Metadata: Identification_Information: Citation: Citation_Information: Originator: John C. Warner Originator: Charlene M. Sullivan Originator: Marinna A. Martini Originator: George Voulgaris Originator: Paul A. Work Originator: Kevin A. Hass Originator: Daniel Hanes Publication_Date: 2006 Title: South Carolina Coastal Erosion Study Data Report for Observations : October 2003 - April 2004 Edition: 1.0 Series_Information: Series_Name: Open-File Report Issue_Identification: 2005-1429 Publication_Information: Publication_Place: Woods Hole Science Center, Woods Hole, MA Publisher: U.S. Geological Survey, Coastal and Marine Geology Program Online_Linkage: https://doi.org/10.3133/ofr20051429 Online_Linkage: http://pubs.usgs.gov/of/2005/1429 Description: Abstract: Oceanographic observations have been made at nine locations in Long Bay, South Carolina from October 2003 through April 2004. These sites are centered around a shore-oblique sand feature that is approximately 10 km long, 2 km wide, and in excess of 3 m thick. The observations were collected through a collaborative effort with the U.S. Geological Survey, the University of South Carolina, and Georgia Institute of Technology Savannah Campus as part of a larger study to understand the physical processes that control the transport of sediments in Long Bay. Purpose: The observations at these nine locations are part of a collaborative effort designed to understand the physical processes that control the transport of sediments in Long Bay, South Carolina. The observations document changes in water flow, sea level, conductivity, temperature,surface wave characteristics, near-bottom turbulence, suspended sediment concentrations, and sea floor bedforms (ripples) in Long Bay. They also provide observations for testing numerical models of circulation. This data report presents a description of the study background, a description of the field program, instrumentation, and data processing and archival techniques, and all observational data. The objective of this report is to make the data available in digital form and to provide information to facilitate further analysis of the data. The edited data are presented in time series plots for rapid visualization of the data set, and in data files which are in NetCDF format. Harmonic analysis of the observations is also included to describe the tidal characteristics of Long Bay. Standard meteorological data and river discharge data, obtained from other offices and agencies, are also provided to describe the climatologic and hydrologic characteristics of the region. Supplemental_Information: For more information on the field activities associated with these data, see https://cmgds.marine.usgs.gov/fan_info.php?fan=2003-046-FA, https://cmgds.marine.usgs.gov/fan_info.php?fan=2003-048-FA, https://cmgds.marine.usgs.gov/fan_info.php?fan=2004-007-FA, https://cmgds.marine.usgs.gov/fan_info.php?fan=2004-008-FA, . Time_Period_of_Content: Time_Period_Information: Range_of_Dates/Times: Beginning_Date: 200310 Ending_Date: 200404 Currentness_Reference: time period of observations Status: Progress: Complete Maintenance_and_Update_Frequency: none Spatial_Domain: Bounding_Coordinates: West_Bounding_Coordinate: -078.757000 East_Bounding_Coordinate: -078.723000 North_Bounding_Coordinate: +33.774000 South_Bounding_Coordinate: +33.650000 Keywords: Theme: Theme_Keyword_Thesaurus: USGS Metadata Identifier Theme_Keyword: USGS:808bd930-4879-4611-81cd-736d2f1c2484 Theme: Theme_Keyword_Thesaurus: None Theme_Keyword: Oceanographic observations Theme_Keyword: Current Theme_Keyword: Temperature Theme_Keyword: Salinity Theme_Keyword: Pressure Theme_Keyword: U.S. Geological Survey Theme_Keyword: USGS Theme_Keyword: Coastal and Marine Geology Program Theme_Keyword: CMGP Theme_Keyword: Woods Hole Science Center Theme_Keyword: WHSC Theme: Theme_Keyword_Thesaurus: USGS Thesaurus Theme_Keyword: sediment transport Theme_Keyword: sea-floor characteristics Theme_Keyword: suspended material (water) Theme_Keyword: turbidity Theme_Keyword: ocean sciences Theme: Theme_Keyword_Thesaurus: ISO 19115 Topic Category Theme_Keyword: oceans Theme_Keyword: geoscientificInformation Place: Place_Keyword_Thesaurus: None Place_Keyword: Long Bay Place_Keyword: Myrtle Beach, South Carolina Place_Keyword: Cape Fear Place_Keyword: Cape Romain Place_Keyword: South Atlantic Bight Temporal: Temporal_Keyword_Thesaurus: None Temporal_Keyword: 2003-2004 Access_Constraints: None Use_Constraints: Data presented within this publication are in the public domain. Please acknowledge the U.S. Geological Survey, Coastal Marine Geology Program as the source of this data. Point_of_Contact: Contact_Information: Contact_Person_Primary: Contact_Person: John C. Warner Contact_Organization: U.S. Geological Survey Contact_Address: Address_Type: mailing and physical address Address: 384 Woods Hole Road City: Woods Hole State_or_Province: Massachusetts Postal_Code: 02543-1598 Contact_Voice_Telephone: (508) 457-8700 x2237 Contact_Electronic_Mail_Address: jcwarner@usgs.gov Hours_of_Service: 9 am - 5 pm Data_Set_Credit: This research was funded by the South Carolina Coastal Erosion Project (http://pubs.usgs.gov/fs/2005/3041/), a cooperative study supported by the USGS and the South Carolina Sea Grant Consortium (Sea Grant Project No: R/CP-11). John Warner and George Voulgaris were co-chief scientists on the cruises. Fran Lightsom oversaw and processed the time series data. Charlene Sullivan wrote most of the Matlab scripts, made all of the plots and calculations, and assembled the data report. We thank the captains and crews of the R/V Dan Moore for their outstanding logistical support for this field measurement program. A collaborative effort with the United States Geological Survey, the University of South Carolina, and Georgia Institute of Technology Savannah safely conducted three cruises to deploy and recover individual instruments on 26 moorings to obtain this data set. Marinna Martini, Jonathan Borden, and Stephen Ruane oversaw the preparation and deployment of the physical oceanographic instrumentation. John Warner, George Voulgaris, and Marinna Martini took most of the photographs in this report. Divers located the tripods on the sea floor and attached/detached retrieval cables to the surface buoys. Data_Quality_Information: Logical_Consistency_Report: Data is logically consistent Completeness_Report: Data set is complete Lineage: Process_Step: Process_Description: FIELD PROGRAM Instruments to measure water flow, sea level, conductivity, temperature, surface wave characteristics, near-bottom turbulence, suspended sediment concentrations, and sea floor bedforms (ripples) were deployed and recovered at nine locations in Long Bay, South Carolina from October 2003 through April 2004. Instrumentation was recovered and replaced at each location once during the deployment period in late January 2004. The instruments were deployed and recovered aboard the R/V Dan Moore, a research vessel owned and operated by Cape Fear Community College in Wilmington, North Carolina. DATA PROCESSING Data processing was conducted using the proprietary software for each instrument, and (or) specialized software developed by the USGS. The proprietary software was often used to download data from the instruments and export the data to ASCII-files. Post-processing of the raw binary or ASCII files was accomplished using USGS software developed in the Matlab® (http://www.mathworks.com/) programming language. Most Matlab® M-files used for post-processing are available via the World Wide Web (WWW) (links provided). Those that are not available via the WWW are included in this report (see the Matlab® m-files page). Data were first decoded and calibrated from instrument-specific formats and units to the EPIC-standard NetCDF format (http://www.pmel.noaa.gov/epic/) and scientific units. Data were carefully checked for instrument malfunctions and then edited. The beginning and end of each data series were truncated to remove data collected out of water. The data were carefully checked at each stage of processing. After final editing, the best basic version of the data file includes all variables recorded at the basic sampling interval. Best basic versions of all data files in NetCDF format are included in this report. These data have been edited to remove wild points and data recorded when the instruments were out of the water before and after deployment. Biological fouling often degrades acoustical and optical data after several months of deployment. Organisms grow on the instrument transducers and gradually block acoustical pulses and light transmission, which results in a gradual upward drift of the beam attenuation coefficient. Care has been exercised to remove most data that has been affected by biofouling. Significant tilt of the ADCP at Site 5 resulted in complete data loss for that site. All data should be used and interpreted with care. Process_Date: 2006 Process_Contact: Contact_Information: Contact_Person_Primary: Contact_Person: Ellyn Montgomery Contact_Organization: U.S. Geological Survey Contact_Address: Address_Type: mailing and physical address Address: 384 Woods Hole Road City: Woods Hole State_or_Province: MA Postal_Code: 02543-1598 Contact_Voice_Telephone: 508-457-8700 x2356 Hours_of_Service: 9 am - 5 pm Process_Step: Process_Description: The metadata from the Open-File report was edited to remove errors as well as update some information. Edits include updating adding the DOI link in the identification section, added supplemental information with link to the field activity pages on CMGDS, added the USGS Thesaurus and ISO 19115 Topic Category thesaurus, added keywords section with USGS persistent identifier as theme keyword, used a generic email address in metadata, updated digital transfer information, replaced distribution liability with FSP statement, added the remaining distribution information including the online distribution. Filled in empty required fields. The metadata date (20060601), but not the contact (except email and contact instructions) was updated. The metadata available from a harvester may supersede metadata available from the publication. Compare the metadata dates to determine which metadata file is most recent. Process_Date: 20210816 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: 384 Woods Hole Road City: Woods Hole State_or_Province: MA Postal_Code: 02543-1598 Contact_Voice_Telephone: 508-548-8700 x2251 Contact_Facsimile_Telephone: 508-457-2310 Contact_Electronic_Mail_Address: vatnipp@usgs.gov Distribution_Information: Distributor: Contact_Information: Contact_Organization_Primary: Contact_Organization: USGS Woods Hole Coastal and Marine Science Center Contact_Address: Address_Type: physical and mailing Address: 384 Woods Hole Rd. City: Woods Hole State_or_Province: MA Postal_Code: 02543 Country: USA Contact_Voice_Telephone: 508-548-8700 Resource_Description: The data contained in this report are from numerous instruments and available in 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 for other purposes, nor on all computer systems, nor shall the act of distribution constitute any such warranty. Standard_Order_Process: Digital_Form: Digital_Transfer_Information: Format_Name: NetCDF Format_Version_Number: EPIC-standard Digital_Transfer_Option: Online_Option: Computer_Contact_Information: Network_Address: Network_Resource_Name: https://doi.org/10.3133/ofr20051429 Fees: none Metadata_Reference_Information: Metadata_Date: 20210816 Metadata_Contact: Contact_Information: Contact_Person_Primary: Contact_Person: John C. Warner Contact_Organization: U.S. Geological Survey Contact_Address: Address_Type: mailing and physical address Address: 384 Woods Hole Road City: Woods Hole State_or_Province: MA Postal_Code: 02543-1598 Contact_Voice_Telephone: (508) 457-8700 x2237 Contact_Electronic_Mail_Address: whsc_data_contact@usgs.gov Contact_Instructions: The metadata contact email address is a generic address in the event the contact person is no longer with the USGS. Metadata_Standard_Name: FGDC Content Standards for Digital Geospatial Metadata Metadata_Standard_Version: FGDC-STD-001-1998