| Identifier | 2023-011-FA | ||||||||
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| Alternate names | Head of the Meadow 2023 | ||||||||
| Purpose | To characterize the beach and nearshore morphology used to validate the USGS Total Water Level and Coastal Change Forecast and use of ARGUS Camera systems (CoastCams) to visualize and map the beach and nearshore region to determine the types of bar morphologies, their persistence and temporal variability, and the relationship of these changes to wave and water-level conditions. This includes subaerial survey measurements to map the beach; aerial imagery from kite/balloon (Heli-kite) to map beach; bathymetric soundings from WHOI autonomous surface vehicle to map nearshore. Surveys are repeat from 2020-015-FA, 2021-014-FA, and 2022-015-FA at Head of the Meadow. | ||||||||
| Location | Head of the Meadow Beach, Truro Cape Cod National Seashore, Barnstable County, MA, United States | ||||||||
| Summary | Helikite was deployed on March 10 - C. Sherwood, J. Over, P. Traykovski, and I. Reeves assisted. Photos were overexposed on first two attempts and thus the tide came up so survey does not cover as much of the low beach as previous field activities. Bathymetry was done on April 7 by C. Sherwood, P. Traykovski, and J. Over - Yellowfin was used and extent mapped is greater than previous surveys due to interesting features observed from the beach. | ||||||||
| Info derived | Updated year of change at Head of the Meadow of the topography and bathymetry of the beach and nearshore region in view of the cameras. | ||||||||
| Comments | Survey days and personnel will be based on availability and weather Entries for this field activity are based on entries from Field Activity 2022-015-FA. | ||||||||
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384 Woods Hole Road
Quissett Campus
Woods Hole, MA02543-1598
(508) 548-8700
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| Principal investigators | Christopher R Sherwood | ||||
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| Affiliate principal | Peter Traykovski (WHOI) |
| Data category: | Imagery, Location-Elevation, Sonar |
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| Data type: | Photo, Navigation, Single Beam |
| Equipment | Usage description | Data types | Datasets |
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| Sony a6000 | JPEG taken every 5 seconds. | Photo | 3 |
| PPK GPS | Hot shoed to the camera so there is highly accurate photo location information and also on Autonomous Surface Vehicle Yellowfin | Navigation | 1 |
| Spectra Precision SP80 | used in RTK mode to provide location information to the tarp targets used as ground control | Navigation | (no data reported) |
| Aeropoint targets | Placed in survey area as ground control for structure from motion | Navigation, Transects, Profiles | 1 |
| UAS- heli-kite | Filled with helium and towed by hand up and down the beach with a digital camera and ppk GPS attached. | Photo, Navigation, Video | (no data reported) |
| Cerulean Sonar S-500 Sounder | placed in ASV to record depth to seafloor | Single Beam | 2 |
| Dataset name | Equipment | Description | Dataset contact |
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| 2023011FA_Truro_imagery_metadata | Sony a6000 | Low-altitude aerial imagery collected from a Helikite at Head of the Meadow Beach, Truro, MA on March 10, 2023. Dataset also includes a CSV file of image locations. | Jin-Si R Over |
| 2023011FA_Truro_ortho | Sony a6000 | Orthomosaic representing Head of the Meadow Beach, Truro, MA on March 10, 2023 | Jin-Si R Over |
| 2023011FA_Truro_bathymetry | Cerulean Sonar S-500 Sounder | Bathymetric data and grid of offshore Head of the Meadow Beach, Truro, MA on April 7, 2023 | Jin-Si R Over |
| Dataset name | Equipment | Description | Dataset contact |
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| 2023011FA_Truro_DSM | Sony a6000 | Digital Surface Model representing Head of the Meadow Beach, Truro, MA on March 10, 2023 | Jin-Si R Over |
| 2023011FA_Truro_navigation | PPK GPS | Ground control points Head of the Meadow Beach, Truro, MA on March 10, 2023. Ground control points for georeferencing the aerial imagery. | Jin-Si R Over |
| 2023011FA_Truro_navigation | Aeropoint targets | Ground control points Head of the Meadow Beach, Truro, MA on March 10, 2023. Ground control points for georeferencing the aerial imagery. | Jin-Si R Over |
| 2023011FA_Truro_DSM | Cerulean Sonar S-500 Sounder | Digital Surface Model representing Head of the Meadow Beach, Truro, MA on March 10, 2023 | Jin-Si R Over |
