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Field Activity Details for field activity 2024-320-FA

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Other ID: 24BIM06; 24BIM07; 24BIM08; 24BIM09; 24BIM10; 24BIM11

Status: Pending

Organization(s): USGS, St. Petersburg Coastal and Marine Science Center

Funding Program(s): Breton Island Post Construction Monitoring (GX.24.MN00.F9231.00)

Principal Investigator(s): James Flocks

Affiliate Investigator(s): USGS Wetlands Aquatic Research Center

Information Specialist(s): Chelsea Stalk, Julie Bernier, Nancy DeWitt

Data Type(s): Location-Elevation: Benchmarks, Location-Elevation: Navigation, Sonar: Single Beam, Sonar: Sound Velocity, Sampling: Geology, Sonar: Multibeam, Seismics: Sub Bottom Profiler

Scientific Purpose/Goals: Map seafloor for coastal change

Vehicle(s): Ford F-250 Stone Grey

Start Port/Location: Biloxi, MS

End Port/Location: Biloxi, Ms

Start Date: 2024-08-02

End Date: 2024-08-12

Equipment Used: Chirp 216, Choke Ring Antenna, Garmin GPS, SP80 GNSS Receiver, SP90 GNSS Receiver, Applanix POS-MV DGPS/IMU, Collapsible Tripod, ODOM-Echotrac CV-100, SBG Ellipse A Motion Sensor, Valeport SVP, Castaway-CTD, Push Corer, Multibeam Bathymetry System

Information to be Derived: Bathymetry, island elevation, sediment sampling, sub-bottom profiles.

Summary of Activity and Data Gathered:

Staff: Katharine Murray, Christopher Bemelmans, Benjamin Galbraith, Maxwell Reynolds, Andrew Farmer, Chelsea Stalk, Julie Bernier, Nancy DeWitt, Billy Reynolds, James Flocks

Affiliate Staff:
Sarai Piazza

Notes: 24BIM06: SALL = Multibeam and sub-bottom
24BIM07: TVEE = Single Beam
24BIM08: WVR1 = Single Beam
24BIM09: WVR2 = Single Beam
24BIM10: Sand Augers = Sediment sampling
24BIM11: Lidar GCP points

Entries for this field activity are updated from Field Activity 2014-314-FA.
Entries for this field activity are based on entries from Field Activity 2022-328-FA.

Location:

Breton Island, Louisiana, Gulf of Mexico

Boundaries
North: 29.57913024 South: 29.36320932 West: -89.2886 East: -89.03729248

Platform(s):

photo of Twin Vee (Jabba Jaw)
Twin Vee (Jabba Jaw)

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Data Acquired

Survey EquipmentSurvey InfoData Type(s)Data Collected
Chirp 216 --- Sub Bottom Profiler
Choke Ring Antenna --- Benchmarks
Navigation
Garmin GPS --- Navigation
SP80 GNSS Receiver --- Benchmarks
Navigation
SP90 GNSS Receiver --- Benchmarks
Navigation
Applanix POS-MV DGPS/IMU --- Navigation
Collapsible Tripod --- Benchmarks
Navigation
Profiles
Transects
ODOM-Echotrac CV-100 --- Single Beam
SBG Ellipse A Motion Sensor --- Single Beam
Valeport SVP --- Sound Velocity
Castaway-CTD --- Sound Velocity
Push Corer --- Geology
Multibeam Bathymetry System --- Multibeam

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