1. Coastal and Marine Hazards and Resources
  2. Geoscience Data System

Field Activity 2022-320-FA

Identifier 2022-320-FA
Alternate names 22CCT09; 22CCT10; 22CCT11; 22CCT12
Purpose To collect Single-beam bathymetry within Point Au Chenes Bay, MS
Location Point Aux Chenes Bay, MS
Summary Successful acquisition of single-beam bathymetry data was achieved during this survey.
Info derived Single-beam bathymetry x,y,z data points and create a current digital elevation model (DEM)
Comments 22CCT09 = Personal Water Craft (PWC) = RV Shark (white) collecting single-beam bathymetry 22CCT10 = Personal Water Craft (PWC) = RV Chum (blue) collecting Single beam bathymetry; Entries for this field activity are based on entries from Field Activity 2021-307-FA as the data collected is intended to be a repeat survey.
Projects
Platform
Personal Water Craft (Blue WVR2 - Chum)
Blue WaveRunner; R/V Chum
Personal Water Craft (White WVR1 - Shark)
White WaveRunner, R/V Shark
Vehicles
Ford F-350 Dually Grey (GSA)
Itinerary
Start Bayou Heron Boat Ramp, Moss Point, MS 2022-06-06
End Bayou Heron Boat Ramp, Moss Point, MS 2022-06-10
Days in the field 5
Activity events
Start date End date Description
2022-11-07 2022-11-09 resurvey trip for 22CCT11 and 22CCT12
Bounds
West -88.48182678
East -88.37677002
North 30.36013764
South 30.30027859
Marine operations Yes

Personnel

Organization
600 Fourth Street South
St. Petersburg, FL33701-4846
(727) 502-8000
Principal investigators Kathryn SmithChristopher G Smith
Crew members
Benjamin A Galbraith
Scientist, Staff
Information specialist(s)
Nancy T DeWitt
Specialist, Information
Affiliate principal Mississippi State University (MSU)

Data types and categories

Data category: Sonar, Location-Elevation
Data type: Sound Velocity, Single Beam, Navigation, Benchmarks

Equipment used

Equipment Usage description Data types Datasets
Castaway-CTD Sound Velocity (no data reported)
SBG Ellipse A Motion Sensor Single Beam (no data reported)
ODOM-Echotrac CV-100 Single Beam (no data reported)
Tripods Mooring (physical oceanography), Benchmarks, Navigation (no data reported)
SP90 GNSS Receiver Benchmarks, Navigation (no data reported)
Collapsible Tripod Benchmarks, Navigation, Profiles, Transects (no data reported)
Choke Ring Antenna Benchmarks, Navigation (no data reported)

Publications

Samples collected during this field activity