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Field Activity Details for field activity 2021-629-FA

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AKA: Dolan Fire fieldwork

Other ID: none

Status: Pending

Organization(s): USGS, Pacific Coastal and Marine Science Center, University of California, Santa Cruz

Funding Program(s): Other (Other)

Principal Investigator(s): Amy East

Affiliate Investigator(s): Noah Finnegan, UC Santa Cruz

Information Specialist(s): Other

Data Type(s): Environmental Data: Meteorology, Location-Elevation: Transects

Scientific Purpose/Goals: Monitoring rainfall and post-fire sediment transport in the area of Los Padres National Forest burned in the 2020 Dolan Fire.

Vehicle(s): Mitsubishi Outlander G61-0912R

Start Port/Location: N/A

End Port/Location: N/A

Start Date: 2021-05-24

End Date: 2023-12-31

Equipment Used: Onset HOBO RG3-M Rain Gauge, Total Station

Information to be Derived: River profiles (elevation) and grain size of streambed in Nacimiento River through pebble counting.

Summary of Activity and Data Gathered:

Staff: Joshua Logan, Amy East

Affiliate Staff:

Notes: Study end date is approximate, not known yet.

Location:

Dolan Fire burn area, Monterey County, California

Boundaries
North: 36.20882309 South: 36.07574222 West: -121.71779544 East: -121.34947286

Platform(s):


Unknown

Publications

East, A.E., and Williamson, J.L., 2023, Rain measurements in the Dolan Fire Area, Los Padres National Forest, California, 2021 to 2022: U.S. Geological Survey data release, https://doi.org/10.5066/P9VVYKJ7.

East, A.E., Logan, J.B., and Williamson, J.L., 2023, Rain measurements in and near the Dolan Fire Area, Los Padres National Forest, California, 2022 to 2023: U.S. Geological Survey data release, https://doi.org/10.5066/P9CVG5AL.

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Data Acquired

Survey EquipmentSurvey InfoData Type(s)Data Collected
Onset HOBO RG3-M Rain Gauge --- Meteorology
Rain measurements in and near the Dolan Fire Area, 2022 to 2023 (Rainfall measurements were collected in and near the Dolan Fire burn area, Los Padres National Forest, California.)
Rain measurements in the Dolan Fire Area, 2021 to 2022 (Rainfall measurements were collected in and near the Dolan Fire burn area, Los Padres National Forest, California.)
Total Station --- Benchmarks
Profiles
Transects

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