Other ID: CACO-01 2023
Status: Completed
Organization(s): USGS, Woods Hole Coastal and Marine Science Center
Funding Program(s): Next-Generation Total Water Level and Coastal Change Forecast (WH) (MN00U03)
Principal Investigator(s): Christopher Sherwood
Affiliate Investigator(s):
Information Specialist(s): Olivia De Meo, Jin-Si Over
Data Type(s): Environmental Data: Meteorology, Imagery: Video
Scientific Purpose/Goals: To characterize the beach and nearshore morphology and evaluate the USGS Total Water Level and Coastal Change Forecast. Use of CoastCam camera station(s) to visualize and map the beach and nearshore region to determine the types of bar morphologies, their persistence and temporal variability, and the relationship of these changes to wave and water-level conditions. Meteorlogical measurements will be made at the CoastCam location to supplement data on nearshore circulation processes, especially during the summer-early fall deployments that overlap with the shark behavior research.
Vehicle(s):
Start Port/Location: Truro, MA
End Port/Location: Truro, MA
Start Date: 2023-01-01
End Date: 2023-12-31
Equipment Used: Vaisala weather transmitter, Argus camera system
Information to be Derived: Periodic trips to maintain CoastCam CACO-01 and meteorological station at Head of Meadow Beach, Truro, MA on Cape Cod National Seashore as part of this ongoing project.
Summary of Activity and Data Gathered: Head of the Meadow Met Station and Camera was serviced five times. Batteries at MET station were replaced and data was downloaded each time. Camera is still functioning.
Staff: Olivia De Meo, Jin-Si Over, Eric Marsjanik
Affiliate Staff:
Notes: These are recurring trips to maintain CoastCam CACO-01 and weather station at Head of the Meadow Beach as part of this project.
Entries for this field activity are based on entries from Field Activity 2021-013-FA.
Entries for this field activity are based on entries from Field Activity 2022-009-FA.
Location:
Head of Meadow Beach, Cape Cod National Seashore, Barnstable County, Massachusetts, United States, Atlantic Ocean
| Boundaries | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| North: 42.06564923 | South: 42.04925015 | West: -70.10426044 | East: -70.06906986 |
Platform(s):
 on foot |
| Survey Equipment | Survey Info | Data Type(s) | Data Collected |
|---|---|---|---|
| Vaisala weather transmitter | --- | Meteorology | |
| Argus camera system | --- | Other Imagery Video |
