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): Imagery: Photo, 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: 2016-08-15
End Date: 2016-09-02
Equipment Used: Radio (base), Radio (rover), Trimble R7 GPS (AS), Trimble R7 GPS receiver, Trimble R7 GPS receiver 9, Echosounder-2, YSI Sound velocity CTD, camera, Echosounder-1
Information to be Derived: Beach Topography, Nearshore Bathymetry
Summary of Activity and Data Gathered: bathy, benchmarks, field_notes, matlab, photos, svp and topo submitted to FAD 1/6/2017
Staff: Timothy Elfers, Guy Gelfenbaum, Alexander Snyder
Affiliate Staff:
Notes: Entries for this field activity are based on entries from Field Activity 2014-631-FA
Entries for this field activity are based on entries from Field Activity 2015-647-FA
Location:
Oregon and Washington Coast
| Boundaries | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| North: 47.23448964 | South: 45.6927804 | West: -124.761 | East: -123.69384766 |
Platform(s):
 Waverunner 1 (SC) | Waverunner 2 (SC) |
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.
| Survey Equipment | Survey Info | Data Type(s) | Data Collected |
|---|---|---|---|
| Radio (base) | --- | Benchmarks LIDAR Navigation Profiles Transects | |
| Radio (rover) | --- | Navigation Profiles Transects | Beach topography of the Columbia River littoral cell, Washington and Oregon, 2016 (This portion of the USGS data release presents topography data collected during surveys performed in the Columbia River littoral cell, Washington and Oregon, in 2016 (USGS Field Activity Number 2016-663-FA). Topographic profiles were collected by walking along survey lines with global navigation satellite system (GNSS) receivers mounted on backpacks.) |
| Trimble R7 GPS (AS) | --- | Benchmarks Navigation Profiles Transects | |
| Trimble R7 GPS receiver | --- | Benchmarks LIDAR Navigation Profiles Transects | |
| Trimble R7 GPS receiver 9 | --- | Benchmarks LIDAR Navigation Profiles Transects | |
| Echosounder-2 | --- | Single Beam | Nearshore bathymetry of the Columbia River littoral cell, Washington and Oregon, 2016 (This portion of the USGS data release presents bathymetry data collected during surveys performed in the Columbia River littoral cell, Washington and Oregon in 2016 (USGS Field Activity Number 2016-663-FA). Bathymetry data were collected using four personal watercraft (PWCs) equipped with single-beam sonar systems and global navigation satellite system (GNSS) receivers. ) |
| YSI Sound velocity CTD | --- | Sound Velocity | |
| camera | --- | Photo | |
| Echosounder-1 | --- | Single Beam |
