Velocity and Turbulence Measurements at Three Locations in the Salish Sea, WA, 2017

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This submission contains raw and processed datasets of water velocity and turbulence measurements from 3-day deployments of Deepwater Buoyancy StableMoor buoys carrying acoustic Doppler instrumentation at locations in Rosario Strait, Bellingham Channel, and Tacoma Narrows, WA in 2017.

Two StableMoor buoy configurations were used at these sites. The StableMoor500 carried a nose-mounted acoustic doppler velocimeter (ADV) and a down-looking acoustic doppler current profiler (ADCP), and the StableMoor400 carried dual wing-mounted ADVs located on either side of the nose and a down-looking ADCP. Each StableMoor was designed to fly at an altitude of 10 m above the seafloor.

The StableMoor500 was deployed in Bellingham Channel at 48.5601 N, 122.7501 W in 86 m of water from July 24, 2017 - July 27, 2017. The down-looking ADCP malfunctioned, and therefore there is no ADCP data at this site.
The StableMoor400 was deployed in Rosario Strait mooring at 48.5800 N, 122.6597 W in 52 m of water from July 24, 2017 - July 27, 2017.
Both buoys were deployed in Tacoma Narrows at 47.2766 N, 122.5466 W and 47.2769 N, 122.5471 W in 36 m of water from Nov 14, 2017 - Nov 17, 2017.

Nortek Vector ADV measurements were recorded continuously at 16 Hz. Data was motion-corrected using the internal measurement unit (IMU) and external ADCP bottom-track data, bin-averaged into 10 minute bins, and then converted to the Principal (streamwise, cross-stream, vertical) coordinate system. Parameters include water velocity, turbulence intensity, turbulent kinetic energy (TKE) components, Reynolds shear stress components, TKE dissipation and production.

Teledyne RDI Workhorse 1200 kHz ADCP measurements were recorded continuously at 2 Hz with bottom-track enabled. Water velocity was averaged into 10 minute bins and converted into the Principal coordinate system.

One ADV with the highest quality motion-corrected was fully processed from each deployment site: the nose-mounted ADV at Bellingham Channel, the starboard-wing mounted ADV at Rosario Strait, and the port-wing mounted ADV at Tacoma Narrows.

Raw data stored in this submission can be read using DOLfYN v1.3.1, available through the MHKiT python package, and was processed using Tsdat v0.7.5. Processed data are stored in netCDF4 format and can be easily viewed using the Linux "ncdump" command or read through the Xarray python package.

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TY - DATA AB - This submission contains raw and processed datasets of water velocity and turbulence measurements from 3-day deployments of Deepwater Buoyancy StableMoor buoys carrying acoustic Doppler instrumentation at locations in Rosario Strait, Bellingham Channel, and Tacoma Narrows, WA in 2017. Two StableMoor buoy configurations were used at these sites. The StableMoor500 carried a nose-mounted acoustic doppler velocimeter (ADV) and a down-looking acoustic doppler current profiler (ADCP), and the StableMoor400 carried dual wing-mounted ADVs located on either side of the nose and a down-looking ADCP. Each StableMoor was designed to fly at an altitude of 10 m above the seafloor. The StableMoor500 was deployed in Bellingham Channel at 48.5601 N, 122.7501 W in 86 m of water from July 24, 2017 - July 27, 2017. The down-looking ADCP malfunctioned, and therefore there is no ADCP data at this site. The StableMoor400 was deployed in Rosario Strait mooring at 48.5800 N, 122.6597 W in 52 m of water from July 24, 2017 - July 27, 2017. Both buoys were deployed in Tacoma Narrows at 47.2766 N, 122.5466 W and 47.2769 N, 122.5471 W in 36 m of water from Nov 14, 2017 - Nov 17, 2017. Nortek Vector ADV measurements were recorded continuously at 16 Hz. Data was motion-corrected using the internal measurement unit (IMU) and external ADCP bottom-track data, bin-averaged into 10 minute bins, and then converted to the Principal (streamwise, cross-stream, vertical) coordinate system. Parameters include water velocity, turbulence intensity, turbulent kinetic energy (TKE) components, Reynolds shear stress components, TKE dissipation and production. Teledyne RDI Workhorse 1200 kHz ADCP measurements were recorded continuously at 2 Hz with bottom-track enabled. Water velocity was averaged into 10 minute bins and converted into the Principal coordinate system. One ADV with the highest quality motion-corrected was fully processed from each deployment site: the nose-mounted ADV at Bellingham Channel, the starboard-wing mounted ADV at Rosario Strait, and the port-wing mounted ADV at Tacoma Narrows. Raw data stored in this submission can be read using DOLfYN v1.3.1, available through the MHKiT python package, and was processed using Tsdat v0.7.5. Processed data are stored in netCDF4 format and can be easily viewed using the Linux "ncdump" command or read through the Xarray python package. AU - McVey, James A2 - Kilcher, Levi DB - Marine and Hydrokinetic Data Repository DP - Open EI | National Renewable Energy Laboratory DO - 10.15473/2476636 KW - MHK KW - MRE KW - turbulence KW - Salish Sea KW - water velocity KW - Washington KW - ADCP KW - ADV KW - acoustic Doppler KW - resource KW - characterization KW - Tacoma Narrows KW - Rosario Strait KW - Bellingham Channel KW - Marine KW - raw data KW - processed data KW - marine renewable energy KW - Nortek Vector KW - Acoustic Doppler Current Profiler KW - Teledyne RDI Workhorse KW - StableMoor400 KW - StableMoor500 KW - WA KW - Python KW - netCDF4 KW - Acoustic Doppler Velocimeter LA - English DA - 2017/07/24 PY - 2017 PB - Pacific Northwest National Laboratory T1 - Velocity and Turbulence Measurements at Three Locations in the Salish Sea, WA, 2017 UR - https://doi.org/10.15473/2476636 ER -
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McVey, James, and Levi Kilcher. Velocity and Turbulence Measurements at Three Locations in the Salish Sea, WA, 2017. Pacific Northwest National Laboratory, 24 July, 2017, Marine and Hydrokinetic Data Repository. https://doi.org/10.15473/2476636.
McVey, J., & Kilcher, L. (2017). Velocity and Turbulence Measurements at Three Locations in the Salish Sea, WA, 2017. [Data set]. Marine and Hydrokinetic Data Repository. Pacific Northwest National Laboratory. https://doi.org/10.15473/2476636
McVey, James and Levi Kilcher. Velocity and Turbulence Measurements at Three Locations in the Salish Sea, WA, 2017. Pacific Northwest National Laboratory, July, 24, 2017. Distributed by Marine and Hydrokinetic Data Repository. https://doi.org/10.15473/2476636
@misc{MHKDR_Dataset_563, title = {Velocity and Turbulence Measurements at Three Locations in the Salish Sea, WA, 2017}, author = {McVey, James and Kilcher, Levi}, abstractNote = {This submission contains raw and processed datasets of water velocity and turbulence measurements from 3-day deployments of Deepwater Buoyancy StableMoor buoys carrying acoustic Doppler instrumentation at locations in Rosario Strait, Bellingham Channel, and Tacoma Narrows, WA in 2017.

Two StableMoor buoy configurations were used at these sites. The StableMoor500 carried a nose-mounted acoustic doppler velocimeter (ADV) and a down-looking acoustic doppler current profiler (ADCP), and the StableMoor400 carried dual wing-mounted ADVs located on either side of the nose and a down-looking ADCP. Each StableMoor was designed to fly at an altitude of 10 m above the seafloor.

The StableMoor500 was deployed in Bellingham Channel at 48.5601 N, 122.7501 W in 86 m of water from July 24, 2017 - July 27, 2017. The down-looking ADCP malfunctioned, and therefore there is no ADCP data at this site.
The StableMoor400 was deployed in Rosario Strait mooring at 48.5800 N, 122.6597 W in 52 m of water from July 24, 2017 - July 27, 2017.
Both buoys were deployed in Tacoma Narrows at 47.2766 N, 122.5466 W and 47.2769 N, 122.5471 W in 36 m of water from Nov 14, 2017 - Nov 17, 2017.

Nortek Vector ADV measurements were recorded continuously at 16 Hz. Data was motion-corrected using the internal measurement unit (IMU) and external ADCP bottom-track data, bin-averaged into 10 minute bins, and then converted to the Principal (streamwise, cross-stream, vertical) coordinate system. Parameters include water velocity, turbulence intensity, turbulent kinetic energy (TKE) components, Reynolds shear stress components, TKE dissipation and production.

Teledyne RDI Workhorse 1200 kHz ADCP measurements were recorded continuously at 2 Hz with bottom-track enabled. Water velocity was averaged into 10 minute bins and converted into the Principal coordinate system.

One ADV with the highest quality motion-corrected was fully processed from each deployment site: the nose-mounted ADV at Bellingham Channel, the starboard-wing mounted ADV at Rosario Strait, and the port-wing mounted ADV at Tacoma Narrows.

Raw data stored in this submission can be read using DOLfYN v1.3.1, available through the MHKiT python package, and was processed using Tsdat v0.7.5. Processed data are stored in netCDF4 format and can be easily viewed using the Linux "ncdump" command or read through the Xarray python package.
}, url = {https://mhkdr.openei.org/submissions/563}, year = {2017}, howpublished = {Marine and Hydrokinetic Data Repository, Pacific Northwest National Laboratory, https://doi.org/10.15473/2476636}, note = {Accessed: 2025-04-24}, doi = {10.15473/2476636} }
https://dx.doi.org/10.15473/2476636

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Data from Jul 24, 2017

Last updated Nov 11, 2024

Submitted Sep 6, 2024

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Pacific Northwest National Laboratory

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James McVey

206.528.3060

Authors

James McVey

Pacific Northwest National Laboratory

Levi Kilcher

National Renewable Energy Laboratory

DOE Project Details

Project Name Model Validation and Site Characterization for Early Deployment MHK Sites and Establishment of Wave Classification Scheme

Project Lead Heather Spence

Project Number FY24 AOP 2.1.5.601

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