Development and calibration data of the B4+ Mini Buoy design

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This dataset contains acceleration data for seven 'Mini Buoys' (low-cost open-source bottom-mounted float sensors for measuring inundation duration, current velocity, and wave orbital velocity from acceleration data) and local water levels used in a pilot study to determine the effect of weight and tether length on the sensitivity of the B4+ Mini Buoy to detecting hydrodynamics. Additional datasets provided are used for deriving near-bottom wave orbital velocities using two methods: linear wave theory and direct velocity measurements. Both methods were then used to compare calibrations between velocity and acceleration data gathered by low-cost and open-source bottom-mounted floats called 'Mini Buoys'. The dataset contains water velocity data gathered by Acoustic Doppler Velocimeters, and acceleration data gathered from the B4+ Mini Buoy design. Furthermore, a dataset is provided for Mini Buoy calibration, which uses the drag-tilt principle to infer hydrodynamics from acceleration data. The dataset contains acceleration data gathered from three 'Mini Buoy' designs ('B4', 'B4+', and 'Pendant'), alongside water level, current velocity, and wave orbital velocity measured from a range of commercially-available sensors, in order to build calibration curves for inferring hydrodynamics from acceleration data. Full details about this dataset can be found at https://doi.org/10.5285/bdd3b831-0f66-4593-a141-dee0784145e1

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2026-05-28
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If you reuse this data, you should cite: Ladd, C., Balke, T., Vovides, A., Christin-Wimmler, M., Schwarz, C. (2026). Development and calibration data of the B4+ Mini Buoy design. NERC EDS Environmental Information Data Centre https://doi.org/10.5285/bdd3b831-0f66-4593-a141-dee0784145e1
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Latitude: 60.861° to °
Longitude: -8.648° to 1.768°
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(pointOfContact, author, publisher, custodian); University of Oldenburg (author); Dresden University (author); Newcastle University (owner)
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