Hydrodynamic Observations on Restored Oyster Reefs in Florida

June to November 2018 hydrodynamic experiments were conducted on reference and restored oyster reefs in Mosquito Lagoon, Florida. The dataset contains time-series observations from five reef types, including forcing characteristics, reef properties, and near-bed flow and turbulence measurements. Data were collected by researchers and archived by NOAA NCEI.

Use Cases

• Analyze the relationship between restoration age (6 months, 2 years, 4 years) and near-bed flow speeds or turbulent kinetic energy dissipation.
• Model wave heights and water depths as forcing characteristics against observed channel velocities and wind speeds.
• Compare reef characteristics like oyster densities and solid volume fractions across degraded, reference, and restored sites.
• Investigate shear production and turbulent energy within and above the oyster canopy for different reef conditions.

Strengths

• Time-series data collected over a 5.5-month period from June to November 2018.
• Measurements from five distinct reef conditions: Reference, R-2017, R-2016, R-2014, and Degraded.
• Includes three categories of observations: forcing characteristics, reef characteristics, and near-bed flow/turbulence.

Limitations

• Sample size is limited to five specific reef sites, reducing statistical power for broader generalizations.
• The temporal coverage is confined to a single season (late spring to fall), missing annual variability.
• Specific row counts, column details, and data completeness metrics are not provided.

Provenance

Source

NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information (NCEI Accession 0225430).

Collection Method

Hydrodynamic experiments with in-situ measurements on oyster reefs.

Time Range

2018-06-01 to 2018-11-15

Freshness

Data collection concluded in November 2018; no update frequency specified.

Geography

Mosquito Lagoon, Florida, USA.