Kurt J. Rosenberger Olivia M. Cheriton Curt D. Storlazzi 2025 NetCDF files data release DOI:10.5066/P9RYN5NH Pacific Coastal and Marine Science Center, Santa Cruz, California U.S. Geological Survey https://doi.org/10.5066/P9RYN5NH Kurt J. Rosenberger Olivia M. Cheriton Curt D. Storlazzi 2025 4.0 data release DOI:10.5066/P9RYN5NH Pacific Coastal and Marine Science Center, Santa Cruz, CA U.S. Geological Survey Suggested Citation: Rosenberger, K.J., Cheriton, O.M., and Storlazzi, C.D., 2020, Cross-reef wave and water level data from coral reef environments (ver. 4.0, June 2025): U.S. Geological Survey data release, https://doi.org/10.5066/P9RYN5NH. https://doi.org/10.5066/P9RYN5NH High-frequency time series data of water surface elevation (used to derive surface wave heights) were acquired for 64 days at six locations on the northern reef of Isla Palominos (Palomino Island), Puerto Rico, in support of a study on wave transformation and dissipation by outplanted corals. The sensors were placed in a cross-reef transect, starting with PRI23P1R just offshore of the reef in 5m water depth to PRI23P6R on the inner reef flat in 0.5m water depth. The measurements of waves and water levels from these instrument deployments provide information on the variability of waves on the coral reefs of northern Isla Palominos. These data will be compared to a second deployment in several years to study the transformation of waves over the reef and how this process contributes to water. Any use of trade, product, or firm names is for descriptive purposes only and does not imply endorsement by the U.S. Government. 20230214 20230418 ground condition at time data were collected Complete None planned -65.574 -65.571 18.356 18.352 ISO 19115 Topic Category oceans geoscientificInformation Data Categories for Marine Planning Water Column Features USGS Thesaurus time series datasets marine water quality ocean waves Marine Realms Information Bank (MRIB) keywords wave observations water level measurements physical oceanography None U.S. Geological Survey USGS Coastal and Marine Geology Program CMGP Pacific Coastal and Marine Science Center PCMSC water pressure salinity/density USGS Metadata Identifier USGS:67d9aeb8d34e5a489eed1b1e Geographic Names Information System (GNIS) Isla Palominos Commonwealth of Puerto Rico Punta Aguila Rada Fajardo No access 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 and the National Park of American Samoa as the originator(s) of the dataset and in products derived from these data. U.S. Geological Survey, Pacific Coastal and Marine Science Center PCMSC Science Data Coordinator mailing and physical

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Santa Cruz CA 95060 831-427-4747 pcmsc_data@usgs.gov Raw data from each instrument were exported to ASCII text files using the manufacturers software, RBR Ruskin v2.20.4, on a Windows Computer running Windows 10 Enterprise. Exported data were visually QA/QC’d and exported to netCDF. Data were visually inspected for quality, but generally all data are included in time series. Data fall within expected ranges. 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. A formal accuracy assessment of the horizontal positional information in the data set has not been conducted. Stated accuracy of the GPS unit used to geolocate the instrument package is +/- 5 m. 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. National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) 2023 online National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) https://tidesandcurrents.noaa.gov/stationhome.html?id=9752235 online database 20230214 20230418 ground condition at time data were collected atmospheric pressure data used for local atmospheric pressure corrections The RBR solo D|wave instruments operated in burst-sampling mode; they measured pressure as 2048 samples collected at 1 Hz every hour (approximately 34-minute long bursts). Raw data from each instrument were exported to ASCII text files using the manufacturers software, RBR Ruskin v2.20.4, on a Personal Computer running Windows 10 Enterprise. Exported data were QA/QC’d in Matlab R2019b and exported to netCDF using Matlab. The raw pressure readings that include the pressure from both the overlying water and the atmosphere, were corrected by removing the atmospheric pressure measured locally. Data on atmospheric pressure were downloaded from a local weather and tide station maintained by the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (Culebra, https://tidesandcurrents.noaa.gov/stationhome.html?id=9752235). The data on barometric pressure were interpolated to the burst interval of the pressure measurements, and a single value was removed from each burst. atmospheric pressure 2023 Files are named with a convention that uses a 11-digit alpha-numeric code. The first three characters for this dataset are all 'PRI' for the experiment name; the fourth and fifth positions represent the calendar year in which the first data point in the file was taken (23, 2023); the sixth, seventh and eighth characters are an alphanumeric code for the site name (P1R, P2R etc.); the ninth and tenth characters represent the instrument position on the platform, where 01 is the top-most. The eleventh character ‘b’ indicates that these are the raw burst data. The '-cal' suffix indicates that the data are in engineering units. 2023 Data were collected continuously along survey transects. Refer to self-contained NetCDF files for more location information. 0.00001 0.00001 Decimal degrees North American Datum of 1983 (NAD 1983) WGS_1984 6378137.0 298.257223563 Mean sea level 0.1 meters Explicit elevation coordinate included with horizontal coordinates NetCDF files are self-contained and attribute information may be found in the header of the file itself. The entity and attribute information was generated by the individual and/or agency identified as the originator of the dataset. Please review the rest of the metadata record for additional details and information. U.S. Geological Survey - ScienceBase mailing and physical

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Denver CO 80225 1-888-275-8747 sciencebase@usgs.gov These data are available in binary netCDF format. 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. NetCDF 2023 The file contains the time-series data of waves and water level in NetCDF format. No decompression applied. 59.26 https://www.sciencebase.gov/catalog/file/get/67d9aeb8d34e5a489eed1b1e?name=PRI23P1R01b-cal.nc https://www.sciencebase.gov/catalog/item/67d9aeb8d34e5a489eed1b1e https://doi.org/10.5066/P9RYN5NH Data can be downloaded using the Network_Resource_Name links. The first link is a direct link to download the data file. The second link points to a landing page with metadata and data. The third link points to the landing page for the entire data release. NetCDF 2023 The file contains the time-series data of waves and water level in NetCDF format. No decompression applied. 59.26 https://www.sciencebase.gov/catalog/file/get/67d9aeb8d34e5a489eed1b1e?name=PRI23P2R01b-cal.nc https://www.sciencebase.gov/catalog/item/67d9aeb8d34e5a489eed1b1e https://doi.org/10.5066/P9RYN5NH Data can be downloaded using the Network_Resource_Name links. The first link is a direct link to download the data file. The second link points to a landing page with metadata and data. The third link points to the landing page for the entire data release. NetCDF 2023 The file contains the time-series data of waves and water level in NetCDF format. No decompression applied. 59.26 https://www.sciencebase.gov/catalog/file/get/67d9aeb8d34e5a489eed1b1e?name=PRI23P3R01b-cal.nc https://www.sciencebase.gov/catalog/item/67d9aeb8d34e5a489eed1b1e https://doi.org/10.5066/P9RYN5NH Data can be downloaded using the Network_Resource_Name links. The first link is a direct link to download the data file. The second link points to a landing page with metadata and data. The third link points to the landing page for the entire data release. NetCDF 2023 The file contains the time-series data of waves and water level in NetCDF format. No decompression applied. 59.22 https://www.sciencebase.gov/catalog/file/get/67d9aeb8d34e5a489eed1b1e?name=PRI23P4R01b-cal.nc https://www.sciencebase.gov/catalog/item/67d9aeb8d34e5a489eed1b1e https://doi.org/10.5066/P9RYN5NH Data can be downloaded using the Network_Resource_Name links. The first link is a direct link to download the data file. The second link points to a landing page with metadata and data. The third link points to the landing page for the entire data release. NetCDF 2023 The file contains the time-series data of waves and water level in NetCDF format. No decompression applied. 59.18 https://www.sciencebase.gov/catalog/file/get/67d9aeb8d34e5a489eed1b1e?name=PRI23P5R01b-cal.nc https://www.sciencebase.gov/catalog/item/67d9aeb8d34e5a489eed1b1e https://doi.org/10.5066/P9RYN5NH Data can be downloaded using the Network_Resource_Name links. The first link is a direct link to download the data file. The second link points to a landing page with metadata and data. The third link points to the landing page for the entire data release. NetCDF 2023 The file contains the time-series data of waves and water level in NetCDF format. No decompression applied. 59.18 https://www.sciencebase.gov/catalog/file/get/67d9aeb8d34e5a489eed1b1e?name=PRI23P6R01b-cal.nc https://www.sciencebase.gov/catalog/item/67d9aeb8d34e5a489eed1b1e https://doi.org/10.5066/P9RYN5NH Data can be downloaded using the Network_Resource_Name links. The first link is a direct link to download the data file. The second link points to a landing page with metadata and data. The third link points to the landing page for the entire data release. None. These data can be viewed with the NASA netCDF file viewer, Panoply, which can be downloaded from the internet at https://www.giss.nasa.gov/tools/panoply/download/. 20250618 U.S. Geological Survey, Pacific Coastal and Marine Science Center PCMSC Science Data Coordinator mailing and physical

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