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Field Activity Details for field activity 2021-304-FA

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Other ID: none

Status: Completed

Organization(s): USGS, St. Petersburg Coastal and Marine Science Center

Funding Program(s): Coastal Sediment Availability and Flux - CSAF (GX.26.MN00.M0Y60.00)

Principal Investigator(s): Daniel Ciarletta, Jennifer Miselis

Affiliate Investigator(s):

Information Specialist(s): Julie Bernier

Data Type(s): Imagery: Photo, Visual Identification: Ground Truthing

Scientific Purpose/Goals: Reconnaissance/ground truthing in support of a study that seeks to investigate the past evolution of the Pinellas barrier islands using computer models informed by geology from field sites, including Anclote Key, Honeymoon Island, Caladesi Island, Mullet Key, and Cabbage Key.

Vehicle(s): Ford F-250 Stone Grey

Start Port/Location: Palm Harbor, FL

End Port/Location: Palm Harbor, FL

Start Date: 2021-01-28

End Date: 2021-01-29

Equipment Used: Digital Camera, Other

Information to be Derived: Availability of survey benchmarks, access, terrain types, visual geomorphology

Summary of Activity and Data Gathered: Ground truth of planned core sites and GPR lines. Updated GPS positions of target core locations using handheld Garmin GPS. See 2021-308-FA for additional information.

Staff: Julie Bernier, Daniel Ciarletta

Affiliate Staff:

Notes:

Location:

Pinellas County, Florida Gulf coast, US

Boundaries
North: 28.24390842 South: 27.60445387 West: -82.88497925 East: -82.68859863

Platform(s):

photo of 22-ft Twin Vee (R/V G. Hill)
22-ft Twin Vee (R/V G. Hill)

Publications

Portals/Viewers

Data Acquired

Survey EquipmentSurvey InfoData Type(s)Data Collected
Digital Camera --- Photo
Video
Other --- --- ---

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