Deployments of autonomous, GPS ocean ocean-surface drifters, Makua, Kauai, USA, August 2016

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Title:
Deployments of autonomous, GPS ocean ocean-surface drifters, Makua, Kauai, USA, August 2016
Abstract:
Satellite-tracked, DGPS-equipped Lagrangian surface-current drifter deployments were conducted over 6 days between 30 July and 4 August 2016 at various locations and stages of the tide over the coral reef off Makua, HI. The drifters internally logged their location every 1 minute, and they transmitted their positions to satellites every 5 minutes. A drogue was attached to the drifters at 1 m below sea level in order to track the currents at that depth.
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=2016-631-FA
Any use of trade, product, or firm names is for descriptive purposes only and does not imply endorsement by the U.S. Government.
  1. How might this data set be cited?
    Rosenberger, Kurt J., Cheriton, Olivia M., Logan, Joshua B., Hoover, Daniel J., Storlazzi, Curt D., and Oberle, Ferdinand K., 2019, Deployments of autonomous, GPS ocean ocean-surface drifters, Makua, Kauai, USA, August 2016: data release DOI:10.5066/P9M2B3WB, 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.

    Rosenberger, Kurt J., Storlazzi, Curt D., Cheriton, Olivia M., Logan, Joshua B., Hoover, Daniel J., and Oberle, Ferdinand K., 2019, Observations of coral reef oceanographic and groundwater properties off Makua, Kauai, HI, USA, August 2016: data release DOI:10.5066/P9M2B3WB, 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: -159.56474
    East_Bounding_Coordinate: -159.55866
    North_Bounding_Coordinate: 22.22947
    South_Bounding_Coordinate: 22.22245
  3. What does it look like?
  4. Does the data set describe conditions during a particular time period?
    Beginning_Date: 30-Jul-2016
    Ending_Date: 04-Aug-2016
    Currentness_Reference:
    ground condition at time data were collected
  5. What is the general form of this data set?
    Geospatial_Data_Presentation_Form: comma-delimited text
  6. How does the data set represent geographic features?
    1. How are geographic features stored in the data set?
      This is a Point data set.
    2. What coordinate system is used to represent geographic features?
      Horizontal positions are specified in geographic coordinates, that is, latitude and longitude. Latitudes are given to the nearest 0.00001. Longitudes are given to the nearest 0.00001. Latitude and longitude values are specified in Decimal degrees. The horizontal datum used is D_WGS_1984.
      The ellipsoid used is WGS_1984.
      The semi-major axis of the ellipsoid used is 6378137.0.
      The flattening of the ellipsoid used is 1/298.257223563.
  7. How does the data set describe geographic features?
    ASCII table
    Comma-delimited ASCII table of time-series of free-floating lagrangian-drifter positions. The first row contains column headers. (Source: Producer defined)
    DrifterID
    Identification number of drifter unit (Source: user defined) Unique identification number of drifter
    DrifterSegment
    Deployment number of drifter unit. (Source: user defined) unique number given to each drifter deployment
    Latitude(WGS84)
    Latitude in decimal degrees (Source: Global Positioning System)
    Range of values
    Minimum:22.22245
    Maximum:22.22947
    Units:decimal degrees
    Resolution:0.00001
    Longitude(WGS84)
    Longitude in decimal degrees (Source: Global Positioning System)
    Range of values
    Minimum:-159.56474
    Maximum:-159.55866
    Units:decimal degrees
    Resolution:0.00001
    UTMX(m)
    X-coordinate in Universal Transverse Mercator Projection, Zone 4 (Source: Global Positioning System)
    Range of values
    Minimum:441798.45
    Maximum:442425.55
    Units:meters
    Resolution:0.01
    UTMY(m)
    Y-coordinate in Universal Transverse Mercator Projection, Zone 4 (Source: Global Positioning System)
    Range of values
    Minimum:2457558.14
    Maximum:2458333.12
    Units:meters
    Resolution:0.01
    UTM_Zone
    UTM Zone for this latitude/longitude (Source: Global Positioning System)
    Range of values
    Minimum:4
    Maximum:4
    Units:N/A
    DateTime_Local(HST)
    Date and time referenced to Local HST Time (Source: Global Positioning System)
    Range of values
    Minimum:2016/07/31 9:54
    Maximum:2016/08/03 15:34
    Units:YEAR/MONTH/DAY hour:minute
    Resolution:1
    DateTime_UTC
    Date and time referenced to Universal Coordinated Time (Source: Global Positioning System)
    Range of values
    Minimum:2016/07/31 19:54
    Maximum:2016/08/04 1:34
    Units:YYYY/MM/DD hh:mm
    Resolution:1
    Entity_and_Attribute_Overview: The first line of the csv file is a header line.
    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)
    • Kurt J. Rosenberger
    • Olivia M. Cheriton
    • Joshua B. Logan
    • Daniel J. Hoover
    • Curt D. Storlazzi
    • Ferdinand K. Oberle
  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

    831-460-4747 (voice)
    pcmsc_data@usgs.gov

Why was the data set created?

Surface drifter tracks, in conjunction with measurements of circulation and waves, profiles of seawater properties and profiles of resistivity on the shoreline will be used to assess the potential for terrestrial groundwater intrusion on the reef and the sources and fate of these water masses.

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: 04-Aug-2016 (process 1 of 5)
    GPS tracks of free-floating surface-drogued lagrangian drifters were collected with custom GPS drifters over the course of six days. The individual drifters were deployed multiple times in one day, which is designated by the DrifterSegment field in the data file.
    Date: 05-Aug-2016 (process 2 of 5)
    GPS data were QA/QC’d using ArcGIS geographical informations systems software, and the data were exported as comma-delimited text files.
    Date: 09-Sep-2019 (process 3 of 5)
    Corrected a typo in a URL Person who carried out this activity:
    Susan A Cochran
    U.S. Geological Survey, Pacific Coastal and Marine Science Center
    2885 Mission St.
    Santa Cruz, CA
    United States

    831-460-7545 (voice)
    scochran@usgs.gov
    Date: 19-Oct-2020 (process 4 of 5)
    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: 13-Oct-2021 (process 5 of 5)
    Performed minor edits to the metadata to correct typos. No data were changed. Person who carried out this activity:
    U.S. Geological Survey
    Attn: Susan A. Cochran
    Geologist
    2885 Mission Street
    Santa Cruz, CA

    831-460-7545 (voice)
    scochran@usgs.gov
  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?
    No formal attribute accuracy tests were conducted.
  2. How accurate are the geographic locations?
    A formal accuracy assessment of the horizontal positional information in the data set has either not been conducted. The stated accuracy of the GPS unit used to determine the drifter locations is +/- 5m.
  3. How accurate are the heights or depths?
  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 metadata for each part of this data release carefully for additional details.
  5. How consistent are the relationships among the observations, including topology?
    Data fall within expected ranges.

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 originator(s) of the dataset and in products derived from these data.
  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 as four files (one for each deployment date) in comma-delimited ascii csv format contained in a single zip file KAU16_GPS_Drifter_Data.zip and are accompanied by 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.
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  5. What hardware or software do I need in order to use the data set?
    These data can be viewed with any text editor software.

Who wrote the metadata?

Dates:
Last modified: 13-Oct-2021
Metadata author:
U.S. Geological Survey, Pacific Coastal and Marine Science Center
Attn: PCMSC Science Data Coordinator
2885 Mission Street
Santa Cruz, CA

831-460-4747 (voice)
pcmsc_data@usgs.gov
Metadata standard:
Content Standard for Digital Geospatial Metadata (FGDC-STD-001-1998)
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