Other ID: none
Status: Pending
Organization(s): USGS, St. Petersburg Coastal and Marine Science Center
Funding Program(s):
Principal Investigator(s): Mark Buckley, Michael Itzkin
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Information Specialist(s):
Data Type(s): Location-Elevation: Navigation, Environmental Data: Sediment Properties, Sampling: Geology
Scientific Purpose/Goals: To collect moisture probe data and sediment samples (for size distribution) for numerical model inputs and validation.
Vehicle(s):
Start Port/Location: Madeira Beach, FL
End Port/Location: Madeira Beach, FL
Start Date: 2023-03-17
End Date: 2023-12-31
Equipment Used: GPS , Sediment Moisture Probe, Grab Sampler
Information to be Derived: Grain size distribution and moisture data.
Summary of Activity and Data Gathered: Collected grab samples of sand from across a transect (swash zone, beach, dune tow).
Staff:
Affiliate Staff:
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Location:
Madeira Beach, FL
| Boundaries | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| North: 27.80082112 | South: 27.79287163 | West: -82.80246245 | East: -82.79260304 |
Platform(s):
Itzkin, M., Palmsten, M.L., Buckley, M.L., Birchler, J.J., 2025, Hourly Sediment Moisture Content, Salinity, and Temperature Measurements for Madeira Beach, Florida, USA (January 25 â August 31, 2023): U.S. Geological Survey data release, https://doi.org/10.5066/P1QIZ879.
| Survey Equipment | Survey Info | Data Type(s) | Data Collected |
|---|---|---|---|
| GPS | --- | Navigation | Moisture_Probes_Locations_Data (GPS measurements of the X/Y (easting and northing) locations of the moisture probes as well as the initial surface elevation where they were installed) |
| Sediment Moisture Probe | --- | Sediment Properties | Moisture_Probe_Data (Hourly observations of moisture content, salinity, and temperature at 5 points along a dune transect at Madeira Beach) |
| Grab Sampler | --- | Biology Geology |
