Field Activity 2024-003-FA

Identifier 2024-003-FA
Alternate names CACO-01 2024
Purpose To characterize the beach and nearshore morphology and evaluate the USGS Total Water Level and Coastal Change Forecast. Use of CoastCam camera station(s) to visualize and map the beach and nearshore region to determine the types of bar morphologies, their persistence and temporal variability, and the relationship of these changes to wave and water-level conditions. Meteorlogical measurements will be made at the CoastCam location to supplement data on nearshore circulation processes, especially during the summer-early fall deployments that overlap with the shark behavior research.
Location Head of Meadow Beach, Cape Cod National Seashore, Barnstable County, Massachusetts, United States, Atlantic Ocean
Info derived Periodic trips to maintain CoastCam CACO-01 and meteorological station at Head of Meadow Beach, Truro, MA on Cape Cod National Seashore as part of this ongoing project.
Comments These are recurring trips for the duration of the year 2024 to maintain CoastCam CACO-01 and weather station at Head of the Meadow Beach as part of this project. Entries for this field activity are based on entries from Field Activity 2021-013-FA. Entries for this field activity are based on entries from Field Activity 2022-009-FA. Entries for this field activity are based on entries from Field Activity 2023-005-FA.
Projects
Platform
on foot
survey conducted on foot
Itinerary
Start Truro, MA 2024-01-01
End Truro, MA 2024-12-31
Days in the field 6
Activity events
Start date End date Description
2024-01-12 2024-01-12 Eric Marsjanik serviced the camera system. Removed window from the C2 Camera housing and replaced desiccant. Re sealed cable gland at the back of camera housing with sealant preventing water intrusion. Verified voltage on charging system was 12.5VDC. System is 100% operational.
2024-02-05 2024-02-05 Eric Marsjanik cleaned salt spray from camera lenses
2024-03-14 2024-03-14 Personnel: Bo, Steve, and Olivia. Downloaded met station data. Removed met station because of limited accessibility during plover season. It will be deployed to a new location in the future.
Bounds
West -70.10426044
East -70.06906986
North 42.06564923
South 42.04925015

Personnel

Organization
384 Woods Hole Road
Quissett Campus
Woods Hole, MA02543-1598
(508) 548-8700
Principal investigators Christopher R Sherwood
Crew members
Eric D. Marsjanik
Scientist, Staff
Over, Jin-Si
Scientist, Staff
De Meo, Olivia
Scientist, Staff
Bales, Robert
Scientist, Staff
Information specialist(s)
Over, Jin-Si
Specialist, Information
De Meo, Olivia
Specialist, Information

Data types and categories

Data category: Imagery, Environmental Data
Data type: Video, Meteorology

Equipment used

Equipment Usage description Data types Datasets
Argus camera system Other Imagery, Video (no data reported)
Vaisala weather transmitter Meteorology (no data reported)

Publications

Samples collected during this field activity