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Field Activity Details for field activity S0811SC

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AKA: none

Other ID: S-08-11-SC

Status: Completed

Organization(s): USGS, Pacific Coastal and Marine Science Center, Bureau of Ocean Energy Management

Funding Program(s):

Principal Investigator(s): Peter Dartnell

Affiliate Investigator(s):

Information Specialist(s): Peter Dartnell

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

Scientific Purpose/Goals: collect swath bathymetry and acoustic backscatter data

Vehicle(s):

Start Port/Location: Ventura, CA

End Port/Location: Ventura, CA

Start Date: 2011-07-06

End Date: 2011-07-24

Equipment Used: GPS, SwathPlus

Information to be Derived: bathymetry and backscatter

Summary of Activity and Data Gathered:

Staff:

Affiliate Staff:
Eleyne Phillips

Notes: Staff information imported from InfoBank
Eleyne Phillips

Location:

CA

Boundaries
North: 34.24997 South: 34.11098 West: -119.488 East: -119.26367

Platform(s):

photo of Parke Snavely
Parke Snavely

Publications

Dartnell, P., Finlayson, D.P., Ritchie, A.C., Cochrane, G.R., and Erdey, M.D., 2012, Bathymetry and acoustic backscatterâOuter mainland shelf, eastern Santa Barbara Channel, California: U.S. Geological Survey Data Series 702, http://pubs.usgs.gov/ds/702/.

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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-08-11-sc.062 (Provisional best file)
SwathPlus --- Interferometric
Multibeam
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