Field Activity 2015-647-FA

Identifier 2015-647-FA
Purpose Collect bathymetric and topographic data from Oregon and Washington coasts.
Location Oregon and Washington Coast
Summary base, bathy, field_notes, gopro, photos, planning and SVP added to FAD on 8/19/2015
Info derived Beach Topography, Nearshore Bathymetry
Comments Entries for this field activity are based on entries from Field Activity 2014-631-FA
Projects
Platform
Waverunner 1 (SC)
Personal Water Craft
Waverunner 2 (SC)
Personal Water Craft
Vehicles
MarFac; Chevy Suburban - gray; 7 pass; G62-2874L
Itinerary
Start Astoria, OR 2015-07-13
End Ocean Shores, WA 2015-08-14
Days in the field 10
Bounds
West -124.761
East -123.69384766
North 47.23448964
South 45.6927804

Personnel

Organization
2885 Mission Street
Santa Cruz, CA95060
(831) 460-7401
Principal investigators Andrew StevensGuy R Gelfenbaum
Crew members
Timothy C Elfers
Scientist, Staff
Cordell Johnson
Scientist, Staff
Guy R Gelfenbaum
Scientist, Staff
Information specialist(s)
Andrew Stevens
Specialist, Information

Data types and categories

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

Equipment used

Equipment Usage description Data types Datasets
Radio (base) Benchmarks, LIDAR, Navigation, Profiles, Transects (no data reported)
Radio (rover) Navigation, Profiles, Transects (no data reported)
Trimble R7 GPS (AS) Benchmarks, Navigation, Profiles, Transects 1
Trimble R7 GPS receiver Benchmarks, LIDAR, Navigation, Profiles, Transects (no data reported)
Trimble R7 GPS receiver 9 Benchmarks, LIDAR, Navigation, Profiles, Transects (no data reported)
Echosounder-1 Single Beam 1
Echosounder-2 Single Beam (no data reported)
YSI Sound velocity CTD Sound Velocity (no data reported)

Datasets

Datasets produced in this activity

Dataset name Equipment Description Dataset contact
Beach topography of the Columbia River littoral cell, Washington and Oregon, 2015 Trimble R7 GPS (AS) This portion of the USGS data release presents topography data collected during surveys performed in the Columbia River littoral cell, Washington and Oregon, in 2015 (USGS Field Activity Number 2015-647-FA). Topographic profiles were collected by walking along survey lines with global navigation satellite system (GNSS) receivers mounted on backpacks. Andrew Stevens
Nearshore bathymetry of the Columbia River littoral cell, Washington and Oregon, 2015 Echosounder-1 This portion of the USGS data release presents bathymetry data collected during surveys performed in the Columbia River littoral cell, Washington and Oregon in 2015 (USGS Field Activity Number 2015-647-FA). Bathymetry data were collected using four personal watercraft (PWCs) equipped with single-beam sonar systems and global navigation satellite system (GNSS) receivers. Andrew Stevens

Publications

Samples collected during this field activity