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Field Activity Details for field activity 2015-067-FA

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Other ID: none

Status: Completed

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

Funding Program(s): Coastal Model Applications and Field Measurements (LQ00DYN)

Principal Investigator(s): Christopher Sherwood

Affiliate Investigator(s): Ericka Johnson, WHOI

Information Specialist(s): Christopher Sherwood

Data Type(s): Environmental Data: Current, Location-Elevation: Navigation, Sonar: Sidescan, Sonar: Single Beam

Scientific Purpose/Goals: Jetyak tests of ADCP and Humminbird sonar

Vehicle(s):

Start Port/Location: Falmouth, MA

End Port/Location: Falmouth, MA

Start Date: 2015-10-07

End Date: 2015-10-07

Equipment Used: ADCP, Humminbird 898c HD SI Combo (Jetyak), Other

Information to be Derived: Jetyak test of ADCP for discharge on transects

Summary of Activity and Data Gathered: Obtained current measurements from jetyak, to be evaluated for reasonableness

Staff: Jonathan Borden, Alexander Nichols, Daniel Nowacki

Affiliate Staff:

Notes:

Location:

Waquoit Bay, Massachusetts, United States, Atlantic Ocean

Boundaries
North: 41.55300856 South: 41.5436107 West: -70.5327 East: -70.52307859

Platform(s):


Knob

Publications

Portals/Viewers

Data Acquired

Survey EquipmentSurvey InfoData Type(s)Data Collected
ADCP --- Current
Humminbird 898c HD SI Combo (Jetyak) --- Sidescan
Single Beam
Navigation
Other --- --- ---

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