2014-303-FA (CMHRP activity #76)

Field Activity 2014-303-FA

Identifier

2014-303-FA

Purpose

To collect nearshore bathymetry and sub-surface geology data to assess the impacts of Hurricane Sandy.

Location

Fire Island, NY

Summary

Collected nearshore single-beam bathymetry, 106 sub-bottom profiles, and 15 cross shore elevation profiles.

Info derived

Bathymetry, geophysical data

Comments

USACE will provide equipment and collect seismic data.

Projects

Other

Platform

Personal Water Craft (White WVR1 - Shark)

White WaveRunner, R/V Shark

USACE LARC-5

The LARC-5 (Lighter Amphibious Resupply Cargo) is an Army amphibious vehicle that is used to deploy instruments, support diving activities, collect data, and tow a variety of sensor and survey "sleds". The LARC-5 survey vehicle is 10.6 m (35 ft) long, 3 m (10.2 ft) wide and 3.3 m (11 ft) tall. It has a maximum land speed of 40 kph (25 mph) and approximately 11 kph in water, with a typical survey speed of 7 kph.

Vehicles

Excursion - White

Rental Vehicle

Itinerary

Start	Fire Island, NY	2014-06-09
End	Fire Island, NY	2014-07-12

Bounds

West	-73.7138
East	-72.59765625
North	40.88527529
South	40.47356668

Marine operations

Yes

Personnel

Organization

U.S. Army Corps of Engineers(USACE)

Organization

USGS, St. Petersburg Coastal and Marine Science Center(SPCMSC)

600 Fourth Street South

St. Petersburg, FL33701-4846

(727) 502-8000

Principal investigators

Cheryl J Hapke

Crew members

(not identified)	Scientist, Staff
Owen T Brenner	Scientist, Staff
Billy J Reynolds	Scientist, Staff
David M Thompson	Scientist, Staff
Cheryl J Hapke	Scientist, Staff
Jennifer L Miselis	Scientist, Staff
Mark Erik Hansen	Scientist, Staff

Information specialist(s)

Owen T Brenner	Specialist, Information
Arnell S Forde	Specialist, Information

Data types and categories

Data category:	Location-Elevation, Seismics, Sonar
Data type:	Navigation, Profiles, Transects, Sub Bottom Profiler, Single Beam

Equipment used

Equipment	Data types	Datasets
ODOM-Echotrac CV-100	Single Beam	(no data reported)
Choke Ring Antenna	Benchmarks, Navigation	(no data reported)
Ashtech ProFlex 800 GNSS Receiver	Benchmarks, Navigation	(no data reported)
Ashtech ProFlex 500 GNSS Receiver	Benchmarks, Navigation	(no data reported)
GPS Pole	Navigation, Profiles, Transects	(no data expected)
Collapsible Tripod	Benchmarks, Navigation, Profiles, Transects	(no data expected)
Other	Unknown, Profiles, Transects, Benchmarks, LIDAR, Navigation	(no data expected)
Generic - Echosounder	Single Beam	6
GPS	Navigation	3
Chirp 512i	Sub Bottom Profiler	(no data reported)

Datasets

Datasets produced in this activity

Dataset name	Equipment	Description	Dataset contact
201406_Ground_Based_XYZ.zip	Generic - Echosounder	Ground-based XYZ point data	Timothy R Nelson
201406_Shoreface_DEM.zip	Generic - Echosounder	Shoreface DEM, 50-m cell size.	Timothy R Nelson
201406_Single_Beam_XYZ_Shoreface.zip	Generic - Echosounder	Shoreface single-beam XYZ point data	Timothy R Nelson
201406_Single_Beam_XYZ_Wilderness_Breach.zip	Generic - Echosounder	Wilderness breach single-beam XYZ point data	Timothy R Nelson
201406_Single_Beam_XYZ.zip	Generic - Echosounder	Single-beam XYZ point data	Timothy R Nelson
201406_Wilderness_Breach_DEM.zip	Generic - Echosounder	Wilderness breach DEM, 25-m cell size.	Timothy R Nelson

Datasets compiled from multiple sources

Dataset name	Equipment	Description	Dataset contact
Profile_Data	GPS	Cross-shore profile data	Owen T Brenner
Shoreline_Data	GPS	MHW shoreline data	Owen T Brenner
Breach_Shorelines_Data	GPS	Breach shoreline data	Owen T Brenner