San Francisco Bay Properties A Characterization of the Waters inside the Bay For OC3570 – Operational Oceanography Prof. C. Collins, Prof. P. Guest Presented by LT Jonathan D. Morrison, USN
Motivation Personal Interest Professional Interest Coastal research Seasonal and long-term trends Spatial variation Our impact What Bay can provide
Expectations Properties of interest Short time-scale Temperature Salinity Fluorescence Transmissivity Short time-scale Latitudinal variations
Method 21 Stations 24-hour period CTD Casts to bottom Data processing Each measured twice 24-hour period Two tidal periods Same point on tidal curve CTD Casts to bottom 5 ~ 90m Data processing MATLAB SURFER 8
Tides for Data Collection Carquinez St. Redwood City
(a) (b) (c)
Temperature Leg 1 Leg 2 7/22 20:11 (max fl) 7/22 11:11 (h) 7/22 7/23 00:29 (ebb) Leg 2 7/23 08:52 (l sl) Redwood City Golden Gate Carquinez Strait 7/23 04:25 (l sl)
Salinity Leg 1 Leg 2 7/22 20:11 (max fl) 7/22 11:11 (h) 7/22 7/23 00:29 (ebb) Leg 2 7/23 08:52 (l sl) Redwood City Golden Gate Carquinez Strait 7/23 04:25 (l sl)
Fluorescence Leg 1 Leg 2 7/22 20:11 (max fl) 7/22 11:11 (h) 7/22 7/23 00:29 (ebb) Leg 2 7/23 08:52 (l sl) Redwood City Golden Gate Carquinez Strait 7/23 04:25 (l sl)
Transmissivity Leg 1 Leg 2 7/22 20:11 (max fl) 7/22 11:11 (h) 7/22 7/23 00:29 (ebb) Leg 2 7/23 08:52 (l sl) Redwood City Golden Gate Carquinez Strait 7/23 04:25 (l sl)
Temperature Leg 1 Leg 2 7/22 18:11 (fl) 7/22 23:04 (ebb) 7/23 03:11 (l sl) Depth (m) Dist from stn 1 (km) 7/23 07:29 (fl) Leg 2 7/22 18:11 (l sl) Depth (m) Dist from stn 1 (km) Redwood City Golden Gate Carquinez Strait 7/23 11:25 (h sl)
Salinity Leg 1 Leg 2 7/22 18:11 (fl) 7/22 23:04 (ebb) 7/23 03:11 (l sl) Depth (m) Dist from stn 1 (km) 7/23 07:29 (fl) Leg 2 7/22 18:11 (l sl) Depth (m) Dist from stn 1 (km) Redwood City Golden Gate Carquinez Strait 7/23 11:25 (h sl)
Fluorescence Leg 1 Leg 2 7/22 18:11 (fl) 7/22 23:04 (ebb) 7/23 03:11 (l sl) Depth (m) Dist from stn 1 (km) 7/23 07:29 (fl) Leg 2 7/22 18:11 (l sl) Depth (m) Dist from stn 1 (km) Redwood City Golden Gate Carquinez Strait 7/23 11:25 (h sl)
Transmissivity Leg 1 Leg 2 7/22 18:11 (fl) 7/22 23:04 (ebb) 7/23 03:11 (l sl) Leg 1 Depth (m) Dist from stn 1 (km) 7/23 07:29 (fl) Leg 2 7/22 18:11 (l sl) Depth (m) Dist from stn 1 (km) Redwood City Golden Gate Carquinez Strait 7/23 11:25 (h sl)
Conclusions Impact Spatial variations Temporal Variations Man Environment Spatial variations Temporal Variations
Future Research Tidal variations Seasonal variations
References Surfer 8 User Guide Conomos, T.J., ed. San Francisco Bay: The Urbanized Estuary. Pacific Division, AAAS; San Francisco, CA. 1979.
Acknowledgements Officers and Crew of M/V Point Sur Prof. Curtis Collins, Prof. Peter Guest Mr. Tare Rago LT Roland, LT Dare, LT Hsieh Moss Landing Marine Laboratories