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Field Activity Details for field activity 12ACH01

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Other ID: BERM

Status: Completed

Organization(s): USGS, St. Petersburg Coastal and Marine Science Center

Funding Program(s):

Principal Investigator(s): Nathaniel Plant, Abby Sallenger

Affiliate Investigator(s):

Information Specialist(s): Philip Thompson

Data Type(s): Environmental Data: Temperature, Imagery: Photo, Location-Elevation: Benchmarks, Location-Elevation: Navigation, Time Series: Mooring (physical oceanography)

Scientific Purpose/Goals: Deployment of 2 Seabird wave gauges

Vehicle(s):

Start Port/Location: Pt. Cadet Marina, MS

End Port/Location: Pt. Cadet Marina, MS

Start Date: 2012-02-22

End Date: 2012-02-26

Equipment Used: Water Level Recorder, Ashtech Z-Xtreme DGPS, Choke Ring Antenna, Sea-Bird Wave and Tide Logger (SBE 26plus), Camera, Digital, Hand Held

Information to be Derived: Accurate water levels for inclusion in Berm response models.

Summary of Activity and Data Gathered: Scuba operations to install wave gauges and ellipsoid heights of said gauges.

Staff: Billy Reynolds, Philip Thompson

Affiliate Staff:

Notes: Additional Equipment Used: Batteries, Self-Contained Underwater Breathing Apparatus (SCUBA)
Staff to include Charles Worley from WH and one other yet to be determined.

Location:

Chandeleur Islands, LA

Boundaries
North: 30.15746418 South: 29.38476764 West: -89.0977 East: -88.25172777

Platform(s):

photo of Halimeda
Halimeda

Publications

Portals/Viewers

Data Acquired

Survey EquipmentSurvey InfoData Type(s)Data Collected
Water Level Recorder --- Benchmarks
Ashtech Z-Xtreme DGPS --- Benchmarks
Navigation
Choke Ring Antenna --- Benchmarks
Navigation
Sea-Bird Wave and Tide Logger (SBE 26plus) --- Temperature
Tide
Wave
Mooring (physical oceanography)
Camera, Digital, Hand Held --- Photo

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