Field Activity 2017-616-FA

Identifier 2017-616-FA
Also known as IAV2017
Purpose Determine the influence of aquatic vegetation on turbidity and sediment transport.
Location Sacramento-San Joaquin Delta
Summary processed data submitted to FAD by Pete Dartnell 6/30/2017 data submitted to FAD by Pete Dartnell 4/11/2017; Caris, GIS, POSPac, samples, SonarWiz, SVP, SWATHPluss-M, Tides, YoNav
Info derived Current speed and suspended sediment concentration
Comments water samples in 1 L bottles scuba will be used
Projects
Platform
Fast Eddy (SC)
Boston Whaler 21 foot
Parke Snavely
34'
Vehicles
MarFac; Chevy Suburban - gray; 7 pass; G62-2874L
MarFac; Expedition G62-3094P
Itinerary
Start Antioch, CA 2017-03-31
End Antioch, CA 2017-04-20
Days in the field 12
Bounds
West -121.76098633
East -121.67386646
North 38.27587864
South 38.22050211
Marine operations Yes
Scuba operations Yes

Personnel

Organization
2885 Mission Street
Santa Cruz, CA95060
(831) 460-7401
Principal investigators Jessica R Lacy
Crew members
Joanne C. T Ferreira
Scientist, Staff
Melissa M Foley
Scientist, Staff
Jackson E Currie
Scientist, Staff
Jessica R Lacy
Scientist, Staff
Timothy C Elfers
Scientist, Staff
Jennifer A White
Scientist, Staff
Cordell Johnson
Scientist, Staff
Amy Foxgrover
Scientist, Staff
Peter Dal Ferro
Scientist, Staff
Daniel C Powers
Scientist, Staff
Information specialist(s)
Joanne C. T Ferreira
Specialist, Information

Data types and categories

Data category: Location-Elevation, Sampling, Sonar, Time Series
Data type: Navigation, Geology, Interferometric, Sound Velocity, Mooring (physical oceanography)

Equipment used

Equipment Usage description Data types Datasets
YoNav Navigation (no data reported)
SWATH plus-M Interferometric 2
samples Biology, Chemistry, Geology 2
Soundvelocityprofiler Sound Velocity (no data reported)
POS MV Navigation (no data reported)
Moorings - Tripods Mooring (physical oceanography) 2

Datasets


Datasets compiled from multiple sources

Dataset name Equipment Description Dataset contact
Acoustic-backscatter data from three locations in the Sacramento-San Joaquin Delta, California, 2017 to 2018 SWATH plus-M This part of the data release contains high-resolution acoustic-backscatter data collected by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) Pacific Coastal and Marine Science Center at three study locations in the Sacramento-San Joaquin Delta, California. Data were collected in Lindsey Slough in April 2017, Middle River in March 2018, and Mokelumne River in March 2018, using an interferometric bathymetric sidescan sonar systems mounted to the USGS R/V Parke Snavely. Data are provided in 1-m resolution GeoTIFF formats. These data were collected as part of a study of the effects of invasive aquatic vegetation on sediment transport in the Sacramento-San Joaquin Delta. Peter Dartnell
Swath bathymetric data from three locations in the Sacramento-San Joaquin Delta, California, 2017 to 2018 SWATH plus-M This part of the data release contains high-resolution swath bathymetry data collected by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) Pacific Coastal and Marine Science Center at three locations in the Sacramento-San Joaquin Delta. Data were collected in Lindsey Slough in April 2017, Middle River in March 2018, and Mokelumne River in March 2018 using an interferometric bathymetric sidescan sonar systems mounted to the USGS R/V Parke Snavely. Data are provided in 1-m resolution GeoTIFF formats. These data were collected as part of a study on the effects of invasive aquatic vegetation on sediment transport in the Sacramento-San Joaquin Delta. Peter Dartnell
Grain size, bulk density, and organic carbon of sediment cores from three locations in the Sacramento-San Joaquin Delta, California, 2017 to 2018 samples Bed sediment samples were collected in Lindsey Slough in April 2017, and Middle River and the Mokelumne River in March 2018, to analyze for sediment properties, including bulk density, particle size distribution, and percent organic carbon. Sediment samples were collected within the vegetation with push corers deployed from a small vessel, and in the unvegetated channel with a Gomex box corer, which was subsampled with three push cores per Gomex core. Data are provided in a comma-delimited values spreadsheet. These data were collected as part of a cooperative project, with the USGS California Water Science Center and the California Department of Fish and Wildlife, on the effects of invasive aquatic vegetation on sediment transport in the Sacramento-San Joaquin Delta. Jessica R Lacy
Vegetation biomass and density from three locations in the Sacramento-San Joaquin Delta, California, 2017 to 2018 samples Vegetation type and density data were collected by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) Pacific Coastal and Marine Science Center at three locations in the Sacramento-San Joaquin Delta. Data were collected in Lindsey Slough in April 2017, and Middle River and the Mokelumne River in March 2018. Vegetation samples were collected by divers, and used to determine dry biomass density. These data were collected as part of a cooperative project, with the USGS California Water Science Center and the California Department of Fish and Wildlife, on the effects of invasive aquatic vegetation on sediment transport in the Sacramento-San Joaquin Delta. Jessica R Lacy
Hydrodynamic time-series data from three locations in the Sacramento-San Joaquin Delta, California, 2017 to 2018 Moorings - Tripods Hydrodynamic and sediment transport time-series data, including water depth, velocity, turbidity, conductivity, and temperature, were collected by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) Pacific Coastal and Marine Science Center at three locations in the Sacramento-San Joaquin Delta. Data were collected in Lindsey Slough in April 2017, and Middle River and the Mokelumne River in March 2018. Data files are grouped by location. At each of the three sites, data were collected at stations outside and within patches of vegetation, to determine how submerged invasive vegetation influences tidal currents and suspended-sediment concentration. The Table below shows the data types collected at each station, and classifies stations as Vegetated (V) or Unvegetated (U). These data were collected as part of a study of the effects of invasive aquatic vegetation on sediment transport in the Sacramento-San Joaquin Delta. At times, vegetation caught on instrument frames (both within and outside patches) compromised data quality. Users are advised to check data quality carefully, and to check metadata and instrument information, as individual instrument deployment times vary. Jessica R Lacy
Suspended particle size distribution data from three locations in the Sacramento-San Joaquin Delta, California, 2017 to 2018 Moorings - Tripods These data present suspended particle size distributions collected by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) Pacific Coastal and Marine Science Center at three locations in the Sacramento-San Joaquin Delta. Data were collected in Lindsey Slough on April 4 and April 18, 2017, and near the mouth of the Mokelumne River and in Middle River on March 14, 2018 by deploying a Sequoia Scientific Laser In-situ Scattering and Transmissometry instrument (LISST 100x) from a small vessel during the deployment of the hydrographic time series data instruments. At each site, data were collected 1 to 2 times, generally near the water surface, at mid depth, and near the sediment bed. These data were collected as part of a study on the effects of invasive aquatic vegetation on sediment transport in the Sacramento-San Joaquin Delta. Users are advised to check metadata and instrument information carefully for applicable time periods of specific data. Jessica R Lacy

Publications

Samples collected during this field activity