Field Activity 2009-072-FA

Identifier 2009-072-FA
Purpose Test Imagenex time-series sensor systems with various targets.
Location University of New Hampshire Acoustic Test Tank, Durham, New Hampshire, United States, North America;
Summary This was an engineering exercise to ground truth and calibrate the time series sonar system to improve interpretation of existing and future data sets.
Comments Project = Marthas Vineyard Coastal Observatory - Measurements and Modeling Applications, Marthas Vineyard Coastal Observatory - Measurements and Modeling Applications
URL
Itinerary
Start Durham, NH 2009-12-07
End Durham, NH 2009-12-11
Days in the field 5
Bounds
West -70.9324
East -70.92319
North 43.13351
South 43.1273

Personnel

Organization
384 Woods Hole Road
Quissett Campus
Woods Hole, MA02543-1598
(508) 548-8700
Principal investigators Ellyn Montgomery
Crew members
Michael Casso
Scientist, Staff
Dann S Blackwood
Scientist, Staff
Ellyn Montgomery
Scientist, Staff
Christopher R Sherwood
Scientist, Staff
Marinna A Martini
Scientist, Staff
Information specialist(s)
Ellyn Montgomery
Specialist, Information
Affiliate principal University of New Hampshire
Affiliate staff We were assisted by Gary Margelowsky and Andy McLeod of UNH.

Data types and categories

Data category: Imagery, Sampling, Time Series
Data type: Photo, Video, Biology, Chemistry, Geology, Mooring (physical oceanography)

Documents: Notes and log books

Name Description
Cruise log Documentation of tests done, target configurations, sampling duration. Multiple files included in documentation.

Equipment used

Equipment Usage description Data types Datasets
Digital video camera Video (no data reported)
Digital camera Photo 1
SCUBA Biology, Chemistry, Geology (no data reported)
Bottom platform Mooring (physical oceanography) 2

Datasets

Datasets produced in this activity

Dataset name Equipment Description Dataset contact
2009-072-FA-PH-001 Digital camera Photographs of instrument position measurement, targets, experiment configurations in the tank, etc. Ellyn Montgomery
2009-072-FA-NL-001 Bottom platform Documentation of tests done, target configurations, sampling duration Ellyn Montgomery
2009-072-FA-OM-001 Bottom platform Files collected as part of experiments to validate the sonar's data quality. Ellyn Montgomery

Publications

Samples collected during this field activity