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Field Activity Details for field activity A0312PS

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AKA: none

Other ID: A-03-12-PS

Status: Completed

Organization(s): USGS, Pacific Coastal and Marine Science Center, University of Washington, USGS, Western Fisheries Research Center

Funding Program(s): Coastal Habitats in Puget Sound (ZP00AZZ)

Principal Investigator(s): Eric Grossman

Affiliate Investigator(s):

Information Specialist(s): Chris Chickadel, Eric Grossman

Data Type(s): Environmental Data: Temperature, Location-Elevation: Navigation

Scientific Purpose/Goals: Collect airborne thermal infrared data and in-situ time-series validation data of surface water temperature along the Skagit River between Marblemount and Skagit Bay

Vehicle(s):

Start Port/Location: Mablemount, WA

End Port/Location: Conway, WA

Start Date: 2012-09-06

End Date: 2012-09-27

Equipment Used: temperature, navigation

Information to be Derived: water temperature gradient along river and at 38 stations through time at 1-min intervals between 9/6/2012 and 9/27/2012.

Summary of Activity and Data Gathered:

Staff: Chris Chickadel, Chris Curran, Eric Grossman

Affiliate Staff:
Peter Horne

Notes: Cessna 172 aircraft, jet-boat also used.

Staff information imported from InfoBank
Eric Grossman
Peter Horne
Chris Curran
Chris Chickadel - UW

Location:

WA

Boundaries
North: 49.75 South: 47.25 West: -125.75 East: -122.25

Platform(s):

photo of Airplane
Airplane

Publications

Portals/Viewers

Data Acquired

Survey EquipmentSurvey InfoData Type(s)Data Collected
temperature --- Temperature
navigation --- Navigation

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