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    "tag": 19565,
    "title": "Time-series measurements of oceanographic data collected in the nearshore zone offshore of Marconi Beach, Wellfleet, MA, December 9, 2024 to March 10, 2025",
    "pubdate": "20260108",
    "sername": null,
    "series_name": null,
    "issue": "DOI:10.5066\/P13KF7UW",
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    "descript": "The U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) Woods Hole Coastal and Marine Science Center deployed a four-legged bottom landing frame (nanopod) containing oceanographic instruments to collect measurements of winter wave conditions directly offshore of Marconi Beach in Wellfleet, MA. Supplementary sediment samples were collected to characterize grain size. Marconi Beach is the site of ongoing measurements of wave runup, and this field work provides information on the incident waves and water levels that are ultimately responsible for wave runup on the beach. Maps of subaerial topography and nearshore bathymetry were made to augment the wave and runup measurements. These observations will allow us to test and validate models of wave shoaling and transformation and generation of wave runup. The larger objective of this work is to provide validation and indicate needed improvements for the Total Water Level and Coastal Change forecasts made publicly available in real time by the USGS. These forecasts provide information that emergency managers and the American public can use to help safeguard coastal property, businesses, energy production and distribution facilities, and national security installations.",
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    "originator": [
        {
            "name": "De Meo, Olivia A.",
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        },
        {
            "name": "Suttles, Steven E.",
            "role": "Author"
        },
        {
            "name": "Marsjanik, Eric D.",
            "role": "Author"
        },
        {
            "name": "Bales, Robert D.",
            "role": "Author"
        },
        {
            "name": "Sherwood, Christopher R.",
            "role": "Author"
        }
    ],
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            "code": "814",
            "name": "ocean currents",
            "scope": "Recurrent strong flows of seawater generated by wind or variations in water density along a given path."
        },
        {
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            "code": "817",
            "name": "ocean salinity",
            "scope": "Measure of the percentage of dissolved salts in seawater."
        },
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            "name": "ocean sciences",
            "scope": "Sciences involved in the study of geological, biological, chemical, and physical characteristics and processes of the oceans."
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            "name": "ocean waves",
            "scope": "A periodic movement of seawater caused by wind, tide, and currents."
        },
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            "name": "surface-water level",
            "scope": "Height of the water surface in a lake, reservoir, or wetland. For water levels in flowing streams, refer to streamflow."
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            "code": "1172",
            "name": "time series datasets",
            "scope": "Digital information describing observations taken at specified time intervals.  The time interval may be regular or variable; the type of observed phenomena and the location are typically constant."
        },
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            "scope": "The chemical, physical, and biological characteristics of water, usually in respect to its suitability for a particular purpose."
        },
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            "code": "1312",
            "name": "water temperature",
            "scope": "The degrees of heat of water from a given source at a specific time."
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            "scope": "Information pertaining to earth sciences, for example geophysical features and processes, geology, minerals, sciences dealing with the composition, structure and origin of the earth's rocks, risks of earthquakes, volcanic activity, landslides, gravity information, soils, permafrost, hydrogeology, groundwater, erosion"
        },
        {
            "thcode": 15,
            "code": "014",
            "name": "oceans",
            "scope": "Features and characteristics of salt water bodies (excluding inland waters), for example tides, tidal waves, coastal information, reefs, maritime, outer continental shelf submerged lands, shoreline"
        }
    ],
    "place_term": [
        {
            "thcode": 1,
            "code": "f34001",
            "name": "Atlantic",
            "scope": "county",
            "pname": "New Jersey"
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            "name": "Massachusetts",
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            "description": "Photo of nanopod with attached sensors."
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