Tara Morgan-King
Tara Morgan-King is a Hydrologist at the California Water Science Center.
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Model Archive Summary and Time-Series Suspended-Sediment Concentrations Computed from a Surrogate Turbidity Regression at USGS station 11313405 Old River at Bacon Island, CA (2010-2019) Model Archive Summary and Time-Series Suspended-Sediment Concentrations Computed from a Surrogate Turbidity Regression at USGS station 11313405 Old River at Bacon Island, CA (2010-2019)
Continuous 15-minute time-series suspended-sediment concentration data computed from instream turbidity data. Turbidty data is managed by California Department of Water Resources (CDWR) using a YSI 6-series multi-parameter water quality sonde. Complete methods for turbidity data collection are described in attached methods document.
Model Archive Summary and Time-Series Suspended-Sediment Concentrations Computed from a Surrogate Turbidity Regression at USGS station 11337080 Threemile Slough near Rio Vista, CA (2015-2019) Model Archive Summary and Time-Series Suspended-Sediment Concentrations Computed from a Surrogate Turbidity Regression at USGS station 11337080 Threemile Slough near Rio Vista, CA (2015-2019)
Continuous 15-minute time-series suspended-sediment concentration data computed from instream turbidity data. Turbidity data is managed by California Department of Water Resources (CDWR) using a YSI EXO multi-parameter water quality sonde. Complete methods for turbidity data collection are described in attached methods document.
Model Archive Summary No. 2 for Turbidity Derived Suspended-Sediment Concentrations at USGS Station 11447903; Georgiana Slough Near Sacramento River, California (2015-2021) Model Archive Summary No. 2 for Turbidity Derived Suspended-Sediment Concentrations at USGS Station 11447903; Georgiana Slough Near Sacramento River, California (2015-2021)
Model archive summary (MAS) describing the development of a continuous 15-minute suspended-sediment concentration (SSC) time series regression model for the site: Georgiana Slough Near Sacramento River (U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) site # 11447903). The SSC time series is computed from instream turbidity data that is managed by the USGS using a YSI EXO multi-parameter water quality...
Model Archive Summary for Turbidity Derived Suspended-Sediment Concentration at 11455420 Sacramento River at Rio Vista, Ca (2010-2014) Model Archive Summary for Turbidity Derived Suspended-Sediment Concentration at 11455420 Sacramento River at Rio Vista, Ca (2010-2014)
This Model Archive Summary (MAS) describes the development of a turbidity derived suspended-sediment concentration (SSC) time-series computation model. The MAS includes all the methods and techniques used to develop the model for USGS station 11455420 Sacramento River at Rio Vista, Ca. The time-series suspended-sediment concentration data are representative of the cross section and are...
Model Archive Summary for Turbidity Derived Suspended-Sediment Concentrations at 11337190 San Joaquin River at Jersey Point, California (2015-2023) Model Archive Summary for Turbidity Derived Suspended-Sediment Concentrations at 11337190 San Joaquin River at Jersey Point, California (2015-2023)
This Model Archive Summary (MAS) describes the development of a turbidity derived suspended-sediment concentration (SSC) time-series computation model. The MAS includes all the methods and techniques used to develop the model for USGS station 11337190 San Joaquin River at Jersey Point, California. The time-series suspended-sediment concentration data are representative of the cross...
Model Archive Summary and Time-Series Suspended-Sediment Concentrations Computed from a Surrogate Turbidity Regression at U.S. Geological Survey Station 11455420; Sacramento River at Rio Vista, California (2020 - 2023) Model Archive Summary and Time-Series Suspended-Sediment Concentrations Computed from a Surrogate Turbidity Regression at U.S. Geological Survey Station 11455420; Sacramento River at Rio Vista, California (2020 - 2023)
Continuous 15-minute time-series suspended-sediment concentration (SSC) data computed from California Department of Water Resources (CDWR) instream turbidity data with a YSI EXO multi-parameter water quality sonde. A Model Archive Summary (MAS) describes the development of a continuous 15-minute SSC time-series regression model.
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Physics to fish—Understanding the factors that create and sustain native fish habitat in the San Francisco Estuary Physics to fish—Understanding the factors that create and sustain native fish habitat in the San Francisco Estuary
Executive Summary The Bureau of Reclamation (Reclamation) operates the Central Valley Project (CVP), one of the nation’s largest water projects. Reclamation has an ongoing need to improve the scientific basis for adaptive management of the CVP and, by extension, joint operations with California’s State Water Project. The U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) works cooperatively with the Bureau...
Authors
Larry R. Brown, David E. Ayers, Brian A. Bergamaschi, Jon R. Burau, Evan T. Dailey, Bryan D. Downing, Maureen A. Downing-Kunz, Frederick V. Feyrer, Brock M. Huntsman, Tamara E. C. Kraus, Tara Morgan, Jessica R. Lacy, Francis Parchaso, Catherine A. Ruhl, Elizabeth B. Stumpner, Paul Stumpner, Janet Thompson, Matthew J. Young
What controls suspended-sediment concentration and export in flooded agricultural tracts in the Sacramento-San Joaquin Delta? What controls suspended-sediment concentration and export in flooded agricultural tracts in the Sacramento-San Joaquin Delta?
We investigated wind-wave and suspended-sediment dynamics in Little Holland Tract and Liberty Island, two subsided former agricultural tracts in the Cache Slough complex in the northern Sacramento-San Joaquin Delta which were restored to tidal shallows to improve habitat. Turbidity, and thus suspended-sediment concentration (SSC), is important to habitat quality because some species of...
Authors
Jessica R. Lacy, Evan T. Dailey, Tara L. Morgan-King
Pelagic nekton abundance and distribution in the northern Sacramento–San Joaquin Delta, California Pelagic nekton abundance and distribution in the northern Sacramento–San Joaquin Delta, California
Knowledge of the habitats occupied by species is fundamental for the development of effective conservation and management actions. The collapse of pelagic fish species in the Sacramento–San Joaquin Delta, California, has triggered a need to better understand factors that drive their distribution and abundance. A study was conducted in summer–fall 2014 in an attempt to identify physical...
Authors
Frederick V. Feyrer, Steven B. Slater, Donald E. Portz, Darren Odom, Tara L. Morgan-King, Larry R. Brown
The effect of submerged aquatic vegetation expansion on a declining turbidity trend in the Sacramento-San Joaquin River Delta The effect of submerged aquatic vegetation expansion on a declining turbidity trend in the Sacramento-San Joaquin River Delta
Submerged aquatic vegetation (SAV) has well-documented effects on water clarity. SAV beds can slow water movement and reduce bed shear stress, promoting sedimentation and reducing suspension. However, estuaries have multiple controls on turbidity that make it difficult to determine the effect of SAV on water clarity. In this study, we investigated the effect of primarily invasive SAV...
Authors
E.L. Hestir, David H. Schoellhamer, Jonathan Greenberg, Tara L. Morgan-King, S.L. Ustin
Coupled downscaled climate models and ecophysiological metrics forecast habitat compression for an endangered estuarine fish Coupled downscaled climate models and ecophysiological metrics forecast habitat compression for an endangered estuarine fish
Climate change is driving rapid changes in environmental conditions and affecting population and species’ persistence across spatial and temporal scales. Integrating climate change assessments into biological resource management, such as conserving endangered species, is a substantial challenge, partly due to a mismatch between global climate forecasts and local or regional conservation...
Authors
Larry R. Brown, Lisa M Komoroske, R Wayne Wagner, Tara Morgan-King, Jason T. May, Richard E Connon, Nann A. Fangue
Suspended sediment transport trough a large fluvial-tidal channel network Suspended sediment transport trough a large fluvial-tidal channel network
The confluence of the Sacramento and San Joaquin Rivers, CA, forms a large network of interconnected channels, referred to as the Sacramento-San Joaquin Delta (the Delta). The Delta comprises the transition zone from the fluvial influences of the upstream rivers and tidal influences of San Francisco Bay downstream. Formerly an extensive tidal marsh, the hydrodynamics and geomorphology of...
Authors
Scott Wright, Tara L. Morgan-King
Science and Products
Model Archive Summary and Time-Series Suspended-Sediment Concentrations Computed from a Surrogate Turbidity Regression at USGS station 11313405 Old River at Bacon Island, CA (2010-2019) Model Archive Summary and Time-Series Suspended-Sediment Concentrations Computed from a Surrogate Turbidity Regression at USGS station 11313405 Old River at Bacon Island, CA (2010-2019)
Continuous 15-minute time-series suspended-sediment concentration data computed from instream turbidity data. Turbidty data is managed by California Department of Water Resources (CDWR) using a YSI 6-series multi-parameter water quality sonde. Complete methods for turbidity data collection are described in attached methods document.
Model Archive Summary and Time-Series Suspended-Sediment Concentrations Computed from a Surrogate Turbidity Regression at USGS station 11337080 Threemile Slough near Rio Vista, CA (2015-2019) Model Archive Summary and Time-Series Suspended-Sediment Concentrations Computed from a Surrogate Turbidity Regression at USGS station 11337080 Threemile Slough near Rio Vista, CA (2015-2019)
Continuous 15-minute time-series suspended-sediment concentration data computed from instream turbidity data. Turbidity data is managed by California Department of Water Resources (CDWR) using a YSI EXO multi-parameter water quality sonde. Complete methods for turbidity data collection are described in attached methods document.
Model Archive Summary No. 2 for Turbidity Derived Suspended-Sediment Concentrations at USGS Station 11447903; Georgiana Slough Near Sacramento River, California (2015-2021) Model Archive Summary No. 2 for Turbidity Derived Suspended-Sediment Concentrations at USGS Station 11447903; Georgiana Slough Near Sacramento River, California (2015-2021)
Model archive summary (MAS) describing the development of a continuous 15-minute suspended-sediment concentration (SSC) time series regression model for the site: Georgiana Slough Near Sacramento River (U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) site # 11447903). The SSC time series is computed from instream turbidity data that is managed by the USGS using a YSI EXO multi-parameter water quality...
Model Archive Summary for Turbidity Derived Suspended-Sediment Concentration at 11455420 Sacramento River at Rio Vista, Ca (2010-2014) Model Archive Summary for Turbidity Derived Suspended-Sediment Concentration at 11455420 Sacramento River at Rio Vista, Ca (2010-2014)
This Model Archive Summary (MAS) describes the development of a turbidity derived suspended-sediment concentration (SSC) time-series computation model. The MAS includes all the methods and techniques used to develop the model for USGS station 11455420 Sacramento River at Rio Vista, Ca. The time-series suspended-sediment concentration data are representative of the cross section and are...
Model Archive Summary for Turbidity Derived Suspended-Sediment Concentrations at 11337190 San Joaquin River at Jersey Point, California (2015-2023) Model Archive Summary for Turbidity Derived Suspended-Sediment Concentrations at 11337190 San Joaquin River at Jersey Point, California (2015-2023)
This Model Archive Summary (MAS) describes the development of a turbidity derived suspended-sediment concentration (SSC) time-series computation model. The MAS includes all the methods and techniques used to develop the model for USGS station 11337190 San Joaquin River at Jersey Point, California. The time-series suspended-sediment concentration data are representative of the cross...
Model Archive Summary and Time-Series Suspended-Sediment Concentrations Computed from a Surrogate Turbidity Regression at U.S. Geological Survey Station 11455420; Sacramento River at Rio Vista, California (2020 - 2023) Model Archive Summary and Time-Series Suspended-Sediment Concentrations Computed from a Surrogate Turbidity Regression at U.S. Geological Survey Station 11455420; Sacramento River at Rio Vista, California (2020 - 2023)
Continuous 15-minute time-series suspended-sediment concentration (SSC) data computed from California Department of Water Resources (CDWR) instream turbidity data with a YSI EXO multi-parameter water quality sonde. A Model Archive Summary (MAS) describes the development of a continuous 15-minute SSC time-series regression model.
Filter Total Items: 17
Physics to fish—Understanding the factors that create and sustain native fish habitat in the San Francisco Estuary Physics to fish—Understanding the factors that create and sustain native fish habitat in the San Francisco Estuary
Executive Summary The Bureau of Reclamation (Reclamation) operates the Central Valley Project (CVP), one of the nation’s largest water projects. Reclamation has an ongoing need to improve the scientific basis for adaptive management of the CVP and, by extension, joint operations with California’s State Water Project. The U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) works cooperatively with the Bureau...
Authors
Larry R. Brown, David E. Ayers, Brian A. Bergamaschi, Jon R. Burau, Evan T. Dailey, Bryan D. Downing, Maureen A. Downing-Kunz, Frederick V. Feyrer, Brock M. Huntsman, Tamara E. C. Kraus, Tara Morgan, Jessica R. Lacy, Francis Parchaso, Catherine A. Ruhl, Elizabeth B. Stumpner, Paul Stumpner, Janet Thompson, Matthew J. Young
What controls suspended-sediment concentration and export in flooded agricultural tracts in the Sacramento-San Joaquin Delta? What controls suspended-sediment concentration and export in flooded agricultural tracts in the Sacramento-San Joaquin Delta?
We investigated wind-wave and suspended-sediment dynamics in Little Holland Tract and Liberty Island, two subsided former agricultural tracts in the Cache Slough complex in the northern Sacramento-San Joaquin Delta which were restored to tidal shallows to improve habitat. Turbidity, and thus suspended-sediment concentration (SSC), is important to habitat quality because some species of...
Authors
Jessica R. Lacy, Evan T. Dailey, Tara L. Morgan-King
Pelagic nekton abundance and distribution in the northern Sacramento–San Joaquin Delta, California Pelagic nekton abundance and distribution in the northern Sacramento–San Joaquin Delta, California
Knowledge of the habitats occupied by species is fundamental for the development of effective conservation and management actions. The collapse of pelagic fish species in the Sacramento–San Joaquin Delta, California, has triggered a need to better understand factors that drive their distribution and abundance. A study was conducted in summer–fall 2014 in an attempt to identify physical...
Authors
Frederick V. Feyrer, Steven B. Slater, Donald E. Portz, Darren Odom, Tara L. Morgan-King, Larry R. Brown
The effect of submerged aquatic vegetation expansion on a declining turbidity trend in the Sacramento-San Joaquin River Delta The effect of submerged aquatic vegetation expansion on a declining turbidity trend in the Sacramento-San Joaquin River Delta
Submerged aquatic vegetation (SAV) has well-documented effects on water clarity. SAV beds can slow water movement and reduce bed shear stress, promoting sedimentation and reducing suspension. However, estuaries have multiple controls on turbidity that make it difficult to determine the effect of SAV on water clarity. In this study, we investigated the effect of primarily invasive SAV...
Authors
E.L. Hestir, David H. Schoellhamer, Jonathan Greenberg, Tara L. Morgan-King, S.L. Ustin
Coupled downscaled climate models and ecophysiological metrics forecast habitat compression for an endangered estuarine fish Coupled downscaled climate models and ecophysiological metrics forecast habitat compression for an endangered estuarine fish
Climate change is driving rapid changes in environmental conditions and affecting population and species’ persistence across spatial and temporal scales. Integrating climate change assessments into biological resource management, such as conserving endangered species, is a substantial challenge, partly due to a mismatch between global climate forecasts and local or regional conservation...
Authors
Larry R. Brown, Lisa M Komoroske, R Wayne Wagner, Tara Morgan-King, Jason T. May, Richard E Connon, Nann A. Fangue
Suspended sediment transport trough a large fluvial-tidal channel network Suspended sediment transport trough a large fluvial-tidal channel network
The confluence of the Sacramento and San Joaquin Rivers, CA, forms a large network of interconnected channels, referred to as the Sacramento-San Joaquin Delta (the Delta). The Delta comprises the transition zone from the fluvial influences of the upstream rivers and tidal influences of San Francisco Bay downstream. Formerly an extensive tidal marsh, the hydrodynamics and geomorphology of...
Authors
Scott Wright, Tara L. Morgan-King