Oceanographic Time Series Measurements Collected at Madeira Beach, Florida

The U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) deployed a series of oceanographic instruments at Madeira Beach, Florida configured to measure water levels, temperature, waves, and three-dimensional flow velocities throughout the water column. The instruments include (1) Spotter wave buoys with Smart Mooring (2) RBR pressure loggers, and (3) RDI Sentinel-V Acoustic Doppler Current Profilers (ADCP). Along with other surveys (i.e., beach elevation surveys and video camera monitoring), this data serves for the development and validation of forecasts for a variety of coastal processes, such as shoreline changes, total water levels, wave runup, and dune erosion during extreme storms. The instruments were deployed long-term at two sites: MB1 (27.71652, -83.09532), 30.9 kilometers offshore at 8.3-meter depth, and MB2 (27.78897, -82.81229), 1.9 kilometers from the shoreline at 5.8-meter depth. MB1 deployments involved wave buoys and pressure loggers, while MB2 deployments involved ADCPs and pressure loggers. This release also includes a one-time pressure logger deployment at site MB3 (27.7891, -82.81248), 23 meters northwest to MB2. ADCP data collection at site MB2 has been ongoing since 2017 and will be added in future releases.