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USGS Coastal and Marine Hazards and Resources Program

Field Activity Details for field activity 2014-644-FA

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AKA: none

Other ID: none

Status: Completed

Organization(s): USGS, Pacific Coastal and Marine Science Center

Funding Program(s): High Energy Active Margins (ZP00F00)

Principal Investigator(s): Patrick Barnard

Affiliate Investigator(s):

Information Specialist(s): Daniel Hoover

Data Type(s): Location-Elevation: Benchmarks, Location-Elevation: Navigation, Location-Elevation: Profiles

Scientific Purpose/Goals: Monitor sand movement

Vehicle(s): Jeep Liberty 4X4 - silver

Start Port/Location: Capitola, CA

End Port/Location: Capitola, CA

Start Date: 2014-07-03

End Date: 2014-07-03

Equipment Used: Handheld GPS Nomad, Radio (base), Trimble R7 GPS receiver, Trimble R7 GPS receiver 9, Other

Information to be Derived: XYZ position along transects for comparison to historical data and beach surface map for extraction of MSL/MHW contours for comparison to historical and later data

Summary of Activity and Data Gathered: Rover, Base and Nomad data on FAD

Staff: Patrick Barnard, Daniel Hoover

Affiliate Staff:

Notes: No OT required for this activity

Location:

Capitola Beach, CA, USA

Boundaries
North: 36.97239326 South: 36.97032084 West: -121.956 East: -121.94828362

Platform(s):

photo of on foot
on foot

Publications

Portals/Viewers

Data Acquired

Survey EquipmentSurvey InfoData Type(s)Data Collected
Handheld GPS Nomad --- Benchmarks
LIDAR
Navigation
Profiles
Transects
Radio (base) --- Benchmarks
LIDAR
Navigation
Profiles
Transects
Trimble R7 GPS receiver --- Benchmarks
LIDAR
Navigation
Profiles
Transects
Trimble R7 GPS receiver 9 --- Benchmarks
LIDAR
Navigation
Profiles
Transects
Other --- --- ---

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