Data Reported Since: 2008
Sampling Frequency: Weekly
Time of Day: AM
Sample Types Reported:
particulate domoic acid
dissolved nutrients: nitrate, nitrite, ammonium, phosphate, silicate
water temperature
chlorophyll a
phytoplankton cell abundances: Akashiwo sanguinea, Alexandrium spp., Dinophysis, Lingulodinium polyedra, Prorocentrum, Pseudo-nitzschia delicatissima size-class, Pseudo-nitzschia seriata size class, Ceratium spp., Gymnodinium spp., Cochlodinium spp.
total diatoms
total dinoflagellates
View data in the CalOOS Data Portal
Principal Investigator: Alexis Pasulka, Cal Poly, SLO
Sampling Contact: Ian Robbins, Cal Poly, San Luis Obispo
Student Sampler: Madeleine Kwon, Cal Poly, SLO
HABs Sampling Protocol
Relevant Cal Poly Pier Publications (supported by SCCOOS and CeNCOOS)
Hammond, S. W., Lodolo, L., Hu, S. K., & Pasulka, A. L. (2022). Methodological ‘lenses’ influence the characterization of phytoplankton dynamics in a coastal upwelling ecosystem. Environmental Microbiology Reports, 14(6), 897-906.
Barth, A., Walter, R. K., Robbins, I., & Pasulka, A. (2020). Seasonal and interannual variability of phytoplankton abundance and community composition on the Central Coast of California. Marine Ecology Progress Series, 637, 29-43.
Walter, R. K., Armenta, K. J., Shearer, B., Robbins, I., & Steinbeck, J. (2018). Coastal upwelling seasonality and variability of temperature and chlorophyll in a small coastal embayment. Continental Shelf Research, 154, 9-18.
Walter, R. K., Reid, E. C., Davis, K. A., Armenta, K. J., Merhoff, K., & Nidzieko, N. J. (2017). Local diurnal wind‐driven variability and upwelling in a small coastal embayment. Journal of Geophysical Research: Oceans, 122(2), 955-972.
