Field Activity Details for field activity 2025-010-FA

Other ID: CACO Waves

Status: Completed

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

Funding Program(s): Next-Generation Total Water Level and Coastal Change Forecast (WH) (MN00U03)

Principal Investigator(s): Christopher Sherwood

Affiliate Investigator(s):

Information Specialist(s): Olivia De Meo

Data Type(s): Time Series: Mooring (physical oceanography)

Scientific Purpose/Goals: Recover a nanopod within view but offshore of the Marconi Camera site. Data collected will help validate the total water level model.

Vehicle(s):

Start Port/Location: Woods Hole, MA

End Port/Location: Woods Hole, MA

Start Date: 2025-03-10

End Date: 2025-03-10

Equipment Used: Bottom platform

Information to be Derived: waves, currents, grain size, water levels, conductivity, temperature

Summary of Activity and Data Gathered: The nanopod was successfully recovered on 3/10/2025 via pop-up release. No scuba recovery was necessary. All instruments were clean and free of biofouling. All data were downloaded from the instruments using the manufacturer's software.

Staff: Sandra Brosnahan, Christopher Sherwood, Robert Bales, Eric Marsjanik, Steven Suttles

Affiliate Staff:

Notes: Entries for this field activity are based on entries from Field Activity 2024-028-FA.
Only 1 or 2 days needed for this activity but will need a broad window (10days) to find suitable sea-state conditions and ship availability for this work.
Scuba divers will be onboard as a back-up recovery option to be used only if primary method (pop-up release) is not successful.

Location:

Marconi Beach, MA

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Data Acquired