| Abstract: | San Francisco Bay is the largest estuary on the conterminous U.S. Pacific Coast and is one of the world‘s largest natural harbors. It is a biologically productive and diverse environment. San Francisco Bay has a maritime economy that annually generates over $7.5 billion, handles 50 million tons of cargo, and involves thousands of jobs. Recent investigations by the USGS in this estuary help address both socio-economic and scientific issues:
*Trimming pinnacles may prevent a calamitous oil spill.
*Can San Francisco Bay accept more dredge spoil?
*Bay floor biological habitats are quite varied.
*How thick and how variable is the sediment fill in central San Francisco Bay? |
| Genre: | USGS Numbered Series |
| ProdID: | 42906 |
| Citation Author: | Chin, John L.; Carlson, Paul R.; Wong, Florence L.; Cacchione, David A. |
| Citation Contributing Office: | USGS Western Coastal & Marine Geology |
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| Citation LatN: | 0375400 |
| Citation LatS: | 0373600 |
| Citation LonE: | -1221800 |
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| Citation Phsyical Description: | Available online |
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| Citation Publisher: | Geological Survey (U.S.) |
| Citation Series: | Open-File Report |
| Citation Series Code: | OFR |
| Citation Series Number: | 98-139 |
| Citation Search Results Text: | Multibeam Data and Socio-Economic Issues in West-Central San Francisco Bay, California; 1998; OFR; 98-139; Chin, John L.; Carlson, Paul R.; Wong, Florence L.; Cacchione, David A. |
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| Citation Year: | 1998 |
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| Text: | Multibeam Data and Socio-Economic Issues in West-Central San Francisco Bay, California; 1998; OFR; 98-139; Chin, John L.; Carlson, Paul R.; Wong, Florence L.; Cacchione, David A. |
| URL (THUMBNAIL): | http://pubs.er.usgs.gov/thumbnails/usgs_thumb.jpg |
| URL (INDEX PAGE): | http://pubs.usgs.gov/of/1998/of98-139/ |
| Date Other: | Tue, 1 Dec 1998 00:00 -0600 |
| Publisher: | Geological Survey (U.S.) |
