Dataset Submitted

Wave and Current Measurements

Authors: Adam Skarke, Joseph French
Identified On: Feb 08 2022 14:01 UTC
DOI: https://doi.org/10.7266/TZX52AG1
UDI: H3.x876.000:0001
Project Information

Funded By:
National Academies of Sciences Gulf Research Program

Funding Cycle:
Healthy Ecosystems 3

Research Group:
The Efficacy of Marsh Terraces in Enhancing and Restoring Gulf Coastal Wetlands

Point of Contact

Adam Skarke
Mississippi State University
adam.skarke@msstate.edu

Data Collection Period
2018-11-01
to
2021-02-08
Theme keywords

Waves, Currents, Wetlands, Marsh Terracing, Erosion

Abstract:

This dataset is composed of time-series observations of wave and current parameters recorded with Nortek Signature 1000 (1 MHz) acoustic Doppler profiler instruments. These data were collected in open water areas in Coastal Louisiana wetland environments to evaluate the relationship between wave conditions and sediment erosion. Instruments were deployed in wetland areas that had been subject to marsh terracing as well as proximal control sites that had not been modified. These data were collected as part of a project designed to evaluate the efficacy of marsh terracing as a wetland restoration technique.

Suggested Citation:

Adam Skarke, Joseph French. Wave and Current Measurements. Distributed by: GRIIDC, Harte Research Institute, Texas A&M University–Corpus Christi. doi:10.7266/TZX52AG1

Purpose:

These data were collected as part of a project designed to evaluate the efficacy of marsh terracing as a wetland restoration technique. These data were specifically used to valuate the relationship between wave conditions, sediment transport, and shoreline erosion in coastal wetlands. They were also used to parameterize and validate hydrodynamic models of the study areas.

Data Parameters and Units:

Water Temperature (degrees), range to water surface (m), water velocity (cm/s) at a range of depths, water direction (degrees) at a range of depths, acoustic backscatter (dB), wave height (m), wave period (s), wave direction (deg),

Methods:

All data were collected with with Nortek Signature 1000 (1 MHz) acoustic Doppler profiler instruments in an upward looking orientation deployed on frames placed on the bed of submerged portions of marsh wetlands. Instruments measured wave and current parameters.

Instruments:

Nortek Signature 1000 (1 MHz) acoustic Doppler profiler.