AKA: none
Other ID: P-1-04-FL,SAX04
Status: Completed
Organization(s): USGS, Pacific Coastal and Marine Science Center, University of Washington, U.S. Naval Oceanographic Office
Funding Program(s):
Principal Investigator(s): Daniel Hanes
Affiliate Investigator(s): Dan Hanes (USGS CMG)
Information Specialist(s): Jodi Harney, Gerry Hatcher
Data Type(s): Location-Elevation: Navigation, Time Series: Mooring (physical oceanography)
Scientific Purpose/Goals: Measure bedform morphology and surficial sediment size (in depths of 5 to 40 meters)
Vehicle(s):
Start Port/Location: Panama City, FL
End Port/Location: Panama City, FL
Start Date: 2004-09-23
End Date: 2004-10-02
Equipment Used: GPS, tripod
Information to be Derived: Grain size, sand ripple orientation, height, wavelength.
Summary of Activity and Data Gathered: Multiple stationary data sets from numerous station occupations.
Staff: Jodi Harney, Gerry Hatcher
Affiliate Staff:
Notes: Customized tripod with optical and acoustic real-time systems. Tripod ADP metadata
Staff information imported from InfoBank
Dan Hanes (USGS CMG) - Chief Scientist
Jodi Harney (ADP, USGS CMG) - Ripple Measurement Cam
Gerry Hatcher (USGS CMG) - Data Collection Sys. Design
Location:
FL
| Boundaries | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| North: 30.3952 | South: 30.1066 | West: -86.6562 | East: -86.6106 |
Platform(s):
 Pelican |
Hanes, D., 2004, Ripples for Everyone! - Investigating How Sediment Moves on the Sea Floor: U. S. Geological Survey Sound Waves, Dec. 2004 / Jan. 2005, http://soundwaves.usgs.gov/2005/01/fieldwork5.html.
Hanes, D.M., Erikson, L.H., Lescinski, J.M.R., Harney, J.N., Carter, C.L., Hatcher, G.A., Lacy, J.R., Rubin, D.M., 2007, Seabed Ripple Morphology and Surficial Sediment Size at the SAX04 Experiments near Fort Walton Beach, Florida, Fall 2004: U.S. Geological Survey Open-File Report 2007-1232, http://pubs.usgs.gov/of/2007/1232/.
| Survey Equipment | Survey Info | Data Type(s) | Data Collected |
|---|---|---|---|
| GPS | --- | Navigation | Global positioning system (GPS) data p-1-04-fl.060 (Provisional best file) Best file with nav in ArcInfo E00 format |
| tripod | --- | Mooring (physical oceanography) |
