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

Field Activity IR409MB

Identifier IR409MB
Alternate names I-R4-09-MB
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 of field activity I-R4-09-MB in Monterey Bay from 12/15/2009 to 12/15/2009
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 Recovery of SedTrap20m_Mooring and SedTrap30m_Mooring Deployment on I-D3-09-MB; 10/19/2009
Projects
Platform
Shana Rae
Length: 52 feet; Beam: 16.5 feet.
Itinerary
Start Santa Cruz Harbor 2009-12-15
End Santa Cruz Harbor 2009-12-15
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
Information specialist(s)
Joshua Logan
Specialist, Information

Data types and categories

Data category: Environmental Data
Data type: Conductivity, Current, Temperature, Tide, Turbidity, Wave

Equipment used

Equipment Usage description Data types Datasets
CT Conductivity, Temperature (no data reported)
currentmeter Current (no data reported)
opticalbackscattersensor Turbidity (no data reported)
suspendedsediment Turbidity (no data reported)
wavegauge Wave (no data reported)
tidemeter Tide (no data reported)

Publications

Samples collected during this field activity