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Field Activity Details for field activity S210SF

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AKA: none

Other ID: S-2-10-SF,S-02-10-SF

Status: Completed

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

Funding Program(s): San Francisco Bay Coastal System (ZP00DMA)

Principal Investigator(s): Bruce Jaffe

Affiliate Investigator(s):

Information Specialist(s): David Finlayson

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

Scientific Purpose/Goals: Measure tidal flat and subtidal morphology. Collect baseline data set for change detection.

Vehicle(s):

Start Port/Location: Redwood City, CA

End Port/Location: Redwood City, CA

Start Date: 2010-01-13

End Date: 2010-01-15

Equipment Used: GPS, multibeam

Information to be Derived: Bathymetry and Acoustic Backscatter Summary of Activity and Data Gathered: This effort is part of a multi-disciplinary GD/BRD/WRD study entitled, Effects of regional wetland restoration on mud flats of the South San Francisco Bay: avian ecology, food webs, and sediment supply .

Summary of Activity and Data Gathered:

Staff: Michael Boyle, David Finlayson, Amy Foxgrover, Bruce Jaffe, Thomas Reiss

Affiliate Staff:
Jamie Grover

Notes: Alviso Slough Mud Flats, South San Francisco Bay

Staff information imported from InfoBank
Jamie Grover
David Finlayson
Mike Boyle
Bruce Jaffe
Amy Foxgrover
Tom Reiss

Location:

CA

Boundaries
North: 37.54711 South: 37.44012 West: -122.205 East: -122.0118

Platform(s):

photo of Parke Snavely
Parke Snavely

Publications

Foxgrover, A.C., Finlayson, D.P., and Jaffe, B.E., 2011, 2010 Bathymetry and Digital Elevation Model of Coyote Creek and Alviso Slough, South San Francisco Bay, California: U.S. Geological Survey Open-File Report 2011â1315, 20 p., https://pubs.usgs.gov/of/2011/1315/.

Foxgrover, A.C., Finlayson, D.P., Jaffe, B.E., and Fregoso, T.A., 2020, Bathymetry and Digital Elevation Models of Coyote Creek and Alviso Slough, South San Francisco Bay, California (ver. 5.0: June 24, 2020): U.S. Geological Survey Open-File Report 2011â1315, 20 p., https://doi.org/10.3133/ofr20111315.

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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 s-2-10-sf.063 (Provisional best file)
multibeam --- Multibeam

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