Metadata: Identification_Information: Citation: Citation_Information: Originator: Kurt J. Rosenberger Originator: Olivia M. Cheriton Originator: Curt D. Storlazzi Publication_Date: 20200218 Title: Kwajalein Island, Marshall Islands, wave and water level data, 2013-2015 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/5d7ab18fe4b0c4f70d02a47f 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 water surface elevation and wave height were acquired at ten locations for 518 days (in three separate deployments) off the south coast of Kwajalein Island, Marshall 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: KWA13W1 and KWA13E1 – fore reef KWA13W2 and KWA13E2 – outer reef flat KWA13W1 and KWA13E1 – middle reef flat KWA13W1 and KWA13E1 – inner reef flat Purpose: The continuous measurements of waves, currents, tides from these instrument deployments, provide information on nearshore circulation and the variability in these hydrodynamic properties over the coral reefs of Kwajalein. 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 activities from which these data were derived is available online at: http://cmgds.marine.usgs.gov/fan_info.php?fan=I-D2-13-WP http://cmgds.marine.usgs.gov/fan_info.php?fan=2014-605-FA http://cmgds.marine.usgs.gov/fan_info.php?fan=2014-647-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: 20131109 Ending_Date: 20150410 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: 167.731584 East_Bounding_Coordinate: 167.744570 North_Bounding_Coordinate: 8.728764 South_Bounding_Coordinate: 8.715670 Keywords: Theme: Theme_Keyword_Thesaurus: USGS Metadata Identifier Theme_Keyword: USGS:5d7ab18fe4b0c4f70d02a47f 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: Kwajalein Atoll Place_Keyword: Kwajalein Place_Keyword: Marshall Islands Place_Keyword: Republic of the Marshall 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 (Nortek AWAC-AST 1.45 for AWAC current and wave gauges, 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 the deployment and recovery times. Process_Date: 20150903 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 'MKK' for the experiment name; the fourth and fifth positions represent the calendar year in which the first data point in the file was taken (18, 2018); the sixth, seventh and eighth characters are an alphanumeric code for the site name (M01, M02 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 Gauge; aw, Nortek AWAC Wave Gauge). The suffix of ‘-b’ indicates that these are the raw burst data. Process_Date: 20150903 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 KWA13 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: D_WGS_1984 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 zip files. 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 measured on the reef flat from the first instrument deployment (from November, 2013 to April 2014) 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: 1080 Digital_Transfer_Option: Online_Option: Computer_Contact_Information: Network_Address: Network_Resource_Name: https://www.sciencebase.gov/catalog/file/get/5d7ab18fe4b0c4f70d02a47f?name=KWA13_Wave_Data_Deployment1.zip Network_Resource_Name: https://www.sciencebase.gov/catalog/item/5d7ab18fe4b0c4f70d02a47f 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 from the first instrument deployment (from November, 2013 to April 2014) on Kwajalein. The second link points to a landing page with metadata and all the time-series wave data for the Kwajalein portion of the data release. The third link points to a landing page for the entire data release. Fees: None. 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 measured on the reef flat from the second instrument deployment (from April 2014 to October 2014) 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: 1005 Digital_Transfer_Option: Online_Option: Computer_Contact_Information: Network_Address: Network_Resource_Name: https://www.sciencebase.gov/catalog/file/get/5d7ab18fe4b0c4f70d02a47f?name=KWA13_Wave_Data_Deployment2.zip Network_Resource_Name: https://www.sciencebase.gov/catalog/item/5d7ab18fe4b0c4f70d02a47f 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 from the second instrument deployment (from April 2014 to October 2014) on Kwajalein. The second link points to a landing page with metadata and all the time-series wave data for the Kwajalein portion of the data release. The third link points to a landing page for the entire data release. Fees: None. 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 measured on the reef flat from the third instrument deployment (from October 2014 to May 2015) 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: 930.5 Digital_Transfer_Option: Online_Option: Computer_Contact_Information: Network_Address: Network_Resource_Name: https://www.sciencebase.gov/catalog/file/get/5d7ab18fe4b0c4f70d02a47f?name=KWA13_Wave_Data_Deploymen3.zip Network_Resource_Name: https://www.sciencebase.gov/catalog/item/5d7ab18fe4b0c4f70d02a47f 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 from the third instrument deployment (from October 2014 to May 2015) on Kwajalein. The second link points to a landing page with metadata and all the time-series wave data for the Kwajalein 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