Other ID: none
Status: Completed
Organization(s): USGS, Woods Hole Coastal and Marine Science Center
Funding Program(s):
Principal Investigator(s): E. Robert Thieler
Affiliate Investigator(s):
Information Specialist(s): E. Robert Thieler
Data Type(s): Location-Elevation: Navigation
Scientific Purpose/Goals: Document beach erosion and coastal development at Rincon, Puerto Rico.
Vehicle(s):
Start Port/Location:
End Port/Location:
Start Date: 1994-08-24
End Date: 1994-08-24
Equipment Used: DGPS
Information to be Derived: Shoreline Position;
Summary of Activity and Data Gathered: Shoreline walks with GPS backpack for shoreline position.
Staff: Barry Irwin, E. Robert Thieler
Affiliate Staff:
Joe Irwin
Tech.
Notes: Report submitted 07/2008 by A. Orton for R. Thieler. Original Center People field contained: Rob Thieler, PI; Barry Irwin, Geodesist; Joe Irwin, Tech.
Project = Insular Shelf - Puerto Rico, Insular Shelf - Puerto Rico
Location:
Punta Higuero to Punta Cadena, Rincon, Puerto Rico, Greater Antilles, Caribbean, United States, North America, North Atlantic;
| Boundaries | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| North: 18.4 | South: 18.2 | West: -67.3 | East: -67.2 |
Platform(s):
 on foot |
Thieler, E.R., and Carlo, M., 1995, Historical shoreline changes at Rincon, Puerto Rico: U.S. Geological Survey Open-File Report 95-72, 29 p., URL: https://doi.org/10.3133/ofr9572.
Thieler, E.R., Rodriguez, R.W., and Himmelstoss, E.A., 2008, Historical shoreline changes at Rincon, Puerto Rico, 1936-2006, U.S. Geological Survey Open-File Report 2007-1017, https://doi.org/10.3133/ofr20071017.
| Survey Equipment | Survey Info | Data Type(s) | Data Collected |
|---|---|---|---|
| DGPS | --- | Navigation |
