Other ID: Marconi Beach 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): Peter Traykovski (WHOI)
Information Specialist(s): Jin-Si Over
Data Type(s): Sonar: Single Beam, Location-Elevation: Navigation, Imagery: Photo
Scientific Purpose/Goals: To characterize the beach and nearshore morphology to validate the USGS Total Water Level and Coastal Change Forecast that uses the ARGUS Camera systems (CoastCams) 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. Includes subaerial survey measurements to map the beach; aerial imagery from kite/balloon to map the beach; and bathymetric soundings from WHOI autonomous surface vehicle to map nearshore. May include measurments to calibrate the CoastCam.
Vehicle(s):
Start Port/Location: Falmouth, MA
End Port/Location: Falmouth, MA
Start Date: 2023-03-20
End Date: 2023-03-22
Equipment Used: Sony a6000, UAS- heli-kite, PPK GPS, Cerulean Sonar S-500 Sounder, Spectra Precision SP80, Aeropoint targets
Information to be Derived: Yearly update on topography and bathymetry of the beach and nearshore region in view of the cameras.
Summary of Activity and Data Gathered: Bathymetry data was collected with the ASV Yellowfin on March 20 by J. Over and P. Traykovski, P. Berube assisted. Helikite was flown on March 22 by J. Over, C. Sherwood, and assisted by M. Carson. Wind was onshore and thus the water line was not mapped.
Staff: Jin-Si Over, Christopher Sherwood
Affiliate Staff:
Notes: There will be two days of surveying based on weather.
Entries for this field activity are based on entries from Field Activity 2022-014-FA.
Location:
Marconi Beach, Wellfleet, Cape Cod National Seashore, Barnstable County, MA, United States
| Boundaries | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| North: 41.89900178 | South: 41.8898755 | West: -69.96565313 | East: -69.95105473 |
Platform(s):
 WHOI Yellowfin |  on foot |
Over, J.R., Sherwood, C.R., and Traykovski, P.A., 2023, Topographic and bathymetric data, structure from motion imagery, and ground control data collected at Marconi Beach, Wellfleet, Massachusetts in March 2023, U.S. Geological Survey Field Activity 2023-012-FA: U.S. Geological Survey data release, https://doi.org/10.5066/P99ST3LT.
| Survey Equipment | Survey Info | Data Type(s) | Data Collected |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sony a6000 | JPEG taken every 5 seconds for use in structure from motion | Photo | 2023012FA_Marconi_DSM (Digital Surface Model representing Marconi Beach, Wellfleet, MA on March 22, 2023) 2023012FA_Marconi_imagery (Low-altitude aerial imagery collected from a Helikite at Marconi Beach, Wellfleet, MA on March 22, 2023. Also includes the images locations in a CSV file.) 2023012FA_Marconi_ortho (Orthomosaic representing Marconi Beach, Wellfleet, MA on March 22, 2023. ) |
| UAS- heli-kite | Filled with helium and towed by hand up and down the beach with a digital camera and ppk GPS attached. | Photo Navigation Video | |
| PPK GPS | Hot shoed to the camera so there is highly accurate photo location information | Navigation | |
| Cerulean Sonar S-500 Sounder | placed in ASV to record depth to seafloor | Single Beam | 2023012FA_Marconi_bathymetry (Bathymetric data and grid of offshore Marconi Beach, Wellfleet, MA on March 20, 2023) |
| Spectra Precision SP80 | used as a base and rover in RTK mode to provide location information for QA/QC | Navigation | |
| Aeropoint targets | Placed in survey area as ground control for structure from motion | Navigation Transects Profiles | 2023012FA_Marconi_navigation (Ground control points Marconi Beach, Wellfleet, MA on March 22, 2023) |
