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Field Activity Details for field activity W508SF

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AKA: none

Other ID: W-5-08-SF

Status: Completed

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

Funding Program(s): Crissy Marsh Coastal Processes Study (MU075)

Principal Investigator(s):

Affiliate Investigator(s):

Information Specialist(s): Daniel Hoover

Data Type(s): Location-Elevation: Profiles, Location-Elevation: Transects, Sonar: Single Beam

Scientific Purpose/Goals: Monitor changes in beach sand volume, distribution around Crissy Marsh inlet

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Start Port/Location:

End Port/Location:

Start Date: 2008-10-30

End Date: 2008-10-30

Equipment Used: RTK GPS BACKPACK SYSTEM., waverunners

Information to be Derived: Beach elevation, nearshore bathymetry, beach sand grain size

Summary of Activity and Data Gathered: Walking GPS survey and Beachball camera survey of Crissy Field beach. Waverunner survey of nearshore bathymetry

Staff: Patrick Barnard, Kate Dallas, Daniel Hoover

Affiliate Staff:
Dan Hanes
Jeff Hansen

Notes:
Staff information imported from InfoBank
Patrick Barnard
Dan Hanes
Dan Hoover
Jeff Hansen
Kate Dallas

Location:

CA

Boundaries
North: 38.25 South: 37.25 West: -123.25 East: -121.75

Platform(s):


Waverunners

Publications

Portals/Viewers

Data Acquired

Survey EquipmentSurvey InfoData Type(s)Data Collected
RTK GPS BACKPACK SYSTEM. --- Navigation
Profiles
Transects
waverunners --- Navigation
Single Beam

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