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USGS Coastal and Marine Hazards and Resources Program

Field Activity Details for field activity 2024-615-FA

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AKA: none

Other ID: none

Status: Pending

Organization(s): USGS, Pacific Coastal and Marine Science Center

Funding Program(s): Other (Other), High Energy Active Margins (ZP00F00)

Principal Investigator(s): Jonathan Warrick

Affiliate Investigator(s):

Information Specialist(s): Daniel Hoover

Data Type(s): Location-Elevation: Profiles, Location-Elevation: Navigation

Scientific Purpose/Goals: Monitor changes in sand distribution and movement in nearshore portions of the Santa Barbara littoral cell between Goleta and Mugu submarine canyon

Vehicle(s): MarFac; crewcab - G63-2147R

Start Port/Location: Carpinteria, CA

End Port/Location: Carpinteria, CA

Start Date: 2024-03-17

End Date: 2024-03-20

Equipment Used: Radio (rover), Radio (base), Handheld GPS Nomad, Trimble R10, Trimble R7 GPS receiver 9, Trimble R7 GPS receiver

Information to be Derived: Nearshore bathymetry and beach topography

Summary of Activity and Data Gathered:

Staff: Alexander Snyder, Daniel Hoover

Affiliate Staff:

Notes: Entries for this field activity are based on entries from Field Activity 2021-610-FA.
Entries for this field activity are based on entries from Field Activity 2023-617-FA.

Location:

Santa Barbara littoral cell

Boundaries
North: 34.44400807 South: 34.0827734 West: -119.96 East: -119.1151123

Platform(s):

photo of ATV
ATV

Publications

Snyder, A.G., Stevens, A.W., Logan, J.B., and Hoover, D.J., 2024, Digital elevation models (DEMs) of the beach and nearshore in Santa Cruz, California: U.S. Geological Survey data release, https://doi.org/10.5066/P134BC6W.

Portals/Viewers

Data Acquired

Survey EquipmentSurvey InfoData Type(s)Data Collected
Radio (rover) --- Navigation
Profiles
Transects
Radio (base) --- Benchmarks
LIDAR
Navigation
Profiles
Transects
Handheld GPS Nomad --- Benchmarks
LIDAR
Navigation
Profiles
Transects
Trimble R10 --- Benchmarks
LIDAR
Navigation
Profiles
Transects
Trimble R7 GPS receiver 9 --- Benchmarks
LIDAR
Navigation
Profiles
Transects
Trimble R7 GPS receiver --- Benchmarks
LIDAR
Navigation
Profiles
Transects

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