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Field Activity Details for field activity 2026-611-FA

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AKA: none

Other ID: Moloka'i SAG experiment 2026

Status: Pending

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

Funding Program(s): Coral Reef Science for Coasts (ZP00TY5)

Contact(s): Curt Storlazzi

Information Specialist(s): Olivia Cheriton

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

Scientific Purpose/Goals: Understand sediment transport in a sediment-filled groove

Vehicle(s):

Start Port/Location: Kaunakakai, Molokai, HI

End Port/Location: Kaunakakai, Molokai, HI

Start Date: 2026-07-08

End Date: 2026-07-15

Equipment Used: instrumentmooring

Information to be Derived: tides, waves, currents, acoustic backscatter

Summary of Activity and Data Gathered:

Notes:

Location:

south-central fringing reef

Boundaries
North: 21.12065379 South: 20.99686195 West: -157.2169733 East: -156.94244385

Platform(s):

photo of Alyce C
Alyce C

Publications

Portals/Viewers

Data Acquired

Survey EquipmentSurvey InfoData Type(s)Data Collected
instrumentmooring --- Geology
Mooring (physical oceanography)

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