Dataset: Kelp tracking wave data

Name: Moored pressure observations at the offshore edge of the three kelp forest study sites in the Santa Barbara Channel from 2015 to 2017
Published: 2018-08-28
Keywords: oceans

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Temporal Extent: 2015-11-20 - 2017-12-04

Project:

Linking nearshore kelp forest dynamics to sandy beach ecosystems (Linking Kelp to Beaches)

Principal Investigator:

Carter Ohlmann (University of California-Santa Barbara, UCSB-ERI)

Contact:

Carter Ohlmann (University of California-Santa Barbara, UCSB-ERI)

BCO-DMO Data Manager:

Amber D. York (Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution, WHOI BCO-DMO)

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2018-08-28

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Moored pressure observations at the offshore edge of the three kelp forest study sites in the Santa Barbara Channel from 2015 to 2017

Abstract:

Pressure data from Sea-Bird SBE 26plus wave and tide recorders moored roughly 1 km from the shore off the Santa Barbara coast. Burst data are recorded hourly to obtain significant wave height and dominant wave period data.

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These data have been submitted to BCO-DMO and are in the process of being served.

Methods & Sampling

Sea-Bird SBE 26plus wave/tide recorders were moored at three locations. Instruments were deployed for roughly three months at a time (I.e. battery life) over a two-year period. Deployments occurred at the offshore edge of each of the three kelp forests targeted in the study.

Data Processing Description

Significant wave height and dominant wave period were obtained hourly via two separate methods using the Sea-Bird data processing software.

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Funding Sources

Funding Source	Award Number
NSF Division of Ocean Sciences	OCE-1458845

Deployments

Deployment	Synonyms	Start Date	Platform	Investigator
SBC_Moorings_2015_to_2017		2015-11-20	shoreside Calif_shore		data info

Instruments

Sea-Bird SBE 26 Wave and Tide Recorder

Supplied Name: SBE-26plus

Supplied Description:

SBE-26plus wave and tide recorder manufactured by Sea-Bird Electronics (Bellevue, WA).

Instrument Type

Generic Name: Sea-Bird SBE 26 Wave and Tide Recorder

Acronym: SBE 26 SEAGAUGE

Community Identifier: http://vocab.nerc.ac.uk/collection/L22/current/TOOL0024/

Generic Description:

The Sea-Bird Electronics SBE 26 SEAGAUGE is a wave level and tide recorder with a pressure sensor, accurate clock, precision thermometer and optional SBE 4M conductivity sensor. Pressure data are integrated to give sea level or are burst recorded at rates up to 4 Hz to characterize waves. The standard pressure sensor is a 20 meter (45 psia) Quartzonix, with a temperature-compensated quartz element. Optionally, the SBE 26 can be configured with a Paroscientific Digiquartz pressure sensor with a temperature-compensated quartz element in 13 ranges, from 1 to 6800 meters (15 to 10,000 psia). more information from Sea-Bird Electronics

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Dataset: Kelp tracking wave data