| Identifier | W310PS | ||||||||
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| Alternate names | W-3-10-PS | ||||||||
| Purpose | Collect nearshore bathymetry and beach topography | ||||||||
| Description | United States Geological Survey, Pacific Science Center. Chief Scientists: Guy Gelfenbaum, Jon Warrick. Data Collection data of field activity W-3-10-PS in Elhwa River Delta from 09/04/2010 to 09/08/2010 | ||||||||
| Location | Elhwa River Delta | ||||||||
| Info derived | Nearshore bathymetry, beach topography | ||||||||
| Comments | rawdata files at /rawdata/2010/W-3-10-PS/bath Staff information imported from InfoBank Guy Gelfenbaum (USGS CMG) - Chief Scientist Andrew Stevens (USGS CMG) - Oceanographer Ian Miller (UC Santa Cruz) - PhD Canidate Andrew Schwartz (Wash. State Dept. of Ecology) - GPS Technician Gabrielle Stillwater (Wash. State Dept. of Ecology) - Field Technician | ||||||||
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2885 Mission Street
Santa Cruz, CA95060
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| Principal investigators | Jonathan WarrickGuy R Gelfenbaum | ||
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| Affiliate principal | Jon Warrick | ||
| Affiliate staff | Ian Miller (UC Santa Cruz) - PhD Canidate,Andrew Schwartz (Wash. State Dept. of Ecology) - GPS Technician,Gabrielle Stillwater (Wash. State Dept. of Ecology) - Field Technician |
| Data category: | Location-Elevation |
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| Data type: | Profiles, Transects |
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| topographic equipment | Profiles, Transects | 5 |
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| Best file with nav in ArcInfo E00 format | topographic equipment | Andrew Stevens | |
| Digital elevation models (DEMs) of the Elwha River delta, Washington, September 2010 | topographic equipment | This part of the data release presents a digital elevation model (DEM) derived from bathymetry and topography data of the Elwha River delta collected in September 2010. Two dams on the Elwha River, Washington State, USA trapped over 20 million m3 of sediment, reducing downstream sediment fluxes and contributing to erosion of the river's coastal delta. The removal of the Elwha and Glines Canyon dams between 2011 and 2014 induced massive increases in river sediment supply and provided an unprecedented opportunity to examine the response of a delta system to changes in sediment supply. The U.S. Geological Survey developed an integrated research program aimed at understanding the ecosystem responses following dam removal that included regular monitoring of coastal and nearshore bathymetry and topography. As part of this monitoring program, the USGS conducted a bathymetric and topographic survey in the Strait of Juan de Fuca on the Elwha River delta, Washington (USGS Field Activity Number W-03-10-PS). Bathymetry data were collected using a personal watercraft (PWC) and a small boat, each equipped with single-beam echosounders and survey-grade global navigation satellite system (GNSS) receivers. Topography data were collected on foot with GNSS receivers mounted on backpacks. DEM surfaces were produced from all available elevation data using linear interpolation. | Andrew Stevens |
| Global positioning system (GPS) data w-3-10-ps.060_red | topographic equipment | Provisional best file | Andrew Stevens |
| Global positioning system (GPS) data w-3-10-ps.060_rhib | topographic equipment | Provisional best file | Andrew Stevens |
| Topography data from the Elwha River delta, Washington, September 2010 | topographic equipment | This part of the data release presents topography data from the Elwha River delta collected in September 2010. Topography data were collected on foot with global navigation satellite system (GNSS) receivers mounted on backpacks. | Andrew Stevens |