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Field Activity Details for field activity 2022-018-FA

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Other ID: Pea Island Naitonal Wildlife Refuge Topobathy Survey - Post DUNEX

Status: Pending

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

Funding Program(s): Remote Sensing Coastal Change (ZP00GJA)

Principal Investigator(s): Christopher Sherwood

Affiliate Investigator(s): Peter Traykovski: Woods Hole Oceanographic Institute

Information Specialist(s): Jin-Si Over

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

Scientific Purpose/Goals: Collect topographic and bathymetric data of the Pea Island National Wildlife Refuge DUNEX site as a follow-up to the data collected in 2020-024-DD, 2021-028-FA, and 2021-029-FA.

Vehicle(s):

Start Port/Location: Pea Island National Wildlife Refuge, North Carolina

End Port/Location: Pea Island National Wildlife Refuge, North Carolina

Start Date: 2022-04-10

End Date: 2022-04-10

Equipment Used: PPK GPS, Cerulean Sonar S-500 Sounder

Information to be Derived: elevation/bathymetry

Summary of Activity and Data Gathered: Walking survey with PPK GPS and single-beam echo-sounder bathymetry collected using Yellowfin completed on April 10, 2022.

Staff:

Affiliate Staff:

Notes: Only P. Traykovski will be in the field. Chris Sherwood is on the permitting and data processing.
Account is: GX22.LQ00.GJEAF

Location:

Dare County, North Carolina, Cape Hatteras National Seashore - Pea Island National Wildlife Refuge

Boundaries
North: 35.78439883 South: 35.6264936 West: -75.560669 East: -75.4486084

Platform(s):

photo of WHOI Yellowfin
WHOI Yellowfin
photo of on foot
on foot

Publications

Portals/Viewers

Data Acquired

Survey EquipmentSurvey InfoData Type(s)Data Collected
PPK GPSPPK GPS attached to Yellowfin for bathymetry trackline data. PPK GPS also used to collect walking survey points for topography on beach and dune. Navigation
Cerulean Sonar S-500 SounderSingle-beam echo sounder data collected using Yellowfin as platformSingle Beam

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