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Field Activity Details for field activity 2020-622-FA

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AKA: none

Other ID: none

Status: Pending

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

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

Principal Investigator(s): Andrew Stevens

Affiliate Investigator(s): Peter Ruggiero (OSU) George Kaminsky (WA DOE)

Information Specialist(s): Andrew Stevens

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

Scientific Purpose/Goals: Collect nearshore bathymetry and beach topography in the Columbia River littoral cell.

Vehicle(s): MarFac; crewcab - G63-2147R, MarFac; Expedition G62-3094P

Start Port/Location: Astoria, OR

End Port/Location: Ilwaco, WA

Start Date: 2020-07-18

End Date: 2020-07-20

Equipment Used: Radio (base), Trimble R7 GPS (AS), GPS, Waverunners

Information to be Derived: Beach Topography, Nearshore Bathymetry

Summary of Activity and Data Gathered:

Staff: Joshua Logan, Andrew Ritchie, Alexander Snyder, Andrew Stevens

Affiliate Staff:

Notes:

Location:

Columbia River Littoral Cell

Boundaries
North: 47.13742465 South: 45.99696162 West: -124.59594727 East: -123.76098633

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., Wood, J.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 (ver. 3.0, December 2021): U.S. Geological Survey data release, https://doi.org/10.5066/P9W15JX8.

Portals/Viewers

Data Acquired

Survey EquipmentSurvey InfoData Type(s)Data Collected
Radio (base) --- Benchmarks
LIDAR
Navigation
Profiles
Transects
Beach topography of the Columbia River littoral cell, Washington and Oregon, 2020 (This portion of the USGS data release presents topography data collected during surveys performed in the Columbia River littoral cell, Washington and Oregon, in 2020 (USGS Field Activity Number 2020-622-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
GPS --- Navigation
Waverunners --- Navigation
Single Beam
Nearshore bathymetry of the Columbia River littoral cell, Washington and Oregon, 2020 (This portion of the USGS data release presents bathymetry data collected during surveys performed in the Columbia River littoral cell, Washington and Oregon, in 2020 (USGS Field Activity Number 2020-622-FA). Bathymetry data were collected using four personal watercraft (PWCs) equipped with single-beam sonar systems and global navigation satellite system (GNSS) receivers. )

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