Metadata:

Identification_Information:
Citation:
Citation_Information:
Originator: Neil K Ganju
Originator: Patrick J. Dickhudt
Originator: Ellyn T. Montgomery
Publication_Date: 2011
Title:
Characterizing freshwater and nutrient fluxes to West Falmouth Harbor, Massachusetts
Publication_Information:
Publication_Place: Woods Hole Coastal and Marine Science Center, Woods Hole, MA
Publisher: U.S. Geological Survey, Coastal and Marine Geology Program
Description:
Abstract:
These data present oceanographic and water-quality observations made at 4 locations in West Falmouth Harbor and 3 in Buzzards Bay, Massachusetts. While both Buzzards Bay and West Falmouth Harbor are estuarine embayments, the input of freshwater on the eastern margin of Buzzards Bay is largely due to groundwater. In West Falmouth Harbor, the groundwater that seeps into the harbor is characterized by relatively high levels of nitrate, originating from the Falmouth Wastewater Treatment Plant. This high nitrate load has modified the ecology of the harbor, and may be a significant source of nitrate to Buzzards Bay during seasons with low biological nitrate uptake. The USGS undertook these measurements to improve understanding of circulation, residence time, and water quality in the harbor and bay. For more information on the field operations associated with data collection:

<https://cmgds.marine.usgs.gov/fan_info.php?fa=2009-060-FA>
<https://cmgds.marine.usgs.gov/fan_info.php?fa=2009-063-FA>
<https://cmgds.marine.usgs.gov/fan_info.php?fa=2009-065-FA>
<https://cmgds.marine.usgs.gov/fan_info.php?fa=2009-076-FA>
<https://cmgds.marine.usgs.gov/fan_info.php?fa=2009-077-FA>
<https://cmgds.marine.usgs.gov/fan_info.php?fa=2009-080-FA>
<https://cmgds.marine.usgs.gov/fan_info.php?fa=2010-030-FA>
<https://cmgds.marine.usgs.gov/fan_info.php?fa=2010-031-FA>
<https://cmgds.marine.usgs.gov/fan_info.php?fa=2010-032-FA>
<https://cmgds.marine.usgs.gov/fan_info.php?fa=2010-037-FA>
<https://cmgds.marine.usgs.gov/fan_info.php?fa=2010-058-FA>
<https://cmgds.marine.usgs.gov/fan_info.php?fa=2010-085-FA>

Purpose:
This dataset provides measurements from an estuarine field study that occurred in the summers of 2009 and 2010. The data were collected in support of efforts to model the circulation and nutrient fluxes in the harbor and bay. The background and experimental setup are described in the open file report "Summary of oceanographic and water-quality measurements in West Falmouth Harbor and Buzzards Bay, Massachusetts, 2009-2010", <http://pubs.usgs.gov/of/2011/1113/>. The locations, deployment depths, sensor type and parameters measured during the deployment are shown in the table displayed by the Basic Sampling Interval link (<https://stellwagen.er.usgs.gov/wfal-a.html>). The basic sampling interval data files are provided at the rate at which the sensor made observations- no temporal averaging, filtering or subsampling was done. The data files are accessible by clicking the file name or via OPeNDAP at <https://stellwagen.er.usgs.gov/opendap/WFAL/>.
Time_Period_of_Content:
Time_Period_Information:
Range_of_Dates/Times:
Beginning_Date: 200907
Ending_Date: 201011
Currentness_Reference: ground condition of data collection
Status:
Progress: Complete
Maintenance_and_Update_Frequency: None planned
Spatial_Domain:
Bounding_Coordinates:
West_Bounding_Coordinate: -70.6251
East_Bounding_Coordinate: -70.7255
North_Bounding_Coordinate: +41.7374
South_Bounding_Coordinate: +41.7374
Keywords:
Theme:
Theme_Keyword_Thesaurus: General
Theme_Keyword: Oceanographic observations
Theme_Keyword: Current
Theme_Keyword: Temperature
Theme_Keyword: Salinity
Theme_Keyword: Dissolved Oxygen
Theme_Keyword: Nitrate
Theme_Keyword: Chlorophyll
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 Coastal and Marine Science Center
Theme_Keyword: WHCMSC
Theme_Keyword: netCDF
Theme_Keyword: 2009-060-FA
Theme_Keyword: 2009-063-FA
Theme_Keyword: 2009-065-FA
Theme_Keyword: 2009-076-FA
Theme_Keyword: 2009-077-FA
Theme_Keyword: 2009-080-FA
Theme_Keyword: 2009-060-FA
Theme_Keyword: 2010-030-FA
Theme_Keyword: 2010-031-FA
Theme_Keyword: 2010-032-FA
Theme_Keyword: 2010-037-FA
Theme_Keyword: 2010-058-FA
Theme_Keyword: 2010-085-FA
Theme_Keyword: Open File Report
Theme_Keyword: OFR
Theme:
Theme_Keyword_Thesaurus: ISO 19115 Topic Category
Theme_Keyword: oceans
Theme_Keyword: oceans and coastal
Theme_Keyword: geoscientificInformation
Place:
Place_Keyword_Thesaurus: General
Place_Keyword: West Falmouth Harbor
Place_Keyword: Buzzards Bay
Place_Keyword: Cape Cod Canal
Place_Keyword: United States
Place_Keyword: North America
Place_Keyword: Northeast
Place_Keyword: MA
Place_Keyword: Massachusetts
Temporal:
Temporal_Keyword_Thesaurus: None
Temporal_Keyword: 2009
Temporal_Keyword: 2010
Temporal_Keyword: summer
Access_Constraints: None
Use_Constraints:
Data presented 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: Neil K. Ganju
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
Country: United States
Contact_Voice_Telephone: (508) 457-8700 x2252
Contact_Electronic_Mail_Address: nganju@usgs.gov
Data_Set_Credit:
Funding was provided by the U.S. Geological Survey Coastal and Marine Geology Program. Access to privately owned sites was graciously provided by Jonathan Harley of the Chapoquoit Island Association, Alan Rottenberg, and Michael Jackson. The captain and crew of the R/V Tioga skillfully deployed and recovered tripods in Buzzards Bay. Jonathan Borden, Marinna Martini, Brandy Armstrong, Robert Barton, and Christine Sabens assisted instrument preparation, maintenance, field operations and logistics. Faculty and staff of the Massachusetts Maritime Academy, especially Tom Pham and William Klimm, assisted with instrument deployments in Cape Cod Canal. Charles Worley and Michael Casso of the USGS deployed the ADCP on the rudder of the T/S Kennedy.
Cross_Reference:
Citation_Information:
Originator: E.T. Montgomery
Originator: M.A. Martini
Originator: F.L. Lightsom
Originator: Bradford Butman
Publication_Date: 2008
Title:
Documentation of the U.S. Geological Survey Oceanographic Time-Series
Series_Information:
Series_Name: Open-File Report
Issue_Identification: 2007-1194
Publication_Information:
Publication_Place:
Woods Hole Coastal and Marine Science Center, Woods Hole, MA
Publisher: U.S. Geological Survey, Coastal and Marine Geology Program
Online_Linkage: <http://pubs.usgs.gov/of/2007/1194/>
Cross_Reference:
Citation_Information:
Originator: N.K. Ganju
Originator: P.J. Dickhudt
Originator: J.A. Thomas
Originator: J. Borden
Originator: C.R.Sherwood
Originator: E.T. Montgomery
Originator: E.R. Twoomey
Originator: M.A. Martini
Publication_Date: 2011
Title:
Summary of oceanographic and water-quality measurements in West Falmouth Harbor and Buzzards Bay, Massachusetts, 2009-2010
Series_Information:
Series_Name: Open-File Report
Issue_Identification: 2011-1113
Publication_Information:
Publication_Place:
Woods Hole Coastal and Marine Science Center, Woods Hole, MA
Publisher: U.S. Geological Survey, Coastal and Marine Geology Program
Online_Linkage: <http://pubs.usgs.gov/of/2011/1113/>
Data_Quality_Information:
Logical_Consistency_Report: Data are logically consistent
Completeness_Report:
The data have been edited to remove outlying points and data recorded when the instruments were out of the water (before and after deployment. Short temporal sections of data were aggregated to make the longest duration timeseries possible.
Positional_Accuracy:
Horizontal_Positional_Accuracy:
Horizontal_Positional_Accuracy_Report:
The West Falmouth and Cape Cod Canal deployment locations were measured by a hand-held GPS (Garmin GPS C76). The positions in Buzzards Bay were obtained from the R/V Tioga's positioning system (<http://www.whoi.edu/page.do?pid=8435>).
Vertical_Positional_Accuracy:
Vertical_Positional_Accuracy_Report:
Some sensors were mounted on floating docks, so their depths change with the tides. Instruments mounted on the seafloor have depth accuracy of 1 cm.
Lineage:
Process_Step:
Process_Description:
FIELD PROGRAM: Instruments to measure water flow, conductivity, temperature, surface wave characteristics, near-bottom turbulence, suspended sediment concentrations, and nutrients were deployed and recovered at 4 locations in West Falmouth Harbor and 3 locations in Buzzards Bay. In Buzzards Bay (2009 only): Platform 862 was deployed on the west side of the Cape Cod Canal adjacent to Massachusetts Maritime. Platform 859 was deployed in the middle of the bay at: 41.6346, -70.7255. Measurements include currents, waves, temperature, salinity, pressure, light attenuation and dissolved oxygen. Platform 860 was deployed to the southeast of the bay at 41.5607, -70.6780. Measurements include currents, waves, temperature, salinity, pressure, light attenuation and dissolved oxygen. In West Falmouth Harbor (2010 only): Biological fouling on sensors often degrades acoustical and optical data quality during deployment. Organisms grow on the instrument transducers and gradually block acoustical pulses and light transmission, These instruments were serviced regularly to clean the transducers and recalibrate where needed. Where possible adjustments to correct for effects of biofouling were made; uncorrectable points were removed. Platforms 887, 888, and 901 were deployed at the mouth of the harbor, nominally 41.6063, -70.6512. Measurements include currents, temperature, salinity, pH, chlorophyll-a, dissolved oxygen and pressure. Platforms 885 and 886 were deployed at the junction site where the two arms of the harbor meet, nominally 41.6045, -70.6440. Measurements include currents, temperature, salinity, pH, chlorophyll-a, dissolved oxygen and pressure. Platforms 882, 883, and 884 were deployed at Mashapaquit Creek, nominally 41.6089, -70.6371. Measurements include currents, temperature, salinity, pH, chlorophyll-a, nitrate, dissolved oxygen and pressure. Platform 900 was deployed in the south arm at 41.6014, -70.6462. Measurements include currents, dissolved oxygen and temperature.
Process_Date: 2010
Process_Step:
Process_Description:
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. As part of the processing, instrument-specific formats were converted to the EPIC-standard NetCDF format (<http://www.pmel.noaa.gov/epic/>) and scientific units. Data were carefully checked for inconsistencies, time drift, and other problems and then edited if needed. The beginning and end of each data series were truncated to remove data collected out of water. After final editing, the best basic version of the data file that includes all variables recorded at the basic sampling interval (the fastest rate at which the sensor sampled) is published.
Process_Date: 2010
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
Country: United States
Contact_Voice_Telephone: 508-457-8700 x2356
Contact_Electronic_Mail_Address: emontgomery@usgs.gov
Distribution_Information:
Distributor:
Contact_Information:
Contact_Person_Primary:
Contact_Person: Neil K. Ganju
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: 02543-1498
Country: USA
Contact_Voice_Telephone: (508) 457-8700 x2252
Contact_Electronic_Mail_Address: nganju@usgs.gov
Resource_Description:
Downloadable Data available from <https://stellwagen.er.usgs.gov/wfal.html>.
Distribution_Liability:
Neither the U.S. Government, the Department of the Interior, nor the USGS, nor any of their employees, contractors, or subcontractors, make any warranty, express or implied, nor assume any legal liability or responsibility for the accuracy, completeness, or usefulness of any information, apparatus, product, or process disclosed, nor represent that its use would not infringe on privately owned rights. The act of distribution shall not constitute any such warranty, and no responsibility is assumed by the USGS in the use of these data or related materials. Any use of trade, product, or firm names is for descriptive purposes only and does not imply endorsement by the U.S. Government.
Standard_Order_Process:
Digital_Form:
Digital_Transfer_Information:
Format_Name: netCDF
Digital_Transfer_Option:
Online_Option:
Computer_Contact_Information:
Network_Address:
Network_Resource_Name: <https://stellwagen.er.usgs.gov/wfal.html>
Fees: None.
Technical_Prerequisites:
The user's computer must have software to read netCDF files or import OPeNDAP.
Metadata_Reference_Information:
Metadata_Date: 20111010
Metadata_Contact:
Contact_Information:
Contact_Person_Primary:
Contact_Person: Ellyn T. 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
Country: United States
Contact_Voice_Telephone: (508) 457-8700 x2356
Contact_Electronic_Mail_Address: emontgomery@usgs.gov
Hours_of_Service: 8 am - 4 pm
Metadata_Standard_Name: FGDC Content Standards for Digital Geospatial Metadata
Metadata_Standard_Version: FGDC-STD-001-1998
Metadata_Time_Convention: local time

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