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Summary of Suspended-Sediment Concentration Data, San Francisco Bay, California, Water Year 2007

March 13, 2010

Suspended-sediment concentration data were collected by the U.S. Geological Survey in San Francisco Bay during water year 2007 (October 1, 2006-September 30, 2007). 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 2006 through September 2007. Calibration curves and plots of the processed data for each sensor also are presented.

Publication Year 2010
Title Summary of Suspended-Sediment Concentration Data, San Francisco Bay, California, Water Year 2007
DOI 10.3133/ds476
Authors Paul A. Buchanan, Tara L. Morgan
Publication Type Report
Publication Subtype USGS Numbered Series
Series Title Data Series
Series Number 476
Index ID ds476
Record Source USGS Publications Warehouse
USGS Organization California Water Science Center
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