AKA: none
Other ID: J-5-98-SF
Status: Completed
Organization(s):
Funding Program(s): San Francisco Bay Coastal System (ZP00DMA)
Principal Investigator(s): John Chin
Affiliate Investigator(s):
Information Specialist(s): John Chin
Data Type(s): Location-Elevation: Navigation, Sampling: Biology, Sampling: Geology, Seismics: Sub Bottom Profiler, Sonar: Sidescan, Sonar: Single Beam
Scientific Purpose/Goals: Establish a baseline database to document the morphology and texture of the bay floor in Grizzly Bay. Response of bed morphology and surficial sediment to flow events.
Vehicle(s):
Start Port/Location: Benicia
End Port/Location: Benicia
Start Date: 1998-11-18
End Date: 1998-12-02
Equipment Used: Kleinsidescan, VanVeengrab, boxcore, 200khz, GPS, 3.5khz
Information to be Derived: Bottom type map based on sidescan and textural analyses
Summary of Activity and Data Gathered: Completed sidescan survey of Grizzly Bay & adjacent areas of Suisun Bay. Completed grab sampling and box coring.
Staff: Michael Boyle, Wilson Lee, Fred Payne, Cathy Ruhl, Dave Schollhamer, Gordon Smith, Steve Wolf
Affiliate Staff:
Notes: physical data holdings
San Francisco Bay Seafloor and Sediment. Associated activities: J-2-99-SF J-3-99-SF J-5-98-SF
Staff information imported from InfoBank
John Chin (USGS Western Region) - Chief Scientist
Steve Wolf (USGS Western Region) - Geologist
Mike Boyle (USGS Western Region) - Electronic Tech
Fred Payne (USGS Western Region) - Electronic Tech.
Gordon Smith (UCSC) - Ship Captain
Wilson Lee (USGS Western Region) - Watchstander
Dave Schollhamer (USGS Western Region) - Hydrologist
Cathy Ruhl (USGS Western Region) - Watchstander
Location:
California
| Boundaries | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| North: 38.15777 | South: 38.02998 | West: -122.1585 | East: -121.9174 |
Platform(s):
 David Johnston |
Reid, J.A., Reid, J.M., Jenkins, C.J., Zimmermann, M., Williams, S.J., and Field, M.E., 2006, usSEABED: Pacific coast (California, Oregon, Washington) offshore surficial-sediment data release: U.S. Geological Survey Data Series 182, http://pubs.usgs.gov/ds/2006/182/.
| Survey Equipment | Survey Info | Data Type(s) | Data Collected |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kleinsidescan | --- | Sidescan | Survey information File list |
| VanVeengrab | --- | Geology | Station Information |
| boxcore | --- | Biology Geology | Station Information |
| 200khz | --- | Single Beam | |
| GPS | --- | Navigation | Best file with nav in ArcInfo E00 format Global positioning system (GPS) data j-5-98-sf.060 Global positioning system (GPS) data j-5-98-sf.061 Global positioning system (GPS) data j-5-98-sf.062 (Provisional best file) Global positioning system (GPS) data j-5-98-sf.062_degree Eotvos/course/speed/distance data j-5-98-sf.072 Lines Survey information |
| 3.5khz | --- | Sub Bottom Profiler |
