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Field Activity Details for field activity IR409MB

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AKA: none

Other ID: I-R4-09-MB

Status: Completed

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

Funding Program(s): Santa Cruz Harbor Dredge Disposal Demonstration Project (MU254)

Principal Investigator(s): Curt Storlazzi

Affiliate Investigator(s):

Information Specialist(s): Joshua Logan

Data Type(s): Environmental Data: Conductivity, Environmental Data: Current, Environmental Data: Temperature, Environmental Data: Tide, Environmental Data: Turbidity, Environmental Data: Wave

Scientific Purpose/Goals: Collect oceanographic data to understand influence of dredge disposal on nearshore ecosystems

Vehicle(s):

Start Port/Location: Santa Cruz Harbor

End Port/Location: Santa Cruz Harbor

Start Date: 2009-12-15

End Date: 2009-12-15

Equipment Used: CT, currentmeter, opticalbackscattersensor, suspendedsediment, wavegauge, tidemeter

Information to be Derived: current speed, current direction, acoustic backscatter, wave height, wave period, wave direction, tidal height, optical backscatter, sediment grain size, temperature, salinity

Summary of Activity and Data Gathered:

Staff:

Affiliate Staff:

Notes: Recovery of SedTrap20m_Mooring and SedTrap30m_Mooring Deployment on I-D3-09-MB; 10/19/2009

Location:

Monterey Bay

Boundaries
North: 37 South: 36.75 West: -122.5 East: -121.75

Platform(s):

photo of Shana Rae
Shana Rae

Publications

Portals/Viewers

Data Acquired

Survey EquipmentSurvey InfoData Type(s)Data Collected
CT --- Conductivity
Temperature
currentmeter --- Current
opticalbackscattersensor --- Turbidity
suspendedsediment --- Turbidity
wavegauge --- Wave
tidemeter --- Tide

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