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

Field Activity 10CCT06

Identifier 10CCT06
Purpose To acquire the latest bathymetry to assist in baseline bathymetry in the areas surrounding the barrier island and sand berm that is currently being built.
Location Chandeleur Islands, LA and Oil Spill Sand Berm
Info derived Single beam bathymetry (X, Y, Z) data
Comments Shop Staff (Pre-Cruise) - Dave Wegener contributed 1.5 weeks to design and fabrication; Richard Young was boat captain during 2 days of Side Scan equipment testing.
Platform
Streeterville
22' Whaler
Itinerary
Start Biloxi, MS 2010-08-27
End Biloxi, MS 2010-09-10
Bounds
West -89.1526
East -88.46046801
North 30.20811394
South 29.38788458
Topic 14
Marine operations Yes

Personnel

Organization
600 Fourth Street South
St. Petersburg, FL33701-4846
(727) 502-8000
Principal investigators James G Flocks
Crew members
James G Flocks
Scientist, Staff
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
Data type: Navigation, Profiles, Transects, Single Beam

Equipment used

Equipment Usage description Data types Datasets
Marimatech Echosounder Single Beam (no data reported)
Ashtech Z-Xtreme DGPS Benchmarks, Navigation (no data reported)
Choke Ring Antenna The satellite L1/L2 signals were received via the Ashtech choke-ring antennas for the base station and the boat. The Ashtech Z-Xtreme GPS receivers interpret the signals and record the information as binary files. Benchmarks, Navigation (no data reported)
TSS DMS-05 Motion Sensor Interferometric, Single Beam (no data reported)

Publications

Samples collected during this field activity