USGS - science for a changing world

USGS Coastal and Marine Geology Program

Field Activity Details for field activity R296GC

View new CMGDS report form

AKA: none

Other ID: R-2-96-GC,R2-96-GC

Status: Completed

Organization(s):

Funding Program(s): Grand Canyon Sedimentologic Engineering (MU125)

Principal Investigator(s): Dave Rubin

Affiliate Investigator(s):

Information Specialist(s): Roberto Anima, Dave Rubin

Data Type(s): Imagery: Photo, Sonar: Sidescan, Sonar: Single Beam

Scientific Purpose/Goals: Rafting trip down the Colorado River to study sand redistribution. Towed sidescan sonar, how sand is distributed in channel; and grain size evolution from 96 flood

Vehicle(s):

Start Port/Location:

End Port/Location:

Start Date: 1996-06-16

End Date: 1996-07-02

Equipment Used: sidescansonar, bathymetry, underwatercamera

Information to be Derived:

Summary of Activity and Data Gathered: Sidescan sonar records

Staff: Roberto Anima, Dave Hogg, Mike Marlow, Rick Stanley

Affiliate Staff:
Fujiko Iseya (Japan) - Unspecified Investigator

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
Dave Rubin (USGS Western Region) - Chief Scientist
Mike Marlow (USGS Western Region) - Unspecified
Roberto Anima (USGS Western Region) - Unspecified
Dave Hogg (USGS Western Region) - Unspecified
Rick Stanley (USGS Western Region) - Unspecified
Fujiko Iseya (Japan) - Unspecified Investigator

Location:

Arizona

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

Platform(s):

photo of Raft
Raft

Publications

Anima, R.J., Marlow, M.S., Rubin, D.M., and Hogg, D.J., 1998, Comparison of sand distribution between April 1994 and June 1996 along six reaches of the Colorado River in Grand Canyon, Arizona: U.S. Geological Survey Open-File Report 98-141, https://doi.org/10.3133/ofr98141.

Portals/Viewers

Data Acquired

Survey EquipmentSurvey InfoData Type(s)Data Collected
sidescansonar --- Sidescan
bathymetry --- Single Beam
underwatercamera --- Photo

Accessibility FOIA Privacy Policies and Notices

U.S. Department of the Interior | U.S. Geological Survey
Questions or Comments? Contact CMGDS Team
https://cmgds.marine.usgs.gov