Buck Island, U.S. Virgin Islands, wave and water level data, 2016

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Metadata:

Identification_Information:
Citation:
Citation_Information:
Originator: Kurt J. Rosenberger
Originator: Olivia M. Cheriton
Originator: Curt D. Storlazzi
Publication_Date: 20200218
Title:
Buck Island, U.S. Virgin Islands, wave and water level data, 2016
Geospatial_Data_Presentation_Form: NetCDF files
Series_Information:
Series_Name: data release
Issue_Identification: doi:10.5066/P9RYN5NH
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/P9RYN5NH
Online_Linkage:
https://www.sciencebase.gov/catalog/item/5d7ab2aae4b0c4f70d02a48c
Larger_Work_Citation:
Citation_Information:
Originator: Kurt J. Rosenberger
Originator: Curt D. Storlazzi
Originator: Olivia M. Cheriton
Publication_Date: 2020
Title:
Cross-reef wave and water level data from coral reef environments
Edition: 2.0
Series_Information:
Series_Name: data release
Issue_Identification: DOI:10.5066/P9RYN5NH
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/P9RYN5NH
Description:
Abstract:
Time series data of wave height and water surface elevation were acquired for 109 days at four locations off of the north coast and four locations off the south coast of Buck Island, U.S. Virgin Islands, in support of a study on the coastal circulation patterns and the transformation of surface waves over the coral reefs. The relative placement of sensors on the reefs were as follows: BUI16S1T and BUI16N1T – fore reef BUI16S2T and BUI16N2T – outer reef flat BUI16S3T and BUI16N3T – middle reef flat BUI16S4T and BUI16N4T – inner reef flat
Purpose:
The continuous measurements of waves and water levels from these instrument deployments provide information on the variability of waves on the coral reefs of Buck Island. These data will be used to study the transformation of waves over the reef and how this process contributes to the shoreward migration of coral reef-derived carbonate sediment.
Supplemental_Information:
Additional information about the field activity from which these data were derived is available online at:
http://cmgds.marine.usgs.gov/fan_info.php?fan=2016-685-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: 20160718
Ending_Date: 20161104
Currentness_Reference: ground condition at time data were collected
Status:
Progress: Complete
Maintenance_and_Update_Frequency: None planned
Spatial_Domain:
Bounding_Coordinates:
West_Bounding_Coordinate: -64.617700
East_Bounding_Coordinate: -64.612400
North_Bounding_Coordinate: 17.791300
South_Bounding_Coordinate: 17.784860
Keywords:
Theme:
Theme_Keyword_Thesaurus: USGS Metadata Identifier
Theme_Keyword: USGS:5d7ab2aae4b0c4f70d02a48c
Theme:
Theme_Keyword_Thesaurus: ISO 19115 Topic Category
Theme_Keyword: Oceans
Theme_Keyword: geoscientificInformation
Theme:
Theme_Keyword_Thesaurus: Data Categories for Marine Planning
Theme_Keyword: Water Column Features
Theme:
Theme_Keyword_Thesaurus: USGS Thesaurus
Theme_Keyword: time series datasets
Theme_Keyword: marine water quality
Theme:
Theme_Keyword_Thesaurus: Marine Realms Information Bank (MRIB) keywords
Theme_Keyword: physical oceanography
Theme_Keyword: tides
Theme_Keyword: waves
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
Place:
Place_Keyword_Thesaurus: Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)
Place_Keyword: Buck Island
Place_Keyword: St. Croix
Place_Keyword: Virgin Islands
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: 831-460-4747
Contact_Electronic_Mail_Address: pcmsc_data@usgs.gov
Native_Data_Set_Environment:
Raw data from each instrument were exported to ASCII text files using the manufacturers software, RBR Ruskin v2.8.0, on an Apple Macintosh Personal Computer running OS10.11.6. Exported data were QA/QC’d and exported to netCDF in Matlab R2017a.
Data_Quality_Information:
Attribute_Accuracy:
Attribute_Accuracy_Report: No formal attribute accuracy tests were conducted.
Logical_Consistency_Report: 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 metadata for each part of this data release carefully for additional details.
Positional_Accuracy:
Horizontal_Positional_Accuracy:
Horizontal_Positional_Accuracy_Report:
A formal accuracy assessment of the horizontal positional information in the data set was not conducted
Vertical_Positional_Accuracy:
Vertical_Positional_Accuracy_Report:
No formal assessment of vertical accuracy was performed. The stated accuracy of the pressure sensor on the wave gauge is +/- 0.01 decibars, which is approximately equivalent to 0.01 meters.
Lineage:
Process_Step:
Process_Description:
Data were accumulated into NetCDF files. During post-processing, data collected when instruments were out of the water, and data degraded by biological fouling, were removed from the time series. Bad data points were identified by 1) the deployment and recovery times, and 2) pressure readings equal to or less than 3 cm of water.
Process_Date: 20190909
Process_Step:
Process_Description:
Files are named with a convention that uses a 13-digit alpha-numeric code. The first three characters for this dataset are all 'BUI' for the experiment name; the fourth and fifth positions represent the calendar year in which the first data point in the file was taken (15, 2015); the sixth, seventh and eighth characters are an alphanumeric code for the site name (N1T, S1T etc.); the ninth and tenth characters represent the instrument position on the platform, where 01 is the top-most. Next is a two or three-character code for data type (rbr, RBR Wave). The suffix of ‘-b’ indicates that these are the raw burst data.
Process_Date: 20190909
Process_Contact:
Contact_Information:
Contact_Person_Primary:
Contact_Person: Kurt Rosenberger
Contact_Organization: U.S. Geological Survey
Contact_Position: Oceanographer
Contact_Address:
Address_Type: mailing and physical
Address: 2885 Mission Street
City: Santa Cruz
State_or_Province: CA
Postal_Code: 95060
Contact_Voice_Telephone: 831-460-7560
Contact_Electronic_Mail_Address: krosenberger@usgs.gov
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
Process_Step:
Process_Description:
Additional information regarding the relative placement of instruments on the reef for the given deployment was added to the Abstract/Summary. No BUI16 data were changed. In addition, Version 2.0 was added to the Larger Work citation of the metadata due to additional datasets being added to the overall data release. Users are advised to compare the metadata date of this file to any similar file to ensure they are using the most recent version.
Process_Date: 20210326
Process_Contact:
Contact_Information:
Contact_Person_Primary:
Contact_Person: Kurt Rosenberger
Contact_Organization: U.S. Geological Survey
Contact_Position: Oceanographer
Contact_Address:
Address_Type: mailing and physical
Address: 2885 Mission Street
City: Santa Cruz
State_or_Province: CA
Postal_Code: 95060
Contact_Voice_Telephone: 831-460-7560
Contact_Electronic_Mail_Address: krosenberger@usgs.gov
Process_Step:
Process_Description:
Performed minor edits to the metadata to correct typos. No data were changed.
Process_Date: 20211013
Process_Contact:
Contact_Information:
Contact_Organization_Primary:
Contact_Organization: U.S. Geological Survey
Contact_Person: Susan A. Cochran
Contact_Position: Geologist
Contact_Address:
Address_Type: Mailing and Physical
Address: 2885 Mission Street
City: Santa Cruz
State_or_Province: CA
Postal_Code: 95060
Contact_Voice_Telephone: 831-460-7545
Contact_Electronic_Mail_Address: scochran@usgs.gov
Spatial_Data_Organization_Information:
Direct_Spatial_Reference_Method: Point
Spatial_Reference_Information:
Horizontal_Coordinate_System_Definition:
Geographic:
Latitude_Resolution: 0.00001
Longitude_Resolution: 0.00001
Geographic_Coordinate_Units: Decimal degrees
Geodetic_Model:
Horizontal_Datum_Name: NAD 1983
Ellipsoid_Name: WGS_1984
Semi-major_Axis: 6378137.0
Denominator_of_Flattening_Ratio: 298.257223563
Vertical_Coordinate_System_Definition:
Altitude_System_Definition:
Altitude_Datum_Name: Mean Sea Level
Altitude_Resolution: 0.1
Altitude_Distance_Units: meters
Altitude_Encoding_Method:
Explicit elevation coordinate included with horizontal coordinates
Entity_and_Attribute_Information:
Overview_Description:
Entity_and_Attribute_Overview:
NetCDF files are self-contained and attribute information may be found in the header of the file itself.
Entity_and_Attribute_Detail_Citation:
The entity and attribute information was generated by the individual and/or agency identified as the originator of the data set. Please review the rest of the metadata record for additional details and information.
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:
These data are available in binary netCDF format contained in a zip file.
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: netCDF
Format_Version_Date: 20181116
Format_Information_Content:
Zip file contains the time-series data of waves and water level in NetCDF format.
File_Decompression_Technique:
Windows users can use WinZIP to uncompress the files; Apple Macintosh users, Archive Utility; Linux and Unix users, gunzip.
Transfer_Size: 976
Digital_Transfer_Option:
Online_Option:
Computer_Contact_Information:
Network_Address:
Network_Resource_Name:
https://www.sciencebase.gov/catalog/file/get/5d7ab2aae4b0c4f70d02a48c
Network_Resource_Name:
https://www.sciencebase.gov/catalog/item/5d7ab2aae4b0c4f70d02a48c
Network_Resource_Name: https://doi.org/10.5066/P9RYN5NH
Access_Instructions:
Data can be downloaded using the Network_Resource_Name links. The first link is a direct link to download the zipped file of data. The second link points to a landing page with metadata and data for the 2016 Buck Island portion of the data release. The third link points to a landing page for the entire data release.
Fees: None.
Technical_Prerequisites:
These data can be viewed with the NOAA netCDF file viewer, ncBrowse, which can be downloaded from the internet at https://www.pmel.noaa.gov/epic/java/ncBrowse.
Metadata_Reference_Information:
Metadata_Date: 20211013
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: 831-460-4747
Contact_Electronic_Mail_Address: pcmsc_data@usgs.gov
Metadata_Standard_Name: Content Standard for Digital Geospatial Metadata
Metadata_Standard_Version: FGDC-STD-001-1998
This page is <https://cmgds.marine.usgs.gov/catalog/pcmsc/DataReleases/ScienceBase/DR_P9RYN5NH/BUI16_Waves_metadata.html>
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