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USGS Coastal and Marine Geology Program

Field Activity Details for field activity 2024-631-FA

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AKA: none

Other ID: none

Status: Completed

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): Environmental Data: CTD, Location-Elevation: Navigation, Location-Elevation: Profiles, Sonar: Single Beam, Imagery: Photo

Scientific Purpose/Goals: Monitor changes in subtidal and subaerial sand volume and distribution

Vehicle(s): MarFac; Ford F350 pickup/stake truck; 6 pass; G82-0317H, MarFac; Chevy Suburban - gray; 7 pass; G62-2874L

Start Port/Location: San Francisco, CA

End Port/Location: San Francisco, CA

Start Date: 2024-04-09

End Date: 2024-04-12

Equipment Used: YSI Sound velocity CTD, navigation, Handheld GPS Nomad, Radio (base), Radio (rover), Waverunners, Structure from Motion - ground vehicle

Information to be Derived: Bathymetry and topography

Summary of Activity and Data Gathered: Bathymetry, topography, and SfM data successfully collected.

Staff: Rachel Marcuson, Daniel Hoover, Alexander Snyder, Timothy Elfers

Affiliate Staff:

Notes: Entries for this field activity are based on entries from Field Activity 2023-674-FA.

Location:

Ocean Beach, San Francisco, CA, California

Boundaries
North: 37.80802086 South: 37.6058952 West: -122.579 East: -122.47805176

Platform(s):

photo of ATV
ATV
photo of Waverunner 1 (SC)
Waverunner 1 (SC)
photo of Waverunner 2 (SC)
Waverunner 2 (SC)

Publications

Portals/Viewers

Data Acquired

Survey EquipmentSurvey InfoData Type(s)Data Collected
YSI Sound velocity CTD --- CTD
Sound Velocity
navigation --- Navigation
Handheld GPS Nomad --- Benchmarks
LIDAR
Navigation
Profiles
Transects
Radio (base) --- Benchmarks
LIDAR
Navigation
Profiles
Transects
Radio (rover) --- Navigation
Profiles
Transects
Waverunners --- Navigation
Single Beam
Structure from Motion - ground vehicle --- Photo

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