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

Field Activity ID209MB

Identifier ID209MB
Alternate names I-D2-09-MB,SCHARB
Purpose Collect oceanographic data to understand influence of dredge disposal on nearshore ecosystems
Description United States Geological Survey, Pacific Science Center. Chief Scientist: Curt Storlazzi. Oceanographic instrument deployment data (ADCP, wave/tide gauge, OBS, LISST, temperature/, salinity sensor) of field activity I-D2-09-MB in Monterey Bay from 10/13/2009 to 10/14/2009
Location Monterey Bay
Info derived current speed, current direction, acoustic backscatter, wave height, wave period, wave direction, tidal height, optical backscatter, sediment grain size, temperature, salinity
Comments doppler current profiler (ADCP) SCH_20m_Tripod and SCH_30m_Tripod were deployed on 10/21/2009. Recovery date 12/15/2009 Staff information imported from InfoBank Curt Storlazzi (USGS, PSC) - chief scientist Josh Logan (USGS, PSC) - information specialist Kathy Presto (USGS, PSC) - instrumentation specialist Kurt Rosenberger (USGS, PSC) - instrumentation specialist Tim Elfers (USGS, PSC) - mechanical technician Pete DalFerro (USGS, PSC) - mechanical technician
Projects
Platform
Shana Rae
Length: 52 feet; Beam: 16.5 feet.
Itinerary
Start Santa Cruz Harbor 2009-10-13
End Santa Cruz Harbor 2009-10-14
Bounds
West -122.5
East -121.75
North 37
South 36.75
Activity oceanographic instrument deployment

Personnel

Organization
2885 Mission Street
Santa Cruz, CA95060
(831) 460-7401
Principal investigators Curt Storlazzi
Crew members
Timothy C Elfers
Scientist, Staff
Curt Storlazzi
Scientist, Staff
Kurt Rosenberger
Scientist, Staff
Peter Dal Ferro
Scientist, Staff
Presto, Kathy
Scientist, Staff
Information specialist(s)
Joshua Logan
Specialist, Information

Data types and categories

Data category: Environmental Data, Location-Elevation
Data type: Conductivity, Current, Temperature, Tide, Turbidity, Wave, Navigation

Equipment used

Equipment Usage description Data types Datasets
wave/tide gauge Tide, Wave (no data reported)
OBS Sediment Properties, Turbidity, Biology, Chemistry, Geology (no data reported)
LISST Turbidity (no data reported)
temperature/ Temperature (no data reported)
salinity sensor Conductivity (no data reported)
acousticdoppler Current 1
opticalbackscattersensor Turbidity 1
GPS Navigation 2

Datasets

Datasets produced in this activity

Dataset name Equipment Description Dataset contact
Station Information acousticdoppler Joshua Logan
Station Information opticalbackscattersensor Joshua Logan
Best file with nav in ArcInfo E00 format GPS Joshua Logan
Global positioning system (GPS) data i-d2-09-mb.060 GPS Provisional best file Joshua Logan

Publications

Samples collected during this field activity