2015-625-FA (CMHRP activity #6863)

Field Activity 2015-625-FA

Identifier

2015-625-FA

Purpose

Collect baseline topography and bathymetry for ENSO impacts in Monterey Bay

Location

Monterey Bay

Summary

base, bathy, matlab, svp and topo folders on FAD (3/18/2015)

Info derived

Beach Topography, Nearshore Bathymetry

Comments

During the week of Mar 16-20 scientists from the U.S. Geological Survey will be working along the coastline from Santa Cruz to Moss Landing. Either by all-terrain vehicle, personal watercraft, or on foot, they will be surveying local beaches and the nearby ocean bottom to compile a three-dimensional map of how beaches change in northern Monterey Bay. Entries for this field activity are based on entries from Field Activity 2014-676-FA

Projects

Climate Change Impacts to the U.S. Pacific and Arctic Coasts

Platform

ATV
Waverunner 1 (SC) Personal Water Craft
Waverunner 2 (SC) Personal Water Craft
on foot survey conducted on foot

Vehicles

MarFac; Chevy Suburban - gray; 7 pass; G62-2874L

Itinerary

Start	Santa Cruz, CA	2015-03-16
End	Santa Cruz, CA	2015-03-20
Days in the field	5

Bounds

West	-122.061
East	-121.75476074
North	36.99816566
South	36.80217852

Personnel

Organization

USGS, Pacific Coastal and Marine Science Center(PCMSC)

2885 Mission Street

Santa Cruz, CA95060

(831) 460-7401

Principal investigators

Curt StorlazziJonathan WarrickPatrick Barnard

Crew members

Information specialist(s)

Andrew Stevens

Specialist, Information

Data types and categories

Data category:	Imagery, Location-Elevation, Sonar
Data type:	Photo, LIDAR, Navigation, Profiles, Single Beam, Sound Velocity

Equipment used

Equipment	Data types	Datasets
Trimble R10 GPS (AS)	Navigation, Profiles	(no data reported)
Trimble R7 GPS (AS)	Benchmarks, Navigation, Profiles, Transects	(no data reported)
Trimble R7 GPS receiver	Benchmarks, LIDAR, Navigation, Profiles, Transects	2
Trimble R7 GPS receiver 9	Benchmarks, LIDAR, Navigation, Profiles, Transects	(no data reported)
LIDAR	LIDAR	1
bathymetry	Single Beam	1
navigation	Navigation	(no data reported)
soundvelocityprofiler	Sound Velocity	(no data reported)
camera	Photo	(no data reported)

Datasets

Datasets produced in this activity

Dataset name	Equipment	Description	Dataset contact
Digital elevation models (DEMs) of northern Monterey Bay, California, March 2015	Trimble R7 GPS receiver	This part of the data release presents digital elevation models (DEMs) derived from bathymetry and topography data of northern Monterey Bay, California collected in March 2015. Bathymetry data were collected using two personal watercraft (PWCs), each equipped with single-beam echosounders and survey-grade global navigation satellite system (GNSS) receivers. Topography data were collected on foot with GNSS receivers mounted on backpacks and with an all-terrain vehicle (ATV) using a GNSS receiver mounted at a measured height above the ground. Additional topography data were collected with a terrestrial lidar scanner. DEM surfaces were produced from all available elevation data using linear interpolation.	Andrew Stevens
Topography data from northern Monterey Bay, California, March 2015	Trimble R7 GPS receiver	This part of the data release presents topography data from northern Monterey Bay, California collected in March 2015. Topography data were collected on foot with survey-grade global navigation satellite system (GNSS) receivers mounted on backpacks and with an all-terrain vehicle (ATV) using a GNSS receiver mounted at a measured height above the ground.	Andrew Stevens
Terrestrial lidar data from northern Monterey Bay, California, March 2015	LIDAR	This part of the data release presents topography data from northern Monterey Bay, California collected in March 2015 with a terrestrial lidar scanner.	Joshua Logan
Nearshore bathymetry data from northern Monterey Bay, California, March 2015	bathymetry	This part of the data release presents bathymetry data from northern Monterey Bay, California collected in March 2015 using two personal watercraft (PWCs). The PWCs were equipped with single-beam echosounders and survey-grade global navigation satellite system (GNSS) receivers.