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Field Activity Details for field activity 2026-630-FA

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AKA: none

Other ID: Reefense O'ahu deployment 10/2026

Status: Pending

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

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

Contact(s): Curt Storlazzi

Information Specialist(s): Joshua Logan

Data Type(s): Visual Identification: Submersible Observations, Time Series: Mooring (physical oceanography), Environmental Data: Wave, Environmental Data: Tide, Environmental Data: Temperature, Environmental Data: Meteorology, Environmental Data: Current, Environmental Data: Depth

Scientific Purpose/Goals: Deploy oceanographic instrumentation and conduct underwater SfM mapping of DARPA Reefense structures

Vehicle(s):

Start Port/Location: Barber's Point, O'ahu, HI

End Port/Location: Barber's Point, O'ahu, HI

Start Date: 2026-10-19

End Date: 2026-10-30

Equipment Used: Submersible observations, RBR Virtuoso, Nortek Vector ADV, Nortek Signature 1000 ADCP, Sensors - pressure

Information to be Derived: tidal height, wave height, wave period, wave direction, current speed, current direction, water temperature, wind speed, wind direction, air temperature, rainfall, bathymetry

Summary of Activity and Data Gathered:

Notes:

Location:

offshore Barber's Point, O'ahu, HI

Boundaries
North: 21.34694398 South: 21.26608024 West: -158.15456629 East: -158.05282474

Platform(s):

photo of Alyce C
Alyce C

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Data Acquired

Survey EquipmentSurvey InfoData Type(s)Data Collected
Submersible observations --- Species ID
Submersible Observations
RBR Virtuoso --- Mooring (physical oceanography)
Tide
Wave
Turbidity
pH
ORP
Fluorescence
Dissolved Oxygen
Temperature
Pressure
CTD
Nortek Vector ADV --- Temperature
Mooring (physical oceanography)
Wave
Tide
Pressure
Current
Nortek Signature 1000 ADCP --- Temperature
Current
Wave
Tide
Mooring (physical oceanography)
Sensors - pressure --- Depth

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