Description: This experiment was designed to investigate the ocean circulation and sediment transport dynamics at Diamond Shoals, NC. The shoal is a very dynamic location with strong currents and converging waves and was an exceptionally challenging location to work. Six platforms (tripods and moorings) were deployed to collect physical measurements at 3 sites on the shoal from Jan 2009 - May 2009. Storm events tipped one tripod over but data were successfully acquired over the full 4 month period. More information about this project may be found at the project's page.
Duration: January - May 2009
USGS Principal Investigator: John C. Warner
Collaborators:
Publications:
Armstrong, B.N., Warner, J.C., Voulgaris, G., List, J.H., Thieler, R., Martini, M.A., Montgomery, E.T., 2011. Carolinas Coastal Change Processes Project Data Report for Observations near Diamond Shoals, North Carolina, January-May 2009. U.S. Geological Survey Open-File Report 2011-1156.
USGS Studies Sediment Transport at Cape Hatteras, North Carolina, Sound Waves, April 2009.
Field Activity Reports: 2009-003-FA, 2009-014-FA
Revision History
Please use the following citation when referencing this dataset:
Armstrong, B.N., Warner, J.C., List, J.H., Martini, M.A., Montgomery, E.T., Oceanographic Measurements-- Cape Hatteras, North Carolina, Diamond Shoals, 2009: U.S. Geological Survey data release, https://stellwagen.er.usgs.gov/diamondshoals.html.
Data Access
Data Access via THREDDS (EPIC)
FGDC metadata for this experiment.
Station Locations
For more detail about the measurements collected at each site, browse DIAMONDSHOALS.kml (using Google Earth).
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URL: https://stellwagen.er.usgs.gov//diamondshoals.html
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