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

Field Activity 2017-063-FA

Identifier 2017-063-FA
Purpose Map coastal change.
Location Coast Guard Beach, Nauset Inlet, Cape Cod National Seashore, Massachusetts, United States, Atlantic Ocean
Summary many aerial images were obtained, along with surveyed GCPs and transects
Info derived Morphological change, sediment transport rate
Comments Christie Hegermiller, WHOI/USGS post doc Karen Soenen, USGS volunteer Entries for this field activity are based on entries from Field Activity 2017-060-FA
Projects
Platform
on foot
survey conducted on foot
Itinerary
Start Orleans, MA, USA 2017-12-11
End Orleans, MA, USA 2017-12-11
Days in the field 1
Bounds
West -69.95922089
East -69.92962716
North 41.84664312
South 41.80139767

Personnel

Organization
384 Woods Hole Road
Quissett Campus
Woods Hole, MA02543-1598
(508) 548-8700
Organization
Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution(WHOI)
Woods Hole, MA02543
Principal investigators Christopher R Sherwood
Crew members
(not identified)
Scientist, Staff
Christopher R Sherwood
Scientist, Staff
Information specialist(s)
Ellyn Montgomery
Specialist, Information
Affiliate principal Peter Traykovski, WHOI

Data types and categories

Data category: Imagery, Location-Elevation
Data type: Photo, Navigation

Equipment used

Equipment Usage description Data types Datasets
Unmanned Aircraft Systems (UAS) Photo, Video, Navigation (no data reported)
Spectra Precision SP80 Navigation (no data reported)

Publications

Samples collected during this field activity