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Field Activity Details for field activity W0113PS

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AKA: none

Other ID: W-01-13-PS

Status: Completed

Organization(s): USGS, Pacific Coastal and Marine Science Center, Washington Deparment of Ecology, Washington Sea Grant

Funding Program(s):

Principal Investigator(s): Guy Gelfenbaum, Jonathan Warrick

Affiliate Investigator(s): Jon Warrick

Information Specialist(s): Andrew Stevens

Data Type(s): Location-Elevation: Navigation, Location-Elevation: Transects, Sampling: Geology, Sonar: Single Beam

Scientific Purpose/Goals: Collect nearshore bathymetry and topographic data at the Elwha River delta

Vehicle(s):

Start Port/Location: Port Angeles,WA

End Port/Location: Port Angeles,WA

Start Date: 2013-03-04

End Date: 2013-03-08

Equipment Used: topographic equipment, GPS, samples, waverunners

Information to be Derived: Nearshore beach topography and bathymetry, sediment grainsize

Summary of Activity and Data Gathered:

Staff: Jackson Currie, Melissa Foley, Joshua Logan, Andrew Stevens

Affiliate Staff:
Heather Baron (Wash. State Dept. of Ecology) - Coastal Scientist
Rebecca Sexton (Wash. State Dept. of Ecology) - Field Technician
Ian Miller (Wash. State Sea Grant) - Coastal Scientist
Kevin Simans (University of Washington) - Volunteer

Notes: Associated activities: L-01-13-PS S-04-13-PS

Staff information imported from InfoBank
Guy Gelfenbaum (USGS PCMSC) - Chief Scientist
Andrew Stevens (USGS PCMSC) - Oceanographer
Jackson Currie (USGS PCMSC) - Physical Scientist
Josh Logan (USGS PCMSC) - Geographer
Melissa Foley (USGS PCMSC) - Research Ecologist
Heather Baron (Wash. State Dept. of Ecology) - Coastal Scientist
Rebecca Sexton (Wash. State Dept. of Ecology) - Field Technician
Ian Miller (Wash. State Sea Grant) - Coastal Scientist
Kevin Simans (University of Washington) - Volunteer

Location:

Elwha River delta

Boundaries
North: 48.15085 South: 48.13724 West: -123.581 East: -123.53544

Platform(s):


Waverunners

Publications

Portals/Viewers

Data Acquired

Survey EquipmentSurvey InfoData Type(s)Data Collected
topographic equipment --- Profiles
Transects
Topography data from the Elwha River delta, Washington, March 2013 (This part of the data release presents topography data from the Elwha River delta collected in March 2013. Topography data were collected on foot with global navigation satellite system (GNSS) receivers mounted on backpacks.)
GPS --- Navigation
samples --- Biology
Chemistry
Geology
Surface-sediment grain-size distributions from the Elwha River delta, Washington, March 2013 (This portion of the data release presents sediment grain-size data from samples collected on the Elwha River delta, Washington, in March 2013 (USGS Field Activity W-01-13-PS). Surface sediment was sampled using a small ponar, or 'grab', sampler on March 4, 2013 from the R/V Frontier at a total of 48 locations in water depths between about 1 and 12 m around the delta. An additional 7 sediment samples were collected between March 6 and March 7, 2013 at low tide from intertidal locations on the delta. The locations of grab samples were determined with a hand-held global navigation satellite system (GNSS). The grain-size distributions of samples were determined using standard techniques developed by the USGS Pacific Coastal and Marine Science Center sediment lab. Grab samples that yielded less than 50 g of sediment were omitted from analysis and are classified as "no sample". The grain-size data are provided in a comma-delimited spreadsheet (.csv).)
waverunners --- Navigation
Single Beam
Global positioning system (GPS) data w-01-13-ps.060_sexton (Provisional best file)
Global positioning system (GPS) data w-01-13-ps.063_duke (Provisional best file)
Best file with nav in ArcInfo E00 format
Global positioning system (GPS) data w-01-13-ps.060_foley (Provisional best file)
Global positioning system (GPS) data w-01-13-ps.063_eddie (Provisional best file)
Global positioning system (GPS) data w-01-13-ps.060_stevens (Provisional best file)
Global positioning system (GPS) data w-01-13-ps.060_baron (Provisional best file)
Digital elevation models (DEMs) of the Elwha River delta, Washington, March 2013 (This part of the data release presents a digital elevation model (DEM) derived from bathymetry and topography data of the Elwha River delta collected in March 2013. Two dams on the Elwha River, Washington State, USA trapped over 20 million m3 of sediment, reducing downstream sediment fluxes and contributing to erosion of the river's coastal delta. The removal of the Elwha and Glines Canyon dams between 2011 and 2014 induced massive increases in river sediment supply and provided an unprecedented opportunity to examine the response of a delta system to changes in sediment supply. The U.S. Geological Survey developed an integrated research program aimed at understanding the ecosystem responses following dam removal that included regular monitoring of coastal and nearshore bathymetry and topography. As part of this monitoring program, the USGS conducted a bathymetric and topographic survey in the Strait of Juan de Fuca on the Elwha River delta, Washington (USGS Field Activity Number W-01-13-PS). Bathymetry data were collected using two personal watercraft (PWCs), each equipped with single-beam echosounders and survey-grade global navigation satellite system (GNSS) receivers. Topography data were collected on foot with GNSS receivers mounted on backpacks. DEM surfaces were produced from all available elevation data using linear interpolation.)
Nearshore bathymetry data from the Elwha River delta, Washington, March 2013, collected from personal watercraft (This part of the data release presents bathymetry data from the Elwha River delta collected in March 2013 using two personal watercraft (PWCs). The PWCs were equipped with single-beam echosounders and survey-grade global navigation satellite system (GNSS) receivers.)

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