Currents, wind speed, wind direction, temperature, attenuation, conductivity, and sigma-theta data from moorings deployed off the coast of Palos Verdes, CA from platforms ROBERT GORDON SPROUL, SEAWATCH, and YELLOWFIN from February 15, 2004 to July 8, 2004 (NCEI Accession 0067574)
The Palos Verdes shelf near Los Angeles is contaminated with DDT and PCBs discharged through the White Point ocean outfalls, mostly prior to 1971. The U. S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) initiated Superfund remediation activities, including a Remedial Investigation and Feasibility Study (RI/FS). As part of the RI/FS, the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS), and Science Applications International Corporation (SAIC), with assistance from the Los Angeles County Sanitation Districts (LACSD), conducted an oceanographic measurement program on the Palos Verdes shelf from early March through early July 2004. The objectives of the program were to measure currents, temperature, and salinity throughout the water column at high sampling rates; measure near-bottom current speeds, wave-orbital motions, and suspended-sediment concentrations; and use the data collected to determine the quantity and direction of sediment erosion and transport on the shelf. This page links to the data obtained during the field program.
Dataset Citation
- Cite as: Montgomery, Ellyn; US DOI/US Geological Survey > Woods Hole Science Center (2010). Currents, wind speed, wind direction, temperature, attenuation, conductivity, and sigma-theta data from moorings deployed off the coast of Palos Verdes, CA from platforms ROBERT GORDON SPROUL, SEAWATCH, and YELLOWFIN from February 15, 2004 to July 8, 2004 (NCEI Accession 0067574). [indicate subset used]. NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information. Dataset. https://www.ncei.noaa.gov/archive/accession/0067574. Accessed [date].
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Time Period | 2004-02-14 to 2004-07-08 |
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West: -118.418
East: -118.3508
South: 33.7067
North: 33.7333
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Supplemental Information | This archival package contains only a snapshot of the USGS time series database. The data on the originator's website, http://stellwagen.er.usgs.gov/, may have updates that are not yet captured here. Lead USGS Scientists: Marlene Noble and Chris Sherwood Collaborators: Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), Science Applications International Corporation (SAIC), Los Angeles County Sanitation District (LACSD) Publications: Ferre, B., Sherwood, C.R., and Wiberg, P.L., 2010, Sediment transport on the Palos Verdes shelf, California: Continental Shelf Research, v. 30, no. 7, p. 761-780, doi:10.1016/j.csr.2010.01.011 |
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