AKA: none
Other ID: B-6-07-PS
Status: Completed
Organization(s): USGS, Pacific Coastal and Marine Science Center
Funding Program(s): Coastal Habitats in Puget Sound (ZP00AZZ)
Principal Investigator(s): Eric Grossman
Affiliate Investigator(s):
Information Specialist(s): Andrew Stevens
Data Type(s): Environmental Data: Current, Imagery: Video, Location-Elevation: Navigation, Sampling: Geology, Sonar: Single Beam
Scientific Purpose/Goals: Characterize substrate and sediment grain size distribution and nearshore currents that may contribute to sediment transport and turbidity
Vehicle(s):
Start Port/Location: Roche Harbor, Washington
End Port/Location: Roche Harbor, Washington
Start Date: 2007-05-31
End Date: 2007-06-05
Equipment Used: GPS, video camera, VanVeengrab, echosounder
Information to be Derived: seaflooor bathymetry and acoustic substrate; sediment grain size and sediment carbon content; current velocities, directions and backscatter amplitude
Summary of Activity and Data Gathered:
Staff: Chris Curran
Affiliate Staff:
Collin Smith (USGS
BRD) - Captain
Andrew Schwartz (WA Dept. of Ecology) - Scientist
Notes: 23-ft jet boat equipment used: 430 and 200 kHz dual frequency Biosonics, 600 kHz, sediment grab OFR 2007-1305 sampling metadata
Staff information imported from InfoBank
Eric Grossman (USGS, CMG) - Chief Scientist
Andrew Stevens (USGS, CMG) - Information Specialist
Chris Curran (USGS, WRD) - Scientist
Collin Smith (USGS, BRD) - Captain
Andrew Schwartz (WA Dept. of Ecology) - Scientist
Location:
San Juan Island
| Boundaries | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| North: 48.60699 | South: 48.58163 | West: -123.176 | East: -123.1374 |
Platform(s):
 Boat |
Grossman, E.E., Stevens, Andrew, Curran, Chris, Smith, Collin, and Schwartz, Andrew, 2007, Bathymetry, substrate and circulation in Westcott Bay, San Juan Islands, Washington, in Dowty, P., Schantz, A., and Berry, H., eds., Eelgrass Stressor-response Project 2005-2007 report: Nearshore Habitat Program, Aquatic Resources Division, Washington State Department of Natural Resources, Olympia, WA, pp. 41–83.
| Survey Equipment | Survey Info | Data Type(s) | Data Collected |
|---|---|---|---|
| GPS | --- | Navigation | Global positioning system (GPS) data (Provisional best file) |
| video camera | --- | Video | |
| VanVeengrab | --- | Geology | vanveengrab (Metadata) |
| echosounder | --- | Single Beam | Grossman, Eric, Stevens, Andrew, Curran, Chris, Smith, Collin, and Schwartz, Andrew, 2007, Bathymetry, substrate and circulation in Westcott Bay, San Juan Islands, Washington: U.S. Geological Survey Open-File Report 2007-1305, 42 p. (Publication) echosounder (Metadata) Raw depth (bathymetry) data (Provisional best file) |
