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Field Activity Details for field activity R100GC

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AKA: none

Other ID: R-1-00-GC

Status: Completed

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

Funding Program(s): Colorado River Sand Distribution Monitoring (MU063)

Principal Investigator(s): Roberto Anima, Dave Rubin, David Topping

Affiliate Investigator(s):

Information Specialist(s):

Data Type(s): Location-Elevation: Navigation, Seismics: Sub Bottom Profiler, Sonar: Sidescan, Sonar: Single Beam

Scientific Purpose/Goals: Survey time variable sand distributions along the Colorado River

Vehicle(s):

Start Port/Location: Glen Canyon Dam

End Port/Location: Diamond Creek

Start Date: 2000-05-10

End Date: 2000-05-21

Equipment Used: GPS, Kleinsidescan, 100khz, YoNav, computer, mudseis

Information to be Derived: The distribution of sand size along the Colorado River

Summary of Activity and Data Gathered: Completed side-scan survey of Colorado River/Grand Canyon from Glen Canyon Dam to Diamond Creek

Staff: Steve Bledsoe, Henry Chezar, Brain Dirker, Robin Dornfest, Pete Galanis, Steve Hayek, Dave Hogg, David Topping

Affiliate Staff:
Heroshi Ikeda (Volunteer) - Geologist
Fujiko Iseya (Volunteer) - Geologist
Ted Melis (Gcmrc) - Physical Scientist
Melissa Neimi - Cook
Stuart Reider - Boatman

Notes: Physical data holdings
Associated activities with Grand Canyon Sedimentologic Engineering: R-1-96-GC R-2-96-GC R-1-97-GC Associated activities with Colorado Sand distribution Monitoring: R-1-94-GC R-1-98-GC R-1-99-GC R-1-00-GC R-3-00-GC R-4-00-GC

Staff information imported from InfoBank
Roberto Anima (USGS Western Region) - Chief Scientist
Dave Rubin (chief Scientist, USGS Western Region) - Co
Dave Hogg (USGS Western Region) - Electronics Technician
Pete Galanis (USGS Western Region) - Navigator
Robin Dornfest (USGS Western Region) - Pst
Hank Chezar (USGS Western Region) - Operations Geologist
Heroshi Ikeda (Volunteer) - Geologist
Fujiko Iseya (Volunteer) - Geologist
David Topping (chief Scientist, USGS Western Region) - Geologist/ Co
Steve Hayek (USGS Western Region) - Pst
Ted Melis (Gcmrc) - Physical Scientist
Brain Dirker - Head Boatman
Steve Bledsoe - Boatman
Melissa Neimi - Cook
Stuart Reider - Boatman

Non USGS data manager = Peter Galanis

Location:

Colorado River/Grand Canyon

Boundaries
North: 37.75 South: 35.25 West: -115.75 East: -110.25

Platform(s):

photo of Raft
Raft

Publications

Portals/Viewers

Data Acquired

Survey EquipmentSurvey InfoData Type(s)Data Collected
GPS --- Navigation
Kleinsidescan --- Sidescan
Survey information
100khz --- Single Beam
Survey information
YoNav --- Navigation
Survey information
computer --- Sidescan
mudseis --- Sub Bottom Profiler

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