Other ID: none
Status: Completed
Organization(s): USGS, St. Petersburg Coastal and Marine Science Center
Funding Program(s): Lostman's Shark Rver - NPS (MN000AZ)
Principal Investigator(s): Stanley Locker
Affiliate Investigator(s):
Information Specialist(s): Dana Wiese
Data Type(s): Location-Elevation: Navigation, Seismics: Bubble Gun, Seismics: Sub Bottom Profiler, Sonar: Interferometric
Scientific Purpose/Goals: Equipment test in preparation for Breton Island geophysical surveys.
Vehicle(s): Ford F-350 Dually - Silver (GSA)
Start Port/Location: St. Petersburg, FL
End Port/Location: St. Petersburg, FL
Start Date: 2014-05-05
End Date: 2014-07-08
Equipment Used: Other, Interferometric Bathymetry System, Chirp 424, Bubble Pulser, Bubble Pulser Hydrophone Streamer Cable , F190 DGPS/IMU, Trimble SPS751
Information to be Derived: Test 424 and bubble pulser, compare penetration and data quality. Test SwathPlus.
Summary of Activity and Data Gathered: Collected subbottom profiles in Tampa Bay. Collected swath data over the St Pete artificial reef site.
Staff: Trevor Browning, James Flocks, Arnell Forde, Joseph Fredericks, Kyle Kelso, Stanley Locker, Jennifer Miselis, Dana Wiese
Affiliate Staff:
Notes:
Location:
Tampa Bay, FL
| Boundaries | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| North: 27.86700255 | South: 27.73847595 | West: -82.6502 | East: -82.54903158 |
Platform(s):
 Sallenger | Price |
Locker, S.D., Miselis, J.L., Buster, N.A., Hapke, C.J., Wadman, H.M., McNinch, J.E., Forde, A.S., Stalk, C.A., 2017, Nearshore sediment thickness, Fire Island, New York: U.S. Geological Survey Open-File Report 2017-1024, 29 p., https://doi.org/10.3133/ofr20171024.
| Survey Equipment | Survey Info | Data Type(s) | Data Collected |
|---|---|---|---|
| Other | --- | --- | --- |
| Interferometric Bathymetry System | Used to verify the system was working. | Interferometric | |
| Chirp 424 | equipment was on boat but it was not used. | Sub Bottom Profiler | No data was collected |
| Bubble Pulser | Several test profiles were run to compare acquisition settings. | Bubble Gun | |
| Bubble Pulser Hydrophone Streamer Cable | 50-meter, single channel hydrophone receiver for Bubble Pulser system. | Bubble Gun | No data was collected |
| F190 DGPS/IMU | Provided navigation and vessel motion detection. | Navigation | No data was collected |
| Trimble SPS751 | Additional navigation system. | Benchmarks Navigation Profiles Transects | No data was collected |
