The California Colloquium on Water presents
"Berkeley Late Pleistocene to Holocene Evolution of the San Francisco Bay"
B. Lynn Ingram, Professor of Earth and Planetary Sciences and Geography, UC Berkeley.
Abstract: The San Francisco Bay and Delta are considered the heart of California's water system. A huge region of California (about 40 percent) is drained by rivers that eventually reach the San Francisco Bay. San Francisco Bay is California's largest estuary, and is a vital part of its economy, culture, and landscape. The Bay's inland Delta provides fresh water to two-thirds of the population of California, some twenty three million people. Sediments deposited beneath the Bay, within surrounding marshlands, and within the Bay's watershed contain a rich history of how this estuarine system evolved over the past million years, including major changes in climate. These sediments demonstrate that the Bay has only existed sporadically - during warmer interglacial periods, and became a river valley during the ice ages. While the earliest inhabitants of California adapted to a varying water supply, archaeological and geological evidence suggests that climate extremes - both wetter and drier - have occurred throughout the past 10,000 years.
[Water Resources Center Archives]The California Colloquium on Water presents
"Berkeley Late Pleistocene to Holocene Evolution of the San Francisco Bay"
B. Lynn Ingram, Pr...all »The California Colloquium on Water presents
"Berkeley Late Pleistocene to Holocene Evolution of the San Francisco Bay"
B. Lynn Ingram, Professor of Earth and Planetary Sciences and Geography, UC Berkeley.
Abstract: The San Francisco Bay and Delta are considered the heart of California's water system. A huge region of California (about 40 percent) is drained by rivers that eventually reach the San Francisco Bay. San Francisco Bay is California's largest estuary, and is a vital part of its economy, culture, and landscape. The Bay's inland Delta provides fresh water to two-thirds of the population of California, some twenty three million people. Sediments deposited beneath the Bay, within surrounding marshlands, and within the Bay's watershed contain a rich history of how this estuarine system evolved over the past million years, including major changes in climate. These sediments demonstrate that the Bay has only existed sporadically - during warmer interglacial periods, and became a river valley during the ice ages. While the earliest inhabitants of California adapted to a varying water supply, archaeological and geological evidence suggests that climate extremes - both wetter and drier - have occurred throughout the past 10,000 years.
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