USGS Measurements of Water Quality in San Francisco Bay (CA), 1969-2015 (ver. 4.0, March 2023)
December 15, 2016
The U.S. Geological Survey maintains a program of water-quality studies in San Francisco Bay (CA) that began in 1969. We plan a USGS Data Release to archive and make available all measurements made from 1969 through 2015. Water-quality constituents include salinity, temperature, light attenuation coefficient, and concentrations of chlorophyll-a, dissolved oxygen, suspended particulate matter, nitrate, nitrite, ammonium, silicate and phosphate. Water samples are collected at 37 fixed sampling locations along a 145-km transect from lower South San Francisco Bayo the lower Sacramento River. A map of sampling locations is available on the project website at:
https://sfbay.wr.usgs.gov/access/wqdata/overview/wherewhen/stnmap.html
Citation Information
| Publication Year | 2016 |
|---|---|
| Title | USGS Measurements of Water Quality in San Francisco Bay (CA), 1969-2015 (ver. 4.0, March 2023) |
| DOI | 10.5066/F7TQ5ZPR |
| Authors | James E Cloern, Tara Schraga |
| Product Type | Data Release |
| Record Source | USGS Asset Identifier Service (AIS) |
| USGS Organization | National Research Program |
| Rights | This work is marked with CC0 1.0 Universal |
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