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Field Activity Details for field activity 1995-602-FA

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AKA: none

Other ID: KW195MU

Status: Completed

Organization(s): USGS, Pacific Coastal and Marine Science Center

Funding Program(s): Hawaii Beach Monitoring Program (MU133)

Principal Investigator(s): Bruce Richmond

Affiliate Investigator(s):

Information Specialist(s): Ann Gibbs

Data Type(s): Location-Elevation: Profiles, Sampling: Geology

Scientific Purpose/Goals: Coastal Erosion Study are to document the recent history of shoreline change in Hawaii and to determine the primary factor(s) responsible for coastal erosion in low-latitude environments.

Vehicle(s): None

Start Port/Location:

End Port/Location:

Start Date: 1995-01-02

End Date: 1995-09-07

Equipment Used: geodimeter, grab

Information to be Derived: The overall goals of this study are to document the coastal erosion history in Hawaii, determine the causal factors of that erosion, provide high-quality data for other "end-users" in applied studies (i.e. coastal engineers, planners, and managers), and increase our general understanding of low-latitude coastal geologic development. This project involves close cooperation between the USGS Coastal and Marine Geology Program and the University of Hawaii. The data and results are presented as a web site (a separate CDROM is also available). For the islands of Oahu and Maui, Index maps show the location of the beach profile monitoring sites. Each site is linked to a site map, photograph of the area, collection of beach profiles, and the profile data.

Summary of Activity and Data Gathered: Biannual beach profiles were collected at 42 Oahu and 36 Maui locations between August 1994 and August 1999. Surveys were conducted at approximately summer-winter intervals and extend from landward of the active beach to about -4 meters water depth. Profile data on a CDROM are presented in both Microsoft EXCEL 97/98 & 5.0/95 Workbook (.xls) format and comma separated value (.csv) format. Graphical representation of the surveys (x vs. z and x vs. y) are presented in EXCEL format only. Site descriptions, including beach location, directions to site, GPS information, and a description of Reference Points used, are available in both EXCEL and ADOBE ACROBAT .pdf format.

Staff:

Affiliate Staff:

Notes: FAN created for the following FACS ID's:
KW195MU VKWK 1/2/1995
MK195MU VMAK 1/2/1995
PU195MU VPUU 1/2/1995
KI195MU VKIH 1/3/1995
MA195MU VMAA 1/3/1995
FL195MU VLFM 1/6/1995
HO195MU VHON 1/6/1995
NP195MU VNPL 1/6/1995
WH195MU VWHU 1/8/1995
HN195MU VHNK 1/9/1995
KH195MU VKHL 1/9/1995
KP195MU VKNP 1/9/1995
KR195MU VKHR 1/9/1995
LB195MU VLBP 1/9/1995
OL195MU VOLO 1/9/1995
SP195MU VSPR 1/9/1995
BL195MU VBLD 1/10/1995
K1195MU VKNH1 9/2/1995
K2195MU VKNH2 9/2/1995
K3195MU VKNH2 9/2/1995
BL295MU VBLD 9/2/1995
SP295MU VSPR 9/2/1995
WH295MU VWHU 9/2/1995
KR295MU VKHR 9/2/1995
OL295MU VOLO 9/3/1995
PU295MU VPUU 9/3/1995
LB295MU VLBP 9/3/1995
MK295MU VMAK 9/3/1995
KH295MU VKHL 9/3/1995
KW295MU VKWK 9/3/1995
H1195MU VHPT1 9/4/1995
H2195MU VHPT2 9/4/1995
H3195MU VHPT3 9/4/1995
H4195MU VHPT4 9/4/1995
HB195MU VHBP 9/4/1995
FL295MU VLFM 9/4/1995
HO295MU VHON 9/4/1995
NP295MU VNPL 9/4/1995
BB195MU VBBP 9/5/1995
E1195MU VKEA1 9/5/1995
E2195MU VKEA2 9/5/1995
L1195MU VHLM1 9/5/1995
L2195MU VHLM2 9/5/1995
MA295MU VMAA 9/5/1995
KI295MU VKIH 9/5/1995
N1195MU VNKP1 9/6/1995
N2195MU VNKP2 9/6/1995
HN295MU VHNK 9/6/1995
KP295MU VKNP 9/6/1995
KA195MU VKAM 9/7/1995

Location:

Maui, HI

Boundaries
North: 21.11746273 South: 20.37630061 West: -156.8691 East: -155.72979738

Platform(s):

photo of on foot
on foot

Publications

Portals/Viewers

Data Acquired

Survey EquipmentSurvey InfoData Type(s)Data Collected
geodimeter --- Profiles
Transects
grab --- Geology

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