Origins of water at the Exploratorium in central San Francisco Bay
We investigate the origins of water at the Exploratorium in San Francisco Bay through analysis of forcing data, salinity, and temperature. Water from the estuary mouth was consistently present in Exploratorium waters, indicating a persistent oceanic signal. During Storm Season, water from north Cent...
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ftcalifstateuniv:oai:dspace.calstate.edu:10211.3/131587 2023-05-15T18:28:22+02:00 Origins of water at the Exploratorium in central San Francisco Bay Daugharty, Maeve Kathleen Earth & Climate Sciences 2014-12-05T23:03:53Z http://hdl.handle.net/10211.3/131587 en_US eng San Francisco State University http://hdl.handle.net/10211.3/131587 Copyright by Maeve Kathleen Daugharty, 2014 AS36 2014 GEOL .D38 Thesis 2014 ftcalifstateuniv 2022-04-13T11:15:31Z We investigate the origins of water at the Exploratorium in San Francisco Bay through analysis of forcing data, salinity, and temperature. Water from the estuary mouth was consistently present in Exploratorium waters, indicating a persistent oceanic signal. During Storm Season, water from north Central Bay, North Bay, and South Bay were present, signifying contributions from local tributaries. When mixing was significant, water proximal to the Delta was included. During Upwelling Season, water from the deep ocean, the California Current, Pacific Subarctic Water, and the Gulf of the Farallones were potential oceanic constituents at the Exploratorium, in addition to freshwater and Bay-wide water. Waters from the South Bay, the southern Central Bay, and the mouth converged with Exploratorium waters, isolating North Bay waters during Relaxation Season. Oceanic surface water was the most likely oceanic constituent with some potential for the California Undercurrent and Pacific Equatorial Water to circulate through the Gulf of the Farallones, into the Bay, and to the Exploratorium. Thesis Subarctic California State University (CSU): DSpace North Bay ENVELOPE(-37.690,-37.690,-54.040,-54.040) Pacific South Bay ENVELOPE(-63.579,-63.579,-64.870,-64.870) |
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We investigate the origins of water at the Exploratorium in San Francisco Bay through analysis of forcing data, salinity, and temperature. Water from the estuary mouth was consistently present in Exploratorium waters, indicating a persistent oceanic signal. During Storm Season, water from north Central Bay, North Bay, and South Bay were present, signifying contributions from local tributaries. When mixing was significant, water proximal to the Delta was included. During Upwelling Season, water from the deep ocean, the California Current, Pacific Subarctic Water, and the Gulf of the Farallones were potential oceanic constituents at the Exploratorium, in addition to freshwater and Bay-wide water. Waters from the South Bay, the southern Central Bay, and the mouth converged with Exploratorium waters, isolating North Bay waters during Relaxation Season. Oceanic surface water was the most likely oceanic constituent with some potential for the California Undercurrent and Pacific Equatorial Water to circulate through the Gulf of the Farallones, into the Bay, and to the Exploratorium. |
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Daugharty, Maeve Kathleen Origins of water at the Exploratorium in central San Francisco Bay |
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Origins of water at the Exploratorium in central San Francisco Bay |
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Origins of water at the Exploratorium in central San Francisco Bay |
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Origins of water at the Exploratorium in central San Francisco Bay |
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Origins of water at the Exploratorium in central San Francisco Bay |
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Origins of water at the Exploratorium in central San Francisco Bay |
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origins of water at the exploratorium in central san francisco bay |
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San Francisco State University |
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2014 |
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ENVELOPE(-37.690,-37.690,-54.040,-54.040) ENVELOPE(-63.579,-63.579,-64.870,-64.870) |
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North Bay Pacific South Bay |
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North Bay Pacific South Bay |
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Subarctic |
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Subarctic |
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Copyright by Maeve Kathleen Daugharty, 2014 |
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