Summer 2005 field data captures hydrodynamic conditions in the San Gabriel River Estuary during the dry season, a period of assumed high potential for degraded water quality. The Southern California Coastal Water Research Project (SCCWRP) and the U.S. Geological Survey collected this data to study circulation patterns and exchange processes with the coastal ocean. This dataset was specifically gathered for calibrating and validating a hydrodynamic model of the estuary.
Use Cases
- Calibrate hydrodynamic model parameters using field measurements of water velocity and temperature.
- Analyze exchange processes between the estuary and coastal ocean using salinity and current data.
- Study summer circulation patterns and thermal stratification using vertical profile data.
- Validate model predictions of upstream natural runoff and power plant cooling discharge impacts.
Strengths
- Data collected during the critical summer dry season for model calibration.
- Project involved collaboration between SCCWRP and the authoritative U.S. Geological Survey.
Limitations
- Data coverage is limited to the summer of 2005, preventing analysis of seasonal or interannual variability.
- The dataset's applicability is explicitly restricted to summer conditions, as stated in the description.
Provenance
- Source
- Southern California Coastal Water Research Project (SCCWRP) and U.S. Geological Survey Coastal and Marine Geology team.
- Collection Method
- Field data collection of hydrodynamic conditions in the estuary.
- Time Range
- Summer 2005
- Geography
- San Gabriel River Estuary, Southern California, USA.