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Field Activity Details for field activity 2024-639-FA

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AKA: none

Other ID: CRLC 2024

Status: Completed

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

Funding Program(s): Sediment Transport in Coastal Environments (ZP00FDB)

Principal Investigator(s): Andrew Stevens

Affiliate Investigator(s): Peter Ruggiero (OSU) George Kaminsky (WA DOE)

Information Specialist(s): Andrew Stevens

Data Type(s): Environmental Data: CTD, Sonar: Single Beam, Location-Elevation: Profiles, Location-Elevation: Navigation, Location-Elevation: Benchmarks

Scientific Purpose/Goals: Collect nearshore bathymetry and beach topography in the Columbia River littoral cell.

Vehicle(s): MarFac; Chevy Suburban - gray; 7 pass; G62-2874L

Start Port/Location: Astoria, OR

End Port/Location: Ocean Shores, WA

Start Date: 2024-08-01

End Date: 2024-08-09

Equipment Used: YSI Sound velocity CTD, Waverunners, GPS, Trimble R7 GPS (AS), Radio (base)

Information to be Derived: Beach Topography, Nearshore Bathymetry

Summary of Activity and Data Gathered: Nearshore bathymetry and beach topography data collected.

Staff: Kai Parker, Timothy Elfers, Jackson Currie, Andrew Stevens

Affiliate Staff:

Notes: Entries for this field activity are based on entries from Field Activity 2023-644-FA.

Location:

Columbia River Littoral Cell

Boundaries
North: 47.13742465 South: 45.99696162 West: -124.59594727 East: -123.76098633

Platform(s):

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
Waverunners --- Navigation
Single Beam
GPS --- Navigation
Trimble R7 GPS (AS) --- Benchmarks
Navigation
Profiles
Transects
Radio (base) --- Benchmarks
LIDAR
Navigation
Profiles
Transects

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