Other ID: none
Status: Completed
Organization(s): USGS, Woods Hole Coastal and Marine Science Center
Funding Program(s):
Principal Investigator(s): E. Robert Thieler
Affiliate Investigator(s): Paul Gayes - CCU
Information Specialist(s): E. Robert Thieler
Data Type(s): Sonar: Sidescan, Sampling: Geology, Location-Elevation: Navigation
Scientific Purpose/Goals: Sidescan and grab sampling survey of shoreface and inner shelf off Wrightsville Beach and Topsail Island to assess impact of Hurricane Bonnie.
Vehicle(s):
Start Port/Location: Wrightsville Beach, NC
End Port/Location: Wrightsville Beach, NC
Start Date: 1998-08-30
End Date: 1998-09-02
Equipment Used: Klein 595 100/500kHz sidescan sonar, Van Veen grab sampler, DGPS
Information to be Derived: Grain size analysis; Sea floor map;
Summary of Activity and Data Gathered: Noted changes to the morphologic fabric of the sea floor greater than those observed following Hurricanes Bertha and Fran (1996). Van Veen samples: 32 (30 stations); Klein sidescan: 275 km.
Staff: E. Robert Thieler
Affiliate Staff:
P. Gayes - Sci.; P. Donovan-Ealy - Tech. - CCU; N. Gielstra - Tech. - CCU
Notes:
Project = Hurricane Bonnie post-storm sidescan survey, Hurricane Bonnie post-storm sidescan survey
Location:
Wrightsville Beach, Top Sail Island, Onslow Bay, North Carolina, United States, North America, North Atlantic;
| Boundaries | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| North: 34.5 | South: 34.1 | West: -77.9 | East: -77.5 |
Platform(s):
Rita's Ride |
| Title | Survey Equipment | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Navigation log | DGPS | DGPS navigation log with waypoints, start and end times of lines and files, fish layback, sample identifiers, and time delays. |
| Sidescan log | Klein 595 100/500kHz sidescan sonar | ISIS sidescan sonar log with start and end times for lines and files, equipment performance. |
| Survey Equipment | Survey Info | Data Type(s) | Data Collected |
|---|---|---|---|
| Klein 595 100/500kHz sidescan sonar | --- | Sidescan | 1998-046-FA-SO-001 (Digital tape(s) of SSS L1-11, SSS L12-22, SSS L23-35, SSS L36-38, ) |
| Van Veen grab sampler | --- | Geology | 1998-046-FA-SC-001 (GRAB samples) |
| DGPS | --- | Navigation | 1998-046-FA-LN-001-01 (Trackmap depicting sidescan sonar survey with line numbers.
) |
