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Field Activity Details for field activity 2022-641-FA

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AKA: none

Other ID: CRLC 2022

Status: Pending

Organization(s): USGS, Pacific Coastal and Marine Science Center

Funding Program(s): Sediment Transport in Coastal Environments (ZP00FDB)

Principal Investigator(s): Andrew Stevens

Affiliate Investigator(s): Peter Ruggiero (OSU) George Kaminsky (WA DOE)

Information Specialist(s): Andrew Stevens

Data Type(s): Environmental Data: CTD, Sonar: Single Beam, Location-Elevation: Profiles, Location-Elevation: Navigation, Location-Elevation: Benchmarks

Scientific Purpose/Goals: Collect nearshore bathymetry and beach topography in the Columbia River littoral cell.

Vehicle(s): MarFac; Expedition G62-3094P

Start Port/Location: Astoria, OR

End Port/Location: Ocean Shores, WA

Start Date: 2022-07-26

End Date: 2022-08-23

Equipment Used: YSI Sound velocity CTD, Waverunners, Waverunners, Trimble R7 GPS (AS), Radio (base), GPS, Trimble R7 GPS (AS), Radio (base), Trimble R7 GPS (AS), Radio (base)

Information to be Derived: Beach Topography, Nearshore Bathymetry

Summary of Activity and Data Gathered:

Staff: Andrew Stevens, Timothy Elfers, Jackson Currie

Affiliate Staff:

Notes: Entries for this field activity are based on entries from Field Activity 2020-622-FA

Entries for this field activity are based on entries from Field Activity 2021-632-FA

Location:

Columbia River Littoral Cell

Boundaries
North: 47.13742465 South: 45.99696162 West: -124.59594727 East: -123.76098633

Platform(s):

photo of Waverunner 1 (SC)
Waverunner 1 (SC)
photo of Waverunner 2 (SC)
Waverunner 2 (SC)

Publications

Stevens, A.W., Weiner, H.M., Wood, J.M., Ruggiero, P., Kaminsky, G.M., and Gelfenbaum G.R., 2019, Beach topography and nearshore bathymetry of the Columbia River littoral cell, Washington and Oregon (ver. 4.0, January 2024): U.S. Geological Survey data release, https://doi.org/10.5066/P9W15JX8.

Portals/Viewers

Data Acquired

Survey EquipmentSurvey InfoData Type(s)Data Collected
YSI Sound velocity CTD --- CTD
Sound Velocity
Waverunners --- Navigation
Single Beam
Waverunners --- Navigation
Single Beam
Nearshore bathymetry of the Columbia River littoral cell, Washington and Oregon, 2022 (This portion of the USGS data release presents bathymetry data collected during surveys performed in the Columbia River littoral cell and mouth of the Columbia River, Washington and Oregon, in 2022)
Trimble R7 GPS (AS) --- Benchmarks
Navigation
Profiles
Transects
Radio (base) --- Benchmarks
LIDAR
Navigation
Profiles
Transects
GPS --- Navigation
Trimble R7 GPS (AS) --- Benchmarks
Navigation
Profiles
Transects
Radio (base) --- Benchmarks
LIDAR
Navigation
Profiles
Transects
Trimble R7 GPS (AS) --- Benchmarks
Navigation
Profiles
Transects
Beach topography of the Columbia River littoral cell, Washington and Oregon, 2022 (This portion of the USGS data release presents topography data collected during surveys performed in the Columbia River littoral cell, Washington and Oregon, in 2022)
Radio (base) --- Benchmarks
LIDAR
Navigation
Profiles
Transects

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