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Field Activity Details for field activity TD208MB

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AKA: none

Other ID: T-D2-08-MB,PISCO

Status: Completed

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

Funding Program(s): National Seafloor Mapping and Benthic Habitat Studies (MU195)

Principal Investigator(s): Curt Storlazzi

Affiliate Investigator(s):

Information Specialist(s): Olivia Cheriton

Data Type(s): Environmental Data: Depth, Location-Elevation: Navigation

Scientific Purpose/Goals: Measure influence of waves and tides on kelp forests as part of the Kelp and Ocean Swell In the Nearshore Environment (KOSINE) study conducted with the University of California, Santa Cruz (UCSC) under the Partnership for Intedisciplinary Studies of Coastal Oceans (PISCO) research consortium

Vehicle(s):

Start Port/Location: Monterey Harbor

End Port/Location: Monterey Harbor

Start Date: 2008-09-11

End Date: 2008-09-14

Equipment Used: presuresensor, navigation

Information to be Derived:

Summary of Activity and Data Gathered:

Staff:

Affiliate Staff:

Notes: 3 wave/tide gauges deployed as part of PISCOs KOSINE experiment.

Location:

Southern Monterey Bay

Boundaries
North: 36.63753 South: 36.62033 West: -121.927 East: -121.90145

Platform(s):

photo of Sebastes
Sebastes

Publications

Portals/Viewers

Data Acquired

Survey EquipmentSurvey InfoData Type(s)Data Collected
presuresensor --- Depth
Metadata
navigation --- Navigation
Best file with nav in ArcInfo E00 format
Global positioning system (GPS) data t-d2-08-mb.060 (Provisional best file)

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