1. Coastal and Marine Hazards and Resources
  2. Geoscience Data System
  3. Dataset 44064

Dataset description: FRFxXXX_YYYY

An oceanographic radar sensor was deployed during year YYYY (2022, 2023, or 2024) at the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (USACE) Field Research Facility (FRF) in Duck, North Carolina, at the end of the FRF research pier. The location in local FRF cross-shore (x) and alongshore (y) coordinates are x = XXX meters (200, 300, or 600) and y = 524 meters. This dataset provides 1) 5 hertz (Hz) time series data of distance measurements (in meters), relative to the radar sensor, and associated water level elevations (in meters), referenced to the North American Vertical Datum of 1988 (NAVD88), and 2) hourly mean water level elevations (in meters), referenced to NAVD88, and wave parameters.
Keywordstime series datasets, real-time monitoring and reporting, ocean sciences
Data typesWave
Formatnc
Amount4.5 GB

Contacts

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Jennifer A Brown
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Location of materials and files

Public fileshttps://doi.org/10.5066/P1NLPWRP
Metadatahttps://cmgds.marine.usgs.gov/metadata/spcmsc/FRFx200_glx_metadata.xml
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Activities and equipment

ActivityEquipment
2022-352-FAUSGS Oceanographic Radar
Oceanographic radar instrument package developed by the USGS to measure storm waves and water levels in the nearshore, capable of being deployed rapidly and transmitting data in near real-time; composed of a Geolux LX-80-15 10 Hz radar, Campbell Scientific CR1000X data logger, cellular modem, and external battery housed inside a water-tight box with a cellular antenna and optional solar panel affixed on the outside of the lid.