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Field Activity Details for field activity A110MK

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AKA: none

Other ID: A-1-10-MK

Status: Completed

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

Funding Program(s): Coral Reefs (MU070)

Principal Investigator(s): Michael Field

Affiliate Investigator(s):

Information Specialist(s): Susan Cochran, Joshua Logan

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

Scientific Purpose/Goals: to understand the influence of sea level on sediment transport

Vehicle(s):

Start Port/Location: Kaunakakai, Molokai, HI

End Port/Location: Kaunakakai, Molokai, HI

Start Date: 2010-05-10

End Date: 2010-05-14

Equipment Used: tripod

Information to be Derived: waves, currents, tides, acoustic backscatter, optical backscatter, temperature, salinity, sediment composition, sediment grain size, wind speed, wind direction

Summary of Activity and Data Gathered:

Staff: Dave Cacchione, Susan Cochran, Michael Field, Joshua Logan, Kathy Presto, Curt Storlazzi

Affiliate Staff:
Andrea Ogston

Notes: small zodiac inflatable also used, and shore-based fieldwork data exists on Makai/ots/Hawaii/Molokai

Staff information imported from InfoBank
Mike Field
Dave Cacchione
Susie Cochran
Josh Logan
Andrea Ogston
Kathy Presto
Curt Storlazzi

Location:

HI

Boundaries
North: 21.25 South: 21 West: -157.5 East: -156.75

Platform(s):

photo of Alyce C
Alyce C

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Data Acquired

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

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