08CCT03 (CMHRP activity #125)

Field Activity 08CCT03

Identifier

08CCT03

Purpose

To create a complete modern topobathymetric map of the Mississippi barrier islands. Data to provide information for the following: sediment budget; assessment of immediate sand resources in the region, modern geologic framework; historical island change measurements; base-level assessment of the seafloor since the 2005 hurricane season

Location

Ship Island, MS

Info derived

Submetrix swath bathymetry data; sub-bottom image profiles.

Comments

Platform: R/V Survey Cat

Platform

Glacier Bay Cat Boat

Aka RV Survey Cat or Cat Boat

Itinerary

Start	Biloxi, MS	2008-09-18
End	Biloxi, MS	2008-09-28

Bounds

West	-89.0248
East	-88.77319401
North	30.27167793
South	30.1885302

Marine operations

Yes

Personnel

Organization

USGS, St. Petersburg Coastal and Marine Science Center(SPCMSC)

600 Fourth Street South

St. Petersburg, FL33701-4846

(727) 502-8000

Principal investigators

James G Flocks

Crew members

Billy J Reynolds	Scientist, Staff
Nancy T DeWitt	Scientist, Staff
Dana S Wiese	Scientist, Staff

Information specialist(s)

Dana S Wiese

Specialist, Information

Data types and categories

Data category:	Location-Elevation, Seismics, Sonar
Data type:	Navigation, Sub Bottom Profiler, Interferometric, Multibeam

Equipment used

Equipment	Data types	Datasets
Chirp 424	Sub Bottom Profiler	5
Ashtech Z-Xtreme DGPS	Benchmarks, Navigation	3
Interferometric Bathymetry System	Interferometric	(no data reported)

Datasets

Datasets produced in this activity

Dataset name	Equipment	Description	Dataset contact
08CCT03-SE-pd-5	Chirp 424	Chirp 424 data GeoMapApp	Arnell S Forde
08CCT03-SE-rd-1	Chirp 424	Chirp 424 data	Arnell S Forde
Data Series 568 Segy	Chirp 424	Chirp 424 data agc SEGY	Arnell S Forde
Data Series 569 GIS	Chirp 424	Chirp 424 data GIS	Arnell S Forde
Data Series 569 Profiles	Chirp 424	Chirp 424 data profiles	Arnell S Forde
08CCT03-SE-pd-4	Ashtech Z-Xtreme DGPS	Chirp 424 data navigation	Arnell S Forde
Processed 1,000-Shot-Interval Location Navigation	Ashtech Z-Xtreme DGPS		Arnell S Forde
Processed Shotpoint Navigation	Ashtech Z-Xtreme DGPS		Arnell S Forde