Bond - Awesome work!! Are you saying (by using the term "transport") that an animal moved her torso to a different area??? <shudder>
Thanks, INTN - its certainly nothing compared to that grid map!
RE: What transported...I dunno. I tried to state it as neutral, such that the transport could have been by water or scavengers or both, since I don't have enough information to suggest one more than the other. It is heartwrenching to think about what we're discussing...so...subconciously, I guess I wanna believe water...just bein' honest...can't help it.
This is a very nice job, BJB. I've been reading topos since I was in grade school (my father was a geography professor) so I don't think twice about interpreting them, and tend to forget that other people may have more of a struggle.
Earned gas & college money surveying & drafting when I was a teenager...we'd get along famously
I find your hypothesis to be very plausible. My main concern is the effects of undergrowth on transfer. I feel the same way that Hot Dogs does, that the density of the growth in the area would be a major obstacle.
It would be good if we could determine the extent of the "path" into the underbrush beyond the discovery spot. This possibly could have provided a canal of sorts to effect the distribution you propose. I haven't spent as much time reviewing the site photos as I probably should have. There may be additional info there that I've overlooked..
I don't disagree at all...I understand and agree the vegitation presents a challenge to water transport. As you suggest, the lesser degree of vegitation in "the path" would certainly have provided less resistance to movement through this area. Thinking out loud...perhaps "the path" exists in part due to the natural flow/drainage through this area???? :waitasec:
I would be willing to venture a guess that the 'swamp' area on the north side of Suburban prolly drains to the south through culverts under Suburban Drive such that the 'swampy' area that includes the crime scene area also receives hydraulic load from an even larger area...developments incl. So....not saying it presents a good argument...just something to consider...but, in addition to receiving the run-off from the surface of Suburban (down the slope of the crime scene) and the immediate run-off, the crime scene prolly has some more dynamics @ work. Any local could drive over to confirm/debunk the presence of culverts.
Almost not noteworthy, but, FWIW, that little 'knob' would also give a channeling effect on surface water run-off.
...in addition to my pre-disposition to water transport (see admission to INTN above
) I also remember wading in what appeared to be still backwater as a kid only to find a deceivingly strong current under the surface...full disclosure and all
JWG collected temperature data (in 5 minute increments) from the local area via the weather underground website in a very detailed ADD calculation exercise. The site also provides rainfall/date if one wanted to dive in and collect the data for consideration.
When watching the first TV reports of the discovery I immediately noticed the total station that had been set up (because I've spent so many hours behind one). We now know that they have detailed elevation records of each piece of evidence as located.
*respectfully snipped for space*
Excellent observation! They now have essentially everything they need to reconstruct the water history @ the crime scene, save for the overwhelming volume it saw mid-August from Fay...that would have certainly had a more dynamic impact than a simple model might handle.
What caught my attention is the close proximity of a storm water retention and sedimentation basin on the adjacent construction site. Google Earth scales that sed. basin at approx. 700 ft. from the remains.
Whenever I performed these inspections I always took photos. Lots of photos. It has occurred to me that if the contractor on that project did the same thing then features in the photos could be surveyed to get a quite accurate record of water levels in that area.
Potentially it could be possible to generate a fairly exact mapping of the water levels at the remains. This would address many puzzling issues.
I wonder if LE has done this already?
*also respectfully snipped for space*
Wouldn't that be a nice plum to pull outta the pie!
Unfortunately, IIRC, the Google sat image we're referencing is quite dated...circa 2006, IIRC, and I don't trust my memory all that well.
...now...I should go look-up that pic I promised to look-up earlier.
My apologies to anyone that feels I may have snuffed out the "Crime Scene Photo's" topic drilling into this topography stuff. I'll grab that pic to bring this puppy back around :bang: