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SBC LTER: Daily averages of modeled significant wave height (Hs) and peak wave period (Tp) in the Santa Barbara Coastal area from the Coastal Data Information Program - Monitoring and Prediction System (CDIP MOP)

General Information
Data Package:
Local Identifier:knb-lter-sbc.35.8
Title:SBC LTER: Daily averages of modeled significant wave height (Hs) and peak wave period (Tp) in the Santa Barbara Coastal area from the Coastal Data Information Program - Monitoring and Prediction System (CDIP MOP)
Alternate Identifier:DOI PLACE HOLDER
Abstract:

From http://cdip.ucsb.edu: The Coastal Data Information Program (CDIP) is a research group at Scripps Institution of Oceanography that monitors coastal waves and nearshore sand levels on regional scales. CDIP maintains a network of optimally-placed, directional wave buoys from San Diego to Eureka. The buoy measurements are used to initialize a high spatial resolution (100m x 100m) linear spectral wave propagation model. The resulting hourly hindcasts and nowcasts of CA coastal wave conditions have a level of accuracy that is not possible with more traditional wind-wave generation models that are initialized with modeled wind fields.

Short Name:Mean CDIP Hs and Tp
Publication Date:2021-04-15
Language:English

Time Period
Begin:
2000-01-01
End:
2021-01-20

People and Organizations
Contact:Information Manager, Santa Barbara Coastal LTER [  email ]
Organization:Coastal Data Information Program
Creator:Bell, Tom W 

Data Entities
Data Table Name:
CDIP MOP Hs and Tp, daily
Description:
Daily maximum and mean significant wave height (Hs) and daily means for peak wave period
Detailed Metadata

Data Entities

Data Table

Data:https://pasta-s.lternet.edu/package/data/eml/knb-lter-sbc/35/8/9d33fd69b20b41284431f197bce9e250
Name:CDIP MOP Hs and Tp, daily
Description:Daily maximum and mean significant wave height (Hs) and daily means for peak wave period
Number of Records:69219
Number of Columns:7

Table Structure
Object Name:cdip_mop_hs_tp_daily_20210408.csv
Size:3939303 byte
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Table Column Descriptions
 CDIP MOP Sitedate in UTCMean Daily HsMaximum Daily HsMean Daily TpLatitudeLongitude
Column Name:site  
date_GMT  
Mean_Hs_m  
Max_Hs_m  
Mean_Tp_m  
latitude  
longitude  
Definition:ID of the mop siteDate over which data are averaged, in UTCMean of all Hs values for the day. Hs (significant wave height) is the average of the highest one-third waves observed during the sampling period (usually 30 mintes of each hour)Maximum Hs during the month. Hs (significant wave height) is the average of the highest one-third waves observed during the sampling period (usually 30 mintes of each hour)Mean of all Tp values for the day. Tp is the the most common period between consecutive waves during the sampling period (usually 30 mintes of each hour)Station location: latitudeStation location: longitude
Storage Type:string  
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Measurement Type:nominaldateTimeratioratioratioratioratio
Measurement Values Domain:
Allowed Values and Definitions
Enumerated Domain 
Code Definition
CodeABUR
DefinitionArroyo Burro
Source
Code Definition
CodeAHND
DefinitionArroyo Hondo
Source
Code Definition
CodeAQUE
DefinitionArroyo Quemado
Source
Code Definition
CodeBULL
DefinitionBulito
Source
Code Definition
CodeCARP
DefinitionCarpinteria
Source
Code Definition
CodeGOLB
DefinitionGoleta Bay
Source
Code Definition
CodeIVEE
DefinitionIsla Vista
Source
Code Definition
CodeMOHK
DefinitionMohawk
Source
Code Definition
CodeNAPL
DefinitionNaples
Source
FormatYYYY-MM-DD
Precision1
Unitmeter
Precision0.01
Typereal
Unitmeter
Precision0.01
Typereal
Unitsecond
Precision0.01
Typereal
Unitdegree
Precision1e-04
Typereal
Unitdegree
Precision1e-04
Typereal
Missing Value Code:              
Accuracy Report:              
Accuracy Assessment:              
Coverage:              
Methods:              

Data Package Usage Rights

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Keywords

By Thesaurus:
LTER Core Research Areasdisturbance, inorganic matter and flux
SBC-LTER Controlled VocabularyCDIP MOP, maximum wave height, Nearshore Ocean, peak wave period, Physical Oceanography, Reef, significant wave height
Santa Barbara Coastal LTER PlacesArroyo Burro, Arroyo Hondo, Arroyo Quemado, Bullito, Carpinteria, Goleta Bay, Isla Vista, Mohawk, Naples

Methods and Protocols

These methods, instrumentation and/or protocols apply to all data in this dataset:

Methods and protocols used in the collection of this data package
Description:

CDIP Model and processing

Information on methods and algorithms used by CDIP are available from: http://cdip.ucsb.edu

General information

The model applies only to the mainland coast, and is not run for the Santa Barbara Channel Islands.

Determination of MOP Sites for SBC LTER

Model data are available for pre-determined sites ("MOP" sites). We located the closest MOP site to each SBC site:

'B0278' - ABUR

'B0687' - AHND

'B0663'- AQUE

'B0871'- BULL

'B0065'- CARP

'B0355'- GOLB

'B0394'- IVEE

'B0263'- MOHK

'B0494'- NAPL

Some known issues:

There appear to be lower than expected wave heights at some sites at the beginning and end of some locations, here is a list of sites and times where modeled wave heights are lower than expected, this is based on visual interpretation

This may be due to missing buoy data

ABUR - All dates prior to June 27, 2002

AHND - No issues

AQUE - No issues

BULL - No issues

CARP - All dates prior to June 27, 2002

GOLB - All dates prior to June 27, 2002 & all dates after May 23, 2019

IVEE - All dates prior to June 27, 2002 & all dates after May 23, 2019

MOHK - All dates prior to June 27, 2002

NAPL - All dates prior to June 27, 2002 & all dates after May 23, 2019

Data Retrieval

Hourly CDIP data were retrieved from the THREDDS server at: https://thredds.cdip.ucsd.edu/thredds/catalog/cdip/model/MOP_alongshore/catalog.html. Matlab script was used to process the hourly data and take the average to daily values.

People and Organizations

Publishers:
Organization:Environmental Data Initiative
Email Address:
info@environmentaldatainitiative.org
Web Address:
https://environmentaldatainitiative.org
Creators:
Organization:Coastal Data Information Program
Address:
9500 Gilman Drive,
La Jolla, CA 92093-0214 US
Email Address:
www@cdip.ucsd.edu
Individual: Tom W Bell
Address:
Earth Research Institute University of California,
Santa Barbara, CA 93106 US
Email Address:
tbell@eri.ucsb.edu
Id:https://orcid.org/0000-0002-0173-2866
Contacts:
Position:Information Manager, Santa Barbara Coastal LTER
Address:
Marine Science Institute,
University of California,
Santa Barbara, California 93106-6150 United States
Phone:
805 893 2071 (voice)
Email Address:
sbclter@msi.ucsb.edu
Web Address:
https://sbclter.msi.ucsb.edu/

Temporal, Geographic and Taxonomic Coverage

Temporal, Geographic and/or Taxonomic information that applies to all data in this dataset:

Time Period
Begin:
2000-01-01
End:
2021-01-20
Sampling Site: 
Description:ABUR: Arroyo Burro Reef is located on the Santa Barbara Channel near the mouth of Arroyo Burro Creek and Beach. Depth ranges from 5.4 to 7 meters.
Site Coordinates:
Longitude (degree): -119.7445915Latitude (degree): 34.400275
Sampling Site: 
Description:AHND: Arroyo Hondo Reef is located on the Santa Barbara Channel near the east end of Gaviota State Park, CA. Depth ranges from -4.3m to -6.6 meters.
Site Coordinates:
Longitude (degree): -120.1426165Latitude (degree): 34.471817
Sampling Site: 
Description:AQUE: Arroyo Quemado Reef: Arroyo Quemado Reef depth range from 5.4 m to 10.7 m. Reference on Land is close to US101/Arroyo Quemada Ln.
Site Coordinates:
Longitude (degree): -120.11905Latitude (degree): 34.46774988
Sampling Site: 
Description:BULL: Builto: Bulito has three permanent transect: Transect I, III, VI. Depth Range from -5.5 to -7.3. Reference on land is close to Ranch Real road and Hollister Ranch road crossing section.
Site Coordinates:
Longitude (degree): -120.33349Latitude (degree): 34.45850533
Sampling Site: 
Description:CARP: Carpinteria Reef is located on the Santa Barbara Channel offshore of the Carpinteria Salt Marsh. Depth range is from -2.2 to -8.8 meters
Site Coordinates:
Longitude (degree): -119.5416933Latitude (degree): 34.3916319
Sampling Site: 
Description:GOLB: Goleta Bay is located on the Santa Barbara Channel east of Goleta Pier. Depth range is -4.2 to -5 meters.
Site Coordinates:
Longitude (degree): -119.8221Latitude (degree): 34.4137165
Sampling Site: 
Description:IVEE: Isla Vista (IV) Reef is located on the Santa Barbara Channel near the University of California Santa Barbara, CA. Depth range is from -8.2 to -8.8 meters.
Site Coordinates:
Longitude (degree): -119.85755Latitude (degree): 34.402783
Sampling Site: 
Description:MOHK: Mohawk Reef: Mohawk Reef depth ranges from 4.5m to 6.0 m. Reference on land is Mohawk Rd / Edgewater Way.
Site Coordinates:
Longitude (degree): -119.72957Latitude (degree): 34.3940708
Sampling Site: 
Description:NAPL: Naples Reef is located on the Santa Barbara Channel near the community of Naples and Dos Pueblos Canyon, Santa Barbara County, CA. Depth ranges from -5.9 to -13.4 meters.
Site Coordinates:
Longitude (degree): -119.95154Latitude (degree): 34.4221216

Project

Parent Project Information:

Title:Santa Barbara Coastal Long Term Ecological Research Project
Personnel:
Individual:Dr. Robert Miller
Address:
Marine Science Institute,
University of California,
Santa Barbara, California 93106-6150 United States
Phone:
805 893 6174 (voice)
Email Address:
miller@msi.ucsb.edu
Role:Principal Investigator
Individual:Dr. Dan Reed
Address:
Marine Science Institute,
University of California,
Santa Barbara, California 93106-6150 United States
Phone:
805 893 8363 (voice)
Email Address:
dan.reed@lifesci.ucsb.edu
Role:Co-principal Investigator
Individual:Dr. Adrian Stier
Address:
Department of Ecology, Evolution and Marine Biology,
University of California,
Santa Barbara, California 93106-9260 United States
Phone:
805 893 5467 (voice)
Email Address:
adrian.stier@lifesci.ucsb.edu
Role:Co-principal Investigator
Individual:Dr. Gretchen Hoffman
Address:
Department of Ecology, Evolution and Marine Biology,
University of California,
Santa Barbara, California 93106-9620 United States
Phone:
805 893 6175 (voice)
Email Address:
hofmann@lifesci.ucsb.edu
Role:Co-principal Investigator
Individual:Dr. David Siegel
Address:
Institute for Computational Earth System Science,
University of California,
Santa Barbara, California 93106-3060 United States
Phone:
805 893 4547 (voice)
Email Address:
davey@icess.ucsb.edu
Role:Co-principal Investigator
Abstract:

The primary research objective of the Santa Barbara Coastal LTER is to investigate the importance of land and ocean processes in structuring giant kelp (Macrocystis pyrifera ) forest ecosystems. As in many temperate regions, the shallow rocky reefs in the Santa Barbara Channel, California, are dominated by giant kelp forests. Because of their close proximity to shore, kelp forests are influenced by physical and biological processes occurring on land as well as in the open ocean. SBC LTER research focuses on measuring and modeling the patterns, transport, and processing of material constituents (e.g., nutrients, carbon, sediment, organisms, and pollutants) from terrestrial watersheds and the coastal ocean to these reefs. Specifically, we are examining the effects of these material inputs on the primary production of kelp, and the population dynamics, community structure, and trophic interactions of kelp forest ecosystems.

Funding:

NSF Award OCE-9982105, OCE-0620276, OCE-1232779, OCE-1831937

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