Other ID: none
Status: Completed
Organization(s): USGS, Woods Hole Coastal and Marine Science Center
Funding Program(s):
Principal Investigator(s): Ellyn Montgomery
Affiliate Investigator(s): University of New Hampshire
Information Specialist(s): Ellyn Montgomery
Data Type(s): Imagery: Photo, Imagery: Video, Sampling: Biology, Sampling: Chemistry, Sampling: Geology, Time Series: Mooring (physical oceanography)
Scientific Purpose/Goals: Test Imagenex time-series sensor systems with various targets.
Vehicle(s):
Start Port/Location: Durham, NH
End Port/Location: Durham, NH
Start Date: 2009-12-07
End Date: 2009-12-11
Equipment Used: Digital video camera, Digital camera, SCUBA, Bottom platform
Information to be Derived:
Summary of Activity and Data Gathered: This was an engineering exercise to ground truth and calibrate the time series sonar system to improve interpretation of existing and future data sets.
Staff: Dann Blackwood, Michael Casso, Marinna Martini, Ellyn Montgomery, Christopher Sherwood
Affiliate Staff:
We were assisted by Gary Margelowsky and Andy McLeod of UNH.
Notes: Project = Marthas Vineyard Coastal Observatory - Measurements and Modeling Applications, Marthas Vineyard Coastal Observatory - Measurements and Modeling Applications
Location:
University of New Hampshire Acoustic Test Tank, Durham, New Hampshire, United States, North America;
| Boundaries | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| North: 43.13351 | South: 43.1273 | West: -70.9324 | East: -70.92319 |
Platform(s):
| Title | Survey Equipment | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Cruise log | (document not focused on specific equipment) | Documentation of tests done, target configurations, sampling duration. Multiple files included in documentation. |
| Survey Equipment | Survey Info | Data Type(s) | Data Collected |
|---|---|---|---|
| Digital video camera | --- | Video | |
| Digital camera | --- | Photo | 2009-072-FA-PH-001 (Photographs of instrument position measurement, targets, experiment configurations in the tank, etc.) |
| SCUBA | --- | Biology Chemistry Geology | |
| Bottom platform | --- | Mooring (physical oceanography) | 2009-072-FA-NL-001 (Documentation of tests done, target configurations, sampling duration) 2009-072-FA-OM-001 (Files collected as part of experiments to validate the sonar's data quality.) |
