AKA: none
Other ID: SC Harbor ADCP
Status: Completed
Organization(s): USGS, Pacific Coastal and Marine Science Center
Funding Program(s): Tsunami Hazards, Modeling, and the Sedimentary Record (ZP00ES5)
Principal Investigator(s): Kurt Rosenberger, Eric Geist, Stephanie Ross
Affiliate Investigator(s): Patrick Lynett, USC; Nicholas Graehl, CA Department of Conservation; Jason Patton, CA Department of Conservation
Information Specialist(s): Kurt Rosenberger
Data Type(s): Location-Elevation: Navigation, Time Series: Mooring (physical oceanography)
Scientific Purpose/Goals: Deploy an acoustic Doppler current profiler to monitor currents and water levels in the harbor to measure the effects of large events (tsunamis and large wave events) on the coast and any potential flooding or damage to infrastructure caused by such events
Vehicle(s):
Start Port/Location: Santa Cruz Harbor, Santa Cruz, CA
End Port/Location: Santa Cruz Harbor, Santa Cruz, CA
Start Date: 2025-04-10
End Date: 2026-04-10
Equipment Used: totalstation, ADCP - RDInstruments - 1200 kHz
Information to be Derived: water current profiles, sea water level, sea water temperature
Summary of Activity and Data Gathered: ADCP deployed in harbor, data syncing to s3 bucket and FAD.
Staff: Timothy Elfers, Peter Dal Ferro, Gerry Hatcher
Affiliate Staff:
Notes:
Location:
Santa Cruz Harbor
| Boundaries | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| North: 36.96480921 | South: 36.96038573 | West: -122.00411797 | East: -121.99995518 |
Platform(s):
R/V Jewell |
| Survey Equipment | Survey Info | Data Type(s) | Data Collected |
|---|---|---|---|
| totalstation | --- | Navigation | |
| ADCP - RDInstruments - 1200 kHz | --- | Current Wave Mooring (physical oceanography) |