Field Activity 2024-016-FA

Identifier 2024-016-FA
Alternate names Marconi Beach 2024
Purpose To characterize the beach and nearshore morphology to validate the USGS Total Water Level and Coastal Change Forecast that uses the 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. Includes subaerial survey measurements to map the beach; aerial imagery from kite/balloon to map the beach; and bathymetric soundings from WHOI autonomous surface vehicle to map nearshore. May include measurments to calibrate the CoastCam.
Location Marconi Beach, Wellfleet, Cape Cod National Seashore, Barnstable County, MA, United States
Summary Helikite was deployed March 22nd with the Ricoh on Go-Pro mount. A large storm occurred between the helikite and the bathymetry mapping on April 23rd and the bluffs, beach, nearshore from March likely do not match the April offshore profile.
Info derived Yearly update on topography and bathymetry of the beach and nearshore region in view of the cameras.
Comments There will be two days of surveying based on weather. Staffing includes Mira Anderberg (intern) Entries for this field activity are based on entries from Field Activity 2022-014-FA. Entries for this field activity are based on entries from Field Activity 2023-012-FA.
Projects
Platform
WHOI Yellowfin
remote controlled autonomous self-righting surf vehicle equipped with Cerulean Sonar S-500 Sounder and WHOI built logger.
on foot
survey conducted on foot
Itinerary
Start Falmouth, MA 2024-03-22
End Falmouth, MA 2024-04-23
Days in the field 2
Bounds
West -69.96565313
East -69.95105473
North 41.89900178
South 41.8898755

Personnel

Organization
384 Woods Hole Road
Quissett Campus
Woods Hole, MA02543-1598
(508) 548-8700
Principal investigators Christopher R Sherwood
Crew members
Christopher R Sherwood
Scientist, Staff
Jin-Si R Over
Scientist, Staff
Information specialist(s)
Jin-Si R Over
Specialist, Information
Affiliate principal Peter Traykovski (WHOI)

Data types and categories

Data category: Imagery, Location-Elevation, Sonar
Data type: Photo, Navigation, Single Beam

Equipment used

Equipment Usage description Data types Datasets
Ricoh GR II Takes photos every 2 seconds Photo 2
Aeropoint targets placed on beach to georeference SfM project Navigation, Transects, Profiles (no data reported)
PPK GPS collects ppk data on ASV Navigation (no data reported)
UAS- heli-kite Inflated and pulled along beach while camera was attached Photo, Navigation, Video (no data reported)
Cerulean Sonar S-500 Sounder in ASV Yellowfin and collecting single-beam echosounder data Single Beam 1

Datasets

Datasets produced in this activity

Dataset name Equipment Description Dataset contact
2024-016-FA_Marconi_imagery Ricoh GR II Low-altitude aerial imagery collected from a Helikite at Marconi Beach, Wellfleet, MA on March 22, 2024. The dataset includes he images (JPEG) as well as the image locations (CSV). Jin-Si R Over
2024-016-FA_Marconi_SfM Ricoh GR II Structure from motion GCPs, digital surface model, and orthomosaic representing Marconi Beach, Wellfleet, MA on March 22, 2024. The dataset includes the DSM (GeoTIFF), orthomosaic (GeoTIFF), and the ground control points (CSV). Jin-Si R Over
2024-016-FA_Marconi_bathymetry Cerulean Sonar S-500 Sounder Bathymetric data and grid of offshore Marconi Beach, Wellfleet, MA on April 23, 2024. The data are available as a grid (GeoTIFF) and the individual sounding values (CSV).

Publications

Samples collected during this field activity