AKA: none
Other ID: San Lorenzo River Mouth
Status: Completed
Organization(s): USGS, Pacific Coastal and Marine Science Center
Funding Program(s): Sediment Transport in Coastal Environments (ZP00FDB)
Principal Investigator(s): Patrick Barnard, Jonathan Warrick
Affiliate Investigator(s):
Information Specialist(s): Alexander Snyder, Andrew Stevens
Data Type(s): Sonar: Sound Velocity, Sonar: Single Beam, Location-Elevation: Profiles, Location-Elevation: Navigation, Imagery: Photo
Scientific Purpose/Goals: Collect nearshore bathymetry and beach topography in Monterey Bay
Vehicle(s): Grand Caravan G41-1761S, Dodge Caravan - G41-2395R, Mitsubishi Outlander G61-0912R, MarFac; Chevy Suburban - gray; 7 pass; G62-2874L, MarFac; Expedition G62-3094P
Start Port/Location: Santa Cruz, CA
End Port/Location: Santa Cruz, CA
Start Date: 2023-03-20
End Date: 2023-03-21
Equipment Used: YSI Sound velocity CTD, Waverunners, Trimble R7 GPS receiver 9, Trimble R7 GPS receiver, Trimble R7 GPS (AS), Trimble R10 GPS (AS), Magellan Proflex 500, camera
Information to be Derived: Nearshore bathymetry, beach topography
Summary of Activity and Data Gathered: Beach topography and nearshore bathymetry data collected and archived.
Staff: Jennifer Thomas, Alexander Nereson, Kai Parker, Alexander Snyder, Amy Foxgrover, Daniel Hoover, Jackson Currie, Andrew Stevens
Affiliate Staff:
Notes: Local Fieldwork,
Entries for this field activity are based on entries from Field Activity 2023-616-FA.
Location:
Monterey Bay
| Boundaries | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| North: 36.97238683 | South: 36.92354768 | West: -122.0450592 | East: -121.95922852 |
Platform(s):
 Waverunner 1 (SC) | Waverunner 2 (SC) |
Snyder, A.G., Stevens, A.W., Logan, J.B., and Hoover, D.J., 2024, Digital elevation models (DEMs) of the beach and nearshore in Santa Cruz, California: U.S. Geological Survey data release, https://doi.org/10.5066/P134BC6W.
| Survey Equipment | Survey Info | Data Type(s) | Data Collected |
|---|---|---|---|
| YSI Sound velocity CTD | --- | Sound Velocity | |
| Waverunners | --- | Navigation Single Beam | |
| Trimble R7 GPS receiver 9 | --- | Benchmarks LIDAR Navigation Profiles Transects | |
| Trimble R7 GPS receiver | --- | Benchmarks LIDAR Navigation Profiles Transects | |
| Trimble R7 GPS (AS) | --- | Benchmarks Navigation Profiles Transects | |
| Trimble R10 GPS (AS) | --- | Navigation Profiles | |
| Magellan Proflex 500 | --- | Navigation | |
| camera | --- | Photo |
