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Field Activity W0512PS

Identifier W0512PS
Alternate names W-05-12-PS
Purpose Collect beach topography and nearshore bathymetry data at the Elwha River delta
Description United States Geological Survey, Pacific Science Center,Washington State Department of Ecology,Washington Sea Grant. Chief Scientists: Guy Gelfenbaum, Jon Warrick. Collect beach topography and nearshore bathymetry data at the Elwha River delta data of field activity W-05-12-PS in Elwha River Delta from 08/28/2012 to 08/30/2012
Location Elwha River Delta
Info derived nearshore bathymetry; beach topography; grain-size distributions
Comments rawdata exists offline at: /rawdata1/2012/W-05-12-PS/bath/ew12_aug_frontier and /rawdata1/2012/W-05-12-PS/bath/ew12_aug_sdo Staff information imported from InfoBank Guy Gelfenbaum (USGS PCMSC) - Chief Scientist Andrew Stevens (USGS PCMSC) - Oceanographer Heather Baron (Wash. State Dept. of Ecology) - Coastal Scientist Rebecca Sexton (Wash. State Dept. of Ecology) - Field Technician Diana McCandless (Wash. State Dept. of Ecology) - Coastal Scientist Ian Miller (Wash. State Sea Grant) - Coastal Scientist Julie Linn - Volunteer
Platform
Waverunners
Itinerary
Start Port Angeles, WA 2012-08-28
End Port Angeles, WA 2012-08-30
Bounds
West -125.75
East -122.25
North 49.75
South 47.25
Activity Collect beach topography and nearshore bathymetry data at the Elwha River delta

Personnel

Organization
2885 Mission Street
Santa Cruz, CA95060
(831) 460-7401
Organization
Washington Deparment of Ecology(WA DOE)
, WA
Organization
Washington Sea Grant
, WA
Principal investigators Jonathan WarrickGuy R Gelfenbaum
Crew members
Andrew Stevens
Scientist, Staff
Information specialist(s)
Andrew Stevens
Specialist, Information
Affiliate principal Jon Warrick
Affiliate staff Heather Baron (Wash. State Dept. of Ecology) - Coastal Scientist,Rebecca Sexton (Wash. State Dept. of Ecology) - Field Technician,Diana McCandless (Wash. State Dept. of Ecology) - Coastal Scientist,Ian Miller (Wash. State Sea Grant) - Coastal Scientist,Julie Linn - Volunteer

Data types and categories

Data category: Location-Elevation, Sampling, Sonar
Data type: Navigation, Transects, Geology, Single Beam

Equipment used

Equipment Usage description Data types Datasets
topographic equipment Profiles, Transects 1
samples Biology, Chemistry, Geology 1
waverunners Navigation, Single Beam 10

Datasets

Datasets produced in this activity

Dataset name Equipment Description Dataset contact
Topography data from the Elwha River delta, Washington, August 2012 topographic equipment This part of the data release presents topography data from the Elwha River delta collected in August 2012. Topography data were collected on foot with global navigation satellite system (GNSS) receivers mounted on backpacks. Andrew Stevens
Surface-sediment grain-size distributions from the Elwha River delta, Washington, August 2012 samples This portion of the data release presents sediment grain-size data from samples collected on the Elwha River delta, Washington, in August 2012 (USGS Field Activity W-05-12-PS). Surface sediment was sampled using a small ponar, or 'grab', sampler between August 28 and August 30, 2012 from the R/V Frontier at a total of 57 locations in water depths between about 1 and 9 m around the delta. The locations of grab samples were determined with a hand-held global navigation satellite system (GNSS). The grain-size distributions of samples were determined using standard techniques developed by the USGS Pacific Coastal and Marine Science Center sediment lab. Grab samples that yielded less than 50 g of sediment were omitted from analysis and are classified as "no sample". The grain-size data are provided in a comma-delimited spreadsheet (.csv). Andrew Stevens
Best file with nav in ArcInfo E00 format waverunners Andrew Stevens
Digital elevation models (DEMs) of the Elwha River delta, Washington, August 2012 waverunners This part of the data release presents a digital elevation model (DEM) derived from bathymetry and topography data of the Elwha River delta collected in August 2012. Two dams on the Elwha River, Washington State, USA trapped over 20 million m3 of sediment, reducing downstream sediment fluxes and contributing to erosion of the river's coastal delta. The removal of the Elwha and Glines Canyon dams between 2011 and 2014 induced massive increases in river sediment supply and provided an unprecedented opportunity to examine the response of a delta system to changes in sediment supply. The U.S. Geological Survey developed an integrated research program aimed at understanding the ecosystem responses following dam removal that included regular monitoring of coastal and nearshore bathymetry and topography. As part of this monitoring program, the USGS conducted a bathymetric and topographic survey in the Strait of Juan de Fuca on the Elwha River delta, Washington (USGS Field Activity Number W-05-12-PS). Bathymetry data were collected using two survey vessels, 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. DEM surfaces were produced from all available elevation data using linear interpolation. Andrew Stevens
Global positioning system (GPS) data w-05-12-ps.062_baron waverunners Provisional best file Andrew Stevens
Global positioning system (GPS) data w-05-12-ps.062_frontier waverunners Provisional best file Andrew Stevens
Global positioning system (GPS) data w-05-12-ps.062_linn waverunners Provisional best file Andrew Stevens
Global positioning system (GPS) data w-05-12-ps.062_mccandless waverunners Provisional best file Andrew Stevens
Global positioning system (GPS) data w-05-12-ps.062_seadoo waverunners Provisional best file Andrew Stevens
Global positioning system (GPS) data w-05-12-ps.062_sexton waverunners Provisional best file Andrew Stevens
Global positioning system (GPS) data w-05-12-ps.062_stevens waverunners Provisional best file Andrew Stevens
Nearshore bathymetry data from the Elwha River delta, Washington, August 2012 waverunners This part of the data release presents bathymetry data from the Elwha River delta collected in August 2012 using a personal watercraft (PWC) and the R/V Frontier. Both survey vessels were equipped with single-beam echosounders and survey-grade global navigation satellite system (GNSS) receivers. Andrew Stevens

Publications

Samples collected during this field activity