Metadata: Identification_Information: Citation: Citation_Information: Originator: Steven E Suttles Originator: Olivia A De Meo Originator: Neil K Ganju Originator: Robert D Bales Originator: Eric D Marsjanik Publication_Date: 20230421 Title: Time-series measurements of oceanographic and water quality data collected in the Herring River, Wellfleet, Massachusetts, USA, November 2018 to November 2019 Edition: 1.0 Geospatial_Data_Presentation_Form: netCDF files Series_Information: Series_Name: data release Issue_Identification: DOI:10.5066/P95AE74D Publication_Information: Publication_Place: Woods Hole Coastal and Marine Science Center, Woods Hole, Massachusetts Publisher: U.S. Geological Survey Other_Citation_Details: Suggested citation: Suttles, S.E., De Meo, O.A., Ganju, N.K., Bales, R.D., and Marsjanik, E.D., 2023, Time-series measurements of oceanographic and water quality data collected in the Herring River, Wellfleet, Massachusetts, USA, November 2018 to November 2019: U.S. Geological Survey data release, https://doi.org/10.5066/P95AE74D. Online_Linkage: https://doi.org/10.5066/P95AE74D Online_Linkage: https://cmgds.marine.usgs.gov/data-releases/datarelease/10.5066-P95AE74D Description: Abstract: Restoration in the tidally restricted Herring River Estuary in Wellfleet, MA benefits from understanding pre-restoration sediment transport conditions. Submerged sensors were deployed at four sites landward and seaward of the Herring River restriction to measure water velocity, water quality, water level, waves, and seabed elevation. These data will be used to evaluate sediment dynamics and geomorphic change and inform marsh modeling efforts over tidal and seasonal timescales. Purpose: Submerged sensors were deployed to collect a time series of water level, velocity, pressure, waves, seabed elevation, turbidity, pH, fluorescent dissolved organic matter (fDOM), chlorophyll, dissolved oxygen, blue-green algae, conductivity,5 and temperature data. Supplemental_Information: These data were collected as part of a larger study, funded by the USGS-NPS Natural Resource Preservation Program (NRPP), of four sites within the Northeast Coastal and Barrier Network: Cape Cod National Seashore, Fire Island National Seashore, Gateway National Recreation Area, and Assateague Island National Seashore. The overarching goals of this study are to identify the dominant sources of sediment, determine how sediment transport varies over time, and analyze sediment availability to the marshes in order to inform management efforts. Additional information about the field activities from which these data were derived is available online at: https://cmgds.marine.usgs.gov/fan_info.php?fan=2018-057-FA, https://cmgds.marine.usgs.gov/fan_info.php?fan=2018-058-FA, https://cmgds.marine.usgs.gov/fan_info.php?fan=2019-005-FA, https://cmgds.marine.usgs.gov/fan_info.php?fan=2019-013-FA, https://cmgds.marine.usgs.gov/fan_info.php?fan=2019-015-FA, https://cmgds.marine.usgs.gov/fan_info.php?fan=2019-020-FA, https://cmgds.marine.usgs.gov/fan_info.php?fan=2019-026-FA, https://cmgds.marine.usgs.gov/fan_info.php?fan=2019-029-FA, https://cmgds.marine.usgs.gov/fan_info.php?fan=2019-030-FA, https://cmgds.marine.usgs.gov/fan_info.php?fan=2019-035-FA, https://cmgds.marine.usgs.gov/fan_info.php?fan=2019-039-FA, https://cmgds.marine.usgs.gov/fan_info.php?fan=2019-040-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: 20181113 Ending_Date: 20191119 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: -70.07230 East_Bounding_Coordinate: -70.05390 North_Bounding_Coordinate: 41.93660 South_Bounding_Coordinate: 41.91810 Keywords: Theme: Theme_Keyword_Thesaurus: USGS Metadata Identifier Theme_Keyword: USGS:2f0565df-5431-4a3d-8f6a-c90b668baa73 Theme: Theme_Keyword_Thesaurus: ISO 19115 Topic Category Theme_Keyword: inlandWaters Theme_Keyword: oceans Theme: Theme_Keyword_Thesaurus: USGS Thesaurus Theme_Keyword: sediment transport Theme_Keyword: suspended material (water) Theme_Keyword: time series datasets Theme_Keyword: ocean salinity Theme_Keyword: water temperature Theme_Keyword: ocean currents Theme_Keyword: ocean waves Theme_Keyword: surface-water level Theme_Keyword: water quality Theme_Keyword: bathymetry Theme_Keyword: ocean sciences Place: Place_Keyword_Thesaurus: Geographic Names Information System (GNIS) Place_Keyword: Herring River Place_Keyword: Town of Wellfleet Place_Keyword: Barnstable County Place_Keyword: Cape Cod Place_Keyword: Commonwealth of Massachusetts Place: Place_Keyword_Thesaurus: Common Geographic Areas Place_Keyword: Massachusetts Place_Keyword: Cape Cod National Seashore 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_Person_Primary: Contact_Person: Steven E Suttles Contact_Organization: U.S. Geological Survey, Northeast Region Contact_Position: Mechanical Engineer Contact_Address: Address_Type: mailing address Address: 384 Woods Hole Road City: Woods Hole State_or_Province: MA Postal_Code: 02543 Country: US Contact_Voice_Telephone: 508-458-8700 Contact_Electronic_Mail_Address: whsc_data_contact@usgs.gov Contact_Instructions: The contact email address is a generic address in the event the person is no longer with USGS. Browse_Graphic: Browse_Graphic_File_Name: https://cmgds.marine.usgs.gov/data-releases/media/2023/10.5066-P95AE74D/ef9dc65d3ad8471fb55c1cc242275ece/mudflat_spyder_wellfleet_tsdata.jpg Browse_Graphic_File_Description: Photo of spyder frame with deployed instruments and GNSS receiver getting vertical positions during low tide on a mudflat in Herring River, Wellfleet, Massachusetts. Browse_Graphic_File_Type: JPEG Data_Set_Credit: Jonathan Borden (USGS retired) significantly contributed to the data collection efforts for this dataset. Marinna Martini (formerly USGS) participated in data collection activities and did preliminary processing of the RBR Dwave pressure logger data using the stglib processing code. Cross_Reference: Citation_Information: Originator: Olivia A De Meo Originator: Steven E Suttles Originator: Neil K Ganju Originator: Eric D Marsjanik Publication_Date: 2022 Title: Suspended-sediment concentrations and loss-on-ignition from water samples collected in the Herring River during 2018-19 in Wellfleet, MA Geospatial_Data_Presentation_Form: tabular digital data Series_Information: Series_Name: date release Issue_Identification: DOI:10.5066/p9zl2ipn Publication_Information: Publication_Place: Reston, VA Publisher: U.S. Geological Survey Online_Linkage: https://doi.org/10.5066/p9zl2ipn Cross_Reference: Citation_Information: Originator: Olivia A De Meo Originator: Steven E Suttles Originator: Neil K Ganju Originator: Eric D Marsjanik Publication_Date: 2023 Title: Water quality data from a multiparameter sonde collected in the Herring River during November 2018 to November 2019 in Wellfleet, MA Geospatial_Data_Presentation_Form: tabular digital data Series_Information: Series_Name: data release Issue_Identification: DOI:10.5066/P9K3SCK Publication_Information: Publication_Place: Reston, VA Publisher: U.S. Geological Survey Online_Linkage: https://doi.org/10.5066/P9K3SCK Cross_Reference: Citation_Information: Originator: Olivia A. De Meo Originator: Steve E. Suttles Originator: Neil K. Ganju Originator: Eric D. Marsjanik Publication_Date: 2023 Title: Calibrating Optical Turbidity Measurements with Suspended-Sediment Concentrations from the Herring River in Wellfleet, Massachusetts, from November 2018 to November 2019 Edition: 1.0 Series_Information: Series_Name: Data Report Issue_Identification: 1180 Publication_Information: Publication_Place: Reston, VA Publisher: U.S. Geological Survey Online_Linkage: https://doi.org/10.3133/dr1180 Data_Quality_Information: Attribute_Accuracy: Attribute_Accuracy_Report: The EchoLogger EA400 altimeter has a water column resolution up to 7.5 mm, a temperature accuracy of ±0.5 degrees C, and tilt sensor inclination accuracy of ±0.1 degrees. The RBR Dwave, tide and wave instrument, has a pressure accuracy of ±0.05% full scale. The WET Labs ECO NTU turbidity sensor has a sensitivity of 0.12 NTU for 0-1000 NTU range. The Nortek Aquadopp acoustic doppler current profiler (ADCP) has a water velocity accuracy of ±1% of measured value ±0.5 cm/s, a heading and tilt accuracy of ±2 degrees and resolution of 0.1 degree, and a pressure accuracy of ±0.5% of full scale with resolution of 0.005% of full scale. The YSI EXO2 multiparameter sonde has the following accuracies: temperature = ± 0.01 degrees C from -5 to 35 degrees C and ± 0.05 degrees C between 35-50 degrees C, conductivity = greater of ±1% of reading or 0.002 mS/cm, barometric pressure = ±1.5 mmHg from 0-50 degrees C, depth = ± 0.004 m from 0-10 m and ±0.04 m from 0-100 m, salinity = ±1.0% of reading, turbidity = ±2% of reading from 0-999 FNU and ±5% of reading from 1000-4000 FNU, pH = ±0.2 pH units for entire temperature range, fDOM = r-squared > 0.999 for serial dilution of 300 ppb quinine sulfate solution, dissolved oxygen % air saturation = ±1% of reading from 0-200% and ±5% of reading from 200-500%, dissolved oxygen in mg/L = ±0.1 mg/L from 0-20 mg/L and ±5% of reading from 20-50 mg/L, chlorophyll = r-squared > 0.999 for serial dilution of Rhodamine WT solution from 0-400 ug/L Chl a equivalents, and blue-green algae phycoerythrin (BGA-PE) = r-squared > 0.999 for serial dilution of Rhodamine WT solution from 0-280 ug/mL BGA-PE equivalents. Logical_Consistency_Report: All turbidity, conductivity, oxygen, chlorophyll, blue green algae, and pH sensors were calibrated and checked in a known standard prior to deployment and checked again after being recovered and brought back to the laboratory to assess any drift or fouling that may have occurred during the deployment. Pressure sensors were compared to local atmospheric pressure data before deployment and an offset was determined. This offset along with the time-series of local atmospheric data were used to find corrected pressure data (variable name "P_1ac" and standard_name "sea_water_pressure_due_to_sea_water" in the netCDF files). These data were processed and converted into a netCDF file with processing code from stglib, a package of code to process data consistent with procedures of the USGS Coastal/Marine Hazards and Resources Program. More information about the stglib package can be found here: https://stglib.readthedocs.io/en/latest/. Completeness_Report: One of the RBR Dwave instruments (serial_number 055108), used on 2 deployments (1123A and 1121C), had multiple time resets during those deployments which caused incomplete bursts and shifts in the time stamp that made it impossible to realign the time properly and confidently for each data point. The data from this instrument for those 2 deployments were determined to not be suitable for release and are not contained in this dataset. Otherwise, the dataset is considered complete for the information presented herein. Positional_Accuracy: Horizontal_Positional_Accuracy: Horizontal_Positional_Accuracy_Report: A combination of a Garmin handheld GPSMAP 78sc Global Positioning System (GPS) and a Spectra SP80 Global Navigation Satellite System (GNSS) receiver using MACORS network for real-time corrections were used to collect horizontal location data. The GPSMAP 78sc has an expected accuracy of +/- 3 m at best whereas the SP80 receiver using MACORS has a theoretical horizontal accuracy of 0.01 m on any single point but repeat occupations of the same spot suggest slightly higher uncertainties up to 0.05 m including user error. For reported horizontal position, the North American Datum of 1983 (2011 realization) reference frame was used. Vertical_Positional_Accuracy: Vertical_Positional_Accuracy_Report: In the field a SP80 GNSS receiver was used to collect vertical position data of the fiberglass bottom landing frames at moorings 1120A-D and 1121D, and the two altimeter frames (spyder) on the mudflats at moorings 1122A-D and 1123A-D. On the two spyder frames, 15-minute occupations were collected and averaged to obtain the positions of the top of the EA400 altimeters. Tape down measurements were then made to the seabed. Orthometric elevations relative to the NAVD88 vertical datum were computed using offsets from the National Geodetic Survey Geoid12B model. A U.S Army Corps of Engineers benchmark in Wellfleet Harbor parking lot (WLFLT) was occupied each day the SP80 GNSS was used to collect position data on the deployed platforms to confirm data quality. These data have a theoretical vertical accuracy of 0.02 m on any single point but repeat occupations of the same spot suggest slightly higher uncertainties up to 0.04 m including user error. At locations where vertical elevations using the SP80 receiver were not collected, orthometric elevations (NAVD88) were estimated using the Vdatum tool (https://vdatum.noaa.gov/vdatumweb/) with estimates of local mean sea-level from the corrected pressure data from the deployment; for these cases the uncertainties for vertical position are higher, typically ~ 0.10 m. Lineage: Process_Step: Process_Description: Beginning on November 12, 2018, instruments to measure time-series data of water quality, water level, currents, waves, and changes to the seabed elevations were deployed at four locations in the Herring River estuary in Wellfleet, Massachusetts. Bottom landing fiberglass platforms were deployed in the main channel on either side of a flow restriction at the Chequessett Neck bridge that limits the reach of saltier Cape Cod Bay water inland of the bridge. The platform upstream (landward) of the bridge had a multi-parameter water quality sonde (YSI EXO2) that measured pressure, salinity, water temperature, turbidity, oxygen, fluorescent dissolved organic matter (fDom), Chlorophyll and blue green algae fluorescence. The platform seaward (downstream) of the restriction also had a multi-parameter sonde measuring the same water quality parameters as the upstream sonde, and also included an acoustic doppler current profiler (Nortek Aquadopp) to make current profile measurements and a fast-sampling pressure logger (RBR Dwave) to measure tides and non-directional waves. On a tidal mudflat between the bridge and the seaward bottom platform, two stainless steel altimeter frames (custom built called "spyder" frames) were deployed, each with a profiling seabed altimeter (EchoLogger EA400), a turbidity sensor (WET Labs ECO-NTU), and an RBR Dwave. At approximately 3-month intervals instruments were retrieved to download data and refresh batteries, and then redeployed for the next segments. During these turnarounds the bottom landing platforms were turned around the same day by swapping instruments at time of recovery with instruments of the same type with minimal loss of data (a couple of sample intervals typically), while with the instruments on the mudflat spyder frames swapping was not an option and there was typically 2 or 3 days without data collection at those sites between deployment segments. The spyder frames were removed in January 2019 due to concerns of ice formation and were re-established in late March 2019 when the threat of ice in the area had passed. Most instruments measured and recorded parameters at 15-minute intervals during the deployments, except for the RBR Dwaves which burst sampled pressure data at a 4 Hz sampling rate for 1024 seconds, every 30 minutes. Specifics are given in the metadata of the self-describing netCDF files. Data collection ceased on October 14, 2019 for the EXO2 sonde on the landward (upstream) bottom platform due to battery depletion. The seaward bottom lander was recovered on October 23, 2019, and the 2 spyder frames on November 19, 2019, which marked the end of data collection of this dataset. More information on each of the deployment and recovery segments and data processing is given in additional process steps. Steve Suttles is the contact for this process step and subsequent process steps until otherwise noted. Process_Date: 20191119 Process_Contact: Contact_Information: Contact_Person_Primary: Contact_Person: Steven E Suttles Contact_Organization: U.S. Geological Survey, Northeast Region Contact_Position: Mechanical Engineer Contact_Address: Address_Type: mailing address Address: 384 Woods Hole Road City: Woods Hole State_or_Province: MA Postal_Code: 02543 Country: US Contact_Voice_Telephone: 508-458-8700 Contact_Electronic_Mail_Address: whsc_data_contact@usgs.gov Contact_Instructions: The contact email address is a generic address in the event the person is no longer with USGS. Process_Step: Process_Description: Deployment A: A Nortek Aquadopp, YSI EXO2, and RBR Dwave were deployed at mooring 1121 (the seaward channel location) on a bottom lander platform on November 12, 2018. RBR Dwaves, EchoLogger EA400s, and ECO NTUs were deployed on a spyder frame at moorings 1122 (shallow flank location) and 1123 (flank deep location) on November 14, 2018. A YSI EXO2 was deployed at mooring 1120 (the landward channel location) on a bottom lander platform on November 15, 2018. On November 15, 2018, SP80 RTK receiver was used to get horizontal and vertical positions for bottom lander at mooring 1120, and altimeter spyder frames at moorings 1122 and 1123. Process_Date: 20181115 Process_Step: Process_Description: Recovery A part 1: The sensors and spyder frames were recovered at moorings 1122 and 1123 on January 16, 2019, due to anticipated ice in the area. Moorings 1122 and 1123 were on mudflats and the water level drops below the sensor on most low tides (twice daily). Process_Date: 20190116 Process_Step: Process_Description: Recovery A part 2: The sensors were recovered at mooring 1120 on February 13, 2019, and at mooring 1121 on February 15, 2019. Process_Date: 20190215 Process_Step: Process_Description: Deployment B part 1: A YSI EXO2 was deployed at mooring 1120 (the landward channel location) on a bottom lander platform on February 13, 2019. A Nortek Aquadopp, YSI EXO2, and RBR Dwave were deployed at mooring 1121 (the seaward channel location) on a bottom lander platform on February 15, 2019. Process_Date: 20190215 Process_Step: Process_Description: Deployment B part 2: Spyder frames and RBR Dwaves, EchoLogger EA400s, and ECO NTUs were deployed (re-established) at moorings 1122 (shallow flank location) and 1123 (deep flank location) on March 27, 2019. Process_Date: 20190327 Process_Step: Process_Description: SP80 RTK receiver was used to get horizontal and vertical positions of altimeter spyder frames at moorings 1122 (shallow flank location) and 1123 (deep flank location) on April 8, 2019. Process_Date: 20190408 Process_Step: Process_Description: Recovery B part 1: The EXO2 sonde was recovered at mooring 1120 on May 13, 2019, and sensors at mooring 1121 on May 16, 2019. The recovered sensors were brought back to the lab and data were downloaded and archived on a WHCMSC file server. Process_Date: 20190516 Process_Step: Process_Description: Recovery B part 2: RBR Dwaves, EchoLogger EA400s, and ECO NTUs were recovered at moorings 1122 and 1123 on June 19, 2019. The recovered sensors were brought back to the lab and raw data were downloaded and archived on the WHCMSC file server. SP80 RTK receiver was used to get horizontal and vertical positions of spyder frames at moorings 1122 and 1123 using average values for 15-minute occupations. Process_Date: 20190619 Process_Step: Process_Description: Deployment C part 1: A YSI EXO2 was deployed at mooring 1120 (landward channel location) on a bottom lander platform on May 13, 2019. A Nortek Aquadopp, YSI EXO2, and RBR Dwave were deployed at mooring 1121 (seaward channel location) on a bottom lander platform on May 16, 2019. SP80 RTK receiver was used to get horizontal and vertical positions of platform at mooring 1120 on May 13, 2019. Process_Date: 20190516 Process_Step: Process_Description: Deployment C part 2: RBR Dwaves, EchoLogger EA400s, and ECO NTUs were deployed on a spyder frame at moorings 1122 (shallow flank location) and 1123 (deep flank location) on June 21, 2019. Process_Date: 20190621 Process_Step: Process_Description: Recovery C part 1: The sensors were recovered at mooring 1120 on July 25, 2019, and at mooring 1121 on August 7, 2019. The recovered sensors were brought back to the lab and raw data were downloaded and archived on the WHCMSC file server. Process_Date: 20190807 Process_Step: Process_Description: Recovery C part 2: The sensors were recovered at moorings 1122 and 1123 on September 17, 2019. The recovered sensors were brought back to the lab and raw data were downloaded and archived on the WHCMSC file server. Process_Date: 20190917 Process_Step: Process_Description: Deployment D part 1: A YSI EXO2 was deployed at mooring 1120 (landward channel location) on a bottom lander platform on July 25, 2019. A Nortek Aquadopp, YSI EXO2, and RBR Dwave were deployed at mooring 1121 (seaward channel location) on a bottom lander platform on August 7, 2019. SP80 RTK receiver was used to get horizontal and vertical positions of platforms at moorings 1120 and 1121 on July 25, 2019, and August 7, 2019, respectively. Process_Date: 20190807 Process_Step: Process_Description: Deployment D part 2: RBR Dwaves, EchoLogger EA400s, and ECO NTUs were deployed on a spyder frame at moorings 1122 (shallow flank location) and 1123 (deep flank location) on September 19, 2019. SP80 RTK receiver was used to get horizontal and vertical positions of platforms at moorings 1122 and 1123 using average values for 15-minute occupations. Process_Date: 20190919 Process_Step: Process_Description: Recovery D part 1: The sensors were recovered at mooring 1120 on October 21, 2019, and at mooring 1121 on October 23, 2019. The recovered sensors were brought back to the lab and raw data were downloaded and archived on the WHCMSC file server. Process_Date: 20191023 Process_Step: Process_Description: Recovery D part 2: The sensors were recovered at moorings 1122 and 1123 on November 19, 2019. The recovered sensors were brought back to the lab and raw data were downloaded and archived on the WHCMSC file server. Process_Date: 20191119 Process_Step: Process_Description: The raw data files from each sensor were processed and converted to netCDF using stglib python libraries, a package of code to process data consistent with procedures of the USGS Coastal/Marine Hazards and Resources Program. In stglib, attributes conforming to Climate and Forecast (CF) Conventions version 1.6 were added. All times are in Coordinated Universal Time (UTC). Corrected pressure data were calculated by finding an offset with local atmospheric pressure readings when the pressure sensor was reading in air just prior to deployment and then applying the time-series of local atmospheric pressure over the course of the deployment to remove the atmospheric contribution to the deployed pressure data, leaving only the pressure due to seawater in the corrected pressure data variable (standard_name "sea_water_pressure_due_to_seawater" in netCDF files). Data quality assurance and quality control (QAQC) was performed by inspecting all variables and replacing spurious values with the fill value. Details of which portions of data were flagged and replaced are available in the metadata in each netCDF file and information about the individual QAQC trimmig functions are available in the stglib documentation (https://stglib.readthedocs.io/en/latest/) in the "Instrument configuration file" section. The netCDF files are named using the convention ####XYZZZ-a.nc where '####' is the mooring number, 'X' is the position on the mooring of the sensor with 1 being closest to the surface and 3 being the most submerged, 'Y' is a letter (A through D) corresponding to the sequential deployment at each mooring location, and 'ZZZ' is an abbreviation for the instrument that was deployed. For example, in the file 11201Aexo-a.nc, '1120' is the mooring number, '1' is the position of the sensor on the mooring, 'A' indicates the first deployment, and 'exo' refers to the YSI EXO2 sensor. Process_Date: 202301 Process_Step: Process_Description: ECO-NTU data at moorings 1122 and 1123 were trimmed for times when the sensor was not fully submerged using the co-located EA400 raw altitude data. When altitude data were not in valid range ECO-NTU data were filled. A custom python script (maskntu2ea400.py) was used for this purpose. Process_Date: 202301 Process_Step: Process_Description: Additional cross-reference was added to the metadata as well as updating the contacts for process steps. Process_Date: 20230824 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 Address: 384 Woods Hole Rd. City: Woods Hole State_or_Province: MA Postal_Code: 02543-1598 Country: USA Contact_Voice_Telephone: (508) 548-8700 x2251 Contact_Facsimile_Telephone: (508) 457-2310 Contact_Electronic_Mail_Address: vatnipp@usgs.gov Spatial_Data_Organization_Information: Indirect_Spatial_Reference: Data were collected continuously at each sensor. Refer to self-describing netCDF files for more location information. Direct_Spatial_Reference_Method: Raster Spatial_Reference_Information: Horizontal_Coordinate_System_Definition: Geographic: Latitude_Resolution: 0.000001 Longitude_Resolution: 0.000001 Geographic_Coordinate_Units: Decimal degrees Geodetic_Model: Horizontal_Datum_Name: North American Datum of 1983 (National Spatial Reference System 2011) Ellipsoid_Name: GRS_1980 Semi-major_Axis: 6378137.000000 Denominator_of_Flattening_Ratio: 298.257222 Vertical_Coordinate_System_Definition: Altitude_System_Definition: Altitude_Datum_Name: North American Vertical Datum of 1988 using Geoid 12B Altitude_Resolution: 0.001 Altitude_Distance_Units: meters Altitude_Encoding_Method: Explicit elevation coordinate included with horizontal coordinates Depth_System_Definition: Depth_Datum_Name: Mean sea level Depth_Resolution: 0.01 Depth_Distance_Units: meters Depth_Encoding_Method: Explicit depth coordinate included with horizontal coordinates Entity_and_Attribute_Information: Overview_Description: Entity_and_Attribute_Overview: NetCDF files are self-describing and attribute information may be found in the header of the file itself. Entity_and_Attribute_Detail_Citation: The entity and attribute information were 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_Person_Primary: Contact_Person: Olivia A De Meo Contact_Organization: U.S. Geological Survey, Northeast Region Contact_Position: Technical Information Specialist Contact_Address: Address_Type: mailing address Address: 384 Woods Hole Road City: Woods Hole State_or_Province: MA Postal_Code: 02543 Country: US Contact_Voice_Telephone: 508-548-8700 Contact_Electronic_Mail_Address: whsc_data_contact@usgs.gov Contact_Instructions: The contact email address is a generic address in the event the person is no longer with USGS. Resource_Description: Downloadable data in netCDF format. NetCDF files are named by site location code and deployment sequence at each site. There are 56 processed netCDF files in this dataset. 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_Number: netCDF-4, CF-1.6 Format_Information_Content: Time-series data in netCDF format following Climate and Forecast (CF) Metadata Conventions version 1.6. File download sizes range from 0.16 to 1600 MB. File_Decompression_Technique: Compressed file of whole dataset and uncompressed individual files provided Transfer_Size: 1600 Digital_Transfer_Option: Online_Option: Computer_Contact_Information: Network_Address: Network_Resource_Name: https://cmgds.marine.usgs.gov/data-releases/media/2023/10.5066-P95AE74D/75fda4c4d21b44029fc65aa1f2e8c75c/wellfleet_timeseries_ncfiles.zip Network_Resource_Name: https://doi.org/10.5066/P95AE74D Access_Instructions: The first link downloads all the netCDF files in a single zip file. The second link is to the landing page of the data where files can be downloaded individually. Fees: None. Technical_Prerequisites: These data can be viewed with any software capable of reading netCDF files. Metadata_Reference_Information: Metadata_Date: 20230825 Metadata_Contact: Contact_Information: Contact_Person_Primary: Contact_Person: Steven E Suttles Contact_Organization: U.S. Geological Survey, Northeast Region Contact_Position: Mechanical Engineer Contact_Address: Address_Type: mailing address Address: 384 Woods Hole Road City: Woods Hole State_or_Province: MA Postal_Code: 02543 Country: US Contact_Voice_Telephone: 508-548-8700 Contact_Electronic_Mail_Address: whsc_data_contact@usgs.gov Contact_Instructions: The metadata contact email address is a generic address in the event the person is no longer with USGS. Metadata_Standard_Name: FGDC Content Standard for Digital Geospatial Metadata Metadata_Standard_Version: FGDC-STD-001-1998