Sonde data to characterize physical and chemical properties of the Cenote Bang, a component of the Ox Bel Ha cave network within the subterranean estuary coastal aquifer of the Yucatan Peninsula, from December 2013 to January 2016

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Identification_Information:

Citation:

Citation_Information:

Originator: John W Pohlman
Originator: David Brankovits
Publication_Date: 2017
Title:

Sonde data to characterize physical and chemical properties of the Cenote Bang, a component of the Ox Bel Ha cave network within the subterranean estuary coastal aquifer of the Yucatan Peninsula, from December 2013 to January 2016

Edition: 1.0
Geospatial_Data_Presentation_Form: comma-separated values file
Series_Information:

Series_Name: data release
Issue_Identification: DOI:10.5066/F7DJ5DJW

Publication_Information:

Publication_Place: Woods Hole Coastal and Marine Science Center, Woods Hole, MA
Publisher: U.S. Geological Survey, Coastal and Marine Geology Program

Other_Citation_Details:

Collected in support of PhD thesis research of David Brankovits, Texas A&M University

Online_Linkage: https://doi.org/10.5066/F7DJ5DJW
Online_Linkage:

https://www.sciencebase.gov/catalog/item/59554113e4b04e08be532858

Larger_Work_Citation:

Citation_Information:

Originator: John W Pohlman
Originator: David Brankovits
Publication_Date: 2017
Title:

Water column physical and chemical properties of Cenote Bang, a component of the Ox Bel Ha cave network within the subterranean estuary coastal aquifer of the Yucatan Peninsula, from December 2013 to January 2016

Edition: 1.0
Series_Information:

Series_Name: data release
Issue_Identification: DOI:10.5066/F7DJ5DJW

Publication_Information:

Publication_Place: Reston, VA
Publisher: U.S. Geological Survey

Other_Citation_Details:

Suggested citation: Pohlman, J.W., and Brankovits, David, 2017, Water column physical and chemical properties of Cenote Bang, a component of the Ox Bel Ha cave network within the subterranean estuary coastal aquifer of the Yucatan Peninsula, from December 2013 to January 2016: U.S. Geological Survey data release, https://doi.org/10.5066/F7DJ5DJW.

Online_Linkage: https://doi.org/10.5066/F7DJ5DJW

Description:

Abstract:

Subterranean estuaries extend inland into density-stratified coastal carbonate aquifers that contain a surprising diversity of endemic animals (mostly crustaceans) within a highly oligotrophic environment. How complex ecosystems thrive in this globally-distributed, cryptic habitat (termed anchialine) is poorly understood. The northeastern margin of the Yucatan Peninsula contains over 250 km of mapped, diver-accessible caves passages where previous studies have suggested chemoautotrophic processes are the source of carbon and energy sustaining the anchialine food web. This dataset, collected during four field events during U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) Coastal and Marine Geology Program Field Activities 2015-013-FA and 2016-003-FA in conjunction with Texas A&M University reports physical and chemical properties of the water column from Cenote Bang, a component of the Ox Bel Ha cave network that is located 5 km inland from the coast.

Purpose:

These data are used to characterize the habitat and constrain the biogeochemical processes that support anchialine habitat ecosystems. The sonde data are used to identify details about the physical and chemical structure of the water column and availability of dissolved oxygen in the subterranean estuary.

Supplemental_Information:

Additional information regarding the field activities is available from U.S. Geological Survey Coastal and Marine Geoscience Data System (CMGDS).
FAN 2015-013-FA: https://cmgds.marine.usgs.gov/fan_info.php?fan=2015-013-FA.
FAN 2016-003-FA: https://cmgds.marine.usgs.gov/fan_info.php?fan=2016-003-FA.

Time_Period_of_Content:

Time_Period_Information:

Multiple_Dates/Times:

Single_Date/Time:

Calendar_Date: 20131205

Single_Date/Time:

Calendar_Date: 20140816

Single_Date/Time:

Calendar_Date: 20150113

Single_Date/Time:

Calendar_Date: 20160120

Single_Date/Time:

Calendar_Date: 20160123

Currentness_Reference:

Data were collected by AAUS (American Academy of Underwater Sciences) and United States Geological Survey (USGS) sanctioned dives during the days listed in the Time_Period Information. These data were not collected as part of a long-term monitoring program.

Status:

Progress: Complete
Maintenance_and_Update_Frequency: None planned.

Spatial_Domain:

Bounding_Coordinates:

West_Bounding_Coordinate: -87.5693
East_Bounding_Coordinate: -87.41655884
North_Bounding_Coordinate: 20.28293751
South_Bounding_Coordinate: 20.10841783

Keywords:

Theme:

Theme_Keyword_Thesaurus: USGS Metadata Identifier
Theme_Keyword: USGS:59554113e4b04e08be532858

Theme:

Theme_Keyword_Thesaurus: USGS Thesaurus
Theme_Keyword: aquatic ecosystems
Theme_Keyword: karst
Theme_Keyword: ecosystem functions
Theme_Keyword: biogeochemical cycling

Theme:

Theme_Keyword_Thesaurus: ISO 19115 Topic Category
Theme_Keyword: environment
Theme_Keyword: inlandWaters

Theme:

Theme_Keyword_Thesaurus: None
Theme_Keyword: coastal aquifer
Theme_Keyword: sonde data
Theme_Keyword: anchialine
Theme_Keyword: cave
Theme_Keyword: geochemistry

Place:

Place_Keyword_Thesaurus: None
Place_Keyword: Yucatan Peninsula
Place_Keyword: Ox Bel Ha Cave System
Place_Keyword: Cenote Bang
Place_Keyword: Mexico
Place_Keyword: Quintana Roo, Mexico

Access_Constraints: None
Use_Constraints: None
Point_of_Contact:

Contact_Information:

Contact_Organization_Primary:

Contact_Organization: U.S. Geological Survey
Contact_Person: John W. Pohlman

Contact_Position: Research Geochemist
Contact_Address:

Address_Type: mailing and physical
Address: Woods Hole Coastal and Marine Science Center
Address: 384 Woods Hole Rd
City: Woods Hole
State_or_Province: MA
Postal_Code: 02543
Country: USA

Contact_Voice_Telephone: 508-548-8700 x2213
Contact_Facsimile_Telephone: 508-457-2310
Contact_Electronic_Mail_Address: jpohlman@usgs.gov

Browse_Graphic:

Browse_Graphic_File_Name:

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Browse_Graphic_File_Description:

Physicochemical profiles from the density-stratified groundwater. Panel A are salinity-depth profiles and panel B are dissolved oxygen-salinity profiles.

Browse_Graphic_File_Type: JPEG

Cross_Reference:

Citation_Information:

Originator: David Brankovits
Originator: John W Pohlman
Originator: Helge Niemann
Originator: Mary Beth Leigh
Originator: Mary Catherine Leewis
Originator: Kevin W Becker
Originator: Thomas M Iliffe
Originator: Fernando Alvarez
Originator: Moritz F. Lehmann
Originator: Bil Phillips
Publication_Date: 2017
Title:

Methane- and dissolved organic carbon-fueled microbial loop supports a tropical subterranean estuary ecosystem

Edition: XX
Series_Information:

Series_Name: Nature Communications
Issue_Identification: 8

Publication_Information:

Publication_Place: London, United Kingdom
Publisher: Macmillan Publishers Limited

Online_Linkage: https://doi.org/10.1038/s41467-017-01776-x

Data_Quality_Information:

Attribute_Accuracy:

Attribute_Accuracy_Report:

The accuracy of each attribute is determined by a sensor specific to that attribute, which is provided in the process step for each measurement

Logical_Consistency_Report:

Data from the various sondes were processed in the same manner by the same individual. Although two differenet sondes were used to collected the data they utilized the same sensors with similar accuracies (reported below) and were calibrated in the same way to insure cross-sensor agreement. A distinction between the data reported is that the measurement frequency was different for each event. The frequencies are as follows: Dec 2014, 0.25 Hz; August 2014, 1 Hz; Jan 2015, 0.33 Hz; Jan 2016, 2 Hz.

Completeness_Report: All data collected are represented here
Positional_Accuracy:

Horizontal_Positional_Accuracy:

Horizontal_Positional_Accuracy_Report:

The horizonal position (coordinates) of entrance pool of Cenote Bang was obtained with a Garmin GPSmap 60CSx GPS, which has a positional accuracy of less than 10 meters. Coordinates for the locations where the individual profiles were collected are not available because the GPS does not operate in overhead or underwater settings. The bounding coordinates provided in this data release incorporate the horizontal extent of the passages investigated in this study. However, as stated previously, the precise locations of the passages are unknown.

Vertical_Positional_Accuracy:

Vertical_Positional_Accuracy_Report:

The accuracies of the vertical (depth) measurements are +/-0.12 m for the 600XLM and +/-0.10 m EXO2.

Lineage:

Process_Step:

Process_Description:

The YSI 600-XLM sonde (used in Dec 2013, Aug 2014 and Jan 2015) was calibrated according to manufacturer specifications at Texas A&M University. The YSI EXO2 sonde (used in Jan 2016) was calibrated according to manufacturer specifications at the United Stated Geological Survey (USGS). Sonde profiles were measured along vertical profiles in the water column of the caves and cenotes with a measurement frequency of 0.25 – 2 Hz. The sonde was carried by the lead diver, slowly descending (2-4 cm/sec) and advancing with the probes projecting forward to ensure an undisturbed profile of the water column. Data was downloaded using KOR software by David Brankovits and processed within Microsoft Excel.

Process_Date: 2016
Process_Contact:

Contact_Information:

Contact_Organization_Primary:

Contact_Organization: Texas A&M University at Galveston
Contact_Person: David Brankovits

Contact_Position: PhD Student
Contact_Address:

Address_Type: University
Address: 200 Seawolf Parkway
Address: OCSB Building, MARB Suite
City: Galveston
State_or_Province: TX
Postal_Code: 77553

Contact_Voice_Telephone: 409-354-9893
Contact_Electronic_Mail_Address: brankovd@tamug.edu

Process_Step:

Process_Description:

Added keywords section with USGS persistent identifier as theme keyword.

Process_Date: 20200807
Process_Contact:

Contact_Information:

Contact_Organization_Primary:

Contact_Organization: U.S. Geological Survey
Contact_Person: VeeAnn A. Cross

Contact_Position: Marine Geologist
Contact_Address:

Address_Type: Mailing and Physical
Address: 384 Woods Hole Road
City: Woods Hole
State_or_Province: MA
Postal_Code: 02543-1598

Contact_Voice_Telephone: 508-548-8700 x2251
Contact_Facsimile_Telephone: 508-457-2310
Contact_Electronic_Mail_Address: vatnipp@usgs.gov

Spatial_Data_Organization_Information:

Direct_Spatial_Reference_Method: Point
Point_and_Vector_Object_Information:

SDTS_Terms_Description:

SDTS_Point_and_Vector_Object_Type: Point
Point_and_Vector_Object_Count: 3582

Spatial_Reference_Information:

Horizontal_Coordinate_System_Definition:

Geographic:

Latitude_Resolution: 0.00001
Longitude_Resolution: 0.00001
Geographic_Coordinate_Units: decimal degrees

Geodetic_Model:

Horizontal_Datum_Name: World Geodetic System 1984
Ellipsoid_Name: WGS 84
Semi-major_Axis: 6378137
Denominator_of_Flattening_Ratio: 298.257

Entity_and_Attribute_Information:

Detailed_Description:

Entity_Type:

Entity_Type_Label: CenoteBangSondeData_2013-2016
Entity_Type_Definition:

Data from diver sonde deployments in the Cenote Bang, which is part of the larger Ox Bel Ha cave network. The profiles were conducted along vertical profiles in the water column of the caves and cenotes using a YSI XLM-600 (Dec 2013, Aug 2014 and Jan 2015) or an EXO2 multi-parameter datasonde (Jan 2016).

Entity_Type_Definition_Source: U.S. Geological Survey

Attribute:

Attribute_Label: Location
Attribute_Definition:

The location was at the Cenote Bang, a small pool located in the interior of the a tropical forest that provides access to caves we investigated within the Ox Bel Ha network.

Attribute_Definition_Source: U.S. Geological Survey
Attribute_Domain_Values:

Unrepresentable_Domain: Character set (text).

Attribute:

Attribute_Label: Latitude
Attribute_Definition:

Latitude as determined by Garmin GPSmap 60CSx GPS in decimal degrees

Attribute_Definition_Source: U.S. Geological Survey
Attribute_Domain_Values:

Range_Domain:

Range_Domain_Minimum: 20.21026
Range_Domain_Maximum: 20.21026
Attribute_Units_of_Measure: degrees decimal minutes

Attribute:

Attribute_Label: Longitude
Attribute_Definition:

Longitude as determined by Garmin GPSmap 60CSx GPS in decimal degrees west

Attribute_Definition_Source: U.S. Geological Survey
Attribute_Domain_Values:

Range_Domain:

Range_Domain_Minimum: 87.50107
Range_Domain_Maximum: 87.50107
Attribute_Units_of_Measure: decimal degrees

Attribute:

Attribute_Label: Station
Attribute_Definition:

Description of location in the Cenote Bang system where sonde data were obtained.

Attribute_Definition_Source: U.S. Geological Survey
Attribute_Domain_Values:

Enumerated_Domain:

Enumerated_Domain_Value: Cenote Pool
Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition: Flooded sinkhole that provides entry into cave system
Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition_Source: U.S. Geological Survey

Attribute_Domain_Values:

Enumerated_Domain:

Enumerated_Domain_Value: Cave Passage1
Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition:

Interior cave passage where sonde profile was obtained. Cave Passage1 is located near the entrance to the cenote.

Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition_Source: U.S. Geological Survey

Attribute_Domain_Values:

Enumerated_Domain:

Enumerated_Domain_Value: Cave Passage2
Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition:

Interior cave passage where sonde profile was obtained. Passage 2 begins at the large domed cavern located 20 meters beyond the right branch of tee found near the cenote entrance.

Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition_Source: U.S. Geological Survey

Attribute_Domain_Values:

Enumerated_Domain:

Enumerated_Domain_Value: Cave Passage3
Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition:

Interior cave passage where sonde profile was obtained. Cave Passage3 is main corridor located beyond the domed room. The profile terminated where the passage passes into the deeper saline waters.

Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition_Source: U.S. Geological Survey

Attribute:

Attribute_Label: Date (MM/DD/YYYY)
Attribute_Definition: Calendar date sonde data were obtained in the format MM/DD/YYYY
Attribute_Definition_Source: U.S. Geological Survey
Attribute_Domain_Values:

Unrepresentable_Domain: Character set (text).

Attribute:

Attribute_Label: Time (HH:MM:SS)
Attribute_Definition:

Time of day, local time, Central Standard Time (CST) in the format HH:MM:SS

Attribute_Definition_Source: U.S. Geological Survey
Attribute_Domain_Values:

Unrepresentable_Domain: Character set (text).

Attribute:

Attribute_Label: Depth (m)
Attribute_Definition: Water depth measured by 600XLM (+/-0.12 m) or EXO2 (+/-0.10 m)
Attribute_Definition_Source: U.S. Geological Survey
Attribute_Domain_Values:

Range_Domain:

Range_Domain_Minimum: 0.092
Range_Domain_Maximum: 22.43
Attribute_Units_of_Measure: meters

Attribute:

Attribute_Label: Temp (degC)
Attribute_Definition:

water temperature measured by 6560 sensor on 600XLM (+/-0.15 degC) or conductivity/temperature sensor (599827) on EXO2 (+/-0.2) degC)

Attribute_Definition_Source: U.S. Geological Survey
Attribute_Domain_Values:

Range_Domain:

Range_Domain_Minimum: 24.36
Range_Domain_Maximum: 25.87
Attribute_Units_of_Measure: degrees Celsius

Attribute:

Attribute_Label: Salinity (psu)
Attribute_Definition:

Salinity is calculated from conductivity and temperature measured by 6560 sensor on 600XLM (+/- 1% of reading or 0.1 psu, whichever is greater) or conductivity/temperature sensor (599827) on the EXO2 (+/- 2% of reading or 0.2 psu, whichever is greater)

Attribute_Definition_Source: U.S. Geological Survey
Attribute_Domain_Values:

Range_Domain:

Range_Domain_Minimum: 0.33
Range_Domain_Maximum: 37.57
Attribute_Units_of_Measure: practical salinity units

Attribute:

Attribute_Label: pH
Attribute_Definition:

Hydrogen ion concentration (expressed as pH) as measured by 6561 sensor on 600XLM (+/-0.2 units) or pH sensor (599702) on EXO2 (+/-0.2 units)

Attribute_Definition_Source: U.S. Geological Survey
Attribute_Domain_Values:

Range_Domain:

Range_Domain_Minimum: 5.96
Range_Domain_Maximum: 7.93
Attribute_Units_of_Measure: unitless

Attribute:

Attribute_Label: ORP (mV)
Attribute_Definition:

oxidation reduction potential measured by ORP sensor on XLM600 (+/-20 mV) or pH/ORP sensor (599705) on EXO2 (+/-20 mV)

Attribute_Definition_Source: U.S. Geological Survey
Attribute_Domain_Values:

Range_Domain:

Range_Domain_Minimum: -145.7
Range_Domain_Maximum: 248.10
Attribute_Units_of_Measure: millivolts (mV)

Attribute:

Attribute_Label: ODO (%sat)
Attribute_Definition:

dissolved oxygen measured by 6562 Rapid Pulse Sensor on 600XLM (+/-2% of reading or 2% air saturation, whichever is greater) or optical dissolved oxygen sensor (599100-01) on EXO2 (+/-1% of reading or 1% of air saturation, whichever is greater)

Attribute_Definition_Source: U.S. Geological Survey
Attribute_Domain_Values:

Range_Domain:

Range_Domain_Minimum: -0.3
Range_Domain_Maximum: 26.70
Attribute_Units_of_Measure: percent saturation

Attribute:

Attribute_Label: ODO (mg/L)
Attribute_Definition:

dissolved oxygen measured by 6562 Rapid Pulse Sensor on 600XLM (+/-0.2 mg/L or 2% of reading, whichever is greater) or Optical dissolved oxygen sensor (599100-01) on EXO2 (+/-0.1 mg/L or 1% of reading, whichever is greater)

Attribute_Definition_Source: U.S. Geological Survey
Attribute_Domain_Values:

Range_Domain:

Range_Domain_Minimum: -0.02
Range_Domain_Maximum: 1.76
Attribute_Units_of_Measure: milligrams per liter (mg/L)

Attribute:

Attribute_Label: DO (microM)
Attribute_Definition:

(calculated) dissolved oxygen concentration calculated from DO mg per liter

Attribute_Definition_Source: U.S. Geological Survey
Attribute_Domain_Values:

Range_Domain:

Range_Domain_Minimum: 0
Range_Domain_Maximum: 55
Attribute_Units_of_Measure: micromolar

Overview_Description:

Entity_and_Attribute_Overview:

These data are also available in a XLSX format. The first line of the CSV file is a header line and those labels are the same as the fourth row of the Excel spreadsheet. The first row of the Excel spreadsheet contains a header line that includes the month and year the data were obtained, the second row indicates the sonde utilized, and the third row is the same information as these attributes, but some columns include special characters. The Excel spreadsheet has 4 individual sheets, all containing the same row and column information. Each sheet represents data from a different sampling event.
Sheet data_Jan'16 corresponds to CSV file CenoteBangSondeData_Jan2016;
Sheet data_Jan'15 corresponds to CSV file CenoteBangSondeData_Jan2015;
Sheet data_Aug'14 corresponds to CSV file CenoteBangSondeData_Aug2014;
Sheet data_Dec'13 corresponds to CSV file CenoteBangSondeData_Dec2013

Entity_and_Attribute_Detail_Citation: U.S. Geological Survey

Distribution_Information:

Distributor:

Contact_Information:

Contact_Organization_Primary:

Contact_Organization: U.S. Geological Survey - ScienceBase

Contact_Address:

Address_Type: mailing and physical address
Address: Denver Federal Center, Building 810, Mail Stop 302
City: Denver
State_or_Province: CO
Postal_Code: 80225

Contact_Voice_Telephone: 1-888-275-8747
Contact_Electronic_Mail_Address: sciencebase@usgs.gov

Resource_Description:

The sonde dataset contains the following files: CenoteBangSondeData_2013-2016.xlsx (data in an Excel spreadsheet), CenoteBangSondeData_Dec2013.csv, CenoteBangSondeData_Aug2014.csv, CenoteBangSondeData_Jan2015.csv, CenoteBangSondeData_Jan2016.csv (same data in a comma-separated text file), and FGDC CSDGM metadata in XML, text and HTML formats.

Distribution_Liability:

Neither the U.S. Government, the Department of the Interior, nor the USGS, nor any of their employees, contractors, or subcontractors, make any warranty, express or implied, nor assume any legal liability or responsibility for the accuracy, completeness, or usefulness of any information, apparatus, product, or process disclosed, nor represent that its use would not infringe on privately owned rights. The act of distribution shall not constitute any such warranty, and no responsibility is assumed by the USGS in the use of these data or related materials. Any use of trade, product, or firm names is for descriptive purposes only and does not imply endorsement by the U.S. Government.

Standard_Order_Process:

Digital_Form:

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Format_Version_Number: Microsoft Excel version 2013
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The sonde dataset contains the data in XLSX and CSV format along with associated metadata.

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Digital_Transfer_Option:

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The network resources offer the options of downloading all the files, or accessing the landing page of the data where individual files can be downloaded.

Digital_Form:

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Format_Version_Number: Microsoft Excel version 2013
Format_Specification: Comma-Separated Values exported from Excel
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The sonde dataset contains the data in XLSX and CSV format along with associated metadata.

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Digital_Transfer_Option:

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Access_Instructions:

The network resources offer the options of downloading all the files, or accessing the landing page of the data where individual files can be downloaded.

Fees: None.

Technical_Prerequisites:

The data are available in XLSX and CSV formats. The user must have software capable of reading the data formats.

Metadata_Reference_Information:

Metadata_Date: 20240319
Metadata_Contact:

Contact_Information:

Contact_Organization_Primary:

Contact_Organization: U.S. Geological Survey
Contact_Person: John Pohlman

Contact_Position: Research Geochemist
Contact_Address:

Address_Type: Mailing and Physical
Address: 384 Woods Hole Rd.
City: Woods Hole
State_or_Province: MA
Postal_Code: 02543-1598

Contact_Voice_Telephone: 508-548-8700 x2213
Contact_Facsimile_Telephone: 508-457-2310
Contact_Electronic_Mail_Address: whsc_data_contact@usgs.gov
Contact_Instructions:

The metadata contact email address is a generic address in the event the person is no longer with USGS. (updated on 20240319)

Metadata_Standard_Name: FGDC Content Standards for Digital Geospatial Metadata
Metadata_Standard_Version: FGDC-STD-001-1998

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