Meteo and hydrodynamic data in the Mar Grande and Mar Piccolo by the LIC Survey, winter and summer 2015

The Coastal Engineering Laboratory (LIC) of the DICATECh of the Polytechnic University of Bari (Italy) maintains a place-based research program in the Mar Grande and Mar Piccolo of Taranto (a coastal system in southern Italy), providing records of hydrodynamic and water-quality measurements. This site is one of the most complex marine ecosystem models in terms of ecological, social, and economic activities. It is considered highly vulnerable for the presence of the naval base, of the biggest refinery of Europe and of the oil refinery. Two fixed stations have been installed, one in the Mar Grande (MG station) and another in Mar Piccolo (MP station). In the MG station constituents include wind speed and direction, air temperature and humidity, barometric pressure, net solar radiation, water salinity, water temperature, water pressure, dissolved oxygen, fluorescence, turbidity, CDOM, crude oil and refined fuels, sea currents and waves. In the MP station constituents include water temperature, sea currents and waves. We provide a summary of how these data have been collected by the research group and how they can be used to deepen understanding of the hydrodynamic structures and characteristics of the basin.

The dataset is made by a total number of 14 excel files (Data citation 1).

For MG station 4 files are available for the month of January 2015 (from 01.01.2015 to 31.01.2015) and other 4 files for the month of July 2015 (from 01.07.2015 to 31.07.2015).

They are for both months: current datafile; wave datafile; meteo datafile; water quality parameters datafile.

For MP station 3 files are available for the month of January 2015 (from 01.01.2015 to 31.01.2015) and other 3 files for the month of July 2015 (from 01.07.2015 to 31.07.2015).

They are for both months: current datafile; wave datafile; temperature datafile.

The format of the abovementioned datafile is the following.

Current datafile format:

Progressive data number;

Date (year/month/day/hour/minute)

Cell of measurement with indication of its depth from surface (z=0); for each cell the column with current intensity (in m/s) and current direction of propagation (in degree, referenced to North) is shown.

Namely, the most superficial assessed cell is located at -2m from surface in MG station, while it is located at  1.5m from surface in MP station, thus to avoid the effects of wave disturbances in the signal.

Wave datafile format:

Progressive data number;

Date (year/month/day/hour/minute)

Significant wave height     Hs (m)

Significant wave period     Ts (s)

Significant wave incoming direction (in degree, referenced to North)

Local depth (mm)

Average of the 1/10 highest waves H1/10 (m)

Average wave period Tmean (s)

Meteo datafile format:

Progressive data number;

Date (year/month/day/hour/minute)

Average wind velocity (m/s)           

Max wind velocity (m/s)  

Wind incoming direction NE (deg)

Air temperature (°C)         

Dew point (°C)

Atmospheric pressure (mbar)          

Relative humidity (%)       

Water quality parameters datafile

Progressive data number;

Date (year/month/day/hour/minute)

Water temperature (°C)    

Conductivity (S/m)            

Pressure (dbar)   

Salinity (PSU)     

Density D (kg/m3)             

Dissolved oxygen (ml/l)    

Chlorophyll (mg/l)             

Turbidity (NTU) 

CDOM (RFU)     

Crude oil (RFU)  

Refined oil (RFU)

Temperature datafile format:

Progressive data number;

Date (year/month/day/hour/minute)

Sensor depth (m)

Water temperature (°C)