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Field Activity Details for field activity 2015-318-FA

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Other ID: none

Status: Cancelled

Organization(s): USGS, St. Petersburg Coastal and Marine Science Center

Funding Program(s): Barrier Island Evolution Research - BIER Sedimentology (GX.17.MN00.F1F50.00)

Principal Investigator(s): Jennifer Miselis

Affiliate Investigator(s):

Information Specialist(s): Nancy DeWitt, Joseph Fredericks

Data Type(s): Location-Elevation: Benchmarks, Location-Elevation: Navigation, Seismics: Sub Bottom Profiler, Sonar: Interferometric, Sonar: Sound Velocity, Time Series: Mooring (physical oceanography)

Scientific Purpose/Goals: Characterize the geologic framework

Vehicle(s): Ford F-350 Dually - Silver (GSA)

Start Port/Location: Venice, La

End Port/Location: Biloxi, Ms

Start Date: 2015-06-23

End Date: 2015-06-30

Equipment Used: Ashtech Z-Xtreme DGPS, Choke Ring Antenna, Other, F190 DGPS/IMU, Garmin GPS, GPS Pole, Chirp 424, Interferometric Bathymetry System, Valeport SVP

Information to be Derived: Bathymetry, sub-bottom, water level

Summary of Activity and Data Gathered: gbvucu

Staff: Nancy DeWitt, James Flocks, Joseph Fredericks, Kyle Kelso, Stanley Locker, Thomas Tuten

Affiliate Staff:

Notes: Interferometric swath bathymetry and backscatter (39 Lines), Chirp sub-bottom profiles (39 lines)

Location:

Northern Chandeleur Islands, Louisiana, Gulf of Mexico

Boundaries
North: 30.08424588 South: 29.66437114 West: -89.1128 East: -88.56488037

Platform(s):

photo of Sallenger
Sallenger

Publications

Portals/Viewers

Data Acquired

Survey EquipmentSurvey InfoData Type(s)Data Collected
Ashtech Z-Xtreme DGPS --- Benchmarks
Navigation
Choke Ring Antenna --- Benchmarks
Navigation
Other --- --- ---
F190 DGPS/IMU --- Navigation
Garmin GPS --- Navigation
GPS Pole --- Navigation
Profiles
Transects
Chirp 424 --- Sub Bottom Profiler
Interferometric Bathymetry System --- Interferometric
Valeport SVP --- Sound Velocity

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