Isla Palominos, Puerto Rico, wave and water level data, 2023

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Data_Quality_Information
Spatial_Data_Organization_Information
Spatial_Reference_Information
Entity_and_Attribute_Information
Distribution_Information
Metadata_Reference_Information

Identification_Information:

Citation:

Citation_Information:

Originator: Kurt J. Rosenberger
Originator: Olivia M. Cheriton
Originator: Curt D. Storlazzi
Publication_Date: 2025
Title: Isla Palominos, Puerto Rico, wave and water level data, 2023
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
Larger_Work_Citation:

Citation_Information:

Originator: Kurt J. Rosenberger
Originator: Olivia M. Cheriton
Originator: Curt D. Storlazzi
Publication_Date: 2025
Title:

Cross-reef wave and water level data from coral reef environments

Edition: 4.0
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

Other_Citation_Details:

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.

Online_Linkage: https://doi.org/10.5066/P9RYN5NH

Description:

Abstract:

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.

Purpose:

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.

Supplemental_Information:

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: 20230214
Ending_Date: 20230418

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: -65.574
East_Bounding_Coordinate: -65.571
North_Bounding_Coordinate: 18.356
South_Bounding_Coordinate: 18.352

Keywords:

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_Keyword: ocean waves

Theme:

Theme_Keyword_Thesaurus: Marine Realms Information Bank (MRIB) keywords
Theme_Keyword: wave observations
Theme_Keyword: water level measurements
Theme_Keyword: physical oceanography

Theme:

Theme_Keyword_Thesaurus: None
Theme_Keyword: U.S. Geological Survey
Theme_Keyword: USGS
Theme_Keyword: Coastal and Marine Geology Program
Theme_Keyword: CMGP
Theme_Keyword: Pacific Coastal and Marine Science Center
Theme_Keyword: PCMSC
Theme_Keyword: water pressure
Theme_Keyword: salinity/density

Theme:

Theme_Keyword_Thesaurus: USGS Metadata Identifier
Theme_Keyword: USGS:67d9aeb8d34e5a489eed1b1e

Place:

Place_Keyword_Thesaurus: Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)
Place_Keyword: Isla Palominos
Place_Keyword: Commonwealth of Puerto Rico
Place_Keyword: Punta Aguila
Place_Keyword: Rada Fajardo

Access_Constraints: No access constraints
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 and the National Park of American Samoa 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: 831-427-4747
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 v2.20.4, on a Windows Computer running Windows 10 Enterprise. Exported data were visually QA/QC’d and exported to netCDF.

Data_Quality_Information:

Attribute_Accuracy:

Attribute_Accuracy_Report:

Data were visually inspected for quality, but generally all data are included in time series.

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 rest of the metadata record 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 has not been conducted. Stated accuracy of the GPS unit used to geolocate the instrument package is +/- 5 m.

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:

Source_Information:

Source_Citation:

Citation_Information:

Originator: National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA)
Publication_Date: 2023
Title: Culebra, PR - Station ID: 9752235
Publication_Information:

Publication_Place: online
Publisher: National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA)

Online_Linkage: https://tidesandcurrents.noaa.gov/stationhome.html?id=9752235

Type_of_Source_Media: online database
Source_Time_Period_of_Content:

Time_Period_Information:

Range_of_Dates/Times:

Beginning_Date: 20230214
Ending_Date: 20230418

Source_Currentness_Reference: ground condition at time data were collected

Source_Citation_Abbreviation: atmospheric pressure
Source_Contribution: data used for local atmospheric pressure corrections

Process_Step:

Process_Description:

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.

Source_Used_Citation_Abbreviation: atmospheric pressure
Process_Date: 2023

Process_Step:

Process_Description:

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.

Process_Date: 2023

Spatial_Data_Organization_Information:

Indirect_Spatial_Reference:

Data were collected continuously along survey transects. Refer to self-contained NetCDF files for more location information.

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: North American Datum of 1983 (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 dataset. 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.
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: 2023
Format_Information_Content:

The file contains the time-series data of waves and water level in NetCDF format.

File_Decompression_Technique: No decompression applied.
Transfer_Size: 59.26

Digital_Transfer_Option:

Online_Option:

Computer_Contact_Information:

Network_Address:

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https://www.sciencebase.gov/catalog/file/get/67d9aeb8d34e5a489eed1b1e?name=PRI23P1R01b-cal.nc

Network_Resource_Name:

https://www.sciencebase.gov/catalog/item/67d9aeb8d34e5a489eed1b1e

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 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.

Digital_Form:

Digital_Transfer_Information:

Format_Name: NetCDF
Format_Version_Date: 2023
Format_Information_Content:

The file contains the time-series data of waves and water level in NetCDF format.

File_Decompression_Technique: No decompression applied.
Transfer_Size: 59.26

Digital_Transfer_Option:

Online_Option:

Computer_Contact_Information:

Network_Address:

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https://www.sciencebase.gov/catalog/file/get/67d9aeb8d34e5a489eed1b1e?name=PRI23P2R01b-cal.nc

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Access_Instructions:

Digital_Form:

Digital_Transfer_Information:

Format_Name: NetCDF
Format_Version_Date: 2023
Format_Information_Content:

The file contains the time-series data of waves and water level in NetCDF format.

File_Decompression_Technique: No decompression applied.
Transfer_Size: 59.26

Digital_Transfer_Option:

Online_Option:

Computer_Contact_Information:

Network_Address:

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https://www.sciencebase.gov/catalog/file/get/67d9aeb8d34e5a489eed1b1e?name=PRI23P3R01b-cal.nc

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Access_Instructions:

Digital_Form:

Digital_Transfer_Information:

Format_Name: NetCDF
Format_Version_Date: 2023
Format_Information_Content:

The file contains the time-series data of waves and water level in NetCDF format.

File_Decompression_Technique: No decompression applied.
Transfer_Size: 59.22

Digital_Transfer_Option:

Online_Option:

Computer_Contact_Information:

Network_Address:

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https://www.sciencebase.gov/catalog/file/get/67d9aeb8d34e5a489eed1b1e?name=PRI23P4R01b-cal.nc

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Access_Instructions:

Digital_Form:

Digital_Transfer_Information:

Format_Name: NetCDF
Format_Version_Date: 2023
Format_Information_Content:

The file contains the time-series data of waves and water level in NetCDF format.

File_Decompression_Technique: No decompression applied.
Transfer_Size: 59.18

Digital_Transfer_Option:

Online_Option:

Computer_Contact_Information:

Network_Address:

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https://www.sciencebase.gov/catalog/file/get/67d9aeb8d34e5a489eed1b1e?name=PRI23P5R01b-cal.nc

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Access_Instructions:

Digital_Form:

Digital_Transfer_Information:

Format_Name: NetCDF
Format_Version_Date: 2023
Format_Information_Content:

The file contains the time-series data of waves and water level in NetCDF format.

File_Decompression_Technique: No decompression applied.
Transfer_Size: 59.18

Digital_Transfer_Option:

Online_Option:

Computer_Contact_Information:

Network_Address:

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Network_Resource_Name: https://doi.org/10.5066/P9RYN5NH

Access_Instructions:

Fees: None.

Technical_Prerequisites:

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/.

Metadata_Reference_Information:

Metadata_Date: 20250618
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: 831-427-4747
Contact_Electronic_Mail_Address: pcmsc_data@usgs.gov

Metadata_Standard_Name: Content Standard for Digital Geospatial Metadata
Metadata_Standard_Version: FGDC-STD-001-1998

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