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Field Activity Details for field activity 2019-675-FA

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AKA: none

Other ID: Tres Palmas, Rincon, Puerto Rico, time-series camera installation

Status: Completed

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

Funding Program(s): Coral Reef Science for Coasts (ZP00TY5)

Principal Investigator(s): Curt Storlazzi

Affiliate Investigator(s):

Information Specialist(s): Shawn Harrison

Data Type(s): Location-Elevation: Profiles, Imagery: Photo

Scientific Purpose/Goals: Install time-series cameras to monitor waves and wave run-up on the beach. Collect GPS measurements for camera registration and calibration.

Vehicle(s): None

Start Port/Location: Rincon, Puerto Rico

End Port/Location: Rincon, Puerto Rico

Start Date: 2019-07-15

End Date: 2019-07-26

Equipment Used: Trimble R10, camera

Information to be Derived: Time-series imagery of waves and wave run-up on the beach. Elevation profiles of the beach for calibration.

Summary of Activity and Data Gathered: GPS data collected and cameras installed.

Staff: Daniel Nowacki, Cordell Johnson, Shawn Harrison

Affiliate Staff:

Notes:

Location:

Tres Palmas, Rincon, Puerto Rico

Boundaries
North: 18.36169423 South: 18.34181665 West: -67.2879982 East: -67.25692749

Platform(s):

photo of on foot
on foot

Other

Publications

Portals/Viewers

Data Acquired

Survey EquipmentSurvey InfoData Type(s)Data Collected
Trimble R10 --- Benchmarks
LIDAR
Navigation
Profiles
Transects
camera --- Photo

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