Field Activity 2015-035-FA

Identifier 2015-035-FA
Purpose Recover deployed instruments to collect time series data to make evaluations of sediment transport, water quality, geomorphic change, circulation, and wetland stability. This will support development of models of storm impacts on estuarine health, vulnerability of adjacent communities, and sustainability of restored and natural wetlands.
Equipment or personnel only. Data, if any, are managed under a different field activity.
Location Chincoteague Bay, Virginia, United States, Chincoteague Bay, Maryland, United States
Summary Recovered all deployed instruments and platforms for time series measurements. Collect water samples for SSC analysis to calibrate turbidity sensors.
Info derived Currents, waves, water level, water temperature, salinity, turbidity, Chla-fluoroscence, fDom, pH, bed altitude change, suspended sediment concentration.
Comments Platform(s)- UMCES-HPL 18' C-Hawk or 21' Wetsig; Vehicle(s)- USGS Pick-up Truck and USGS Cube Box Truck; Entries for this field activity are based on entries from Field Activity 2014-048-FA (all time series data will be associated with this FA). Entries for this field activity are based on entries from Field Activity 2014-061-FA Entries for this field activity are based on entries from Field Activity 2015-011-FA Entries for this field activity are based on entries from Field Activity 2015-022-FA
Projects
Platform
UMECS-21ft Wetzig
Length 21 feet.
Itinerary
Start Tuckerton, NJ 2015-07-11
End Greenbackville, VA 2015-07-17
Days in the field 7
Bounds
West -75.479
East -75.079
North 38.36
South 37.819

Personnel

Organization Equipment or personnel support provided by
384 Woods Hole Road
Quissett Campus
Woods Hole, MA02543-1598
(508) 548-8700
Principal investigators Neil Kamal Ganju
Crew members
Neil Kamal Ganju
Scientist, Staff
Steven E Suttles
Scientist, Staff
Daniel J Nowacki
Scientist, Staff
Information specialist(s)
Steven E Suttles
Specialist, Information
Affiliate principal Jeremy Testa (UMCES-CBL) Nicholas Nidzieko (UMCES-HPL)

Data types and categories

Data category: Location-Elevation, Sampling
Data type: Navigation, Chemistry

Equipment used

Equipment Usage description Data types Datasets
Garmin GPS 76 Navigation (no data reported)
Water sampler Chemistry (no data reported)

Publications

Samples collected during this field activity