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Field Activity Details for field activity W0513PS

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AKA: none

Other ID: W-05-13-PS

Status: Completed

Organization(s): Western Washington University, USGS, Western Fisheries Research Center, Whatcom County Public Works, Lummi Nation, USGS, Pacific Coastal and Marine Science Center

Funding Program(s): Coastal Habitats in Puget Sound (ZP00AZZ)

Principal Investigator(s): Eric Grossman

Affiliate Investigator(s):

Information Specialist(s): Andrew Stevens

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

Scientific Purpose/Goals: Map the bathymetry of the lower Nooksack River and Estsuary

Vehicle(s):

Start Port/Location: Bellingham, WA

End Port/Location: Bellingham, WA

Start Date: 2013-11-18

End Date: 2013-11-22

Equipment Used: waverunners, soundvelocityprofiler

Information to be Derived: Bathymetry, morphology and substrate characterization of the lower river stream channels, estuary channels, and nearshore bed.

Summary of Activity and Data Gathered:

Staff: Jackson Currie, Gerry Hatcher

Affiliate Staff:

Notes: Personal Water Craft and small skiffs used

Staff information imported from InfoBank
Gerry Hatcher
Jackson Currie

Location:

Georgia Strait)

Boundaries
North: 49.75 South: 47.25 West: -125.75 East: -122.25

Platform(s):


Waverunners

Publications

Portals/Viewers

Data Acquired

Survey EquipmentSurvey InfoData Type(s)Data Collected
waverunners --- Navigation
Single Beam
soundvelocityprofiler --- Sound Velocity

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