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Field Activity Details for field activity 2015-073-FA

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Other ID: none

Status: Completed

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

Funding Program(s): Other (Other)

Principal Investigator(s): Ann Luppino

Affiliate Investigator(s):

Information Specialist(s): Ann Luppino

Data Type(s): Environmental Data: Wave

Scientific Purpose/Goals: Observe salt marsh erosion over time at two different sites with the same salt marsh. Hypothesizing if waves flow in the direction of a salt marsh at a high velocity then the salt marsh will erode at a greater rate than that of a salt marsh with little to no wave disturbance.

Vehicle(s):

Start Port/Location: Wareham, MA

End Port/Location: Wareham, MA

Start Date: 2015-11-12

End Date: 2016-01-12

Equipment Used: Sensor - wave

Information to be Derived: Wave size

Summary of Activity and Data Gathered: This was part of a student intern project. Data location is unknown. Student (Ann Lupino) no longer works for the USGS.

Staff: Sandra Brosnahan, Ann Luppino

Affiliate Staff:

Notes:

Location:

Parkwood Beach, Wareham, Massachusetts

Boundaries
North: 41.74411202 South: 41.74132042 West: -70.7055 East: -70.70071073

Platform(s):

photo of on foot
on foot

Publications

Portals/Viewers

Data Acquired

Survey EquipmentSurvey InfoData Type(s)Data Collected
Sensor - wave --- Wave

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