Origins of water at the Exploratorium in central San Francisco Bay

• Main Author: Daugharty, Maeve Kathleen
• Other Authors: Earth & Climate Sciences
• Format: Thesis
• Language: English
• Published: San Francisco State University 2014
• Subjects: North Bay; Pacific; South Bay; Subarctic
• Online Access: http://hdl.handle.net/10211.3/131587

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...