Meteorological data from Pea Island National Wildlife Refuge, North Carolina, 9/13/2021 to 10/24/2021

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Identification_Information
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: Olivia A. De Meo
Originator: Steven E. Suttles
Originator: Eric D. Marsjanik
Originator: Christopher R. Sherwood
Publication_Date: 20230113
Title:

Meteorological data from Pea Island National Wildlife Refuge, North Carolina, 9/13/2021 to 10/24/2021

Edition: 1.0
Geospatial_Data_Presentation_Form: digital data
Series_Information:

Series_Name: data release
Issue_Identification: DOI:10.5066/P9RZTFCQ

Publication_Information:

Publication_Place: Reston, VA
Publisher: U.S. Geological Survey

Other_Citation_Details:

Suggested citation: De Meo, O.A., Suttles, S.E., Marsjanik, E.D., and Sherwood, C.R., 2023, Meteorological data from Pea Island National Wildlife Refuge, North Carolina, 9/13/2021 to 10/24/2021: U.S. Geological Survey data release, https://doi.org/10.5066/P9RZTFCQ.

Online_Linkage: https://doi.org/10.5066/P9RZTFCQ
Online_Linkage:

https://www.sciencebase.gov/catalog/item/63726999d34ed907bf6c69c8

Description:

Abstract:

Meteorological data were collected as part of the DUring Nearshore Event eXperiment (DUNEX) on Pea Island National Wildlife Refuge in North Carolina from 9/13/2021 to 10/24/2021. The DUNEX project is a collaborative, multi-agency experiment designed to provide comprehensive measurements of storm-induced processes on coastal habitats. The overarching goals of this study are to understand oceanographic processes and their contribution to coastal morphological changes. These data will be used to improve storm forecasting models and prepare for future extreme weather events.

Purpose:

A Vaisala WXT536 meteorological station was installed on the beach to measure wind speed and direction, temperature, relative humidity, and rainfall. These data will be used in storm forecasting models.

Supplemental_Information:

More information about the field activities for DUNEX is available at https://cmgds.marine.usgs.gov/fan_info.php?fan=2021-028-FA; https://cmgds.marine.usgs.gov/fan_info.php?fan=2021-029-FA; and https://cmgds.marine.usgs.gov/fan_info.php?fan=2021-032-FA.

Time_Period_of_Content:

Time_Period_Information:

Range_of_Dates/Times:

Beginning_Date: 20210913
Ending_Date: 20211024

Currentness_Reference: Ground condition.

Status:

Progress: Complete
Maintenance_and_Update_Frequency: None planned

Spatial_Domain:

Bounding_Coordinates:

West_Bounding_Coordinate: -75.4805
East_Bounding_Coordinate: -75.4803
North_Bounding_Coordinate: 35.6779
South_Bounding_Coordinate: 35.6777

Keywords:

Theme:

Theme_Keyword_Thesaurus: ISO 19115 Topic Category
Theme_Keyword: climatologyMeteorologyAtmosphere
Theme_Keyword: oceans

Theme:

Theme_Keyword_Thesaurus: USGS Thesaurus
Theme_Keyword: wind
Theme_Keyword: meteorology

Theme:

Theme_Keyword_Thesaurus: USGS Metadata Identifier
Theme_Keyword: USGS:63726999d34ed907bf6c69c8

Place:

Place_Keyword_Thesaurus: None
Place_Keyword: Pea Island National Wildlife Refuge

Place:

Place_Keyword_Thesaurus: Common Geographic Areas
Place_Keyword: North Carolina
Place_Keyword: Dare
Place_Keyword: Atlantic

Access_Constraints: None. Please see 'Distribution Information' for details.
Use_Constraints:

Public domain data from the U.S. Government are freely redistributable with proper metadata and source attribution. Please recognize the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) as the source of this information.

Point_of_Contact:

Contact_Information:

Contact_Person_Primary:

Contact_Person: Olivia A. De Meo
Contact_Organization: U.S. Geological Survey

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 x2356
Contact_Facsimile_Telephone: 508-457-2310
Contact_Electronic_Mail_Address: odemeo@usgs.gov

Browse_Graphic:

Browse_Graphic_File_Name:

https://www.sciencebase.gov/catalog/file/get/63726999d34ed907bf6c69c8?name=DUNEX_Met_Browse.jpg

Browse_Graphic_File_Description: Picture of the Vaisala WXT536 sensor mounted on a mast.
Browse_Graphic_File_Type: JPEG

Cross_Reference:

Citation_Information:

Originator: Daniel J. Nowacki
Publication_Date: unpublished material
Title:

USGS Coastal and Marine Hazards and Resources Program stglib oceanographic time-series processing package

Edition: 6.0
Geospatial_Data_Presentation_Form: python
Other_Citation_Details: Tools and documentation used in processing the data.
Online_Linkage: https://github.com/USGS-CMG/stglib

Data_Quality_Information:

Attribute_Accuracy:

Attribute_Accuracy_Report:

The Vaisala WXT536 measures the following parameters with the accuracy reported by the manufacturer in parentheses: Air temperature measured by thin-wire resistivity (+/- 0.3 degrees Celsius); relative humidity (RH) measured by capacitance of a thin-film polymer (+/- 3% RH between 0-90% RH and +/- 5% RH between 90-100% RH); precipitation measured in millimeters by counting individual raindrop impacts with a piezoelectric sensor (better than 5% for daily accumulation of rainfall); and wind speed and direction measured by the travel time of ultrasonic pulses across six pathways (+/- 3% wind speed and +/- 3 degrees wind direction at 10 m/s). However, the accuracy of the wind direction must also take into account the uncertainty of aligning the sensor to magnetic north. We estimate the uncertainty of the alignment north to be +/- 5 degrees. Thus, the combined uncertainty in the wind direction is +/- 5.8 degrees.

Logical_Consistency_Report:

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 and Marine Hazards and Resources Program. More information about the stglib package can be found here: https://stglib.readthedocs.io/en/latest/.

Completeness_Report:

The dataset is considered complete for the information presented.

Positional_Accuracy:

Horizontal_Positional_Accuracy:

Horizontal_Positional_Accuracy_Report:

The SP80 RTK system used to collect location data has a theoretical horizontal accuracy of 2 cm on any single point, but repeat occupations of the same spot suggest slightly higher uncertainties up to 5-10 cm including user error.

Vertical_Positional_Accuracy:

Vertical_Positional_Accuracy_Report:

The SP80 RTK system used to collect location data has a theoretical vertical accuracy of 1 cm on any single point, but repeat occupations of the same spot suggest slightly higher uncertainties up to 5-10 cm including user error.

Lineage:

Process_Step:

Process_Description:

A Vaisala WXT536 weather station was set up to measure wind velocity and direction, precipitation, air temperature, and relative humidity. For all parameters, the sensor was programmed to sample continuously at 4 Hz and average every 60 seconds of data. The sensor was mounted on a mast on top of the foredune on September 12, 2021. The sensor was aligned to magnetic north using the arrow on the bottom of the sensor and the iPhone compass app.

Process_Date: 20210912

Process_Step:

Process_Description:

The Vaisala WXT536 weather station was programmed, powered on, and began logging data.

Process_Date: 20210913

Process_Step:

Process_Description:

Horizontal and vertical positioning measurements of the weather station were made with an SP80 RTK system. The data were exported from the SP80 rover with xyz variances in the horizontal datum NAD83(2011) to produce latitude, longitude, and ellipsoid heights, and then UTM18N and NAVD88 using GEOID 18 were used to produce UTM coordinates and orthometric heights. Depth relative to Mean Sea Level was found with VDatum using geographic location, NAVD88 elevation of the sensor, and GEOID18.

Process_Date: 20210914

Process_Step:

Process_Description:

The Vaisala WXT536 weather station was powered off, removed from the mast, and the comma-separated values (CSV) file was transferred to a laptop.

Process_Date: 20211024

Process_Step:

Process_Description:

All parameters in the CSV file were converted to netCDF format in Climate Forecast (CF) data convention with Python 3.8.8 using processing code from stglib, a package of code to process data consistent with procedures of the USGS Coastal and Marine Hazards and Resources Program (https://stglib.readthedocs.io/en/latest/wxt.html). Additionally, wind direction was converted from magnetic to true using the magnetic declination at the latitude/longitude of the sensor deployment. If the sensor was offset from magnetic north, a correction was applied first before converting to true wind direction. The offset can be viewed in the netCDF global variable called dir_offset. If any bad readings due to freezing rain occurred, they were removed with the bad ensemble option, which can be viewed in the netCDF global variable called bad_ens.

Process_Date: 20220819

Spatial_Data_Organization_Information:

Direct_Spatial_Reference_Method: Point
Point_and_Vector_Object_Information:

SDTS_Terms_Description:

SDTS_Point_and_Vector_Object_Type: Point
Point_and_Vector_Object_Count: 59388

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 (National Spatial Reference System 2011)

Ellipsoid_Name: GRS_1980
Semi-major_Axis: 6378137.000000
Denominator_of_Flattening_Ratio: 298.257224

Vertical_Coordinate_System_Definition:

Altitude_System_Definition:

Altitude_Datum_Name: North American Vertical Datum of 1988 using Geoid 18
Altitude_Resolution: 0.001
Altitude_Distance_Units: meters
Altitude_Encoding_Method:

Explicit elevation coordinate included with horizontal coordinates

Entity_and_Attribute_Information:

Detailed_Description:

Entity_Type:

Entity_Type_Label: 11491wxt-a.nc
Entity_Type_Definition:

A time series of meteorological data including wind speed and direction, air temperature, relative humidity, and rainfall.

Entity_Type_Definition_Source: U.S. Geological Survey

Attribute:

Attribute_Label: time
Attribute_Definition: Time of each sensor reading in universal coordinated time (UTC)
Attribute_Definition_Source: U.S. Geological Survey
Attribute_Domain_Values:

Range_Domain:

Range_Domain_Minimum: 0
Range_Domain_Maximum: 59387
Attribute_Units_of_Measure:

Integer minutes since 2021-09-13 14:04:00, when the sensor began recording data.

Attribute:

Attribute_Label: WD_410
Attribute_Definition: Direction (from) of wind mean relative to true north
Attribute_Definition_Source: U.S. Geological Survey
Attribute_Domain_Values:

Range_Domain:

Range_Domain_Minimum: 0
Range_Domain_Maximum: 359
Attribute_Units_of_Measure: degrees

Attribute:

Attribute_Label: WD_gust
Attribute_Definition: Direction (from) of wind gust relative to true north
Attribute_Definition_Source: U.S. Geological Survey
Attribute_Domain_Values:

Range_Domain:

Range_Domain_Minimum: 0
Range_Domain_Maximum: 359
Attribute_Units_of_Measure: degrees

Attribute:

Attribute_Label: WS_lull
Attribute_Definition: Lull wind speed
Attribute_Definition_Source: U.S. Geological Survey
Attribute_Domain_Values:

Range_Domain:

Range_Domain_Minimum: 0.0
Range_Domain_Maximum: 13.8
Attribute_Units_of_Measure: meters per second

Attribute:

Attribute_Label: WS_401
Attribute_Definition: Mean wind speed
Attribute_Definition_Source: U.S. Geological Survey
Attribute_Domain_Values:

Range_Domain:

Range_Domain_Minimum: 0.2
Range_Domain_Maximum: 17.2
Attribute_Units_of_Measure: meters per second

Attribute:

Attribute_Label: WG_402
Attribute_Definition: Gust wind speed
Attribute_Definition_Source: U.S. Geological Survey
Attribute_Domain_Values:

Range_Domain:

Range_Domain_Minimum: 0.3
Range_Domain_Maximum: 20.3
Attribute_Units_of_Measure: meters per second

Attribute:

Attribute_Label: T_21
Attribute_Definition: Air temperature
Attribute_Definition_Source: U.S. Geological Survey
Attribute_Domain_Values:

Range_Domain:

Range_Domain_Minimum: 14.7
Range_Domain_Maximum: 29.1
Attribute_Units_of_Measure: Celsius

Attribute:

Attribute_Label: RH_910
Attribute_Definition: Relative humidity
Attribute_Definition_Source: U.S. Geological Survey
Attribute_Domain_Values:

Range_Domain:

Range_Domain_Minimum: 34.9
Range_Domain_Maximum: 93.0
Attribute_Units_of_Measure: percent

Attribute:

Attribute_Label: Rn_963
Attribute_Definition: Thickness of rainfall amount
Attribute_Definition_Source: U.S. Geological Survey
Attribute_Domain_Values:

Range_Domain:

Range_Domain_Minimum: 0.00
Range_Domain_Maximum: 93.95
Attribute_Units_of_Measure: millimeters

Attribute:

Attribute_Label: z
Attribute_Definition: Height relative to NAVD88
Attribute_Definition_Source: U.S. Geological Survey
Attribute_Domain_Values:

Range_Domain:

Range_Domain_Minimum: 9.2241
Range_Domain_Maximum: 9.2241
Attribute_Units_of_Measure: meters

Attribute:

Attribute_Label: depth
Attribute_Definition:

Depth below mean sea level. Negative values indicate height above mean sea level.

Attribute_Definition_Source: U.S. Geological Survey
Attribute_Domain_Values:

Range_Domain:

Range_Domain_Minimum: -9.3280
Range_Domain_Maximum: -9.3280
Attribute_Units_of_Measure: meters

Attribute:

Attribute_Label: lat
Attribute_Definition:

Latitude coordinate, in decimal degrees, of sample location. South latitude recorded as negative values.

Attribute_Definition_Source: U.S. Geological Survey
Attribute_Domain_Values:

Range_Domain:

Range_Domain_Minimum: 35.6778
Range_Domain_Maximum: 35.6778
Attribute_Units_of_Measure: decimal degrees

Attribute:

Attribute_Label: lon
Attribute_Definition:

Longitude coordinate, in decimal degrees, of sample location. West longitude is recorded as negative values.

Attribute_Definition_Source: U.S. Geological Survey
Attribute_Domain_Values:

Range_Domain:

Range_Domain_Minimum: -75.4804
Range_Domain_Maximum: -75.4804
Attribute_Units_of_Measure: decimal degrees

Overview_Description:

Entity_and_Attribute_Overview:

These data are available in a netCDF format. The variables are defined in the attributes section of the metadata and in the netCDF file.

Entity_and_Attribute_Detail_Citation: USGS Field Activity 2021-028-FA.

Distribution_Information:

Distributor:

Contact_Information:

Contact_Organization_Primary:

Contact_Organization: U.S. Geological Survey - ScienceBase

Contact_Address:

Address_Type: mailing address
Address: Denver Federal Center, Building 810, Mail Stop 302
City: Denver
State_or_Province: CO
Postal_Code: 80225
Country: United States

Contact_Voice_Telephone: 1-888-275-8747
Contact_Electronic_Mail_Address: sciencebase@usgs.gov

Resource_Description:

This dataset contains wind speed and direction, air temperature, relative humidity, and rainfall data from Pea Island National Wildlife Refuge, NC collected from 9/13/2021 to 10/24/2021 (11491wxt-a.nc).

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_Information_Content:

Network Common Data Form (netCDF) saved with Python 3.8.8 (64-bit).

Transfer_Size: 4.0

Digital_Transfer_Option:

Online_Option:

Computer_Contact_Information:

Network_Address:

Network_Resource_Name:

https://www.sciencebase.gov/catalog/file/get/63726999d34ed907bf6c69c8

Network_Resource_Name:

https://www.sciencebase.gov/catalog/item/63726999d34ed907bf6c69c8

Network_Resource_Name: https://doi.org/10.5066/P9RZTFCQ

Access_Instructions:

The first link downloads all the files on the landing page. The second link is to the landing page of the data. The third link is the DOI link, which also goes to the landing page of the data.

Fees: None

Metadata_Reference_Information:

Metadata_Date: 20230113
Metadata_Contact:

Contact_Information:

Contact_Person_Primary:

Contact_Person: Olivia A. De Meo
Contact_Organization: U.S. Geological Survey

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 x2356
Contact_Facsimile_Telephone: 508-457-2310
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

This page is <https://cmgds.marine.usgs.gov/catalog/whcmsc/SB_data_release/DR_P9RZTFCQ/DUNEX_Met_Metadata.html>