U.S. Geological Survey Cooperative Ecosystem Studies Unit Grant for Salton Sea Air Basin Investigations

Assistance is also needed in direct efforts to monitoring air quality conditions in and around the Salton Sea and potentially areas that could be impacted the transport of particle due to high wind events. As part of this effort, the application of remote sensing techniques and the interpretation of stream hydrographs and other specialized work may be required.

The recipient also is requested to provide a subject matter expert to actively participate as a member of the scientific team planning and conducting seismic and bathymetric surveys of the Salton Sea. As part of this effort, bottom surface elevation and a classification of the substrate will be determined. Review and assistance with efforts to process existing bathymetric data also will be needed. As a team member, the expert will be expected to constructively and effectively interact with researchers from Scripps Institution of Oceanography, University of California-Riverside, University of California-Davis, State of California Department of Fish and Game and Water Resources, and the USGS in the interdisciplinary application of research and problem-solving methods.

Research assistance also is needed in the design and implementation of landscape-scale monitoring of the Salton Sea Ecosystem including imagery mapping of existing shoreline, wetting detection, and potential cursing of plays using remote sensing and other application techniques.