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Field Activity Details for field activity S105MK

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AKA: none

Other ID: S-1-05-MK

Status: Completed

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

Funding Program(s): Coral Reef Project (MU069)

Principal Investigator(s): Michael Field

Affiliate Investigator(s):

Information Specialist(s): Joshua Logan

Data Type(s): Environmental Data: Current, Environmental Data: Turbidity, Location-Elevation: Navigation, Sampling: Chemistry

Scientific Purpose/Goals: Determine baseline suspended sediment levels for future comparison and evaluation of watershed restoration efforts.

Vehicle(s):

Start Port/Location:

End Port/Location:

Start Date: 2005-04-01

End Date: 2005-04-11

Equipment Used: Niskenbottle, currentmeter, GPS, opticalbackscattersensor

Information to be Derived: Baseline suspended sediment levels, current speed and direction, wind speed and direction

Summary of Activity and Data Gathered:

Staff: Rian Bogle, Pat Chavez, Susan Cochran, John Crockett, Michael Field, Joshua Logan, Kathy Presto, Thomas Reiss, Curt Storlazzi, Renee Takesue, Michael Torresan

Affiliate Staff:
Charlene Tetlak - Geologist USGS CMG
Eric Wong - instrumentation USGS NMD
Andrea Ogston - Oceanographer Univ. of Washington
Paul Jokiel - Marine Biologist Univ. of Hawaii
Ku'ulei Rodgers - Marine Biologist Univ. of Hawaii
Will Smith - Geographer Univ. of Hawaii
Kana Uchino - Marine Biologist Univ. of Hawaii
Jon Stock - Geologist USGS GD
Barry Hill - Hydrologist USGS WRD
Eric Brown - Marine Ecologist National Park Service

Notes: Reef flat walking transects, small boats, sea-kayaks Data exists on Makai/ots/Hawaii/Molokai

Staff information imported from InfoBank
Mike Field - Chief Scientist USGS CMG
Susie Cochran - Geologist USGS CMG
Kathy Presto (USGS CMG) - Oceanographer
Curt Storlazzi - Oceanographer USGS CMG
Renee Takesue - Geochemist USGS CMG
Mike Torresan - Geologist USGS CMG
Charlene Tetlak - Geologist USGS CMG
Tom Reiss - Oceanographer USGS CMG
Josh Logan - Information Specialist USGS CMG
Pat Chavez - Remote Sensing Specialist USGS NMD
Rian Bogle - instrumentation USGS NMD
Eric Wong - instrumentation USGS NMD
Andrea Ogston - Oceanographer Univ. of Washington
John Crockett - Oceanographer Univ. of Washington
Paul Jokiel - Marine Biologist Univ. of Hawaii
Ku'ulei Rodgers - Marine Biologist Univ. of Hawaii
Will Smith - Geographer Univ. of Hawaii
Kana Uchino - Marine Biologist Univ. of Hawaii
Jon Stock - Geologist USGS GD
Barry Hill - Hydrologist USGS WRD
Eric Brown - Marine Ecologist National Park Service

Location:

Hawaii

Boundaries
North: 21.08339 South: 21.04264 West: -157.016 East: -156.88687

Platform(s):

photo of Kayak
Kayak
photo of Small Boat
Small Boat
photo of on foot
on foot

Publications

Portals/Viewers

Data Acquired

Survey EquipmentSurvey InfoData Type(s)Data Collected
Niskenbottle --- Chemistry
currentmeter --- Current
GPS --- Navigation
Best file with nav in ArcInfo E00 format
Global positioning system (GPS) data s-1-05-mk.060 (Provisional best file)
opticalbackscattersensor --- Turbidity

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