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

Field Activity 07SCC02

Identifier 07SCC02
Purpose Barrier Island Coastal Monitoring
Location Chandeleur Islands, LA
Summary Surveyed more than 461 kilometers of tracklines; Collected 13 days of static base station occupation time on U.S. Geological Survey-Florida Integrated Science Center (USGS-FISC) installed benchmarks.
Info derived Single beam bathymetry (X, Y, Z) data, purpose to acquire the latest bathymetry to assist in calculating sediment gain/loss and barrier island migration or degradation
Platform
Streeterville
22' Whaler
Itinerary
Start Venice, Louisiana 2007-06-01
End Venice, Louisiana 2007-06-15
Bounds
West -89.2076
East -88.49342699
North 30.24292086
South 29.54725183
Topic 66
Marine operations Yes

Personnel

Organization
600 Fourth Street South
St. Petersburg, FL33701-4846
(727) 502-8000
Principal investigators James G Flocks
Crew members
Billy J Reynolds
Scientist, Staff
Nancy T DeWitt
Scientist, Staff
Information specialist(s)
Nancy T DeWitt
Specialist, Information

Data types and categories

Data category: Location-Elevation, Sonar, Time Series
Data type: Navigation, Profiles, Transects, Single Beam, Mooring (physical oceanography)

Equipment used

Equipment Usage description Data types Datasets
Ashtech Z-Xtreme DGPS Benchmarks, Navigation (no data reported)
TSS DMS-05 Motion Sensor Interferometric, Single Beam (no data expected)
Choke Ring Antenna Benchmarks, Navigation (no data expected)
Marimatech Echosounder Single Beam (no data reported)
Tripods Mooring (physical oceanography), Benchmarks, Navigation (no data expected)

Publications

Samples collected during this field activity