Drone-based visual photography for current detection across Biscayne Bay's Bear Cut, Florida from 2018-02-19 to 2018-02-23

The dataset contains processed observational data and includes drone imagery, drifter trajectories, and other environmental information. The drone was flown over the coastal waters to collect high-frequency images to detect tidal currents. For validation purposes, the Consortium for Advanced Research on Transport of Hydrocarbon in the Environment (CARTHE) drifters (with and without drogue) were launched across the channel during the unmanned aerial system (UAS) flights, and an Acoustic Doppler Current Profiler (ADCP) was deployed center-channel. The UAS currents were validated by flotsam tracks, obtained through automated UAS video object detection and tracking, drifter tracks, and ADCP measurements. All of these data are available in the related dataset under GRIIDC Unique Dataset Identifier (UDI) R6.x806.000:0031 (DOI: 10.7266/XYFYQHAX). This dataset supports the publication: Lund, B., Carrasco, R., Dai, H., Graber, H. C., Guigand, C. M., Haus, B. K., Horstmann, J., Lodise, J. A., Novelli G, Özgökmen T., Rebozo M. A., Ryab E. H. and Streßer, M. (2021). UAS current mapping: A wave-based heading and position correction. Journal of Atmospheric and Oceanic Technology. doi:10.1175/jtech-d-20-0123.1.