Field Activity S0313WO

Identifier S0313WO
Alternate names S-03-13-WO, 2013-020-FA
Purpose Measure and model currents, waves, and sediment transport in the MCR during high river discharge
Description Office of Naval Research,Naval Post Graduate School,University of Miami,United States Geological Survey, Woods Hole, Massachusetts. Chief Scientist: Chris Sherwood,. Geophysical, processes, sampling data of field activity S-03-13-WO in Mouth of the Columbia River from 05/06/2013 to 06/18/2013
Location Mouth of the Columbia River
Summary sample analysis submitted by Angela Tan 4/12/2017
Info derived currents, waves, water levels, suspended sediment concentration, bedforms, bottom sediment grain size
Comments other; USGS waverunners; leased fishing boat Note; dates overlap with S-06-13-WO Cape Windy also used. Staff information imported from InfoBank Guy Gelfenbaum Andrew Stevens David Finlayson Tim Elfers Jackson Currie Mike Boyle Gerry Hatcher Joanne Ferreira Jenny White Pete dal Ferro
Projects
Platform
Parke Snavely
34'
Itinerary
Start Astoria, OR 2013-05-06
End Astoria, OR 2013-06-18
Bounds
West -124.161
East -123.83437
North 46.30536
South 46.16719
Activity Geophysical, processes, sampling

Personnel

Organization
Naval Post Graduate School
Organization
University of Miami
Miami, FL
Organization
U.S. Naval Oceanographic Office
Organization
2885 Mission Street
Santa Cruz, CA95060
(831) 460-7401
Principal investigators Christopher R Sherwood
Crew members
Joanne C. T Ferreira
Scientist, Staff
Andrew Stevens
Scientist, Staff
Jackson E Currie
Scientist, Staff
Timothy C Elfers
Scientist, Staff
Gerald Hatcher
Scientist, Staff
Jennifer A White
Scientist, Staff
David P Finlayson
Scientist, Staff
Michael E Boyle
Scientist, Staff
Guy R Gelfenbaum
Scientist, Staff
Information specialist(s)
Andrew Stevens
Specialist, Information
Affiliate principal Chris Sherwood (USGS Woods Hole)
Affiliate staff Pete dal Ferro

Data types and categories

Data category: Environmental Data, Location-Elevation, Sampling, Sonar, Time Series
Data type: Current, Navigation, Geology, Multibeam, Single Beam, Mooring (physical oceanography)

Equipment used

Equipment Usage description Data types Datasets
swathplus-M 234.5 Khz interfer Interferometric, Multibeam 3
Moorings - Tripods Mooring (physical oceanography) 2
currentmeter Current 1
GPS Navigation 3
sedimenttrap Geology 1
waverunners Navigation, Single Beam 2

Datasets

Datasets produced in this activity

Dataset name Equipment Description Dataset contact
Acoustic backscatter from 2013 interferometric swath bathymetry systems survey of Columbia River Mouth, Oregon and Washington swathplus-M 234.5 Khz interfer This part of the USGS data release presents acoustic backscatter data for the Columbia River Mouth, Oregon and Washington. The acoustic backscatter data of the Columbia River Mouth, Oregon and Washington were collected by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). Mapping was completed in 2013, using a 234-kHz SEA SWATHPlus interferometric system. These data are not intended for navigational purposes. Guy Gelfenbaum
Bathymetry from 2013 interferometric swath bathymetry systems survey of Columbia River Mouth, Oregon and Washington swathplus-M 234.5 Khz interfer This part of the USGS data release presents bathymetry data for the Columbia River Mouth, Oregon and Washington. The bathymetry data of the Columbia River Mouth, Oregon and Washington were collected by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). Mapping was completed in 2013, using a 234-kHz SEA SWATHPlus interferometric system. These data are not intended for navigational purposes. Guy Gelfenbaum
Oceanographic time-series measurements from the mouth of the Columbia River, Oregon and Washington, 2013 Moorings - Tripods Time-series data of water surface elevation, wave height, and water column currents, temperature, salinity, and acoustic seabed images were acquired for 38 days between 9 May and 15 June, 2013 in the mouth of the Columbia River, Oregon and Washington. Andrew Stevens
Vessel-mounted acoustic Doppler current profiler (ADCP) data from the mouth of the Columbia River, Oregon and Washington, 2013 currentmeter Spatial surveys of water column currents were performed between June 14 and 16, 2013, in the mouth of the Columbia River, Oregon and Washington. These data were collected using an acoustic-doppler current profiler (ADCP). Andrew Stevens
Best file with nav in ArcInfo E00 format GPS Andrew Stevens
Global positioning system (GPS) data s-03-13-wo.062 GPS Andrew Stevens
Lagrangian drifter data from the mouth of the Columbia River, Oregon and Washington, 2013 GPS Lagrangian surface currents were measured using drifters equipped with global navigation satellite system (GNSS) receivers. A total of 8 drifter deployments were performed between May 25 and June 8, 2013. For each deployment, drifters were released within the MCR and their positions were recorded until the drifters were recovered. The average duration of the drifter deployments varied between 1.6 h and 17.2 h and the number of drifters released in a deployment ranged between 11 and 84. The initial positions and timing of the release of the drifters relative to the tidal cycle varied throughout the drifter deployments. Digital files containing the drifter data from each deployment are available in NetCDF format. Andrew Stevens
Surface-sediment grain-size data from the mouth of the Columbia River, Oregon and Washington, 2013 sedimenttrap This portion of the USGS data release presents sediment grain-size data from samples collected from the mouth of the Columbia River, Oregon and Washington, in 2013. Surface sediment was sampled using a small ponar, or 'grab', sampler on May 9, 2013 from the F/V Cape Windy at 3 locations. A handheld global navigation satellite system (GNSS) receiver was used to determine the locations of sediment samples. The grain size distributions of samples were determined using standard techniques developed by the USGS Pacific Coastal and Marine Science Center sediment lab. The grain-size data are provided in a comma-delimited spreadsheet (.csv). Andrew Stevens
Water column acoustic backscatter data from the mouth of the Columbia River, Oregon and Washington, 2013 waverunners Spatial surveys of water column acoustic backscatter were performed between May 28 and June 2, 2013, in the mouth of the Columbia River, Oregon and Washington. These data were collected using a Biosonics DTX single-beam echosounder with 430 kHz transducer. Andrew Stevens

Datasets compiled from multiple sources

Dataset name Equipment Description Dataset contact
Hydrodynamic modeling of the mouth of the Columbia River, Oregon and Washington, 2013 swathplus-M 234.5 Khz interfer A process-based numerical model of the mouth of the Columbia River (MCR) and estuary, Oregon and Washington, was applied to simulate hydrodynamic conditions for the time period of the Office of Naval Research-funded River and Inlets Dynamics (RIVET II) field experiment conducted between May 9 and June 15, 2013. The model application was constructed using Delft3D, an open-source software package used to solve the unsteady shallow water equations to simulate water motion due to tides, waves, wind, and buoyancy effects. This portion of the USGS data release describes the model application for this experiment and presents input files necessary to run the Delft3D model, as well as selected output from the model simulation. Andrew Stevens
Hydrodynamic modeling of the mouth of the Columbia River, Oregon and Washington, 2013 Moorings - Tripods A process-based numerical model of the mouth of the Columbia River (MCR) and estuary, Oregon and Washington, was applied to simulate hydrodynamic conditions for the time period of the Office of Naval Research-funded River and Inlets Dynamics (RIVET II) field experiment conducted between May 9 and June 15, 2013. The model application was constructed using Delft3D, an open-source software package used to solve the unsteady shallow water equations to simulate water motion due to tides, waves, wind, and buoyancy effects. This portion of the USGS data release describes the model application for this experiment and presents input files necessary to run the Delft3D model, as well as selected output from the model simulation. Andrew Stevens
Hydrodynamic modeling of the mouth of the Columbia River, Oregon and Washington, 2013 waverunners A process-based numerical model of the mouth of the Columbia River (MCR) and estuary, Oregon and Washington, was applied to simulate hydrodynamic conditions for the time period of the Office of Naval Research-funded River and Inlets Dynamics (RIVET II) field experiment conducted between May 9 and June 15, 2013. The model application was constructed using Delft3D, an open-source software package used to solve the unsteady shallow water equations to simulate water motion due to tides, waves, wind, and buoyancy effects. This portion of the USGS data release describes the model application for this experiment and presents input files necessary to run the Delft3D model, as well as selected output from the model simulation. Andrew Stevens

Publications

Samples collected during this field activity