Field Activity 2021-639-FA

Identifier 2021-639-FA
Also known as Swinomish Coastal Adaptation
Purpose Gather beach profile elevation and composition data and wave runup time-series data for boundary condition and validation of models evaluating exposure to coastal hazards and potential mitigation effects of clam garden restoration.
Location Kiket Island, Swinomish Reservation, Skagit County WA
Summary Beach elevation profiles were surveyed. Imagery collected to be used for wave run-up analysis.
Info derived RTK-GPS elevation, substrate cover imagery, wave runup time-series photographs and video
Comments This activity will be comprised of several 1-day trips over the next two years to repeat surveys and capture beach change in response to construction of clam garden and storm events.
Projects
Platform
on foot
survey conducted on foot
Vehicles
None
Itinerary
Start Bellingham, WA 2021-07-09
End Bellingham, WA 2023-09-30
Days in the field 1
Bounds
West -122.65686035
East -122.31628418
North 48.43284539
South 48.22833213

Personnel

Organization
2885 Mission Street
Santa Cruz, CA95060
(831) 460-7401
Principal investigators Eric Grossman
Crew members
Information specialist(s)
vanArendonk, Nathan
Specialist, Information
Affiliate principal Courtney Granier, Julie Barber - Swinomish Indian Tribal Community Fisheries

Data types and categories

Data category: Location-Elevation, Imagery
Data type: Transects, Profiles, Video, Photo

Equipment used

Equipment Usage description Data types Datasets
Trimble R7 Benchmarks, LIDAR, Navigation, Profiles, Transects (no data reported)
Structure from Motion - hand-held Photo (no data reported)
video Video (no data reported)

Publications

Samples collected during this field activity