Eric Grossman

An unmanned aerial system (UAS) was used to acquire high-resolution imagery of the intertidal zone at West Whidbey Island, Washington on June 4, 2019. This imagery was processed using structure-from-motion (SfM) photogrammetric techniques to derive a high-resolution digital surface model (DSM), orthomosaic imagery, and topographic point clouds. In order to maximize the extent of the subaerially exposed area, the survey was timed to coincide with a spring low tide occurring at approximately 18:02 Universal Coordinated Time (UTC) (11:02 Pacific Daylight Time (PDT)), with a predicted water level of -0.74 meters below mean lower-low water (MLLW) at the Sunset Beach NOAA subordinate tide station (station ID 9447951)....

Tags: Geomorphology, Remote Sensing

Aerial imagery from UAS survey of the intertidal zone at West Whidbey Island, WA, 2019-06-04

This portion of the data release presents the raw aerial imagery collected during the unmanned aerial system (UAS) survey of the intertidal zone at West Whidbey Island, WA, on 2019-06-04. The imagery was acquired using a Department of Interior-owned 3DR Solo quadcopter fitted with a Ricoh GR II digital camera featuring a global shutter. Flights using both a nadir camera orientation and an oblique camera orientation were conducted. For the nadir flights (F04, F05, F06, F07, and F08), the camera was mounted using a fixed mount on the bottom of the UAS and oriented in an approximately nadir orientation. The UAS was flown on pre-programmed autonomous flight lines at an approximate altitude of 70 meters above ground...

Tags: Bathymetry and Elevation, CHMRP, Coastal and Marine Hazards and Resources Program, Hastie Lake County Park, Island County, All tags... PCMSC, Pacific Coastal and Marine Science Center, Salish Sea, State of Washington, Strait of Juan de Fuca, Structure-from-motion, U.S. Geological Survey, UAS, USGS, Unmanned aerial system, Whidbey Island, aerial and satellite photography, aerial photography, altimetry, coastal processes, elevation, geomorphology, geoscientificInformation, geospatial datasets, image mosaics, orthophotography, photography, remote sensing, remote sensing, structure from motion, topographic maps, topography, Fewer tags

Digital surface model (DSM) for the intertidal zone at West Whidbey Island, WA, 2019-06-04

This portion of the data release presents a digital surface model (DSM) and hillshade image of the intertidal zone at West Whidbey Island, WA. The DSM has a resolution of 4 centimeters per pixel and was derived from structure-from-motion (SfM) processing of aerial imagery collected with an unmanned aerial system (UAS) on 2019-06-04. Unlike a digital elevation model (DEM), the DSM represents the elevation of the highest object within the bounds of a cell. Vegetation, buildings and other objects have not been removed from the data. In addition, data artifacts resulting from noise in the original imagery have not been removed. The raw imagery used to create the DSM was acquired using a UAS fitted with a Ricoh GR II...

Tags: Bathymetry and Elevation, CHMRP, Coastal and Marine Hazards and Resources Program, Hastie Lake County Park, Island County, All tags... PCMSC, Pacific Coastal and Marine Science Center, Salish Sea, SfM, State of Washington, Strait of Juan de Fuca, Structure-from-motion, U.S. Geological Survey, UAS, USGS, Unmanned aerial system, Whidbey Island, aerial and satellite photography, aerial photography, altimetry, coastal processes, elevation, geomorphology, geoscientificInformation, geospatial datasets, image mosaics, orthophotography, photography, remote sensing, remote sensing, structure from motion, topographic maps, topography, Fewer tags

RBRduo pressure and temperature sensors, mounted on aluminum frames, were moored in shallow (< 6 m) water depths in Skagit and Bellingham Bays, Washington, USA, from December 2017 to February 2018, to capture wave heights and periods. Continuous pressure fluctuations are transformed into surface-wave observations of wave heights, periods, and frequency spectra at 30-minute intervals.

Categories: Data; Types: Map Service, OGC WFS Layer, OGC WMS Layer, OGC WMS Service; Tags: CMGP, Coastal and Marine Geology Program, Marine Geology, Oceans, PCMSC, All tags... Pacific Coastal and Marine Science Center, Skagit County, Skagit River, State of Washington, U.S. Geological Survey, USGS, Whatcom County, currents, geoscientificInformation, ocean temperature, physical oceanography, salinity, waves, Fewer tags

Conductivity, temperature, and depth (CTD) data from nearshore coral reef locations along the west coast of Hawaii Island (2010-2014)

Conductivity-Temperature-Depth (CTD) profile data were collected along transects and across study areas of west Hawaii Island between 2010 and 2014. Measurements were made over a range of tide and weather conditions and help characterize the spatial extent and variability in estuarine conditions across the reef when grouped by 1 to 2-hour survey period or by season.

Categories: Data; Tags: CMHRP, Coastal and Marine Hazards and Resources Program, Freeze Face, Hawaii, Honaunau Bay, All tags... Honokohau Small Boat Harbor, Island of Hawaii, Kailua Pier, Kailua-Kona, Kaloko Cut, Kaloko-Honokohau National Historical Park, Keawaiki, Kona, PCMSC, Pacific Coastal and Marine Science Center, Puuhonua O Honanaunau National Historical Park, State of Hawaii, U.S. Geological Survey, USGS, assessments, corals, distributions, diving, habitat, health and disease, oceans, reef ecosystems, sampling, water temperature, Fewer tags