Field Activity 2020-622-FA

Identifier 2020-622-FA
Purpose Collect nearshore bathymetry and beach topography in the Columbia River littoral cell.
Location Columbia River Littoral Cell
Info derived Beach Topography, Nearshore Bathymetry
Projects
Platform
Waverunner 1 (SC)
Personal Water Craft
Waverunner 2 (SC)
Personal Water Craft
Vehicles
MarFac; crewcab - G63-2147R
MarFac; Expedition G62-3094P
Itinerary
Start Astoria, OR 2020-07-18
End Ilwaco, WA 2020-07-20
Days in the field 3
Bounds
West -124.59594727
East -123.76098633
North 47.13742465
South 45.99696162

Personnel

Organization
2885 Mission Street
Santa Cruz, CA95060
(831) 460-7401
Principal investigators Andrew Stevens
Crew members
Andrew Stevens
Scientist, Staff
Joshua Logan
Scientist, Staff
Andrew C Ritchie
Scientist, Staff
Alexander G Snyder
Scientist, Staff
Information specialist(s)
Andrew Stevens
Specialist, Information
Affiliate principal Peter Ruggiero (OSU) George Kaminsky (WA DOE)

Data types and categories

Data category: Location-Elevation, Sonar
Data type: Benchmarks, Navigation, Profiles, Single Beam

Equipment used

Equipment Usage description Data types Datasets
Radio (base) Benchmarks, LIDAR, Navigation, Profiles, Transects 1
Trimble R7 GPS (AS) Benchmarks, Navigation, Profiles, Transects (no data reported)
GPS Navigation (no data reported)
Waverunners Navigation, Single Beam 1

Datasets

Datasets produced in this activity

Dataset name Equipment Description Dataset contact
Beach topography of the Columbia River littoral cell, Washington and Oregon, 2020 Radio (base) This portion of the USGS data release presents topography data collected during surveys performed in the Columbia River littoral cell, Washington and Oregon, in 2020 (USGS Field Activity Number 2020-622-FA). Topographic profiles were collected by walking along survey lines with global navigation satellite system (GNSS) receivers mounted on backpacks. Andrew Stevens
Nearshore bathymetry of the Columbia River littoral cell, Washington and Oregon, 2020 Waverunners This portion of the USGS data release presents bathymetry data collected during surveys performed in the Columbia River littoral cell, Washington and Oregon, in 2020 (USGS Field Activity Number 2020-622-FA). Bathymetry data were collected using four personal watercraft (PWCs) equipped with single-beam sonar systems and global navigation satellite system (GNSS) receivers. Andrew Stevens

Publications

Samples collected during this field activity