This data release provides 210Pb and 137Cs measurements in sediments of a core obtained off San Francisquito Creek in South San Francisco Bay.

The U.S. Geological Survey maintains a program of water-quality studies in San Francisco Bay (CA) that began in 1969. This Data Release archives and makes available all measurements made from 1969 through 2015. Water-quality constituents include salinity, temperature, light extinction coefficient, chlorophyll-a, dissolved oxygen, suspended particulate matter, nitrate, nitrite, ammonium, silicate and phosphate. Time, Julian date, and three constituents were added retroactively in 2023 to all years: ratio of chlorophyll-a and pheopigments, oxygen percent saturation, and density as Sigma-t. Water samples were collected along a 145-km transect from lower South San Francisco Bay to the lower Sacramento River. Samples were collected at 59 fixed sampling locations, of these 37 became standard long-term sampling stations. All stations are listed in the station location table (SFBstationlocations_19692015.csv) and standard stations are shown on the map (sfbaymap.jpg)

Timeseries data from 'SAN FRANCISCO BAY A RICHMOND-SAN RAFAEL BRIDGE CA (USGS 375607122264701)' (gov_usgs_nwis_375607122264701)

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

The U.S. Geological Survey maintains a program of water-quality studies in San Francisco Bay (CA) that began in 1969. This USGS Data Release archives and makes available all measurements from 2016-2021. Water-quality constituent measurements were collected aboard a research vessel. Sensor constituents include salinity, temperature, oxygen, and light attenuation coefficient. From these constituents, three parameters are derived: ratio of chlorophyll-a and pheopigments, oxygen percent saturation, and density as Sigma-t. Water sample constituents collected for later analysis include chlorophyll-a, suspended particulate matter, nitrate, nitrite, ammonium, silicate and phosphate. These discrete water samples were collected at near surface (2m) by a fixed depth pump or at depth using a Niskin water sampler on a depth-marked line. The sampling was conducted monthly at 37 fixed sampling locations along a 145-km transect from lower South San Francisco Bay to the lower Sacramento River. Additional sampling cruises at a subset of stations (South and Central Bay) were conducted 0-3 times a month. All stations are listed in the station location table (SFBay_TableofStationLocations.csv) and standard stations are shown on the map (sfbaymap.jpg). A prior USGS Data Release contains the 1969-2015 data https://www.sciencebase.gov/catalog/item/5841f97ee4b04fc80e518d9f. The project website contains more details about this research program and data collection https://sfbay.wr.usgs.gov/access/wqdata/. The website includes a public database where data from all program years can be accessed and downloaded https://sfbay.wr.usgs.gov/water-quality-database/ Please see the VersionHistory.txt for a detailed list of the updates from previous versions.

The U.S. Geological Survey maintains a program of water-quality studies in San Francisco Bay (CA) that began in 1969. This USGS Data Release archives and makes available all measurements from 2016-2021. Water-quality constituent measurements were collected aboard a research vessel. Sensor constituents include salinity, temperature, oxygen, and light attenuation coefficient. From these constituents, three parameters are derived: ratio of chlorophyll-a and pheopigments, oxygen percent saturation, and density as Sigma-t. Water sample constituents collected for later analysis include chlorophyll-a, suspended particulate matter, nitrate, nitrite, ammonium, silicate and phosphate. These discrete water samples were collected at near surface (2m) by a fixed depth pump or at depth using a Niskin water sampler on a depth-marked line. The sampling was conducted monthly at 37 fixed sampling locations along a 145-km transect from lower South San Francisco Bay to the lower Sacramento River. Additional sampling cruises at a subset of stations (South and Central Bay) were conducted 0-3 times a month. All stations are listed in the station location table (SFBay_TableofStationLocations.csv) and standard stations are shown on the map (sfbaymap.jpg). A prior USGS Data Release contains the 1969-2015 data https://www.sciencebase.gov/catalog/item/5841f97ee4b04fc80e518d9f. The project website contains more details about this research program and data collection https://sfbay.wr.usgs.gov/access/wqdata/. The website includes a public database where data from all program years can be accessed and downloaded https://sfbay.wr.usgs.gov/water-quality-database/ Please see the VersionHistory.txt for a detailed list of the updates from previous versions.

This dataset contains oceanographic and surface meteorological data in netCDF formatted files, which follow the Climate and Forecast metadata convention (CF) and the Attribute Convention for Data Discovery (ACDD). San Francisco State University and The California Maritime Academy collected the data from their in-situ California Maritime pier Carquinez shore station in the Northeast Pacific Ocean. Central and Northern California Coastal Ocean Observing System (CeNCOOS), which assembles data from San Francisco State University and The California Maritime Academy and other sub-regional coastal and ocean observing systems of Central and Northern California, submitted the data to NCEI as part of the Integrated Ocean Observing System Data Assembly Centers (IOOS DACs) Data Stewardship Program. NCEI updates this dataset when new files are available.

The dataset documents the spatial and temporal variability of nutrients and related water quality parameters at high spatial resolution in the San Francisco Bay of California, USA in 2021 and 2022. The dataset includes nitrate, temperature, conductivity, dissolved oxygen, and chlorophyll as well as information about phytoplankton community composition. Data-collection cruises were conducted under different environmental/flow conditions. Version history: On 3/15/24, the provisional data files hosted on this webpage were removed, and replaced with updated finalized files.

The dataset documents the spatial and temporal variability of nutrients and related water quality parameters at high spatial resolution in the San Francisco Bay of California, USA in 2021 and 2022. The dataset includes nitrate, temperature, conductivity, dissolved oxygen, and chlorophyll as well as information about phytoplankton community composition. Data-collection cruises were conducted under different environmental/flow conditions. Version history: On 3/15/24, the provisional data files hosted on this webpage were removed, and replaced with updated finalized files.