Other ID: none
Status: Completed
Organization(s): USGS, Woods Hole Coastal and Marine Science Center
Funding Program(s):
Principal Investigator(s): Jennifer Miselis
Affiliate Investigator(s):
Information Specialist(s):
Data Type(s): Seismics: Sub Bottom Profiler, Sonar: Sidescan, Biological Field Study: Experiments (biological), Biological Field Study: Surveys (biological), Electro-Magnetic: Resistivity, Imagery: Photo, Imagery: Video, Location-Elevation: Navigation, Location-Elevation: Transects, Sampling: Biology, Sampling: Geology, Sonar: Interferometric, Visual Identification: Species ID
Scientific Purpose/Goals: Map sediments and stratigraphy of the Bay.
Vehicle(s):
Start Port/Location: Barnegat Bay, NJ
End Port/Location: Barnegat Bay, NJ
Start Date: 2012-03-19
End Date: 2012-04-13
Equipment Used: SeaBOSS, Digital video camera, Canon G12, SEA SWATHplus-H 468 kHz, HYPACK, Edgetech 4200 sidescan, Digital camera, EdgeTech 424 chirp sub-bottom profiler
Information to be Derived: Stratigraphy and sediment distribution.
Summary of Activity and Data Gathered: R/V Rafael collected 1050 kms of bathymetry, backscatter, and seismics, along tracklines spaced 50-m apart between 20 Mar (JD080) and 8 April (JD090), 2012. Mini-SEABOSS survey operations (10-12 April, 2012) collected bottom photographs, video and sediment samples at ~ 81 stations.
Staff: Noreen Buster, Nancy DeWitt, William Pfeiffer
Affiliate Staff:
Notes: This project is OFA funded through WHCMSC, the SPCMSC is providing staff and equipment. The St. Pete swath system (SwathPlus +H) will be unavailable during this time. The survey will be conducted from the WHCMSC vessel, the R/V Rafael.
Location:
Barnegat Bay, NJ
| Boundaries | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| North: 40.08017384 | South: 39.71892458 | West: -74.20898455 | East: -74.02679407 |
Platform(s):
26-ft NPS Parker |  Rafael |
Andrews, B.D., Miselis, J.L., Danforth, W.W., Irwin, B.J., Worley, C.R., Bergeron, E.M., and Blackwood, D.S., 2015, Marine geophysical data collected in a shallow back-barrier estuary, Barnegat Bay, New Jersey (ver. 1.1, September 2016): U.S. Geological Survey Data Series 937, 15 p., https://doi.org/10.3133/ds937.
Andrews, B.D., Defne, Z., Miselis, J.L., and Ganju, N.K., 2015, Continuous terrain model for water circulation studies, Barnegat Bay, New Jersey, U. S. Geological Survey data release, https://doi.org/10.5066/F7PK0D6B.
Defne, Z., and Ganju, N.K., 2014, Quantifying the residence time and flushing characteristics of a shallow, back-barrier estuary—Application of hydrodynamic and particle tracking models: Estuaries and Coasts, vol. 38, p. 1719-1734, http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s12237-014-9885-3.
| Survey Equipment | Survey Info | Data Type(s) | Data Collected |
|---|---|---|---|
| SeaBOSS | Stainless steel framework that measures 1.1 x 1.1 meters and weighs 167 kilograms overall. House a van veen grab sampler as well as a having a digital camera and video camera mounted on the frame. | Surveys (biological) Experiments (biological) Species ID Photo Video Geology Biology | |
| Digital video camera | Video camera mounted on the SeaBOSS frame. | Video | BarnBaySEABOSSTrks (Tracklines for bottom video collected using the MINI-SEABOSS sampler in Barnegat Bay, NJ by the U.S. Geological Survey during 3 surveys in 2012 and 2013) |
| Canon G12 | Canon PowerShot G12, is mounted in a machined Delrin housing with a flat port and mounted on the SEABOSS frame. | Photo | |
| SEA SWATHplus-H 468 kHz | --- | Interferometric | |
| HYPACK | --- | Navigation | |
| Edgetech 4200 sidescan | --- | Sidescan | |
| Digital camera | --- | Photo | WHSC-003-FA-PH-001 (photos taken during field operations) |
| EdgeTech 424 chirp sub-bottom profiler | --- | Sub Bottom Profiler |
