1. Coastal and Marine Hazards and Resources
  2. Geoscience Data System

Field Activity J299SF

Identifier J299SF
Alternate names J-2-99-SF
Purpose Survey Grizzly Bay and adjacent areas for seasonal changes in bottom morphology and sediment texture
Description Chief Scientist: John Chin. High-Resolution Seismic and Sampling and Sidescan Sonar data (Kleinsidescan, Geopulse, VanVeengrab, boxcore, 200khz, GPS) of field activity J-2-99-SF in Grizzly Bay, San Francisco Bay from 02/24/1999 to 03/08/1999
Location San Francisco Bay
Summary Collected several hundred Kms of acoustic trackline data, collected 56 grabs/box cores
Info derived Changes in sonar bottom types from Feb. 98 survey, isopach map(s) of shallow sediments, grain size of surface sediments
Comments physical data holdings\ San Francisco Bay Seafloor and Sediment. Associated activities: J-2-99-SF J-3-99-SF J-5-98-SF Staff information imported from InfoBank John Chin (USGS Western Region) - Chief Scientist Steve Wolf (USGS Western Region) - Geologist Robin Dornfest (USGS Western Region) - Watchstander Paul Carlson (USGS Western Region) - Watchstander Wilson Lee (USGS Western Region) - Watchstander Fred Payne (USGS Western Region) - Electronic Technician Gordon Smith (UCSC) - Boat Driver
Projects
Platform
David Johnston
Length 43 feet; beam 14 feet.
Itinerary
Start (port not specified) 1999-02-24
End (port not specified) 1999-03-08
Bounds
West -122.1579
East -121.94113
North 38.11714
South 38.03577
Activity High-Resolution Seismic and Sampling and Sidescan Sonar

Personnel

Principal investigators Chin, John
Crew members
Carlson, Paul
Scientist, Staff
Dornfest, Robin
Scientist, Staff
Lee, Wilson
Scientist, Staff
Payne, Fred
Scientist, Staff
Wolf, Steve
Scientist, Staff
Smith, Gordon
Scientist, Staff
Information specialist(s)
Chin, John
Specialist, Information

Data types and categories

Data category: Location-Elevation, Sampling, Seismics, Sonar
Data type: Navigation, Biology, Geology, Boomer, Sidescan, Single Beam

Equipment used

Equipment Usage description Data types Datasets
Kleinsidescan Sidescan 2
Geopulse Boomer 2
VanVeengrab Geology 1
boxcore Biology, Geology 1
200khz Single Beam 6
GPS Navigation 9

Datasets

Datasets produced in this activity

Dataset name Equipment Description Dataset contact
File list Kleinsidescan John Chin
Survey information Kleinsidescan John Chin
Seismic FFID/Shot/CDP data j-2-99-sf.410_geopulse Geopulse Provisional best file John Chin
Survey information Geopulse John Chin
Station Information VanVeengrab John Chin
Station Information boxcore John Chin
NGDC MGD77 data - bathy 200khz Carolyn Hayashida Degnan
Raw depth (bathymetry) data j-2-99-sf.300 200khz John Chin
Raw depth (bathymetry) data j-2-99-sf.301 200khz John Chin
Raw depth (bathymetry) data j-2-99-sf.302 200khz John Chin
Raw depth (bathymetry) data j-2-99-sf.302_063 200khz Provisional best file John Chin
Survey information 200khz John Chin
Best file with nav in ArcInfo E00 format GPS John Chin
Eotvos/course/speed/distance data j-2-99-sf.073 GPS John Chin
Global positioning system (GPS) data j-2-99-sf.060 GPS John Chin
Global positioning system (GPS) data j-2-99-sf.061 GPS John Chin
Global positioning system (GPS) data j-2-99-sf.062 GPS John Chin
Global positioning system (GPS) data j-2-99-sf.063 GPS Provisional best file John Chin
Global positioning system (GPS) data j-2-99-sf.063_degree GPS John Chin
Lines GPS John Chin
Survey information GPS John Chin

Publications

Reid, J.A.; Reid, J.M.; Jenkins, C.J.; Zimmermann, M.; Williams, S. J.; and Field, M.E., 2006, usSEABED: Pacific coast (California, Oregon, Washington) offshore surficial-sediment data release: , http://pubs.usgs.gov/ds/2006/182/.

Schreppel, H.A., Degnan, C.H, Dadisman, S.V., and Metzger, D.R., 2013, Archive of U.S. Geological Survey Selected Single-Beam Bathymetry Datasets, 1969–2000: , http://pubs.usgs.gov/ds/757/.

Schreppel, H.A.; Degnan, C.H.; Dadisman, S.V.; Metzger, D.R., 2013, Archive of U.S. Geological Survey selected single-beam bathymetry datasets, 1969-2000: , https://doi.org/10.3133/ds757.