Field Activity 2014-303-FA

Identifier 2014-303-FA
Purpose To collect nearshore bathymetry and sub-surface geology data to assess the impacts of Hurricane Sandy.
Location Fire Island, NY
Summary collected nearshore bathy. surveyed 15 cross shore elev profiles
Info derived Bathymetry, geophysical data
Comments USACE will provide equipment, collect and process seismic data.
Projects
Platform
Personal Water Craft (White WVR1 - Shark)
White WaveRunner, R/V Shark
Vehicles
Excursion - White
Rental Vehicle
Itinerary
Start Fire Island, NY 2014-06-09
End Fire Island, NY 2014-06-27
Bounds
West -73.7138
East -72.59765625
North 40.88527529
South 40.47356668
Marine operations Yes

Personnel

Organization
U.S. Army Corps of Engineers(USACE)
Organization
600 Fourth Street South
St. Petersburg, FL33701-4846
(727) 502-8000
Principal investigators Cheryl J Hapke
Crew members
(not identified)
Scientist, Staff
Owen T Brenner
Scientist, Staff
Billy J Reynolds
Scientist, Staff
David M Thompson
Scientist, Staff
Cheryl J Hapke
Scientist, Staff
Mark Erik Hansen
Scientist, Staff
Information specialist(s)
Owen T Brenner
Specialist, Information

Data types and categories

Data category: Location-Elevation, Seismics, Sonar, Other
Data type: Navigation, Profiles, Transects, Sub Bottom Profiler, Single Beam

Equipment used

Equipment Usage description Data types Datasets
GPS Pole Navigation, Profiles, Transects (no data expected)
Collapsible Tripod Benchmarks, Navigation, Profiles, Transects (no data expected)
Other Unknown, Profiles, Transects, Benchmarks, LIDAR, Navigation (no data expected)
Generic - Echosounder Single Beam 6
GPS Navigation 3
Chirp 512i Sub Bottom Profiler (no data reported)

Datasets

Datasets produced in this activity

Dataset name Equipment Description Dataset contact
201406_Ground_Based_XYZ.zip Generic - Echosounder Ground-based XYZ point data Timothy R Nelson
201406_Shoreface_DEM.zip Generic - Echosounder Shoreface DEM, 50-m cell size. Timothy R Nelson
201406_Single_Beam_XYZ_Shoreface.zip Generic - Echosounder Shoreface single-beam XYZ point data Timothy R Nelson
201406_Single_Beam_XYZ_Wilderness_Breach.zip Generic - Echosounder Wilderness breach single-beam XYZ point data Timothy R Nelson
201406_Single_Beam_XYZ.zip Generic - Echosounder Single-beam XYZ point data Timothy R Nelson
201406_Wilderness_Breach_DEM.zip Generic - Echosounder Wilderness breach DEM, 25-m cell size. Timothy R Nelson

Datasets compiled from multiple sources

Dataset name Equipment Description Dataset contact
Profile_Data GPS Cross-shore profile data Owen T Brenner
Shoreline_Data GPS MHW shoreline data Owen T Brenner
Breach_Shorelines_Data GPS Breach shoreline data Owen T Brenner

Publications

Samples collected during this field activity