Dataset description: April 2016 bathymetry (MLLW) of Coyote Creek and Alviso Slough, South San Francisco Bay, California

1-m resolution bathymetry collected in Coyote Creek and Alviso Slough in April 2016. Projection = UTM, zone 10 in meters, Horizontal Datum = NAD83 (CORS96), Vertical Datum = MLLW, all units in meters. The surveys extend east from Calaveras Point along Coyote Creek to the railroad bridge, along Alviso Slough to the town of Alviso (just over 7 km), and along the 3.7 km of Guadalupe Slough closest to the San Francisco Bay, California.

Version	1
Keywords	interferometric sonar, sidescan sonar, digital elevation models, GPS measurement, bathymetry, bathymetry measurement
Data types	Interferometric
Format	ESRI ASCII Raster
Amount	210 MB

Contacts

Contact	Amy Foxgrover PCMSC_data@usgs.gov

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Location of materials and files

Public files	https://doi.org/10.3133/ofr20111315 http://pubs.usgs.gov/of/2011/1315/
Metadata	https://cmgds.marine.usgs.gov/metadata/pcmsc/SeriesReports/OFR/OFR_2011-1315/Apr16_bathy_MLLW_metadata.xml Outline - Questions and answers - Text - XML

Activities and equipment

Activity	Equipment
2016-628-FA	SWATH plus-M A Phase Measuring Bathymetric Sonar (PMBS) also known as an Interferometric Sidescan Sonar (ISS) with a frequency of 234.5 kHz.