT, U.S. Geological Survey, Pacific Coastal and Marine Science Center, Santa Cruz, California.

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    This is part of the following larger work.

    Logan, Joshua B., Dartnell, Peter, East, Amy E., and Ritchie, Andrew C., 2020, Bathymetry, topography and orthomosaic imagery for Whiskeytown Lake, northern California: data release DOI:10.5066/P9HEDYNT, U.S. Geological Survey, Pacific Coastal and Marine Science Center, Santa Cruz, CA.

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  2. What geographic area does the data set cover?
    West_Bounding_Coordinate: -122.595
    East_Bounding_Coordinate: -122.522
    North_Bounding_Coordinate: 40.653
    South_Bounding_Coordinate: 40.597
  3. What does it look like?
    https://www.sciencebase.gov/catalog/file/get/5dfbeea5e4b0cc5243395ff8?name=Whiskeytown_2019_bathy_QV.jpg (JPEG)
    Quick view image of the Whiskeytown Lake 2019 bathymetric data
  4. Does the data set describe conditions during a particular time period?
    Beginning_Date: 12-May-2019
    Ending_Date: 15-May-2019
    Currentness_Reference:
    ground condition at time data were collected.
  5. What is the general form of this data set?
    Geospatial_Data_Presentation_Form: GeoTIFF
  6. How does the data set represent geographic features?
    1. How are geographic features stored in the data set?
      This is a Raster data set.
    2. What coordinate system is used to represent geographic features?
      Grid_Coordinate_System_Name: Universal Transverse Mercator
      Universal_Transverse_Mercator:
      UTM_Zone_Number: 10
      Transverse_Mercator:
      Scale_Factor_at_Central_Meridian: 0.9996
      Longitude_of_Central_Meridian: -123.00000
      Latitude_of_Projection_Origin: 0.00000
      False_Easting: 500000.0
      False_Northing: 0.00
      Planar coordinates are encoded using coordinate pair
      Abscissae (x-coordinates) are specified to the nearest 2.0
      Ordinates (y-coordinates) are specified to the nearest 2.0
      Planar coordinates are specified in Meters
      The horizontal datum used is North American Datum of 1983, 2011 realization (NAD83(2011)).
      The ellipsoid used is GRS80.
      The semi-major axis of the ellipsoid used is 6378137.00.
      The flattening of the ellipsoid used is 1/298.257222101.
      Vertical_Coordinate_System_Definition:
      Altitude_System_Definition:
      Altitude_Datum_Name: North America Vertical Datum of 1988 (NAVD88)
      Altitude_Resolution: 0.1
      Altitude_Distance_Units: meters
      Altitude_Encoding_Method:
      Explicit elevation coordinate included with horizontal coordinates
  7. How does the data set describe geographic features?
    value
    depth in meters relative to NAVD88 datum (Source: Producer defined)
    Entity_and_Attribute_Overview:
    The complete 2019 1-m resolution grid "Whiskeytown_2019_1m_bathy_NAD83_NAVD88.tif" was originally archived as a TIFF image with the following attributes.
    Cell size = 1.0
    Number of rows = 5939
    Number of columns = 5499
    
    Data type = floating point
    
    Boundary
    Xmin = 534490
    Xmax = 539989
    Ymin = 4494252
    Ymax = 4500191
    
    Statistics
    Minimum value = 295.2
    Maximum value = 369.1
    Mean = 343.8
    Standard deviation = 14.3
    
    Coordinate system description
    Projection  UTM
    Zone  10
    Datum  NAD83(2011)
    Vertical Reference NAVD88
    Units  meter
    
    The complete 2019 2-m resolution grid "Whiskeytown_2019_2m_bathy_NAD83_NAVD88.tif" was originally archived as a TIFF image with the following attributes.
    Cell size = 2.0
    Number of rows = 2971
    Number of columns = 2750
    
    Data type = floating point
    
    Boundary
    Xmin = 534490
    Xmax = 539990
    Ymin = 4494250
    Ymax = 4500192
    
    Statistics
    Minimum value = 296.1
    Maximum value = 368.9
    Mean = 344.3
    Standard deviation = 14.4
    
    Coordinate system description
    Projection  UTM
    Zone  10
    Datum  NAD83(2011)
    Vertical Reference NAVD88
    Units  meter
    
    Entity_and_Attribute_Detail_Citation: U.S. Geological Survey

Who produced the data set?

  1. Who are the originators of the data set? (may include formal authors, digital compilers, and editors)
    • Peter Dartnell
    • Amy E. East
  2. Who also contributed to the data set?
  3. To whom should users address questions about the data?
    U.S. Geological Survey, Pacific Coastal and Marine Science Center
    Attn: PCMSC Science Data Coordinator
    2885 Mission Street
    Santa Cruz, CA

    831-427-4747 (voice)
    pcmsc_data@usgs.gov

Why was the data set created?

Three separate SWATHPlus surveys were conducted in Whiskeytown Lake in December 2018, May 2019, and September 2020 to measure possible debris flows into the lake during the 2018-2019 rainy season following the July-August 2018 Carr fire that burned vegetation around the entire lake. Post-fire hillslope sediment yields are commonly substantially greater than pre-fire yields, but the degree to which they increase can vary substantially. Effects of wildfire on sediment yield have important implications for hazards (debris-flow risk), ecosystem disturbance and recovery, and downstream water resources (storage capacity in lakes, as well as water quality). 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 bathymetric features. These data are not intended to be used for navigation.

How was the data set created?

  1. From what previous works were the data drawn?
  2. How were the data generated, processed, and modified?
    Date: 2019 (process 1 of 3)
    The Swath bathymetric survey was conducted with a SWATHplus-M 234-kHz interferometric side-scan sonar system pole-mounted on the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) R/V San Lorenzo. During the mapping mission, an Applanix POS-MV (Position and Orientation System for Marine Vessels) was used to position the vessel during data collection, and it also accounted for vessel motion such as heave, pitch, and roll. The POS-MV also recorded position and vessel motion parameters for later post-processing. Sound-velocity profiles were collected throughout the survey days with a Castaway sound velocimeter. Post-processed POS-MV Smoothed Best Estimate of Trajectory (SBET) files were merged with the survey line files using BathySwath software and then the line files were imported into Caris HIPS and SIPS software. Soundings were cleaned for obvious errors and gridded into a 2-m base surface. The base surface was exported as an XYZ ascii file in UTM-10 coordinates referenced to the WGS84 ellipsoid. The ascii file was transformed to UTM-10, NAD83(2011) coordinates relative NAVD88 using VDatum software (version 3.7).
    Date: 19-Oct-2020 (process 2 of 3)
    Edited metadata to add keywords section with USGS persistent identifier as theme keyword. No data were changed. Person who carried out this activity:
    U.S. Geological Survey
    Attn: VeeAnn A. Cross
    Marine Geologist
    384 Woods Hole Road
    Woods Hole, MA

    508-548-8700 x2251 (voice)
    508-457-2310 (FAX)
    vatnipp@usgs.gov
    Date: 2021 (process 3 of 3)
    The Swath bathymetry data were gridded into a 1-m resolution raster, then exported to a TIFF file following the same steps as with the 2-m resolution data (above) and added to the data release. The Entity and Attribute Overview section of the metadata was revised accordingly. Additional survey data for 2020 was added to the overall data release, so minor edits were made to the Purpose section of the metadata to refer to the new data.
  3. What similar or related data should the user be aware of?

How reliable are the data; what problems remain in the data set?

  1. How well have the observations been checked?
    The depth accuracy of the 234-kHz SWATHPlus sonar system reduces with horizontal range. The system has an estimated vertical depth uncertainty ranging from about 0.05 m to 0.34 m over a horizontal range of 0 to 90 m (http://www.bathyswath.com/sites/default/files/documents/ETD_2002_Bathyswath%20information_EN.pdf). Accuracies of final products may be lower due to total propagated uncertainties of the mapping systems, which include sonar system, position and motion compensation system, and navigation, as well as data processing that includes sounding cleaning, gridding, and datum transformations.
  2. How accurate are the geographic locations?
    The Applanix POS-MV post-processed horizontal positional accuracy is about 0.1 m with roll and pitch accuracies of about 0.02 degrees (https://www.applanix.com/downloads/products/specs/posmv/POS-MV-WaveMaster-II.pdf). The SWATHPlus sonar system has an across-track resolution of about 5 cm (http://www.bathyswath.com/sites/default/files/documents/ETD_2002_Bathyswath%20information_EN.pdf). Accuracies of final products may be lower due to total propagated uncertainties of the mapping systems, which include sonar system, position and motion compensation system, and navigation, as well as data processing that includes sounding cleaning, gridding, and datum transformations.
  3. How accurate are the heights or depths?
    The Applanix POS-MV post-processed vertical positional accuracy is about 0.2 m (https://www.applanix.com/downloads/products/specs/posmv/POS-MV-WaveMaster-II.pdf). The SWATHPlus sonar system has a measurement resolution limit of about 0.6 cm and a resolution detection limit of about 3 mm (http://www.bathyswath.com/sites/default/files/documents/ETD_2002_Bathyswath%20information_EN.pdf). Accuracies of final products may be lower due to total propagated uncertainties of the mapping systems, which include sonar system, position and motion compensation system, and navigation, as well as data processing that includes sounding cleaning, gridding, and datum transformations.
  4. Where are the gaps in the data? What is missing?
    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.
  5. How consistent are the relationships among the observations, including topology?
    No formal logical accuracy tests were conducted.

How can someone get a copy of the data set?

Are there legal restrictions on access or use of the data?
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 originators of the dataset and in products derived from these data. This information is not intended for navigation purposes.
  1. Who distributes the data set? (Distributor 1 of 1)
    U.S. Geological Survey - ScienceBase
    Denver Federal Center, Building 810, Mail Stop 302
    Denver, CO

    1-888-275-8747 (voice)
    sciencebase@usgs.gov
  2. What's the catalog number I need to order this data set? These data are available in GeoTIFF format, including a tif world file (.tfw) and CSDGM FGDC-compliant metadata.
  3. What legal disclaimers am I supposed to read?
    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.
  4. How can I download or order the data?
  5. What hardware or software do I need in order to use the data set?
    The downloadable data file has been compressed with the "zip" command and can be unzipped with Winzip (or other tool) on Windows systems. To utilize these data, the user must have software capable of uncompressing the WinZip file and importing and viewing a GeoTIFF file.

Who wrote the metadata?

Dates:
Last modified: 02-Jul-2021
Metadata author:
U.S. Geological Survey, Pacific Coastal and Marine Science Center
Attn: PCMSC Science Data Coordinator
2885 Mission Street
Santa Cruz, CA

831-427-4747 (voice)
pcmsc_data@usgs.gov
Metadata standard:
Content Standard for Digital Geospatial Metadata (FGDC-STD-001-1998)

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