Field Activity Details for field activity L408HW

AKA: none

Other ID: L-4-08-HW

Status: Completed

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

Funding Program(s): Tsunami Hazard Potential (MU292)

Principal Investigator(s): Bruce Richmond, Bruce Jaffe, Guy Gelfenbaum

Affiliate Investigator(s): Bob Morton

Information Specialist(s): Mark Buckley, Steve Watt

Data Type(s): Location-Elevation: Navigation, Imagery: Video, Location-Elevation: Profiles, Location-Elevation: Transects

Scientific Purpose/Goals: Coarse clast tsunami and storm deposit investigation. Add to coarse clast tsunami and storm deposit database.

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Start Port/Location: Hilo, Hawaii

End Port/Location: Hilo, Hawaii

Start Date: 2008-08-27

End Date: 2008-09-09

Equipment Used: GPS, kitecam, topographic profiling

Information to be Derived: Topographic profiles, georectified aerial images, coarse clast database

Summary of Activity and Data Gathered: Documented characteristics of tsunami and storm coarse clast (boulder) deposits at 5 sites from Keahou to Apua Point in SE Hawaii. This coast was impacted by the 1975 Halape tsunami, 1868 tsunami, and possibly earlier tsunamis. Storms also impact the area. Data gathered includes topographic profiles, georectified aerial images, and coarse clast dimensions and orientations.

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Notes: Gerry Hatcher aerial camera system preparation

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Hawaii

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