Other ID: none
Status: Pending
Organization(s): USGS, St. Petersburg Coastal and Marine Science Center
Funding Program(s): Next-Generation Total Water Level and Coastal Change Forecast (GX.26.MN00.U0310.00)
Principal Investigator(s): Margaret Palmsten, Mark Buckley
Affiliate Investigator(s):
Information Specialist(s): Johnathan Woodruff, David Thompson
Data Type(s): Environmental Data: Wave, Environmental Data: Current, Time Series: Mooring (physical oceanography), Imagery: Photo
Scientific Purpose/Goals: To collect data for assessing the accuracy of total water level and coastal change forecasts.
Vehicle(s): Ford F-350 Dually Grey (GSA)
Start Port/Location: St Petersburg, Florida
End Port/Location: St Petersburg, Florida
Start Date: 2026-05-05
End Date: 2026-05-05
Equipment Used: Acoustic Doppler Current Profiler (ADCP), Pressure Logger, Sofar Spotter Buoy, Digital Camera
Information to be Derived: Oceanographic Time Series - currents, waves and water levels
Summary of Activity and Data Gathered:
Staff: Mark Buckley, Legna Torres-Garcia, Billy Reynolds
Affiliate Staff:
Notes: Entries for this field activity are based on entries from Field Activity 2021-311-FA.
Location:
Gulf of America (Gulf of Mexico) offshore of Madeira Beach, St Petersburg, Florida
| Boundaries | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| North: 28.10105796 | South: 27.54074758 | West: -83.11156459 | East: -82.67579448 |
Platform(s):
 Halimeda |  Sallenger |  25-ft Dusky (R/V Palmatta) |
| Survey Equipment | Survey Info | Data Type(s) | Data Collected |
|---|---|---|---|
| Acoustic Doppler Current Profiler (ADCP) | --- | Current Depth Pressure Temperature Tide Wave | |
| Pressure Logger | --- | Mooring (physical oceanography) | |
| Sofar Spotter Buoy | --- | Mooring (physical oceanography) Meteorology Pressure Temperature Wave | |
| Digital Camera | --- | Photo Video |
