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Field Activity Details for field activity 2017-021-FA

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Other ID: none

Status: Completed

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

Funding Program(s): Barrier Evolution (MN00F1F)

Principal Investigator(s): Christopher Sherwood

Affiliate Investigator(s):

Information Specialist(s): Christopher Sherwood

Data Type(s): Location-Elevation: Navigation, Sonar: Sidescan

Scientific Purpose/Goals: Jetyak operations to map Sandwich Town Beach nearshore

Vehicle(s):

Start Port/Location: Sandwich, MA

End Port/Location: Sandwich, MA

Start Date: 2017-04-27

End Date: 2017-04-27

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

Information to be Derived: jetyak bathymetry and elevation/drone

Summary of Activity and Data Gathered: Nearshore bathymetry of Town Neck Beach was obtained to complement Rafael mapping further offshore.

Staff: Jonathan Borden, Sandra Brosnahan, Eric Marsjanik, Marinna Martini, Ellyn Montgomery, Alexander Nichols, Steven Suttles

Affiliate Staff:

Notes: Entries for this field activity are based on entries from Field Activity 2016-030-FA

Location:

Sandwich Town Neck Beach, Cape Cod Bay, Massachusetts, United States, Atlantic Ocean

Boundaries
North: 41.78503467 South: 41.73478262 West: -70.4908 East: -70.42205817

Platform(s):

photo of Rafael
Rafael

Publications

Portals/Viewers

Data Acquired

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

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