Other ID: 24BIM01; 24BIM02
Status: Pending
Organization(s): USGS, St. Petersburg Coastal and Marine Science Center
Funding Program(s): Next-Generation Total Water Level and Coastal Change Forecast (GX.25.MN00.U0310.00)
Principal Investigator(s): Margaret Palmsten
Affiliate Investigator(s): Mark Buckley
Information Specialist(s): Nancy DeWitt, Billy Reynolds
Data Type(s): Location-Elevation: Benchmarks, Sonar: Sound Velocity, Sonar: Single Beam, Location-Elevation: Navigation
Scientific Purpose/Goals: Resurveying the single-beam Echosounder Data (SBES) tracklines acquired under FAN 2023-304-FA specifically 23BIM01; 23BIM02. Bathymetry data will assist researchers with wave data interpretation on and benthic morphology of the seafloor on the approach to and within the view of the the camera system.
Vehicle(s): Chevy Suburban Silver
Start Port/Location: St. Petersburg, FL
End Port/Location: St. Petersburg, FL
Start Date: 2024-02-08
End Date: 2024-02-09
Equipment Used: Castaway-CTD, SBG Ellipse A Motion Sensor, ODOM-Echotrac CV-100, Real-Time Kinematic (RTK) DGPS, SP90 GNSS Receiver
Information to be Derived: SBES xyz, SBES tracklines
Summary of Activity and Data Gathered:
Staff: Christopher Bemelmans, Maxwell Reynolds, Benjamin Galbraith, Nancy DeWitt, Billy Reynolds
Affiliate Staff:
Notes: Entries for this field activity are based on entries from Field Activity 2023-304-FA. Each personal water craft will collect specific data types and be assigned a sub-FAN, as follows:
- PWC1-RV Shark - SBES; 24BIM01
- PWC2-RV CHUM - SBES; 24BIM02
Entries for this field activity are based on entries from Field Activity 2023-304-FA.
Location:
St. Petersburg, Florida specifically Madeira Beach
| Boundaries | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| North: 27.8044616 | South: 27.76163368 | West: -82.87605286 | East: -82.78507233 |
Platform(s):
 Personal Water Craft (Blue WVR2 - Chum) |  Personal Water Craft (White WVR1 - Shark) |
| Survey Equipment | Survey Info | Data Type(s) | Data Collected |
|---|---|---|---|
| Castaway-CTD | --- | Sound Velocity | |
| SBG Ellipse A Motion Sensor | --- | Single Beam | |
| ODOM-Echotrac CV-100 | --- | Single Beam | |
| Real-Time Kinematic (RTK) DGPS | --- | Benchmarks Navigation Profiles | |
| SP90 GNSS Receiver | --- | Benchmarks Navigation |
