Field Activity J199SF

Identifier J199SF
Alternate names J-1-99-SF
Purpose Obtain acoustic & video imagery of sand shoal regions and rock pinnacles
Description Chief Scientists: John Chin, Paul Carlson. Seismic and Sidescan Sonar and Video data (Geopulse, sidescansonar, underwatertelevision, underwatercamera) of field activity J-1-99-SF in Central San Francisco Bay, CA from 01/11/1999 to 01/20/1999
Location CA
Summary Good imagery across sand waves, dredge area and hazardous rock pinnacles.
Info derived Morphology of the sand waves and shoals and of the rock pinnacles and surrounding sediments.
Comments San Francisco Bay Pollutant and Sediment Transport. From "Western Region coastal and Marine Geology Bulletin", Publisher: Mike Carr, Editor: Anne Gartner, February 12, 1999: CRUISE NEWS: R/V DAVID JOHNSTON In mid-January 1999, the David Johnston returned to central San Francisco Bay for follow-up studies of three bedrock knobs that rise above the unconsolidated sediment to water depths of
Projects
Platform
David Johnston
Length 43 feet; beam 14 feet.
Itinerary
Start (port not specified) 1999-01-11
End (port not specified) 1999-01-20
Bounds
West -122.477
East -122.19342
North 37.92942
South 37.50867
Activity Seismic and Sidescan Sonar and Video

Personnel

Principal investigators Carlson, PaulChin, John
Crew members
Henry Chezar
Scientist, Staff
Michael E Boyle
Scientist, Staff
Smith, Gordon
Scientist, Staff

Data types and categories

Data category: Imagery, Location-Elevation, Seismics, Sonar
Data type: Photo, Video, Navigation, Boomer, Sidescan

Equipment used

Equipment Usage description Data types Datasets
sidescansonar Sidescan 1
underwatercamera Photo 1
GPS Navigation 6
Geopulse Boomer 2
underwatertelevision Video (no data reported)

Datasets

Publications

Samples collected during this field activity