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Field Activity Details for field activity 2022-330-FA

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Other ID: none

Status: Completed

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

Funding Program(s): Next-Generation Total Water Level and Coastal Change Forecast (GX.25.MN00.U0310.00)

Principal Investigator(s): Legna Torres-Garcia, Margaret Palmsten, Mark Buckley

Affiliate Investigator(s):

Information Specialist(s): David Thompson

Data Type(s): Time Series: Mooring (physical oceanography), Location-Elevation: Transects, Imagery: Video, Environmental Data: Wave, Environmental Data: Current

Scientific Purpose/Goals: Measure waves, currents and runup to improve Total Water Level forecasts.

Vehicle(s): None

Start Port/Location: Dorado, Puerto Rico

End Port/Location: Isla Verde, Puerto Rico

Start Date: 2022-08-08

End Date: 2022-08-16

Equipment Used: RBR Virtuoso pressure sensor, Sofar Spotter buoy, Pressure Logger, GPS Backpack, Digital Video, Acoustic Doppler Current Profiler (ADCP), Acoustic Doppler Current Profiler (ADCP)

Information to be Derived: wave parameters, currents, water levels and runup

Summary of Activity and Data Gathered:

Staff: David Thompson, Billy Reynolds, Justin Birchler

Affiliate Staff:

Notes:

Location:

Isla Verde and Dorado, Puerto Rico

Boundaries
North: 18.50565666 South: 18.40926076 West: -66.32445277 East: -65.96331351

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Data Acquired

Survey EquipmentSurvey InfoData Type(s)Data Collected
RBR Virtuoso pressure sensor --- Current
Depth
ORP
Turbidity
pH
Dissolved Oxygen
Fluorescence
Conductivity
Tide
Wave
Pressure
Sofar Spotter buoy --- Meteorology
Pressure
Temperature
Wave
Pressure Logger --- Mooring (physical oceanography)
GPS Backpack --- Navigation
Profiles
Transects
Digital Video --- Video
Acoustic Doppler Current Profiler (ADCP) --- Current
Depth
Pressure
Temperature
Tide
Wave
Acoustic Doppler Current Profiler (ADCP) --- Current
Depth
Pressure
Temperature
Tide
Wave

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