AKA: none
Other ID: Rincon CoastCam
Status: Completed
Organization(s): USGS, Pacific Coastal and Marine Science Center
Funding Program(s): Past, Present and Future Coral Reefs (ZP00FRV)
Principal Investigator(s): Curt Storlazzi, Kurt Rosenberger, Olivia Cheriton
Affiliate Investigator(s): Miguel Canals, University of Puerto Rico Mayaguez
Information Specialist(s): Joshua Logan
Data Type(s): Time Series: Mooring (physical oceanography), Imagery: Photo, Environmental Data: Wave, Environmental Data: Current
Scientific Purpose/Goals: CoastCam installation to monitor waves on a coral reef on the west side of Puerto Rico for the purposes of coastal wave and inundation models
Vehicle(s): None
Start Port/Location: Rincon, Puerto Rico
End Port/Location: Rincon, Puerto Rico
Start Date: 2020-01-17
End Date: 2020-05-31
Equipment Used: instrumentmooring, camera, wavegauge, current meter
Information to be Derived: Images
Summary of Activity and Data Gathered: USGS Installation of Argus Camera system at Tres Palmes (Rincon). UPR Installation of current meters and wave gauges owned by USGS.
Staff:
Affiliate Staff:
Notes: Entries for this field activity are based on entries from Field Activity 2019-671-FA.
Location:
Caribbean Sea Mona Straight
| Boundaries | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| North: 18.41447273 | South: 18.24500305 | West: -67.35441079 | East: -67.17591847 |
Platform(s):
Other |
Rosenberger, K.J., Cheriton, O.M., and Storlazzi, C.D., 2020, Cross-reef wave and water level data from coral reef environments (ver. 2.0, March 2021): U.S. Geological Survey data release, https://doi.org/10.5066/P9RYN5NH.
| Survey Equipment | Survey Info | Data Type(s) | Data Collected |
|---|---|---|---|
| instrumentmooring | --- | Mooring (physical oceanography) | |
| camera | --- | Photo | |
| wavegauge | --- | Wave | Rincon, Puerto Rico, wave and water level data, 2020 (Wave data from pressure based wave gauges) |
| current meter | --- | Current |
