Measurements of groundwater, hydrodynamics, and sand characteristics at a dissipative sea turtle nesting beach
Abstract Beach groundwater and nearshore hydrodynamic data were collected during a field experiment along two dissipative beach transects on Galveston Island, Texas, in the fall of 2023. The monitored beaches serve as nesting habitat for the critically endangered Kemp’s ridley sea turtle. Conditions...
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| author | Jakob C. Christiaanse José A. A. Antolínez Meye J. van der Grinten Falco Taal Jens Figlus Timothy M. Dellapenna Benjamin Ritt Christopher D. Marshall Peter A. Tereszkiewicz Nicholas Cohn Edward J. Majzlik Ad J. H. M. Reniers |
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| description | Abstract Beach groundwater and nearshore hydrodynamic data were collected during a field experiment along two dissipative beach transects on Galveston Island, Texas, in the fall of 2023. The monitored beaches serve as nesting habitat for the critically endangered Kemp’s ridley sea turtle. Conditions ranged from calm to stormy, with two storms occurring during the experiment, inundating the entire beach up to the dune toe. Collected hydrodynamic data include readings from pressure loggers submerged in the foreshore and mounted in groundwater wells in the backshore, data from two wave buoys about 1.5 km offshore, and GoPro timestacks of the instantaneous waterline (wave runup). Other collected data include bathymetry and topography surveys, subsurface temperature and moisture content readings, and sediment characteristics. This comprehensive dataset can be used to (1) study relevant beach inundation and groundwater processes, including their effect on the local ecosystem (e.g., repeated flooding of sea turtle nests), (2) study the propagation of nearshore hydrodynamic processes into the beach matrix and groundwater table, and (3) validate existing beach groundwater models. |
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| spelling | doaj-art-0ed43d9df56e4250a8e080f86b0f32a42025-01-26T12:14:47ZengNature PortfolioScientific Data2052-44632025-01-0112111810.1038/s41597-025-04455-5Measurements of groundwater, hydrodynamics, and sand characteristics at a dissipative sea turtle nesting beachJakob C. Christiaanse0José A. A. Antolínez1Meye J. van der Grinten2Falco Taal3Jens Figlus4Timothy M. Dellapenna5Benjamin Ritt6Christopher D. Marshall7Peter A. Tereszkiewicz8Nicholas Cohn9Edward J. Majzlik10Ad J. H. M. Reniers11Department of Hydraulic Engineering, Delft University of TechnologyDepartment of Hydraulic Engineering, Delft University of TechnologyDepartment of Hydraulic Engineering, Delft University of TechnologyDepartment of Hydraulic Engineering, Delft University of TechnologyDepartment of Ocean Engineering, Texas A&M UniversityDepartment of Marine and Coastal Environmental Science, Texas A&M University at GalvestonDepartment of Marine and Coastal Environmental Science, Texas A&M University at GalvestonGulf Center for Sea Turtle Research, Department of Marine Biology, Texas A&M University at GalvestonCoastal and Hydraulics Laboratory, US Army Engineer Research and Development CenterCoastal and Hydraulics Laboratory – Field Research Facility, US Army Engineer Research and Development CenterEcho Ocean Science LLCDepartment of Hydraulic Engineering, Delft University of TechnologyAbstract Beach groundwater and nearshore hydrodynamic data were collected during a field experiment along two dissipative beach transects on Galveston Island, Texas, in the fall of 2023. The monitored beaches serve as nesting habitat for the critically endangered Kemp’s ridley sea turtle. Conditions ranged from calm to stormy, with two storms occurring during the experiment, inundating the entire beach up to the dune toe. Collected hydrodynamic data include readings from pressure loggers submerged in the foreshore and mounted in groundwater wells in the backshore, data from two wave buoys about 1.5 km offshore, and GoPro timestacks of the instantaneous waterline (wave runup). Other collected data include bathymetry and topography surveys, subsurface temperature and moisture content readings, and sediment characteristics. This comprehensive dataset can be used to (1) study relevant beach inundation and groundwater processes, including their effect on the local ecosystem (e.g., repeated flooding of sea turtle nests), (2) study the propagation of nearshore hydrodynamic processes into the beach matrix and groundwater table, and (3) validate existing beach groundwater models.https://doi.org/10.1038/s41597-025-04455-5 |
| spellingShingle | Jakob C. Christiaanse José A. A. Antolínez Meye J. van der Grinten Falco Taal Jens Figlus Timothy M. Dellapenna Benjamin Ritt Christopher D. Marshall Peter A. Tereszkiewicz Nicholas Cohn Edward J. Majzlik Ad J. H. M. Reniers Measurements of groundwater, hydrodynamics, and sand characteristics at a dissipative sea turtle nesting beach Scientific Data |
| title | Measurements of groundwater, hydrodynamics, and sand characteristics at a dissipative sea turtle nesting beach |
| title_full | Measurements of groundwater, hydrodynamics, and sand characteristics at a dissipative sea turtle nesting beach |
| title_fullStr | Measurements of groundwater, hydrodynamics, and sand characteristics at a dissipative sea turtle nesting beach |
| title_full_unstemmed | Measurements of groundwater, hydrodynamics, and sand characteristics at a dissipative sea turtle nesting beach |
| title_short | Measurements of groundwater, hydrodynamics, and sand characteristics at a dissipative sea turtle nesting beach |
| title_sort | measurements of groundwater hydrodynamics and sand characteristics at a dissipative sea turtle nesting beach |
| url | https://doi.org/10.1038/s41597-025-04455-5 |
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