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Field Activity Details for field activity LT111EN

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AKA: none

Other ID: L-T1-11-EN,I-D1-11-EN

Status: Completed

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

Funding Program(s): Digital grain size & high-concentration flows (ZP009TV)

Principal Investigator(s): Dave Rubin

Affiliate Investigator(s):

Information Specialist(s): Parker Allwardt, Dave Rubin

Data Type(s): Imagery: Photo, Location-Elevation: Navigation

Scientific Purpose/Goals: Measure flow, bed sediment, and sediment transport in waves

Vehicle(s):

Start Port/Location: Praa Sands, Cornwall region of England (single location only)

End Port/Location: Praa Sands, Cornwall region of England (single location only)

Start Date: 2011-05-01

End Date: 2011-05-23

Equipment Used: eyeball grainsize camera, GPS

Information to be Derived: USGS will collect information on how grain size of bed sediment varies spatially and from day to day

Summary of Activity and Data Gathered:

Staff: Dave Rubin

Affiliate Staff:

Notes: No ship, grain-size camera will be installed on the seafloor at low tide

Staff information imported from InfoBank
Dave Rubin

Location:

Cornwall region of England

Boundaries
North: 51.75 South: 49.25 West: -6.75 East: 2.75

Platform(s):


Beach

Publications

Portals/Viewers

Data Acquired

Survey EquipmentSurvey InfoData Type(s)Data Collected
eyeball grainsize camera --- Photo
GPS --- Navigation

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