Field Activity 2002-011-FA

Identifier 2002-011-FA
Purpose Map the shoreface off north Myrtle Beach using sidescan sonar, interferometric bathymetry, and SUBSCAN sub-bottom system.
Location Myrtle Beach, South Carolina, United States, North America, North Atlantic;
Summary Sidescan-sonar, swath bathymetry, and high-resolution chirp sub-bottom data were collected within the nearshore region off the coast of Myrtle Beach, SC (within 1 km of the shoreline).
Comments Original Center People field contained: Bill Schwab (co-PI), Jane Denny (Data Processing), Dave Nichols (Electronics Technician), Chuck Worley (Electronics Technician), Wayne Baldwin (Watch Stander).
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Platform
Coastal II
Length: 43 feet
Itinerary
Start Myrtle Beach, SC 2002-05-01
End Myrtle Beach, SC 2002-05-22
Days in the field 18
Bounds
West -79.11499318
East -78.53178448
North 33.85673153
South 33.42914916

Personnel

Organization
384 Woods Hole Road
Quissett Campus
Woods Hole, MA02543-1598
(508) 548-8700
Principal investigators William C Schwab
Crew members
William C Schwab
Scientist, Staff
Jane F Denny
Scientist, Staff
Wayne E Baldwin
Scientist, Staff
David R Nichols
Scientist, Staff
Charles R Worley
Scientist, Staff
Information specialist(s)
Jane F Denny
Specialist, Information
Affiliate principal Paul Gayes (Coastal Carolina University)
Affiliate staff Paul Gayes (Coastal Carolina University), Neal Driscoll (Scripps)

Data types and categories

Data category: Imagery, Location-Elevation, Sonar
Data type: Photo, Navigation, Sidescan, Single Beam

Equipment used

Equipment Usage description Data types Datasets
DGPS Navigation (no data reported)
Digital camera Photo 1
Edgetech DF-1000 sidescan sonar Sidescan 1
Echosounder Single Beam 1

Datasets

Datasets produced in this activity

Dataset name Equipment Description Dataset contact
2002-011-FA-PH-001 Digital camera Deck photos of field activity operations Charles R Worley
Sidescan mosaic Edgetech DF-1000 sidescan sonar Linda P McCarthy
Bathymetry GIS data Echosounder Linda P McCarthy

Publications

Samples collected during this field activity