Other ID: 22CCT09; 22CCT10; 22CCT11; 22CCT12
Status: Completed
Organization(s): USGS, St. Petersburg Coastal and Marine Science Center
Funding Program(s): Estuary and Marsh Geology - EMRG (Geomorphology) (GX.24.MN00.M1D20.00)
Principal Investigator(s): Kathryn Smith, Christopher Smith
Affiliate Investigator(s): Mississippi State University (MSU)
Information Specialist(s): Nancy DeWitt
Data Type(s): Sonar: Sound Velocity, Sonar: Single Beam, Location-Elevation: Navigation, Location-Elevation: Benchmarks
Scientific Purpose/Goals: To collect Single-beam bathymetry within Point Au Chenes Bay, MS
Vehicle(s): Ford F-350 Dually Grey (GSA)
Start Port/Location: Bayou Heron Boat Ramp, Moss Point, MS
End Port/Location: Bayou Heron Boat Ramp, Moss Point, MS
Start Date: 2022-06-06
End Date: 2022-06-10
Equipment Used: Castaway-CTD, SBG Ellipse A Motion Sensor, ODOM-Echotrac CV-100, Tripods, SP90 GNSS Receiver, Collapsible Tripod, Choke Ring Antenna
Information to be Derived: Single-beam bathymetry x,y,z data points and create a current digital elevation model (DEM)
Summary of Activity and Data Gathered: Successful acquisition of single-beam bathymetry data was achieved during this survey.
Staff: Benjamin Galbraith
Affiliate Staff:
Notes: 22CCT09 = Personal Water Craft (PWC) = RV Shark (white) collecting single-beam bathymetry
22CCT10 = Personal Water Craft (PWC) = RV Chum (blue) collecting Single beam bathymetry;
Entries for this field activity are based on entries from Field Activity 2021-307-FA as the data collected is intended to be a repeat survey.
Location:
Point Aux Chenes Bay, MS
| Boundaries | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| North: 30.36013764 | South: 30.30027859 | West: -88.48182678 | East: -88.37677002 |
Platform(s):
 Personal Water Craft (Blue WVR2 - Chum) |  Personal Water Craft (White WVR1 - Shark) |
DeWitt, N.T., Galbraith, B.A., Terrano, J.F., Smith, C.G.,, Smith, K.E.L., Stalk, C.E., 2024, Single-beam Bathymetry Data Collected in 2022 From Point Aux Chenes Bay, Mississippi: U.S. Geological Survey data release, https://doi.org/10.5066/P13NPYMZ.
| Survey Equipment | Survey Info | Data Type(s) | Data Collected |
|---|---|---|---|
| Castaway-CTD | --- | Sound Velocity | |
| SBG Ellipse A Motion Sensor | --- | Single Beam | |
| ODOM-Echotrac CV-100 | --- | Single Beam | Point_Aux_Chenes_2022_ SBES_xyz (Single-beam bathymetry xyz data in both WGS84 (G2139) ellipsoid and NAD83 NAVD88 GEOID12A and data dictionary ) Point_Aux_Chenes_2022_ SBES_NAD83_NAVD88_GEOID12A_ UTM16N_10m_DEM (Single-beam bathymetry DEM, 10-m cell size in NAD83 NAVD88 GEOID 12A and the accompanying boundary shapefile) |
| Tripods | --- | Mooring (physical oceanography) Benchmarks Navigation | |
| SP90 GNSS Receiver | --- | Benchmarks Navigation | Point_Aux_Chenes_2022_ SBES_Tracklines (Single-beam bathymetry tracklines in WGS84 (G2139) and data dictionary) |
| Collapsible Tripod | --- | Benchmarks Navigation Profiles Transects | |
| Choke Ring Antenna | --- | Benchmarks Navigation |
