Other ID: 14BIM01, 14BIM02, 14BIM03, 14BIM04
Status: Completed
Organization(s): USGS, St. Petersburg Coastal and Marine Science Center
Funding Program(s):
Principal Investigator(s): James Flocks, Jennifer Miselis
Affiliate Investigator(s):
Information Specialist(s): Julie Bernier, Arnell Forde
Data Type(s): Location-Elevation: Benchmarks, Location-Elevation: Navigation, Sampling: Geology, Seismics: Bubble Gun, Sonar: Interferometric, Sonar: Single Beam, Sonar: Sound Velocity, Time Series: Mooring (physical oceanography)
Scientific Purpose/Goals: Characterize the geologic framework
Vehicle(s): Ford F-350 Dually Silver (GSA), Ford F-350 Dually White (GSA), White Dodge Pickup - White
Start Port/Location: Venice, La
End Port/Location: Biloxi, Ms
Start Date: 2014-07-11
End Date: 2014-07-31
Equipment Used: Ashtech Z-Xtreme DGPS, F190 DGPS/IMU, Bubble Pulser, Generic - Echosounder, Interferometric Bathymetry System, Valeport SVP, Garmin GPS, Push Corer, Choke Ring Antenna, Other, GPS Pole, Grab Sampler, Vibracorer, Bubble Pulser Hydrophone Streamer Cable
Information to be Derived: Bathymetry, nearsurface geology, island elevation
Summary of Activity and Data Gathered: Interferometric swath bathymetry and backscatter (71 lines), singlebeam bathymetry (462 lines), bubble pulser sub-bottom profiles (20 lines), submerged sediment grab samples (39), and sediment push cores (18).
Staff: Nancy DeWitt, James Flocks, Joseph Fredericks, Kyle Kelso, Jennifer Miselis, Billy Reynolds
Affiliate Staff:
Notes:
Location:
Breton Island, Chandeleur Islands, Louisiana, Gulf of America (Gulf of Mexico)
| Boundaries | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| North: 29.57913024 | South: 29.36320932 | West: -89.2886 | East: -89.03729248 |
Platform(s):
 Personal Water Craft (White WVR1 - Shark) |  Sallenger |  Twin Vee (Jabba Jaw) |
Bernier, J.C., Kelso, K.W., Tuten, T.M., Stalk, C.A., Flocks, J.G., 2017, Archive of sediment data collected in 2014 and 2015 From around Breton and Gosier Islands, Breton National Wildlife Refuge, Louisiana: U.S. Geological Survey data release, https://doi.org/10.5066/F79C6VKF.
Bernier, J.C., Kelso, K.W., Tuten, T.M., Stalk, C.A., Flocks, J.G., 2017, Sediment data collected in 2014 and 2015 from around Breton and Gosier Islands, Breton National Wildlife Refuge, Louisiana: U.S. Geological Survey Data Series 1037, https://doi.org/10.3133/ds1037.
DeWitt, N.T., Fredericks, J.J., Flocks, J.G., Miselis, J.L., Locker, S.D., Kindinger, J.G., Bernier, J.C., Kelso, K.W., Reynolds, B.J., Wiese, D.S., Browning, T., 2016, Archive of bathymetry and backscatter data collected in 2014 nearshore Breton and Gosier Islands, Breton National Wildlife Refuge, Louisiana: U.S. Geological Survey Data Series 1005, https://doi.org/10.3133/ds1005.
Flocks, J., Kindinger, J., Miselis, J., Locker, S., 2015, Stratigraphy And Morphology Of The Barrier Platform Of Breton Island, Louisiana: Deltaic, Marine And Human Influences: Coastal Sediments 2015World Scientific, , doi: 10.1142/9789814689977_0194.
Flocks, J.G., Terrano, J.F., 2016, Analysis of seafloor change at Breton Island, Gosier Shoals, and surrounding waters, 1869-2014, Breton National Wildlife Refuge, Louisiana: U.S. Geological Survey Open-File Report 2016-1069, 34 p., https://doi.org/10.3133/ofr20161069.
Terrano, J.F., Flocks, J.G., Smith, K.E.L., 2016, Analysis of shoreline and geomorphic change for Breton Island, Louisiana, from 1869 to 2014: U.S. Geological Survey Open-File Report 2016-1039, 43 p., https://doi.org/10.3133/ofr20161039.
| Survey Equipment | Survey Info | Data Type(s) | Data Collected |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ashtech Z-Xtreme DGPS | --- | Benchmarks Navigation | 14BIM01_IFB_tracklines.zip (Swath tracklines – R/V Sallenger) 14BIM02_SBB_tracklines.zip (Single-beam tracklines – R/V Jabba Jaw) 14BIM03_SBB_tracklines.zip (Single-beam tracklines – R/V Chum Bucket) |
| F190 DGPS/IMU | --- | Navigation | |
| Bubble Pulser | --- | Bubble Gun | |
| Generic - Echosounder | --- | Single Beam | 14BIM02_SBB_xyz.zip (Single-beam soundings – R/V Jabba Jaw) 14BIM03_SBB_xyz.zip (Single-beam soundings – R/V Chum Bucket) |
| Interferometric Bathymetry System | --- | Interferometric | 14BIM01_IFB_xyz.zip (Swath data 5-m BASE resolution – R/V Sallenger) |
| Valeport SVP | --- | Sound Velocity | |
| Garmin GPS | --- | Navigation | 14BIM04_samplesites.zip (Sample (push and grab) locations (.xlsx, .csv, .shp, .kml) ) |
| Push Corer | --- | Geology | 14BIM04_CoreXrays.zip (Core x-radiographs) 14BIM04_CoreLogs.pdf (Core logs) 14BIM04_GrainSize_RunStats.zip (GRADISTAT grain size run statistics) 14BIM04_CorePhotos.zip (Core photographs) 14BIM04_GrainSize_SumStats.zip (Grain size summary statistics) |
| Choke Ring Antenna | --- | Benchmarks Navigation | |
| Other | --- | --- | --- |
| GPS Pole | --- | Navigation Profiles Transects | |
| Grab Sampler | --- | Biology Geology | |
| Vibracorer | --- | Geology | |
| Bubble Pulser Hydrophone Streamer Cable | --- | Bubble Gun |
