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USGS Coastal and Marine Geology Program

Field Activity Details for field activity 2019-616-FA

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AKA: none

Other ID: none

Status: Completed

Organization(s): USGS, Pacific Coastal and Marine Science Center

Funding Program(s): Sediment Transport in Coastal Environments (ZP00FDB)

Principal Investigator(s): Mary McGann

Affiliate Investigator(s): Stephen Himson (University of Leicester, UK)

Information Specialist(s): Mary McGann

Data Type(s): Location-Elevation: Navigation, Sampling: Biology, Sampling: Chemistry, Sampling: Geology

Scientific Purpose/Goals: Determine the biostratigraphy and biomarkers of the Anthropocene (the first major impact by man on the environment and climate) in San Francisco Bay.

Vehicle(s): None

Start Port/Location: Redwood City, CA

End Port/Location: Redwood City, CA

Start Date: 2019-04-18

End Date: 2019-04-19

Equipment Used: GPS, Vibracore, Other

Information to be Derived: First occurrence of several invasive organisms

Summary of Activity and Data Gathered: Cores collected at multiple sites in South Bay.

Staff: Peter Dal Ferro, Jennifer McKee, Daniel Powers

Affiliate Staff:

Notes:

Location:

Southern portion of San Francisco Bay (i.e., South Bay), California, United States

Boundaries
North: 37.61640706 South: 37.48575601 West: -122.30529755 East: -122.06776436

Platform(s):

photo of Parke Snavely
Parke Snavely

Publications

Portals/Viewers

Data Acquired

Survey EquipmentSurvey InfoData Type(s)Data Collected
GPS --- Navigation
Vibracore --- Geology
Other --- --- ---

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