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<pubdate>20130106</pubdate>
<title>
Data of field activity S-2-97-SC in Santa Monica Basin,
California from 06/01/1997 to 06/07/1997
</title>
<pubinfo>
<pubplace>Menlo Park, CA</pubplace>
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<abstract>
Chief Scientists: Homa Lee, Brian Edwards. Data (boxcore,
vibratingcore) of field activity S-2-97-SC in Santa Monica
Basin, California from 06/01/1997 to 06/07/1997,
http://walrus.wr.usgs.gov/infobank/s/s297sc/html/s-2-97-sc.meta.html.
</abstract>
<purpose>
These data and information are intended for science
researchers, students from elementary through
college, policy makers, and general public.
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<supplinf>

Equipment Used -

boxcore

vibratingcore

Publications -

Reid, J.A., Reid, J.M., Jenkins, C.J., Zimmermann, M., Williams, S.J., and

Field, M.E., 2006, usSEABED: Pacific Coast (California, Oregon, Washington)

offshore surficial-sediment data release, U.S. Geological Survey Data Series

182, version 1.0. Online at:

&lt;A HREF="http://pubs.usgs.gov/ds/2006/182/"&gt;

http://pubs.usgs.gov/ds/2006/182/&lt;/A&gt;&lt;BR&gt;

&lt;HR&gt;

Lee, Homa J., and Weisberg, Stephen, eds., 2003, Integrated assessment of an

urban water body; Santa Monica Bay, California: Marine Environmental Research,

v. 56, no. 1-2, 342 p.&lt;BR&gt;

&lt;HR&gt;

Dojiri, M., Yamaguchi, M., Weisberg, S.B., and Lee, Homa J., 2003,

Changing anthropogenic influence on the Santa Monica Bay watershed,

in Lee, Homa J., and Weisberg, Stephen, eds., Integrated assessment

of an urban water body; Santa Monica Bay, California: Marine Environmental

Research, v. 56, no. 1-2, p. 1-14.&lt;BR&gt;

&lt;HR&gt;

Gardner, James V., Dartnell, Peter, Mayer, Larry A., and Hughes Clarke,

John E., 2003, Geomorphology, acoustic backscatter, and processes in Santa

Monica Bay from multibeam mapping, in Lee, Homa J., and Weisberg, Stephen, eds.,

Integrated assessment of an urban water body; Santa Monica Bay, California:

Marine Environmental Research, v. 56, no. 1-2, p. 15-4.&lt;BR&gt;

&lt;HR&gt;

Edwards, Brian D., Dartnell, Peter, and Chezar, Henry, 2003, Characterizing

benthic substrates of Santa Monica Bay with seafloor photography and multibeam

sonar imagery, in Lee, Homa J., and Weisberg, Stephen, eds., Integrated

assessment of an urban water body; Santa Monica Bay, California: Marine

Environmental Research, v. 56, no. 1-2, p. 47-66.&lt;BR&gt;

&lt;HR&gt;

Leecaster, Molly, 2003, Spatial analysis of grain size in Santa Monica Bay,

in Lee, Homa J., and Weisberg, Stephen, eds., Integrated assessment

of an urban water body; Santa Monica Bay, California: Marine Environmental

Research, v. 56, no. 1-2, p. 67-78&lt;BR&gt;

&lt;HR&gt;

Hein, James R., Dowling, Jennifer S., Schuetze, Anthony, and Lee, Homa J.,

2003, Clay-mineral suites, sources, and inferred dispersal routes; Southern

California continental shelf, in Lee, Homa J., and Weisberg, Stephen, eds.,

Integrated assessment of an urban water body; Santa Monica Bay, California:

Marine Environmental Research, v. 56, no. 1-2, p. 79-102&lt;BR&gt;

&lt;HR&gt;

Noble, Marlene A., and Xu, J.P., 2003, Observations of large-amplitude

cross-shore internal bores near the shelf break, Santa Monica Bay, CA,

in Lee, Homa J., and Weisberg, Stephen, eds., Integrated assessment

of an urban water body; Santa Monica Bay, California: Marine Environmental

Research, v. 56, no. 1-2, p. 127-149.&lt;BR&gt;

&lt;HR&gt;

Sommerfield, Christopher K., and Lee, Homa J., 2003, Magnitude and variability

of Holocene sediment accumulation in Santa Monica Bay, California, in Lee, Homa

J., and Weisberg, Stephen, eds., Integrated assessment of an urban water body;

Santa Monica Bay, California: Marine Environmental Research, v. 56, no. 1-2,

p. 151-176.&lt;BR&gt;

&lt;HR&gt;

Alexander, Clark R., and Venherm, Claudia, 2003, Modern sedimentary processes in

the Santa Monica, California continental margin; sediment accumulation, mixing

and budget, in Lee, Homa J., and Weisberg, Stephen, eds., Integrated assessment

of an urban water body; Santa Monica Bay, California: Marine Environmental

Research, v. 56, no. 1-2, p. 177-204.&lt;BR&gt;

&lt;HR&gt;

Bay, Steven M., Zeng, Eddy Y., Lorenson, Thomas D., Tran, Kim, and Alexander,

Clark R., 2003, Temporal and spatial distributions of contaminants in sediments

of Santa Monica Bay, California, in Lee, Homa J., and Weisberg, Stephen, eds.,

Integrated assessment of an urban water body; Santa Monica Bay, California:

Marine Environmental Research, v. 56, no. 1-2, p. 255-276.&lt;BR&gt;

&lt;HR&gt;

Greenstein, Darrin, Bay, Steven M., Jirik, Andrew, Brown, Jeffrey, and

Alexander, Clark R., 2003, Toxicity assessment of sediment cores from Santa

Monica Bay, California, in Lee, Homa J., and Weisberg, Stephen, eds., Integrated

assessment of an urban water body; Santa Monica Bay, California: Marine

Environmental Research, v. 56, no. 1-2, p. 277-297.&lt;BR&gt;

Similar information is available for thousands
of other USGS/CMG-related Activities.

If known, available are Activity-specific
navigation, gravity, magnetics, bathymetry,
seismic, and sampling data; track maps; and
equipment information; as well as summary
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about analog materials.

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This page accomodates a variety of search
approaches (e.g., by platform, by region,
by scientist, by equipment type, etc.).
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Physical materials are under controlled on-site access.

If available, access to physical samples is described
in the "WR CMG Sample Distribution Policy" at:
http://walrus.wr.usgs.gov/infobank/programs/html/main/sample-dist-policy.html
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Please recognize the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) as
the source of this information.

Physical materials are under controlled on-site access.

Some USGS information accessed through this means
may be preliminary in nature and presented without
the approval of the Director of the USGS.  This
information is provided with the understanding
that it is not guaranteed to be correct or complete
and conclusions drawn from such information are
the responsibility of the user.

This information is not intended for navigational
purposes.

Any use of trade, firm, or product names is for
descriptive purposes only and does not imply
endorsement by the U.S. Government.
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<cntper>Clint Steele &lt;http://walrus.wr.usgs.gov/staff/csteele.html&gt;</cntper>
</cntorgp>
<cntpos>InfoBank Group Leader &lt;http://walrus.wr.usgs.gov/staff/csteele.html&gt;</cntpos>
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Homa Lee (Chief Scientist, USGS Western Region);
Brian Edwards (Chief Scientist, USGS Western Region)
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<pubdate>Unknown</pubdate>
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<pubplace>Menlo Park, CA</pubplace>
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Reid, J.A., Reid, J.M., Jenkins, C.J., Zimmermann, M., Williams, S.J., and
Field, M.E., 2006, usSEABED: Pacific Coast (California, Oregon, Washington)
offshore surficial-sediment data release, U.S. Geological Survey Data Series
182, version 1.0. Online at:
&lt;A HREF="http://pubs.usgs.gov/ds/2006/182/"&gt;
http://pubs.usgs.gov/ds/2006/182/&lt;/A&gt;
Lee, Homa J., and Weisberg, Stephen, eds., 2003, Integrated assessment of an
urban water body; Santa Monica Bay, California: Marine Environmental Research,
v. 56, no. 1-2, 342 p.
Dojiri, M., Yamaguchi, M., Weisberg, S.B., and Lee, Homa J., 2003,
Changing anthropogenic influence on the Santa Monica Bay watershed,
in Lee, Homa J., and Weisberg, Stephen, eds., Integrated assessment
of an urban water body; Santa Monica Bay, California: Marine Environmental
Research, v. 56, no. 1-2, p. 1-14.
Gardner, James V., Dartnell, Peter, Mayer, Larry A., and Hughes Clarke,
John E., 2003, Geomorphology, acoustic backscatter, and processes in Santa
Monica Bay from multibeam mapping, in Lee, Homa J., and Weisberg, Stephen, eds.,
Integrated assessment of an urban water body; Santa Monica Bay, California:
Marine Environmental Research, v. 56, no. 1-2, p. 15-4.
Edwards, Brian D., Dartnell, Peter, and Chezar, Henry, 2003, Characterizing
benthic substrates of Santa Monica Bay with seafloor photography and multibeam
sonar imagery, in Lee, Homa J., and Weisberg, Stephen, eds., Integrated
assessment of an urban water body; Santa Monica Bay, California: Marine
Environmental Research, v. 56, no. 1-2, p. 47-66.
Leecaster, Molly, 2003, Spatial analysis of grain size in Santa Monica Bay,
in Lee, Homa J., and Weisberg, Stephen, eds., Integrated assessment
of an urban water body; Santa Monica Bay, California: Marine Environmental
Research, v. 56, no. 1-2, p. 67-78
Hein, James R., Dowling, Jennifer S., Schuetze, Anthony, and Lee, Homa J.,
2003, Clay-mineral suites, sources, and inferred dispersal routes; Southern
California continental shelf, in Lee, Homa J., and Weisberg, Stephen, eds.,
Integrated assessment of an urban water body; Santa Monica Bay, California:
Marine Environmental Research, v. 56, no. 1-2, p. 79-102
Noble, Marlene A., and Xu, J.P., 2003, Observations of large-amplitude
cross-shore internal bores near the shelf break, Santa Monica Bay, CA,
in Lee, Homa J., and Weisberg, Stephen, eds., Integrated assessment
of an urban water body; Santa Monica Bay, California: Marine Environmental
Research, v. 56, no. 1-2, p. 127-149.
Sommerfield, Christopher K., and Lee, Homa J., 2003, Magnitude and variability
of Holocene sediment accumulation in Santa Monica Bay, California, in Lee, Homa
J., and Weisberg, Stephen, eds., Integrated assessment of an urban water body;
Santa Monica Bay, California: Marine Environmental Research, v. 56, no. 1-2,
p. 151-176.
Alexander, Clark R., and Venherm, Claudia, 2003, Modern sedimentary processes in
the Santa Monica, California continental margin; sediment accumulation, mixing
and budget, in Lee, Homa J., and Weisberg, Stephen, eds., Integrated assessment
of an urban water body; Santa Monica Bay, California: Marine Environmental
Research, v. 56, no. 1-2, p. 177-204.
Bay, Steven M., Zeng, Eddy Y., Lorenson, Thomas D., Tran, Kim, and Alexander,
Clark R., 2003, Temporal and spatial distributions of contaminants in sediments
of Santa Monica Bay, California, in Lee, Homa J., and Weisberg, Stephen, eds.,
Integrated assessment of an urban water body; Santa Monica Bay, California:
Marine Environmental Research, v. 56, no. 1-2, p. 255-276.
Greenstein, Darrin, Bay, Steven M., Jirik, Andrew, Brown, Jeffrey, and
Alexander, Clark R., 2003, Toxicity assessment of sediment cores from Santa
Monica Bay, California, in Lee, Homa J., and Weisberg, Stephen, eds., Integrated
assessment of an urban water body; Santa Monica Bay, California: Marine
Environmental Research, v. 56, no. 1-2, p. 277-297.
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Please recognize the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) as
the source of this information.

Physical materials are under controlled on-site access.

Some USGS information accessed through this means
may be preliminary in nature and presented without
the approval of the Director of the USGS.  This
information is provided with the understanding
that it is not guaranteed to be correct or complete
and conclusions drawn from such information are
the responsibility of the user.

This information is not intended for navigational
purposes.

Any use of trade, firm, or product names is for
descriptive purposes only and does not imply
endorsement by the U.S. Government.
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