AKA: none
Other ID: S-03-13-WO, 2013-020-FA
Status: Completed
Organization(s): University of Miami, Naval Post Graduate School, U.S. Naval Oceanographic Office, USGS, Pacific Coastal and Marine Science Center
Funding Program(s): MCR Inlet Hydrodynamics (ZP009TV)
Principal Investigator(s): Christopher Sherwood
Affiliate Investigator(s): Chris Sherwood (USGS Woods Hole)
Information Specialist(s): Andrew Stevens
Data Type(s): Environmental Data: Current, Location-Elevation: Navigation, Sampling: Geology, Sonar: Multibeam, Sonar: Single Beam, Time Series: Mooring (physical oceanography)
Scientific Purpose/Goals: Measure and model currents, waves, and sediment transport in the MCR during high river discharge
Vehicle(s):
Start Port/Location: Astoria, OR
End Port/Location: Astoria, OR
Start Date: 2013-05-06
End Date: 2013-06-18
Equipment Used: swathplus-M 234.5 Khz interfer, Moorings - Tripods, currentmeter, GPS, sedimenttrap, waverunners
Information to be Derived: currents, waves, water levels, suspended sediment concentration, bedforms, bottom sediment grain size
Summary of Activity and Data Gathered: sample analysis submitted by Angela Tan 4/12/2017
Staff: Michael Boyle, Jackson Currie, Timothy Elfers, Joanne C. Ferreira, David Finlayson, Guy Gelfenbaum, Gerry Hatcher, Andrew Stevens, Jennifer White
Affiliate Staff:
Pete dal Ferro
Notes: other; USGS waverunners; leased fishing boat Note; dates overlap with S-06-13-WO Cape Windy also used.
Staff information imported from InfoBank
Guy Gelfenbaum
Andrew Stevens
David Finlayson
Tim Elfers
Jackson Currie
Mike Boyle
Gerry Hatcher
Joanne Ferreira
Jenny White
Pete dal Ferro
Location:
Mouth of the Columbia River
| Boundaries | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| North: 46.30536 | South: 46.16719 | West: -124.161 | East: -123.83437 |
Platform(s):
 Parke Snavely |
Gelfenbaum, G., Finlayson, D., Dartnell, P., Carlson, E., and Stevens, A., 2015, Bathymetry and Backscatter from 2013 Interferometric Swath Bathymetry Systems Survey of Columbia River Mouth, Oregon and Washington: U.S. Geological Survey data release.
Stevens, A.W., Gelfenbaum, G., MacMahan, J., Reniers, A.J.H.M., Elias, E.P., Sherwood, C.R., and Carlson, E.M., 2017, Oceanographic measurements and hydrodynamic modeling of the mouth of the Columbia River, Oregon and Washington, 2013: doi: 10.5066/F7NG4NS1.
| Survey Equipment | Survey Info | Data Type(s) | Data Collected |
|---|---|---|---|
| swathplus-M 234.5 Khz interfer | --- | Interferometric Multibeam | Acoustic backscatter from 2013 interferometric swath bathymetry systems survey of Columbia River Mouth, Oregon and Washington (This part of the USGS data release presents acoustic backscatter data for the Columbia River Mouth, Oregon and Washington. The acoustic backscatter data of the Columbia River Mouth, Oregon and Washington were collected by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). Mapping was completed in 2013, using a 234-kHz SEA SWATHPlus interferometric system. These data are not intended for navigational purposes.) Bathymetry from 2013 interferometric swath bathymetry systems survey of Columbia River Mouth, Oregon and Washington (This part of the USGS data release presents bathymetry data for the Columbia River Mouth, Oregon and Washington. The bathymetry data of the Columbia River Mouth, Oregon and Washington were collected by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). Mapping was completed in 2013, using a 234-kHz SEA SWATHPlus interferometric system. These data are not intended for navigational purposes.) |
| Moorings - Tripods | --- | Mooring (physical oceanography) | Oceanographic time-series measurements from the mouth of the Columbia River, Oregon and Washington, 2013 (Time-series data of water surface elevation, wave height, and water column currents, temperature, salinity, and acoustic seabed images were acquired for 38 days between 9 May and 15 June, 2013 in the mouth of the Columbia River, Oregon and Washington.) |
| currentmeter | --- | Current | Vessel-mounted acoustic Doppler current profiler (ADCP) data from the mouth of the Columbia River, Oregon and Washington, 2013 (Spatial surveys of water column currents were performed between June 14 and 16, 2013, in the mouth of the Columbia River, Oregon and Washington. These data were collected using an acoustic-doppler current profiler (ADCP).) |
| GPS | --- | Navigation | Best file with nav in ArcInfo E00 format Global positioning system (GPS) data s-03-13-wo.062 Lagrangian drifter data from the mouth of the Columbia River, Oregon and Washington, 2013 (Lagrangian surface currents were measured using drifters equipped with global navigation satellite system (GNSS) receivers. A total of 8 drifter deployments were performed between May 25 and June 8, 2013. For each deployment, drifters were released within the MCR and their positions were recorded until the drifters were recovered. The average duration of the drifter deployments varied between 1.6 h and 17.2 h and the number of drifters released in a deployment ranged between 11 and 84. The initial positions and timing of the release of the drifters relative to the tidal cycle varied throughout the drifter deployments. Digital files containing the drifter data from each deployment are available in NetCDF format.) |
| sedimenttrap | --- | Geology | Surface-sediment grain-size data from the mouth of the Columbia River, Oregon and Washington, 2013 (This portion of the USGS data release presents sediment grain-size data from samples collected from the mouth of the Columbia River, Oregon and Washington, in 2013. Surface sediment was sampled using a small ponar, or 'grab', sampler on May 9, 2013 from the F/V Cape Windy at 3 locations. A handheld global navigation satellite system (GNSS) receiver was used to determine the locations of sediment samples. The grain size distributions of samples were determined using standard techniques developed by the USGS Pacific Coastal and Marine Science Center sediment lab. The grain-size data are provided in a comma-delimited spreadsheet (.csv).) |
| waverunners | --- | Navigation Single Beam | Water column acoustic backscatter data from the mouth of the Columbia River, Oregon and Washington, 2013 (Spatial surveys of water column acoustic backscatter were performed between May 28 and June 2, 2013, in the mouth of the Columbia River, Oregon and Washington. These data were collected using a Biosonics DTX single-beam echosounder with 430 kHz transducer.) |
