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Field Activity Details for field activity J291SF

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AKA: none

Other ID: J-2-91-SF

Status: Completed

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

Funding Program(s): Loma Prieta Earthquake Survey (MU160)

Principal Investigator(s): Roberto Anima

Affiliate Investigator(s):

Information Specialist(s):

Data Type(s): Location-Elevation: Navigation, Sampling: Geology, Seismics: Boomer, Sonar: Single Beam

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End Port/Location:

Start Date: 1991-02-01

End Date: 1991-02-27

Equipment Used: bathymetry, grab, gravitycore, pushcore, GPS, Geopulse

Information to be Derived:

Summary of Activity and Data Gathered: sediment analysis on FAD 2/22/2016 physical data holdings

Staff:

Affiliate Staff:

Notes: Staff information imported from InfoBank
Roberto Anima (USGS Western Region) - Chief Scientist

Location:

Carquinez Straits, San Pablo Bay, Suisun Bay, Richardson Bay, Oakland area

Boundaries
North: 37.87984506 South: 37.80081043 West: -122.4917 East: -122.34763354

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Publications

Anima, R., Clifton, H., Reiss, C., and Wong, F., 2005, Locations and Descriptions of Gravity, Box, and Push Cores Collected in San Francisco Bay Between January and February, 1990 and 1991: U.S. Geological Survey Open-File Report 2005-1453, 69 p., https://pubs.usgs.gov/of/2005/1453/.

Chin, J.L., Woodrow, D.L., McGann, M., Wong, F.L., Fregoso, T., and Jaffe, B.E., 2010, Estuarine sedimentation, sediment character, and foraminiferal distribution in central San Francisco Bay, California: U.S. Geological Survey Open-File Report 2010-1130, pp. 1–58, http://pubs.usgs.gov/of/2010/1130/index.html.

Portals/Viewers

Data Acquired

Survey EquipmentSurvey InfoData Type(s)Data Collected
bathymetry --- Single Beam
grab --- Geology
sample (data on FAD)
gravitycore --- Geology
samples (data on FAD)
Station Information
pushcore --- Geology
samples (data on FAD)
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7
Station Information
Xrays
GPS --- Navigation
Best file with nav in ArcInfo E00 format
Global positioning system (GPS) data j-2-91-sf.060 (Provisional best file)
Integrated navigation (SINS) data j-2-91-sf.050
Geopulse --- Boomer

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