Spectral Analysis of Currents in Humboldt Bay

Presentation Year

2023

College or Department

College of Natural Resources & Sciences

Short Description of your Research or Creative Project (700 characters or less)

Our purpose is to analyze the ADCP (Acoustic Doppler Current Profiler) data from the PORTS Hookton Channel Day Marker 3 station in Humboldt Bay, CA, to compare with the analysis of the ADCP data at the PORTS Chevron Pier station done by Emma Modrick and Isabelle Marcus (Modrick et al., 2022). We want to determine the proportion that each tidal component makes to the mixed semidiurnal tides in the bay, by looking at the dominant frequencies in the tidal currents. We will then compare our results with those of Modrick and Marcus, as well as with the published results of the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA).

Permission to Publish Work

Yes

Primary Contact: First Name

Taylor

Primary Contact: Last Name

Juchau

Primary Contact: Email

tj360@humboldt.edu

Primary Contact: I am a

Undergraduate Student

Primary Contact: Phone Number

5303681175