Dataset: Velocity and turbulence measurements around a dense aggregation of mussels from a flume experiment conducted July 2023

Name: Velocity and turbulence measurements around a dense aggregation of mussels from a flume experiment conducted July 2023
Published: 2025-08-18
Keywords: mussel aggregation, interstitial chemistry, microscale flow, biota, oceans

ValidatedFinal no updates expectedDOI: 10.26008/1912/bco-dmo.982717.1Version 1 (2025-08-18)Dataset Type:experimental

Co-Principal Investigator: Matthew Reidenbach (University of Virginia)

Scientist: Kelsey O'Donnell (University of Virginia)

BCO-DMO Data Manager: Dana Stuart Gerlach (Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution)

Project: Collaborative Research: Microscale interactions of foundation species with their fluid environment: biological feedbacks alter ecological interactions of mussels (Microscale Mussels)

Abstract

The project investigates how the metabolic activity of dense aggregations of marine organisms alter the water chemistry of their interstitial spaces, and how these microscale alterations feedback to affect the organisms’ interactions in coastal ecosystems. The research evaluates whether corrosive chemical microclimates (such as low oxygen or low pH) are most extreme in low flow, high temperature conditions, especially for dense aggregations of mussels with large biomass and/or high respiration r...

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Centroid: latitude: 48.546342, longitude: -123.011393
Temporal Extent: 2023-07-24 - 2023-07-28
Friday Harbor Laboratories Flume Lab, Friday Harbor Washington 98250

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This data is from a flume experiment undertaken at Friday Harbor Laboratories in July 2023 as part of a project investigating how the conplex 3D structure and metabolic activity of dense aggregations of marine organisms can alter interstitial water chemistry, and how these microscale alterations affect interactions in coastal ecosystems.

This dataset presents velocity and turbulence data measured using a Nortek Vectrino.

Additional data on bulk seawater chemistry from HOBO loggers and interstitial water chemistry from Pyroscience microsensors can be viewed at https://www.bco-dmo.org/dataset/982681 (see also Related Datasets section below).

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O'Donnell, K., Reidenbach, M. (2025) Water chemistry and temperature measured within and above dense aggregations of mussels during a flume experiment conducted July 2023. Biological and Chemical Oceanography Data Management Office (BCO-DMO). (Version 1) Version Date 2025-08-21 http://lod.bco-dmo.org/id/dataset/982681

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Methods

Bricker, J. D., & Monismith, S. G. (2007). Spectral Wave–Turbulence Decomposition. Journal of Atmospheric and Oceanic Technology, 24(8), 1479–1487. https://doi.org/10.1175/jtech2066.1

Methods

O’Donnell, M. (2008). Reduction of wave forces within bare patches in mussel beds. Marine Ecology Progress Series, 362, 157–167. https://doi.org/10.3354/meps07435

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Dataset: Velocity and turbulence measurements around a dense aggregation of mussels from a flume experiment conducted July 2023

ValidatedFinal no updates expectedDOI: 10.26008/1912/bco-dmo.982717.1Version 1 (2025-08-18)Dataset Type:experimental

Co-Principal Investigator: Matthew Reidenbach (University of Virginia)

Scientist: Kelsey O'Donnell (University of Virginia)

BCO-DMO Data Manager: Dana Stuart Gerlach (Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution)

Project: Collaborative Research: Microscale interactions of foundation species with their fluid environment: biological feedbacks alter ecological interactions of mussels (Microscale Mussels)

Abstract

Cite Dataset

Centroid: latitude: 48.546342, longitude: -123.011393
Temporal Extent: 2023-07-24 - 2023-07-28
Friday Harbor Laboratories Flume Lab, Friday Harbor Washington 98250

59

Views

4

Downloads

These numbers come from web analytics and reflect real user activity on the site. They reliably show dataset usage and are mostly free of bot traffic.

This dataset presents velocity and turbulence data measured using a Nortek Vectrino.

Related Datasets

Related Publications

Methods

Bricker, J. D., & Monismith, S. G. (2007). Spectral Wave–Turbulence Decomposition. Journal of Atmospheric and Oceanic Technology, 24(8), 1479–1487. https://doi.org/10.1175/jtech2066.1

Methods

O’Donnell, M. (2008). Reduction of wave forces within bare patches in mussel beds. Marine Ecology Progress Series, 362, 157–167. https://doi.org/10.3354/meps07435

Data File(s)	Type	Description	Action
982717_v1_vectrino_flume.csv (19.81 KB)	Comma Separated Values (.csv)	Primary data file for dataset ID 982717, version 1. Compilation of .txt files from Matlab script output of Vectrino Profile Data	982717_v1_vectrino_flume.csv View Table

Supplemental File(s)	Type	Description	Action
vectrino_mussel.m (8.26 KB)	MATLAB Programming Script (.m)	Matlab code used to process Vectrino Profile Data and create the original .txt files in the dataset	vectrino_mussel.m

Data File(s)	Type	Description	Action
982717_v1_vectrino_flume.csv (19.81 KB)	Comma Separated Values (.csv)	Primary data file for dataset ID 982717, version 1. Compilation of .txt files from Matlab script output of Vectrino Profile Data	982717_v1_vectrino_flume.csv View Table

Supplemental File(s)	Type	Description	Action
vectrino_mussel.m (8.26 KB)	MATLAB Programming Script (.m)	Matlab code used to process Vectrino Profile Data and create the original .txt files in the dataset	vectrino_mussel.m

Dataset: Velocity and turbulence measurements around a dense aggregation of mussels from a flume experiment conducted July 2023

Co-Principal Investigator: Matthew Reidenbach (University of Virginia)

Scientist: Kelsey O'Donnell (University of Virginia)

BCO-DMO Data Manager: Dana Stuart Gerlach (Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution)

Project: Collaborative Research: Microscale interactions of foundation species with their fluid environment: biological feedbacks alter ecological interactions of mussels (Microscale Mussels)

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Dataset: Velocity and turbulence measurements around a dense aggregation of mussels from a flume experiment conducted July 2023

Co-Principal Investigator: Matthew Reidenbach (University of Virginia)

Scientist: Kelsey O'Donnell (University of Virginia)

BCO-DMO Data Manager: Dana Stuart Gerlach (Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution)

Project: Collaborative Research: Microscale interactions of foundation species with their fluid environment: biological feedbacks alter ecological interactions of mussels (Microscale Mussels)

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Dataset: Velocity and turbulence measurements around a dense aggregation of mussels from a flume experiment conducted July 2023

Co-Principal Investigator: Matthew Reidenbach (University of Virginia)

Scientist: Kelsey O'Donnell (University of Virginia)

BCO-DMO Data Manager: Dana Stuart Gerlach (Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution)

Project: Collaborative Research: Microscale interactions of foundation species with their fluid environment: biological feedbacks alter ecological interactions of mussels (Microscale Mussels)

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Dataset: Velocity and turbulence measurements around a dense aggregation of mussels from a flume experiment conducted July 2023

Co-Principal Investigator: Matthew Reidenbach (University of Virginia)

Scientist: Kelsey O'Donnell (University of Virginia)

BCO-DMO Data Manager: Dana Stuart Gerlach (Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution)

Project: Collaborative Research: Microscale interactions of foundation species with their fluid environment: biological feedbacks alter ecological interactions of mussels (Microscale Mussels)

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