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Field Activity Details for field activity 2025-601-FA

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AKA: none

Other ID: Reefense - Tyndall AFB

Status: Pending

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

Funding Program(s):

Principal Investigator(s): Curt Storlazzi

Affiliate Investigator(s):

Information Specialist(s): Joshua Logan

Data Type(s): Location-Elevation: Navigation, Sonar: Multibeam, Imagery: Photo, Environmental Data: Conductivity, Environmental Data: Current, Environmental Data: Depth, Environmental Data: Meteorology, Environmental Data: Pressure, Environmental Data: Temperature, Environmental Data: Tide, Environmental Data: Turbidity, Environmental Data: Wave, Time Series: Mooring (physical oceanography)

Scientific Purpose/Goals: To collect baseline data on performance of Reefense hybrid oyster reef structures in support of DARPA

Vehicle(s):

Start Port/Location: Panama City, FL

End Port/Location: Panama City, FL

Start Date: 2025-01-07

End Date: 2025-01-15

Equipment Used: RTK GPS, Norbit Winghead, Camera-still, salinity sensor, Sensors - pressure, anemometer, Nortek Signature 1000 ADCP, Nortek Vector ADV, RBR Virtuoso, Sofar Spotter

Information to be Derived: water level, wave height, wave period, wave direction, current speed, current direction, water temperature, water salinity, water turbidity, wind speed, wind direction

Summary of Activity and Data Gathered:

Staff: Joshua Logan, Curt Storlazzi, Gerry Hatcher, Meredith McPherson, Kurt Rosenberger, Olivia Cheriton

Affiliate Staff:

Notes:

Location:

Bay inshore of Tyndall Air Force Base, Panama City, Florida

Boundaries
North: 30.04977935 South: 30.01708448 West: -85.50933838 East: -85.4598999

Platform(s):


Other

Publications

Portals/Viewers

Data Acquired

Survey EquipmentSurvey InfoData Type(s)Data Collected
RTK GPS --- LIDAR
Transects
Benchmarks
Profiles
Navigation
Norbit Winghead --- Multibeam
Camera-still --- Photo
salinity sensor --- Conductivity
Sensors - pressure --- Depth
anemometer --- Meteorology
Nortek Signature 1000 ADCP --- Temperature
Current
Wave
Tide
Mooring (physical oceanography)
Nortek Vector ADV --- Temperature
Mooring (physical oceanography)
Wave
Tide
Pressure
Current
RBR Virtuoso --- Mooring (physical oceanography)
Tide
Wave
Turbidity
pH
ORP
Fluorescence
Dissolved Oxygen
Temperature
Pressure
CTD
Sofar Spotter --- Wave
Mooring (physical oceanography)

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