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Field Activity Details for field activity 2022-601-FA

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AKA: Guam I2R camera and Sofar buoy deployment

Other ID: Guam Argus

Status: Completed

Organization(s): USGS, Pacific Coastal and Marine Science Center, USGS, Woods Hole Coastal and Marine Science Center, National Park Service

Funding Program(s): Coral Reef Science for Coasts (ZP00TY5), Next Generation Total Water Level and Coastal Change Forecasts ()

Principal Investigator(s): Curt Storlazzi

Affiliate Investigator(s): Tim Clark (NPS)

Information Specialist(s): Kristen Cumming

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

Scientific Purpose/Goals: Collect coastal imagery, water level, and wave data to assess runup on a reef-lined coast

Vehicle(s): None

Start Port/Location: Santa Cruz, CA

End Port/Location: Santa Cruz, CA

Start Date: 2022-01-17

End Date: 2022-01-27

Equipment Used: Other, Sofar Smart Mooring and Spotter Buoy, topographic equipment, Camera-video, PPK GPS

Information to be Derived: tides, waves, pressure, temperature, runup

Summary of Activity and Data Gathered: Deployed camera system, buoy/mooring, tide/wave gauges, and collected topography

Staff: Daniel Nowacki

Affiliate Staff:

Notes: Uses new I2Rgus coastal camera system, Sofar Smart Mooring wave buoy, RBR Virtuoso3s

Location:

west-central Guam

Boundaries
North: 13.48333 South: 13.46667 West: 144.7 East: 144.73333

Platform(s):


Other

Publications

Portals/Viewers

Data Acquired

Survey EquipmentSurvey InfoData Type(s)Data Collected
Other --- --- ---
Sofar Smart Mooring and Spotter Buoy --- Mooring (physical oceanography)
Wave
topographic equipment --- Profiles
Transects
Camera-video --- Photo
Video
PPK GPS --- Navigation

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