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ACT Protocols for Wave Measurement Systems
July 2012
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report will be prepared, including a statement of findings and the actions taken to address any
adverse findings.
Data Quality Audits – ACT’s Quality Assurance personnel will audit at least 10% of the
verification data acquired in the verification test to determine if data have been collected in
accordance to the test/QA plan with respect to compliance, correctness, consistency, and
completeness. The ACT Quality Assurance personnel will trace the data from initial acquisition
to final reporting.
12.2 Reporting
QA/QC Audit Reports
Assessment Reports – Each assessment and audit will be documented, and assessment reports
will include the following:
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Identification of any adverse findings or potential problems,
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Response to adverse findings or potential problems,
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Possible recommendations for resolving problems,
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Citation of any noteworthy practices that may be of use to others, and
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Confirmation that solutions have been implemented and are effective.
Data Reports
Data will be uploaded from instruments as manufacturers’ instructions indicate. Because of the
long test duration, instruments may need to be serviced every 3-4 months to address biofouling
issues or to retrieve data to avoid memory concerns leading to data loss. The surface buoy data
from the Datawell Waverider and the NDBC buoys from the West Coast deployment will be
transmitted via iridium in near real time every 30 minutes and sent to CDIP. The data are then
disseminated to NDBC for distribution. CDIP currently has the ability to provide full spectral
data for all of the NDBC wave data and will do so for all co-location exercises described
here. Similar analyses will be performed on the data from the surface buoys for the East Coast
deployment. Parameters from the accepted standard will be compared directly to the test
instruments for the year long deployment; heave, period, direction, the First-5 Fourier
coefficients.
ACT staff will work closely with the Technical Advisory Board and participating manufacturers
to ensure consistency with comparisons to the Datawell Waverider.
Final Verification Reports
ACT Verification Reports are normally released within 3-4 months after final instrument
retrieval. ACT is aware that in this case the data quantity will be an issue in determining our
time-line due to the deployment length. Our ability to retrieve and analyze the data in near real-
time and CDIP’s involvement will alleviate some of the data management burden and will
expedite our reporting process.