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Preliminary Analysis of Cores from North San Francisco Bay, California

Shaded relief image of SF BayThis report documents preliminary analyses conducted on a subset of the cores collected on the March 2000 cruise. Field and laboratory methods used to analyze the cores are described. Field core descriptions, core X-radiographs, classification of stratigraphy from X- radiographs, and magnetic susceptibility are presented in the data section.

Read the details of the report to understand the
methods of sampling and the results of the analysis.

San Francisco Bay Bathymetry Website

SF BayThis web site provides location-depth grids of the most recent bathymetry available for San Francisco Bay and some tools for examining those grids.The site features zTool, an online tool for examining a bathymetry data set. You can display a cross-section profile, and compute volume above and below the section. Using the polygon tool you volume of an outlined polygon at various tide levels.

Example Selenium Forecast for the Bay-Delta

Example Se Forecast for the Bay-Delta

"The Bay-Delta Selenium [Se] Model is a systematic approach for conducting forecasts of Se effects on aquatic food webs, including higher trophic levels of animals such as birds and fish. The approach is illustrated here and can be used with any set of explicitly stated conditions..." The "Metals in the Environment" project web site has links to various publications on selenium forecasting and monitoring.


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