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Field Activity Details for field activity 2015-647-FA

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AKA: none

Other ID: none

Status: Completed

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

Funding Program(s): Sediment Transport in Coastal Environments (ZP00FDB)

Principal Investigator(s): Guy Gelfenbaum, Andrew Stevens

Affiliate Investigator(s):

Information Specialist(s): Andrew Stevens

Data Type(s): Location-Elevation: Benchmarks, Location-Elevation: Navigation, Location-Elevation: Profiles, Location-Elevation: Transects, Sonar: Single Beam, Sonar: Sound Velocity

Scientific Purpose/Goals: Collect bathymetric and topographic data from Oregon and Washington coasts.

Vehicle(s): MarFac; Chevy Suburban - gray; 7 pass; G62-2874L

Start Port/Location: Astoria, OR

End Port/Location: Ocean Shores, WA

Start Date: 2015-07-13

End Date: 2015-08-14

Equipment Used: Radio (base), Radio (rover), Trimble R7 GPS (AS), Trimble R7 GPS receiver, Trimble R7 GPS receiver 9, Echosounder-1, Echosounder-2, YSI Sound velocity CTD

Information to be Derived: Beach Topography, Nearshore Bathymetry

Summary of Activity and Data Gathered: base, bathy, field_notes, gopro, photos, planning and SVP added to FAD on 8/19/2015

Staff: Timothy Elfers, Guy Gelfenbaum, Cordell Johnson

Affiliate Staff:

Notes: Entries for this field activity are based on entries from Field Activity 2014-631-FA

Location:

Oregon and Washington Coast

Boundaries
North: 47.23448964 South: 45.6927804 West: -124.761 East: -123.69384766

Platform(s):

photo of Waverunner 1 (SC)
Waverunner 1 (SC)
photo of Waverunner 2 (SC)
Waverunner 2 (SC)

Publications

Stevens, A.W., Weiner, H.M., Ruggiero, P., Kaminsky, G.M., and Gelfenbaum G.R., 2019, Beach topography and nearshore bathymetry of the Columbia River littoral cell, Washington and Oregon: U.S. Geological Survey data release.

Portals/Viewers

Data Acquired

Survey EquipmentSurvey InfoData Type(s)Data Collected
Radio (base) --- Benchmarks
LIDAR
Navigation
Profiles
Transects
Radio (rover) --- Navigation
Profiles
Transects
Trimble R7 GPS (AS) --- Benchmarks
Navigation
Profiles
Transects
Beach topography of the Columbia River littoral cell, Washington and Oregon, 2015 (This portion of the USGS data release presents topography data collected during surveys performed in the Columbia River littoral cell, Washington and Oregon, in 2015 (USGS Field Activity Number 2015-647-FA). Topographic profiles were collected by walking along survey lines with global navigation satellite system (GNSS) receivers mounted on backpacks.)
Trimble R7 GPS receiver --- Benchmarks
LIDAR
Navigation
Profiles
Transects
Trimble R7 GPS receiver 9 --- Benchmarks
LIDAR
Navigation
Profiles
Transects
Echosounder-1 --- Single Beam
Nearshore bathymetry of the Columbia River littoral cell, Washington and Oregon, 2015 (This portion of the USGS data release presents bathymetry data collected during surveys performed in the Columbia River littoral cell, Washington and Oregon in 2015 (USGS Field Activity Number 2015-647-FA). Bathymetry data were collected using four personal watercraft (PWCs) equipped with single-beam sonar systems and global navigation satellite system (GNSS) receivers. )
Echosounder-2 --- Single Beam
YSI Sound velocity CTD --- Sound Velocity

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