Other ID: none
Status: Completed
Organization(s): USGS, St. Petersburg Coastal and Marine Science Center
Funding Program(s):
Principal Investigator(s): Richard Poore
Affiliate Investigator(s):
Information Specialist(s): Nancy DeWitt, Kyle Kelso
Data Type(s): Location-Elevation: Navigation, Sonar: Single Beam
Scientific Purpose/Goals: Collect recent cm level accuracy bathymetry of submerged wetland areas in LA
Vehicle(s):
Start Port/Location: Houma, Louisiana
End Port/Location: Houma, Louisiana
Start Date: 2008-08-07
End Date: 2008-08-17
Equipment Used: Ashtech Z-Xtreme DGPS, Marimatech Echosounder, Choke Ring Antenna
Information to be Derived: Single beam bathymetry (X, Y, Z) data, purpose to acquire the latest bathymetry to assist in calculating wetland subsidence
Summary of Activity and Data Gathered:
Staff: Nancy DeWitt, Kyle Kelso
Affiliate Staff:
Notes: Additional Equipment: Solonist 3001 LTC's water Level-loggers.
Location:
Point Aux Chene; Bully Camp Oil and Gas Field; DeLarge Oil and Gas Field, LA
| Boundaries | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| North: 29.85904082 | South: 29.15625396 | West: -91.6232 | East: -90.76947582 |
Platform(s):
Ooid II |
Bernier, J.C., Kelso, K.K., DeWitt, N.T., 2019, Single-beam bathymetric data collected in 2004 and 2008 from the Mississippi River Delta Plain, Louisiana: U.S. Geological Survey data release, https://doi.org/10.5066/P9RIB5GC.
Bernier, J.C., Morton, R.A., Kelso, K.W., 2011, Trends and causes of historical wetland loss, Sabine National Wildlife Refuge, southwest Louisiana: U.S. Geological Survey Open-File Report 2011-1169, 36 p., https://doi.org/10.3133/ofr20111169.
| Survey Equipment | Survey Info | Data Type(s) | Data Collected |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ashtech Z-Xtreme DGPS | --- | Benchmarks Navigation | |
| Marimatech Echosounder | --- | Single Beam | 08SWL02_SBB_xyz (Single-beam bathymetric x,y,z data from the Bully Camp, Point au Chien, Caminada, Fourchon, and Leeville study areas) |
| Choke Ring Antenna | The satellite L1/L2 signals were received via the Ashtech choke-ring antennas for the base station and the boat. The Ashtech Z-Xtreme GPS receivers interpret the signals and record the information as binary files. | Benchmarks Navigation |
