Metadata: 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. 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