Summary of suspended-sediment concentration data, San Francisco Bay, California, water year 2008
Data Series
634
Prepared in cooperation with the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, San Francisco District
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Abstract
Suspended-sediment concentration data were collected by the U.S. Geological Survey in San Francisco Bay during water year 2008 (October 1, 2007–September 30, 2008). Optical sensors and water samples were used to monitor suspended-sediment concentration at two sites in Suisun Bay, two sites in Central San Francisco Bay, and one site in South San Francisco Bay. Sensors were positioned at two depths at most sites to help define the vertical variability of suspended sediments. Water samples were collected periodically and analyzed for concentrations of suspended sediment. The results of the analyses were used to calibrate the output of the optical sensors so that a record of suspended-sediment concentrations could be derived. This report presents the data-collection methods used and summarizes, in graphs, the suspended-sediment concentration data collected from October 2007 through September 2008. Calibration curves and plots of the processed data for each sensor also are presented.
Suggested Citation
Buchanan, P.A., and Morgan, T., 2011, Summary of suspended-sediment concentration data, San Francisco Bay, California, water year 2008: U.S. Geological Survey Data Series 634, vi, 28 p., https://doi.org/10.3133/ds634.
ISSN: 2327-638X (online)
Study Area
| Publication type | Report |
|---|---|
| Publication Subtype | USGS Numbered Series |
| Title | Summary of suspended-sediment concentration data, San Francisco Bay, California, water year 2008 |
| Series title | Data Series |
| Series number | 634 |
| DOI | 10.3133/ds634 |
| Year Published | 2011 |
| Language | English |
| Publisher | U.S. Geological Survey |
| Publisher location | Reston, VA |
| Contributing office(s) | California Water Science Center, San Francisco Bay-Delta |
| Description | vi, 28 p. |
| Country | United States |
| State | California |
| Other Geospatial | San Francisco Bay;Sacramento-san Joaquin River Delta |