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Field Activity Details for field activity S208MB

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AKA: none

Other ID: S-2-08-MB

Status: Completed

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

Funding Program(s):

Principal Investigator(s): David Finlayson

Affiliate Investigator(s):

Information Specialist(s): David Finlayson

Data Type(s): Location-Elevation: Navigation, Sonar: Sidescan, Sonar: Sound Velocity

Scientific Purpose/Goals: Test the performance of sonar instruments and supporting electronics (MRU, file servers, network) aboard the new vessel

Vehicle(s):

Start Port/Location: Santa Cruz Harbor

End Port/Location: Santa Cruz Harbor

Start Date: 2008-03-02

End Date: 2008-03-07

Equipment Used: GPS, side scan sonar, Reson 7111

Information to be Derived: Parameters for the calibration and operation of acoustic systems aboard the R/V Snavely

Summary of Activity and Data Gathered: Repeated bathymetry and acoustic backscatter measurements over a small 500 m x 700 m patch

Staff: Michael Boyle, Jackson Currie, Bill Danforth, David Finlayson, Gerry Hatcher, Larry Kooker

Affiliate Staff:
Jamie Grover - Skipper
Jon Warrick - Observer
Chuck Worley (USGS
Woods Hole) - Observer

Notes: files on /imgarc2/S-2-08-MB

Staff information imported from InfoBank
David Finlayson - PI
Larry Kooker - ET
Mike Boyle - ET
Gerry Hatcher - OE
Jackson Currie - MT
Jamie Grover - Skipper
Bill Danforth (USGS, Woods Hole) - Observer
Jon Warrick - Observer
Chuck Worley (USGS, Woods Hole) - Observer

Location:

Northern Monterey Bay (Directly offshore of Santa Cruz)

Boundaries
North: 36.96684 South: 36.92921 West: -122.053 East: -121.97866

Platform(s):

photo of Parke Snavely
Parke Snavely

Publications

Portals/Viewers

Data Acquired

Survey EquipmentSurvey InfoData Type(s)Data Collected
GPS --- Navigation
Global positioning system (GPS) data s-2-08-mb.061 (Provisional best file)
Best file with nav in ArcInfo E00 format
side scan sonar --- Sidescan
File list
Reson 7111 --- Sound Velocity

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