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Field Activity Details for field activity A470SF

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AKA: none

Other ID: A-4-70-SF

Status: Completed

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

Funding Program(s):

Principal Investigator(s): Paul Carlson

Affiliate Investigator(s):

Information Specialist(s):

Data Type(s): Imagery: Photo, Environmental Data: Current

Scientific Purpose/Goals: Plume study

Vehicle(s):

Start Port/Location: Palo Alto Airport, Palo Alto, CA

End Port/Location: Palo Alto Airport, Palo Alto, CA

Start Date: 1970-03-06

End Date: 1970-03-06

Equipment Used: landcamera, seabeddrifter

Information to be Derived:

Summary of Activity and Data Gathered:

Staff:

Affiliate Staff:

Notes:

Staff information imported from InfoBank
Paul Carlson (USGS Western Region) - Chief Scientist

Location:

Devils Slide

Boundaries
North: 38.25 South: 37.25 West: -123.25 East: -121.25

Platform(s):

photo of Airplane
Airplane

Publications

Conomos, T.J., McCulloch, D.S., Peterson, D.H., Carlson, P.R., 1972, Drift of surface and near-bottom waters of the San Francisco Bay system, California March 1970 through April 1971: U. S. Geological Survey Miscellaneous Field Studies Map 333, https://pubs.er.usgs.gov/publication/mf333.

Conomos, T.J., 1979, Properties and Circulation: In: T.J.Conomos (Ed.), Pacific Division of the American Association for the Advancement of Science. San Francisco, CA, pp. 47–84.

Conomos, T.J., Peterson, D.H., Carlson, P.R., and McCulloch, D.S., 1970, Movement of sea bed drifters in the San Francisco Bay estuary and the adjacent Pacific Ocean: A preliminary report: U. S. Geological Survey Circular 637-A,B, 8 p., http://pubs.er.usgs.gov/usgspubs/cir/cir637AB.

McCulloch, D.S., Peterson, D.H., Carlson, P.R., and Conomos, T.J., 1970, Some Effects of Fresh-water Inflow on the Flushing of South San Francisco Bay: A Preliminary Report: U. S. Geological Survey Circular 637-A,B, http://pubs.er.usgs.gov/usgspubs/cir/cir637AB.

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Data Acquired

Survey EquipmentSurvey InfoData Type(s)Data Collected
landcamera --- Photo
seabeddrifter --- Current

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