1. Coastal and Marine Hazards and Resources
  2. Geoscience Data System

Field Activity B207WP

Identifier B207WP
Alternate names B-2-07-WP
Also known as B0207WP
Purpose Deploy oceanographic instruments to record in situ measurements of physical parameters.
Description United States Geological Survey, Pacific Science Center. Chief Scientist: Curt Storlazzi. Data (OBS, ADCP, currentmeter, lightsensor, pressuresensor, digitalcamera, anemometer, GPS, tempsalinometer) of field activity B-2-07-WP in Guam, U.S. Territories from 10/31/2007 to 11/14/2007
Location U.S. Territories
Info derived Oceanographic conditions and sediment transport on the coral reefs near War in the Pacific National Historical Park.
Comments Associated activities: B-1-07-WP B-1-08-WP Staff information imported from InfoBank Curt Storlazzi (Scuba Diver, USGS) - Oceanographer Josh Logan (Navigation, Scuba Diver, USGS) - Information Specialist Kathy Presto (Instrumentation, USGS) - Oceanographer Dave Gonzales (USGS) - Electronics Tech
Itinerary
Start Apra Harbor, Guam, U.S. Territories 2007-10-31
End Apra Harbor, Guam, U.S. Territories 2007-11-14
Bounds
West 144.6184
East 144.80054
North 13.53661
South 13.35789

Personnel

Organization
2885 Mission Street
Santa Cruz, CA95060
(831) 460-7401
Principal investigators Curt Storlazzi
Crew members
Curt Storlazzi
Scientist, Staff
Gonzales, Dave
Scientist, Staff
Presto, Kathy
Scientist, Staff
Information specialist(s)
Joshua Logan
Specialist, Information

Data types and categories

Data category: Environmental Data, Imagery, Location-Elevation, Seismics, Sampling
Data type: Conductivity, Current, Depth, Light, Meteorology, Temperature, Photo, Navigation, Ocean Bottom Seismometer, Geology

Equipment used

Equipment Usage description Data types Datasets
OBS Sediment Properties, Turbidity, Biology, Chemistry, Geology 1
ADCP Current 1
lightsensor Light (no data reported)
pressuresensor Depth (no data reported)
digitalcamera Photo (no data reported)
anemometer Meteorology (no data reported)
GPS Navigation 1
tempsalinometer Conductivity, Temperature (no data reported)
currentmeter Current (no data reported)

Datasets

Datasets produced in this activity

Dataset name Equipment Description Dataset contact
ctdmeter OBS Metadata Curt Storlazzi
Storlazzi, C.D., Presto, M.K., and Logan, J.B., 2009, Coastal Circulation and Sediment Dynamics in War-in-the-Pacific National Historical Park, Guam:: USGS Open-File Report 2009-1195, 79 p. ADCP Publication Curt Storlazzi
Global positioning system (GPS) data GPS Provisional best file Curt Storlazzi

Publications

Samples collected during this field activity