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Field Activity Details for field activity S0411PS

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AKA: none

Other ID: S-04-11-PS

Status: Completed

Organization(s): USGS, Pacific Coastal and Marine Science Center, Nisqually Tribe, Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission

Funding Program(s): Coastal Habitats in Puget Sound (ZP00AZZ)

Principal Investigator(s): Eric Grossman

Affiliate Investigator(s):

Information Specialist(s): David Finlayson

Data Type(s): Location-Elevation: Navigation, Sonar: Interferometric, Sonar: Multibeam, Sonar: Sidescan

Scientific Purpose/Goals: Collect swath sonar bathymetry and backscatter to characterize topography and habitats of large river deltas in Puget Sound

Vehicle(s):

Start Port/Location: Olympia, Wa

End Port/Location: Bellingham, WA

Start Date: 2011-02-19

End Date: 2011-03-03

Equipment Used: GPS, SEA 234 khz Interferometer, sidescansonar

Information to be Derived: Seafloor bathymetry and backscatter, sound velocity and temperature profiles of water column

Summary of Activity and Data Gathered:

Staff: Michael Boyle, Jackson Currie, Peter Dal Ferro, David Finlayson, Eric Grossman, Thomas Reiss, Jennifer White, Robert Wyland

Affiliate Staff:
Jamie Grover

Notes: Staff information imported from InfoBank
Jackson Currie
Jamie Grover
Jenny White
Pete Dal Ferro
David Finlayson
Mike Boyle
Rob Wyland
Eric Grossman
Tom Reiss

Location:

Puget Sound

Boundaries
North: 47.16686 South: 47.07411 West: -122.81 East: -122.69246

Platform(s):

photo of Parke Snavely
Parke Snavely

Publications

Portals/Viewers

Data Acquired

Survey EquipmentSurvey InfoData Type(s)Data Collected
GPS --- Navigation
Best file with nav in ArcInfo E00 format
Global positioning system (GPS) data s-04-11-ps.062 (Provisional best file)
SEA 234 khz Interferometer --- Interferometric
Multibeam
File list
sidescansonar --- Sidescan

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