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USGS Coastal and Marine Hazards and Resources Program

Field Activity Details for field activity 2024-330-FA

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Other ID: none

Status: Pending

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

Funding Program(s): Interconnected Coastal Environments at Decadal Timescales - ICED-T (GX.26.MN00.VC001.00)

Principal Investigator(s): Daniel Ciarletta

Affiliate Investigator(s):

Information Specialist(s): Julie Bernier

Data Type(s): Location-Elevation: Navigation, Environmental Data: Sediment Properties, Sampling: Geology

Scientific Purpose/Goals: Collect lithological and sediment volume information from hurricane washover deposits to inform geomorphic modeling.

Vehicle(s):

Start Port/Location: Sanibel, Florida

End Port/Location: Naples, Florida

Start Date: 2024-12-17

End Date: 2024-12-20

Equipment Used: SP80 GNSS Receiver, Push Corer, Hand Grab Sampling, Vibracorer

Information to be Derived: Grain size, location/thickness of washover deposits

Summary of Activity and Data Gathered:

Staff: Nancy Dewitt, Daniel Ciarletta, Julie Bernier

Affiliate Staff:

Notes: Platforms (Honda SxS 700-4 UTVand UTV Trailer) and vehicle (Forde F-250 Stone Grey) will need to be requested for each site visit.

Location:

Beach, dune, and backbarrier environments of Siesta Key, Sanibel Island, Fort Myers Beach, Lovers Key, and Naples

Boundaries
North: 27.26862364 South: 26.14857384 West: -82.55526601 East: -81.79794088

Platform(s):

Publications

Portals/Viewers

Data Acquired

Survey EquipmentSurvey InfoData Type(s)Data Collected
SP80 GNSS Receiver --- Benchmarks
Navigation
Push Corer --- Geology
Hand Grab Sampling --- Geology
Biology
Chemistry
Vibracorer --- Geology

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