Citation:
Citation_Information:
Originator: Kurt J. Rosenberger
Originator: Olivia M. Cheriton
Originator: Curt D. Storlazzi
Publication_Date: 20200218
Title:
Waiakane, Molokai, Hawaiian Islands, wave and water level data, 2018
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:
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, wave height, and water column currents and temperature were acquired at seven locations for 86 days off of Waiakane on the south coast of the island of Molokai, Hawaii, 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 reef were as follows:
MKK18C01 – offshore
MKK18C02 and MKK18C09 – fore reef
MKK18C18 – reef crest
MKK18C20 – outer reef flat
MKK18C22 – middle reef flat
MKK18C22 – 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 Waiakane. 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=2018-617-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: 20180624
Ending_Date: 20180918
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: -157.155172
East_Bounding_Coordinate: -157.154799
North_Bounding_Coordinate: 21.091969
South_Bounding_Coordinate: 21.081046
Keywords:
Theme:
Theme_Keyword_Thesaurus: USGS Metadata Identifier
Theme_Keyword: USGS:5d7ab280e4b0c4f70d02a48a
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: Waiakāne
Place_Keyword: Waiakane
Place_Keyword: Molokai
Place_Keyword: Moloka'i
Place_Keyword: Maui County
Place_Keyword: State of Hawaii
Place_Keyword: State of Hawai'i
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.