Field Activity 12TST04

Identifier 12TST04
Alternate names SFMG
Purpose To assess the Klein 3900 towfish capabilities.
Location Tampa Bay, Florida
Info derived Seafloor surface material.
Comments This will be a test survey to evaluate capabilities of the Klein 3900 side scan sonar at varied depths and different frequencies.
Platform
Survey Cat (Class 3)
Vehicles
Ford F-350 Dually White (GSA)
Itinerary
Start Saint Petersburg, Florida 2012-06-11
End Saint Petersburg, Florida 2012-06-12
Bounds
West -82.8135
East -82.29713766
North 28.06087208
South 27.49003437
Topic 84
Marine operations Yes

Personnel

Organization
600 Fourth Street South
St. Petersburg, FL33701-4846
(727) 502-8000
Principal investigators Jennifer L Miselis
Crew members
Pfeiffer, William
Scientist, Staff
Kyle W Kelso
Scientist, Staff
Dana S Wiese
Scientist, Staff
Information specialist(s)
Pfeiffer, William
Specialist, Information

Data types and categories

Data category: Location-Elevation, Sonar
Data type: Navigation, Sidescan

Equipment used

Equipment Usage description Data types Datasets
Ashtech Z-Xtreme DGPS Benchmarks, Navigation (no data reported)
Klein Side Scan Sonar Sidescan (no data reported)
Choke Ring Antenna Benchmarks, Navigation (no data expected)

Publications

Samples collected during this field activity