Field Activity 2020-621-FA

Identifier 2020-621-FA
Also known as CSF20
Purpose Determine variability in settling velocity between channel and shoals and investigate its causes
Location South San Francisco Bay, CA
Summary Bed sediments were sampled during deployment. Data collection was successful.
Info derived Wave properties, currents, suspended-sediment concentration, salinity, water level, bed sediment grains size, and suspended sediment size
Projects
Platform
Parke Snavely
34'
Vehicles
MarFac; Dodge Ram truck G43-1698S
MarFac; Ford F350 MT use only; pickup - white; G43-2784H
Itinerary
Start Redwood City, CA 2020-07-16
End Redwood City, CA 2020-07-30
Days in the field 6
Bounds
West -122.333669
East -122.06178223
North 37.60770411
South 37.48285009
Marine operations Yes

Personnel

Organization
2885 Mission Street
Santa Cruz, CA95060
(831) 460-7401
Principal investigators Jessica R LacyRachel M Allen
Crew members
Joanne C. Thede
Scientist, Staff
Jessica R Lacy
Scientist, Staff
Cordell Johnson
Scientist, Staff
Peter Dal Ferro
Scientist, Staff
McKee, Jennifer
Scientist, Staff
Rachel M Allen
Scientist, Staff
Information specialist(s)
Rachel M Allen
Specialist, Information
Affiliate principal Daniel Livsey (CAWSC)

Data types and categories

Data category: Environmental Data, Sampling, Location-Elevation, Time Series
Data type: Turbidity, Geology, Navigation, Mooring (physical oceanography)

Equipment used

Equipment Usage description Data types Datasets
watersamples Conductivity, CTD, Dissolved Oxygen, Fluorescence, Nitrate, pH, Temperature, Turbidity, Wave 2
grab sampler Surveys (geochemical), Geology 1
GPS Navigation (no data reported)
instrumentmooring Geology, Mooring (physical oceanography) 1

Datasets

Datasets produced in this activity

Dataset name Equipment Description Dataset contact
Profiles of salinity, temperature, depth, turbidity, and distributions of particle size in suspension collected during four 0.25-day periods in south San Francisco Bay, California, summer 2020 watersamples Profiles of salinity, temperature, turbidity, and particle size distribution were collected by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) Pacific Coastal and Marine Science Center at two locations in south San Francisco Bay. Data were collected at depth intervals ranging between 0.5 and 2 m (depending on total water depth), sensors remained at each depth for 1 minute. Each profile was collected from surface to bed, and the near-surface region was sampled again at the end of the profile to check steady-state conditions. Profiles were collected for 4 days, for about 7.75 hours each day: Jul 21, 22, 24, and 28, 2020. Data files are grouped by site (channel or shallows) and by instrument (CTD or LISST). Users are advised to assess data quality carefully, and to check metadata for instrument information. Rachel M Allen
Total suspended solids and particle size distributions from grab samples collected during four 0.25-day profiling periods in south San Francisco Bay, California, summer 2020 watersamples Water samples were collected in south San Francisco Bay on four days in July 2020. The water samples were collected near pre-established USGS instrument moorings with a Niskin bottle, lowered from the R/V Snavely. Data are provided in comma-delimited values spreadsheets. Rachel M Allen
Grain size of bed sediment surface samples from south San Francisco Bay, California, summer 2020 grab sampler Bed sediment samples were collected in south San Francisco Bay on two days in July 2020 to analyze for sediment grain size distributions. Sediment samples were collected from the R/V Snavely near pre-established U.S. Geological Survey instrument moorings using a Gomex or Ponar box corer that was subsampled by scraping the top 0.5 cm of the core. Data are provided in a comma-delimited values spreadsheet. Rachel M Allen
Hydrodynamic timeseries data from south San Francisco Bay, California, summer 2020 instrumentmooring Hydrodynamic and sediment transport time-series data, including water depth, velocity, turbidity, suspended particle size, conductivity, and temperature, were collected by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) Pacific Coastal and Marine Science Center at two locations in south San Francisco Bay. Data were collected in the channel (one platform) and in the shallows (three co-located platforms) for 2 weeks in July 2020. Data files are grouped by site (channel or shallows). Each site contained instrumentation to collect the data listed, with slight instrument and setup variations between the two sites due to logistics. Users are advised to assess data quality carefully, and to check metadata for instrument information, as platform deployment times and data-processing methods varied. Rachel M Allen

Publications

Samples collected during this field activity