Other ID: none
Status: Completed
Organization(s): USGS, Woods Hole Coastal and Marine Science Center
Funding Program(s):
Principal Investigator(s): William Schwab
Affiliate Investigator(s): Rob Thieler, Orrin Pilkey - Duke
Information Specialist(s): E. Robert Thieler
Data Type(s): Location-Elevation: Navigation, Sonar: Sidescan
Scientific Purpose/Goals: Assess changes to shoreface/inner shelf sediment distribution due to Hurricane Fran (landfall Cape Fear, North Carolina, 5 Sep., 1996). Resurvey Wrightsville Beach and Topsail Island, North Carolina to study areas using high-resolution sidescan sonar.
Vehicle(s):
Start Port/Location: Wrightsville Beach, NC
End Port/Location: Wrightsville Beach, NC
Start Date: 1996-09-10
End Date: 1996-09-11
Equipment Used: DGPS, EG&G Model 260 sidescan sonar
Information to be Derived: Sea floor map;
Summary of Activity and Data Gathered: Reconnaissance sidescan indicates there were moderate changes to shoreface sediment distribution. Sidescan sonar: 50 km.
Staff:
Affiliate Staff:
Rob Thieler
Ch. Sci. - Duke; Neal Gielstra
tech. - CCU
Notes: Notes from Foghorn: No center equipment; VIMS-Sidescan sonar (EG&G 260 recorder, 380 digital tape unit, model 272-TD towfish); Magellan DGPS (USCG beacon)
Location:
Wrightsville Beach, Topsail Island, North Carolina, United States, North America, North Atlantic;
| Boundaries | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| North: 34.5 | South: 34.1 | West: -77.85 | East: -77.5 |
Platform(s):
Rita's Ride |
| Title | Survey Equipment | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Cruise log | (document not focused on specific equipment) | Cruise log containing equipment configuration, data acquisition notes, sidescan sonar file names, and 1-minute navigation positions. |
| Survey Equipment | Survey Info | Data Type(s) | Data Collected |
|---|---|---|---|
| DGPS | --- | Navigation | 1996-047-FA-LN-001 (Sidescan survey trackmap, RITA'S RIDE, September 10-11, 1996, Wrightsville Beach (map 1) and Top Sail Island (map 2), NC, post-Hurricane Fran.) |
| EG&G Model 260 sidescan sonar | --- | Sidescan | 1996-047-FA-SO-001 (Digital tape(s) of SSS L2-8, SSS 8A,9-10, SSS L11-13, SSS L14-19, SSS L2-19, ) |
