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Field Activity Details for field activity F207CA

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AKA: none

Other ID: F-2-07-CA

Status: Completed

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

Funding Program(s):

Principal Investigator(s): David Finlayson, Jonathan Childs

Affiliate Investigator(s):

Information Specialist(s): David Finlayson

Data Type(s): Location-Elevation: Navigation, Sonar: Sidescan

Scientific Purpose/Goals: Reconnaissance for evidence of surface rupture in the reservoir bathymetry related to the 1906 San Francisco earthquake

Vehicle(s):

Start Port/Location: San Andreas Lake, CA

End Port/Location: San Andreas Lake, CA

Start Date: 2007-11-25

End Date: 2007-11-30

Equipment Used: GPS, sidescansonar

Information to be Derived: High-resolution bottom bathymetry and backscatter information useful for tracing the fault scarp (if present) and for accurately calculating reservoir volume for the City of San Francisco.

Summary of Activity and Data Gathered:

Staff: Michael Boyle, David Finlayson, Gerry Hatcher, Larry Kooker

Affiliate Staff:

Notes: Associated field activities: F-1-07-CA files exist on imgarc2/F-2-07-CA

Staff information imported from InfoBank
David Finlayson (USGS) - Chief Scientist/Information Specialist
Mike Boyle (USGS) - Electronics Technician
Larry Kooker (USGS) - Electronics Technician
Gerry Hatcher (USGS) - GPS Support

Location:

CA

Boundaries
North: 37.61205 South: 37.5801 West: -122.44 East: -122.41046

Platform(s):

photo of Frontier
Frontier

Publications

Finlayson, D.P., Triezenberg, Peter J., and Hart, Patrick E., 2010, Geophysical surveys of the San Andreas and Crystal Springs reservoir system including seismic-reflection profiles and swath bathymetry, San Mateo County, California: U.S. Geological Survey Open-File Report 2010-1030, http://pubs.usgs.gov/of/2010/1030/.

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Data Acquired

Survey EquipmentSurvey InfoData Type(s)Data Collected
GPS --- Navigation
Best file with nav in ArcInfo E00 format
Global positioning system (GPS) data f-2-07-ca.060 (Provisional best file)
sidescansonar --- Sidescan
File list
Images
KMZ san_andreas_lake.kmz

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