By Paul A. Buchanan and Neil K. Ganju
U.S. GEOLOGICAL SURVEY
Open-File Report 03-312--ONLINE ONLY
Sacramento, California 2003
Prepared in cooperation with
CALFED-DELTA AUTHORITY and the
U.S. ARMY CORPS OF ENGINEERS, SAN FRANCISCO BAY DISTRICT
This report is in pdf format: 2.2 MB
Suspended-sediment concentration data were collected in San Francisco Bay during water year 2001 (October 1, 2000-September 30, 2001). Optical backscatterance sensors and water samples were used to monitor suspended sediment at two sites in Suisun Bay, three sites in San Pablo Bay, two sites in Central San Francisco Bay, and three sites in South San Francisco Bay. Sensors were positioned at two depths at most sites. Water samples were collected periodically and were analyzed for concentrations of suspended sediment. The results of the analyses were used to calibrate the electrical output of the optical backscatterance sensors so that a record of suspended-sediment concentrations could be derived. This report presents the data-collection methods used and summarizes the suspended-sediment concentration data collected from October 2000 through September 2001. Calibration curves and plots of edited data for each sensor also are presented.
Instrument Description and Operation
Central San Francisco Bay Installations
South San Francisco Bay Installations
Sensor Calibration and Suspended-Sediment Concentration Data
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