U.S. Geological Survey Oceanographic Time-Series Data Collection

Description: This web page provides access to oceanographic and water quality observations made at four locations in two Southern California Coastal Wetlands. The objective was to compare an urbanized wetland with limited sediment supply (Seal Beach) with a less modified marsh (Pt. Mugu) with fluvial sediment supply. Marine temperature, conductivity, pressure sensors, optical turbidity sensors and acoustic velocity meters were deployed on bottom platforms to quantify the conditions in the water column.

Duration: Pt. Mugu: Apr. 2013 – Nov. 2013; Seal Beach: Nov. 2013 - May 2014

USGS Principal Investigator: Neil K. Ganju

Publications:

Rosencranz, J.A., Ganju, N.K., Ambrose, R.F., Brosnahan, S.M., Dickhundt, P.J., Guntenspergen, G.R., MacDonald, G.M., Takekawa, J.Y., Thorne, K.M., 2015, Balanced Sediment Fluxes in Southern California’s Mediterranean Climate Zone Salt Marshes. Estuaries and Coasts. doi: 10.1007/s122370150056y

Field Activity Reports: 2013-025-FA, 2013-056-FA

Revision History:

• October 2016 added YSI files from Seal Beach sites; 981 and 983
• April 2016 Initial Release

Please use the following citation when referencing this dataset:

Ganju, N.K., Dickhudt, P.J., Montgomery, E.T., and Brosnahan, S.M., 2016, Oceanographic and water quality measurements in two Southern California Coastal Wetlands, 2013-2014: U.S. Geological Survey data release, https://doi.org/10.5066/F78050PZ.