Other ID: 16CCT04
Status: Completed
Organization(s): USGS, St. Petersburg Coastal and Marine Science Center
Funding Program(s): Sea-level and Storm Impacts on Estuarine Environments and Shorelines - SSIEES (GX.18.MN00.F1M10.00)
Principal Investigator(s): Nicole Khan, Christopher Smith, Kathryn Smith
Affiliate Investigator(s): Dan Nowacki, Neil Ganju (Woods Hole)
Information Specialist(s): Chelsea Stalk
Data Type(s): Biological Field Study: Experiments (biological), Sampling: Geology
Scientific Purpose/Goals: Set up platforms to sample sediment traps without causing disturbance to the traps. Deploy moorings to monitor hydrodynamics and sediment transport. Ground-truth a past QTC bottom type survey.
Vehicle(s): Chevy Suburban Silver
Start Port/Location: St. Petersburg, Florida
End Port/Location: St. Petersburg, Florida
Start Date: 2016-08-01
End Date: 2016-08-10
Equipment Used: Grab Sampler, Peat Corer
Information to be Derived: Sediment dynamics in the Grand Bay estuarine-marsh system
Summary of Activity and Data Gathered: All scientific and testing goals were achieved during this site visit.
Staff: Paul Nelson, Chelsea Stalk
Affiliate Staff:
Notes:
Location:
Grand Bay, Alabama
| Boundaries | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| North: 30.41587067 | South: 30.3557292 | West: -88.4248 | East: -88.37534993 |
Platform(s):
 Mako (SP) |
Jenkins, R.L., III, Passeri, D.L., Smith, C.G., Thompson, D.M., 2023, Modeling the Effects of Interior Headland Restoration on Estuarine Sediment Transport Processes in a Marine-Dominant Estuary: Delft3D Model Output: U.S. Geological Survey data release, https://doi.org/10.5066/P986ZR6B.
Jenkins, R.L., Passeri, D.L., Smith, C.G., Thompson, D.M., Smith, K.E.L., 2023, Modeling the effects of interior headland restoration on estuarine sediment transport processes in a marine-dominant estuary: Frontiers in Marine Science, v. 10, doi: 10.3389/fmars.2023.1217830.
Marot, M.E., Smith, C.G., McCloskey, T.A., Locker, S.D., Khan, N.S., Smith, K.E.L., 2020, Sedimentary data from Grand Bay, Alabama/Mississippi, 2014-2016 (Version 1.1): U.S. Geological Survey data release, https://doi.org/10.5066/P9FO8R3Y.
Marot, M.E., Smith, C.G., McCloskey, T.A., Locker, S.D., Khan, N.S., Smith, K.E.L., 2019, Sedimentary Data from Grand Bay, Alabama/Mississippi, 2014-2017: U.S. Geological Survey data release, https://doi.org/10.5066/P9FO8R3Y.
Smith, K.E.L., Terrano, J.F., Khan, N.S., Smith, C.G., Pitchford, J.L., 2021, Lateral shoreline erosion and shore-proximal sediment deposition on a coastal marsh from seasonal, storm and decadal measurements: Geomorphology, Geomorphology, v. 389, 107829 p., doi: 10.1016/j.geomorph.2021.107829.
| Survey Equipment | Survey Info | Data Type(s) | Data Collected |
|---|---|---|---|
| Grab Sampler | --- | Biology Geology | |
| Peat Corer | --- | Biology Geology |
