Vertical chemical profiles collected across haloclines in the water column of the Ox Bel Ha cave network within the coastal aquifer of the Yucatan Peninsula in January 2015 and January 2016

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Identification_Information:
Citation:
Citation_Information:
Originator: David Brankovits
Originator: John W. Pohlman
Publication_Date: 20200318
Title:
Vertical chemical profiles collected across haloclines in the water column of the Ox Bel Ha cave network within the coastal aquifer of the Yucatan Peninsula in January 2015 and January 2016
Edition: 1.0
Geospatial_Data_Presentation_Form: tabular digital data
Series_Information:
Series_Name: data release
Issue_Identification: DOI:10.5066/P9N4H6Y4
Publication_Information:
Publication_Place: Reston, VA
Publisher: U.S. Geological Survey
Other_Citation_Details:
Suggested citation: Brankovits, D., and Pohlman, J.W., 2020, Vertical chemical profiles collected across haloclines in the water column of the Ox Bel Ha cave network within the coastal aquifer of the Yucatan Peninsula in January 2015 and January 2016: U.S. Geological Survey data release, https://doi.org/10.5066/P9N4H6Y4 .
This data release is in support of: Brankovits, D., and Pohlman, J.W., 2020, Methane oxidation dynamics in a karst subterranean estuary: Geochimica et Cosmochimica Acta, https://doi.org/10.1016/j.gca.2020.03.007 .
Online_Linkage: https://doi.org/10.5066/P9N4H6Y4
Online_Linkage:
Description:
Abstract:
Natural cave passages penetrating a coastal aquifer in the Yucatan Peninsula (Mexico) were accessed to test the hypothesis that chemoclines associated with salinity gradients (haloclines) within the flooded cave networks of the karst subterranean estuary are sites of methane oxidation. Two field trips were carried out to the fully-submerged cave system located 6.6 km inland from the coastline in January 2015 and January 2016. Vertical chemical profiles across the water column haloclines were obtained using the OctoPiPi (OPP), a high-resolution water sampler built by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). The sampling efforts resulted in cm-scale profiles of major ions (e.g., chloride and sulfate), as well as concentrations and stable carbon isotopic values of methane, dissolved organic carbon (DOC), and dissolved inorganic carbon (DIC). Field activities were carried out by the USGS Coastal and Marine Geology Program in conjunction with Texas A&M University at Galveston
Purpose:
These data are used to investigate how salinity-driven density stratification influences carbon cycling and methane dynamics in the karst subterranean estuary.
Supplemental_Information:
Additional information regarding the field activities associated with these data can be obtained from https://cmgds.marine.usgs.gov/fan_info.php?fan=2015-013-FA and 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: 20150115
Single_Date/Time:
Calendar_Date: 20150116
Single_Date/Time:
Calendar_Date: 20160122
Single_Date/Time:
Calendar_Date: 20160123
Currentness_Reference: ground condition of individual sampling events
Status:
Progress: Complete
Maintenance_and_Update_Frequency: None planned
Spatial_Domain:
Bounding_Coordinates:
West_Bounding_Coordinate: -87.5693
East_Bounding_Coordinate: -87.4164
North_Bounding_Coordinate: 20.2829
South_Bounding_Coordinate: 20.1084
Keywords:
Theme:
Theme_Keyword_Thesaurus: USGS Metadata Identifier
Theme_Keyword: USGS:5e503065e4b0ff554f72d6be
Theme:
Theme_Keyword_Thesaurus: ISO 19115 Topic Category
Theme_Keyword: environment
Theme_Keyword: inlandWaters
Theme:
Theme_Keyword_Thesaurus: None
Theme_Keyword: USGS
Theme_Keyword: U.S. Geological Survey
Theme_Keyword: cenote
Theme_Keyword: anchialine ecosystem
Theme_Keyword: aquatic ecosystem
Theme_Keyword: biogeochemical cycling
Theme_Keyword: cave
Theme_Keyword: coastal aquifer
Theme_Keyword: subterranean estuary
Theme_Keyword: ecosystem function
Theme_Keyword: environment
Theme_Keyword: geochemical data
Theme_Keyword: geochemistry
Theme_Keyword: karst
Theme_Keyword: inland waters
Theme_Keyword: chemical records
Theme_Keyword: hydrologic records
Theme:
Theme_Keyword_Thesaurus: USGS Thesaurus
Theme_Keyword: hydrology
Theme_Keyword: hydrogeology
Theme_Keyword: salinity
Theme_Keyword: field inventory and monitoring
Theme_Keyword: groundwater
Theme_Keyword: freshwater ecosystems
Theme_Keyword: estuarine ecosystems
Theme_Keyword: carbon cycling
Theme_Keyword: carbon isotope analysis
Theme_Keyword: biogeochemical cycling
Theme_Keyword: coastal ecosystems
Theme_Keyword: estuarine mixing
Place:
Place_Keyword_Thesaurus: None
Place_Keyword: Cenote Bang
Place_Keyword: Ox Bel Ha Cave System
Place_Keyword: Quintana Roo
Place_Keyword: Yucatan Peninsula
Place_Keyword: Mexico
Access_Constraints: None.
Use_Constraints: None.
Point_of_Contact:
Contact_Information:
Contact_Person_Primary:
Contact_Person: John Pohlman
Contact_Organization: U.S. Geological Survey
Contact_Position: Research Geochemist
Contact_Address:
Address_Type: mailing and physical
Address: 384 Woods Hole Road.
City: Woods Hole
State_or_Province: MA
Postal_Code: 02543
Country: USA
Contact_Voice_Telephone: 508-548-8700 x2213
Contact_Electronic_Mail_Address: jpohlman@usgs.gov
Browse_Graphic:
Browse_Graphic_File_Name: Browse_Graphic_File_Description:
Browse graphic of the conceptual model of the karst subterranean estuary in an unconfined coastal aquifer setting (top). Mixing between freshwater and marine-derived saline groundwater occurs within the aquifer’s porous geologic setting, including its sinkholes and cave conduits. Mixing zones were accessed through flooded cave networks to obtain high-resolution vertical profiles of chemical parameters (bottom box). Samples were collected with 12-cm spacing in (a) January 2015 and (b) January 2016, as well as with the 2.5-cm spacing (c) in January 2016. The blue line is the sulfate to chloride ratio (0.0515) of the regional seawater.
Browse_Graphic_File_Type: JPEG
Data_Set_Credit:
U.S. Geological Survey, Chesapeake Biological Laboratory, Texas A&M University at Galveston
Native_Data_Set_Environment:
Windows 10 Enterprise (version: 1803); Microsoft Excel Professional Plus 2016.
Cross_Reference:
Citation_Information:
Originator: Cédric Magen
Originator: Laura L. Lapham
Originator: John W. Pohlman
Originator: Kathleen Marshall
Originator: Samantha Bosman
Originator: Michael Casso
Originator: Jeffrey P. Chanton
Publication_Date: 20140908
Title:
A simple headspace equilibration method for measuring dissolved methane
Series_Information:
Series_Name: Limnology and Oceanography: Methods
Issue_Identification: vol. 12, issue 9
Publication_Information:
Publication_Place: New Jersey
Publisher: Wiley
Other_Citation_Details: pp. 637-650
Online_Linkage: https://doi.org/10.4319/lom.2014.12.637
Cross_Reference:
Citation_Information:
Originator: David Brankovits
Originator: John W. Pohlman
Publication_Date: 2020
Title: Methane oxidation dynamics in a karst subterranean estuary
Series_Information:
Series_Name: Geochimica et Cosmochimica Acta
Issue_Identification: in press
Publication_Information:
Publication_Place: Cambridge
Publisher: Elsevier
Other_Citation_Details:
This publication is the journal article related to this data release. The journal article contains detailed information with regard to the data collection, processing of the samples, storage, analysis, and attribute accuracy.
Online_Linkage: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.gca.2020.03.007
Data_Quality_Information:
Attribute_Accuracy:
Attribute_Accuracy_Report:
The accuracy of each attribute is determined by that analysis specific to that attribute. The accuracy is provided in the process step for each measurement.
Logical_Consistency_Report:
All data provided in this release were obtained by David Brankovits during his Ph.D. studies under the supervision of USGS Research Geochemist John Pohlman. Data were obtained during two consecutive deployments. The obtained data were processed and handled the same way after each deployment.This dataset only includes samples with unique sample IDs that were collected with the high-resolution water sampler, and, thus, it excludes discrete samples that were collected manually during the same field campaign.
Completeness_Report:
For missing values, the sample has not been analyzed or it was not possible to analyze. The condition of the missing values (i.e., why it was not analyzed) is not specified.
Positional_Accuracy:
Horizontal_Positional_Accuracy:
Horizontal_Positional_Accuracy_Report:
The horizontal position (coordinates) of the 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 are intended to 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 depth associated with deployed devices was obtained from the diver's depth gauge, which is accurate to +/- 0.3 m.
Lineage:
Process_Step:
Process_Description:
Discrete water samples were collected from Cenote Bang during four sampling events: January 15 and January 16 of 2015, and January 22 and January 23 of 2016. Cave samples were collected by scuba divers and followed protocols established by the American Academy of Underwater Sciences and the National Speleological Society Cave Diving Section. Water samples for geochemical analysis of dissolved materials were collected near sonde profile locations in plastic 60 ml syringes fitted with 3-way stopcocks. The syringes were loaded into the sampler-rack prior to deployment.
The samplers used to collect the water samples were the OctoPiPi (OPP) consisting of a rack of ten 60 ml plastic syringes mounted and evenly distributed along an aluminum frame with a mechanical, spring-powered trigger-system that fills syringes when activated. An OPP with fixed 12 cm syringe spacing and another with 2.5 cm syringe spacing (the mini-OPP) were deployed during this study. The OPPs were mounted vertically across interfaces and left in place for at least 24 hours to allow the water column to re-stratify before being triggered. The top-mount of the OPP was connected to either an inflated dive lift bag or elastic bands carefully attached to the cave ceiling. The bottom-mount was connected to 1/8” braided nylon line deployed by dive reel and attached to at least 5 kg of lead for stability. When triggered, the OPP slowly and simultaneously filled the syringes with sample water.
Following OPP recovery, the syringes were transported on ice to the field lab, where they were processed within eight hours. The 60-ml water sample was divided into subsamples for geochemical analyses of dissolved constituents, including methane, dissolved inorganic carbon, dissolved organic carbon, inorganic nutrients and ions. Samples for ion analysis were filtered through a 0.45 micrometer (µm) Acrodisc syringe filter and collected in a 2-ml plastic screw-top vial. 30-ml serum vials for methane water samples were prepared prior to sample collection by adding 0.5 ml 8M NaOH into the empty vial as a preservative, sealing the container with 1 cm thick butyl septa, and vacating the vial of air with a vacuum pump. An unfiltered 20-ml water sample was then transferred from the syringe into the serum vial by piercing the septum with a 20-gauge syringe needle and regulating water flow with the stopcock. Water samples were stored in the fridge at 7 degree C.
Processing took place after each deployment period in 2015 and 2016.
Process_Date: 2016
Process_Contact:
Contact_Information:
Contact_Person_Primary:
Contact_Person: David Brankovits
Contact_Organization: U.S. Geological Survey, Northeast Region
Contact_Position: postdoc scholar
Contact_Address:
Address_Type: physical and mailing address
Address: 384 Woods Hole Road
City: Woods Hole
State_or_Province: MA
Postal_Code: 02543
Country: USA
Contact_Voice_Telephone: 508-548-8700 x2235
Contact_Electronic_Mail_Address: dbrankovits@usgs.gov
Process_Step:
Process_Description:
Analysis of the samples was performed at the Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution (WHOI) and U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) in Woods Hole MA, USA. Sulfate and chloride concentrations were determined using a Metrohm 881 Compact Plus ion chromatograph (IC) equipped with a Metrosep A Supp 5-250 anion column. Chloride concentrations millimol (mM) were converted to milligram per liter (mg l-1) and multiplied by 0.0018066 to determine salinity (psu). The analytical error for chloride and sulfate was +/- 3.5% of the IAPSO standard sulfate and chloride values.
Dissolved inorganic carbon (DIC) concentrations were determined with a Model 5011 UIC coulometer and quantified relative to a seawater certified reference material (CRM) with a relative standard deviation of 4% relative to the CRM value (2.2 millimolar, mM). The stable carbon isotopic content of the DIC was measured with a Thermo-Finnigan DELTAplus XP IRMS with an analytical error (1-sigma) of 1.1 per mil.
Headspace methane concentrations were determined using a Shimadzu 14-B gas chromatograph (GC) equipped with a flame ionization detector (FID). Headspace concentrations were converted to dissolved concentrations using the method of Magen and others, 2014 and are reported with a relative standard deviation of 2%.
The stable carbon isotope composition of methane from the headspace of the serum vials was determined using a Thermo-Finnigan DELTAPlus XL isotope ratio mass spectrometer (IRMS) coupled to an Agilent 6890 Gas Chromatograph (GC) via a Finnigan GCCIII combustion interface with 1-sigma deviation of 1.6 per mil.
DOC concentration and d13C were analyzed by high-temperature combustion-isotope ratio mass spectrometry (HTC-IRMS) at the USGS-WHOI Dissolved Carbon Isotope Lab (DCIL). The DCIL HTC-IRMS system consists of an OI 1030C total carbon analyzer and a Graden molecular sieve trap interfaced to a Thermo-Finnigan DELTA-PLUS XL IRMS. DOC concentrations are reported with relative standard deviation (RSD) of less than 5% of the measured value. Stable carbon isotope ratios for DIC, methane, and DOC are reported in the standard delta-notation relative to VPDB (Vienna Pee Dee Belemnite) with a 1-sigma deviation of less than 0.5 per mil.
All sample analyses were performed by David Brankovits under the supervision of John Pohlman. Full details of the laboratory analysis of samples is described in the Methods section and Supplementary Materials of Brankovits, D., Pohlman, J.W., Hiemann, H., Leigh, M.B., Leewis, M.C., Becker, K.W., Iliffe, T.M., Alvarez, F., Lehmann, M.F., and Phillips, B., 2017, Methane- and dissolved organic carbon-fueled microbial loop supports a tropical subterranean estuary ecosystem: Nature Communications, vol. 8, 1835, https://doi.org/10.1038/s41467-017-01776-x. Sample processing occurred between January 2015 and September 2016.
Process_Date: 2016
Process_Contact:
Contact_Information:
Contact_Person_Primary:
Contact_Person: David Brankovits
Contact_Organization: U.S. Geological Survey, Northeast Region
Contact_Position: postdoc scholar
Contact_Address:
Address_Type: physical and mailing address
Address: 384 Woods Hole Road
City: Woods Hole
State_or_Province: MA
Postal_Code: 02543
Country: USA
Contact_Voice_Telephone: 508-548-8700 x2235
Contact_Electronic_Mail_Address: dbrankovits@usgs.gov
Process_Step:
Process_Description:
The data were organized into a Microsoft Excel spreadsheet (O365). The first three header rows of that Excel file were deleted, and the resulting header row and data were exported as an MS-DOS CSV file so the data are available in both XLSX and CSV formats.
Process_Date: 2020
Process_Contact:
Contact_Information:
Contact_Person_Primary:
Contact_Person: David Brankovits
Contact_Organization: U.S. Geological Survey, Northeast Region
Contact_Position: postdoc scholar
Contact_Address:
Address_Type: mailing address
Address: 384 Woods Hole Road
City: Woods Hole
State_or_Province: MA
Postal_Code: 02543
Country: United States
Contact_Voice_Telephone: 508-548-8700 x2235
Contact_Electronic_Mail_Address: dbrankovits@usgs.gov
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: 59
Spatial_Reference_Information:
Horizontal_Coordinate_System_Definition:
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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
Vertical_Coordinate_System_Definition:
Depth_System_Definition:
Depth_Datum_Name: Local surface
Depth_Resolution: 0.01
Depth_Distance_Units: meters
Depth_Encoding_Method: Attribute values
Entity_and_Attribute_Information:
Detailed_Description:
Entity_Type:
Entity_Type_Label: CenoteBang_OPP-gechem-data_2015-2016
Entity_Type_Definition:
Aquatic biogeochemical data from samples collected from Cenote Bang in the Yucatan Peninsula near the city of Tulum between January 2015 and January 2016. The first two rows of the Excel spreadsheet are dataset descriptors. The third row is columns headings, some of which contain special characters. The fourth row, used as the labels in the metadata, represent plain text formats of the column headers. The CSV file contains only this fourth row as the header row.
Entity_Type_Definition_Source: U.S. Geological Survey
Attribute:
Attribute_Label: Location
Attribute_Definition: General description of location where samples were obtained
Attribute_Definition_Source: U.S. Geological Survey
Attribute_Domain_Values:
Unrepresentable_Domain: Character set (text).
Attribute:
Attribute_Label: Latitude
Attribute_Definition:
Latitude of cave entrance as determined by Garmin GPSmap 60CSx GPS in decimal degrees
Attribute_Definition_Source: U.S. Geological Survey
Attribute_Domain_Values:
Range_Domain:
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Range_Domain_Maximum: 20.21026
Attribute_Units_of_Measure: decimal degrees
Attribute:
Attribute_Label: Longitude
Attribute_Definition:
Longitude of the cave entrance as determined by Garmin GPSmap 60CSx GPS in decimal degrees.
Attribute_Definition_Source: U.S. Geological Survey
Attribute_Domain_Values:
Range_Domain:
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Range_Domain_Maximum: -87.50107
Attribute_Units_of_Measure: decimal degrees
Attribute:
Attribute_Label: Station
Attribute_Definition: Sampling location.
Attribute_Definition_Source: U.S. Geological Survey
Attribute_Domain_Values:
Enumerated_Domain:
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Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition:
Flooded interior cave passage where samples were acquired. CavePassage_1 is the main corridor located approximately 30m upstream from the cave entrance in a domed room.
Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition_Source: U.S. Geological Survey
Attribute_Domain_Values:
Enumerated_Domain:
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Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition:
Flooded interior cave passage where samples were acquired. CavePassage_2 is the main corridor located approximately 300m upstream beyond the domed room near the entrance.
Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition_Source: U.S. Geological Survey
Attribute:
Attribute_Label: Sample_ID
Attribute_Definition:
Format for sample id for the study. YUC represents "Yucatan Peninsula," and the numeric code is the unique identifier.
Attribute_Definition_Source: U.S. Geological Survey
Attribute_Domain_Values:
Unrepresentable_Domain: Character set (text).
Attribute:
Attribute_Label: depth(m)
Attribute_Definition:
Water depth where sample was collected by diver, obtained with a Piezo-resistive depth sensor in Shearwater Petrel dive computer.
Attribute_Definition_Source: U.S. Geological Survey
Attribute_Domain_Values:
Range_Domain:
Range_Domain_Minimum: 3.52
Range_Domain_Maximum: 20.54
Attribute_Units_of_Measure: meters
Attribute:
Attribute_Label: Date
Attribute_Definition: Calendar date data were obtained in the format M/DD/YYYY
Attribute_Definition_Source: U.S. Geological Survey
Attribute_Domain_Values:
Unrepresentable_Domain: Character set (text).
Attribute:
Attribute_Label: Salinity(psu)
Attribute_Definition:
Salinity value of water sample calculated by multiplying the ion chromatograph determined chloride concentration by 0.0018066
Attribute_Definition_Source: U.S. Geological Survey
Attribute_Domain_Values:
Range_Domain:
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Range_Domain_Maximum: 35.95
Attribute_Units_of_Measure: unitless
Attribute:
Attribute_Label: Chloride(milliM)
Attribute_Definition:
Chloride concentration of water sample measured by ion chromatography. Blank values indicate section sample has not been analyzed for this attribute.
Attribute_Definition_Source: U.S. Geological Survey
Attribute_Domain_Values:
Range_Domain:
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Range_Domain_Maximum: 561.28
Attribute_Units_of_Measure: millimolar (mM)
Attribute:
Attribute_Label: Sulfate(milliM)
Attribute_Definition:
Sulfate concentration of water sample measured by ion chromatography. Blank values indicate section sample has not been analyzed for this attribute.
Attribute_Definition_Source: U.S. Geological Survey
Attribute_Domain_Values:
Range_Domain:
Range_Domain_Minimum: 0.13
Range_Domain_Maximum: 28.88
Attribute_Units_of_Measure: millimolar (mM)
Attribute:
Attribute_Label: SO4/Cl
Attribute_Definition:
Calculated ratio of sulfate to chloride concentration of the water sample. Blank values indicate measurements needed to determine this attribute were not analyzed.
Attribute_Definition_Source: U.S. Geological Survey
Attribute_Domain_Values:
Range_Domain:
Range_Domain_Minimum: 0.01
Range_Domain_Maximum: 0.06
Attribute_Units_of_Measure: unitless
Attribute:
Attribute_Label: DIC(milliM)
Attribute_Definition:
Dissolved inorganic carbon concentration of the water samples as measured by coulometry. Blank values indicate sample was either not collected or has not been analyzed.
Attribute_Definition_Source: U.S. Geological Survey
Attribute_Domain_Values:
Range_Domain:
Range_Domain_Minimum: 1.30
Range_Domain_Maximum: 7.93
Attribute_Units_of_Measure: millimolar (mM)
Attribute:
Attribute_Label: delta13C-DIC(permil)
Attribute_Definition:
Carbon isotopic ratio (13C/12C) of dissolved inorganic carbon (DIC) of the water samples relative to the Vienna Pee Dee Belemnite (VPDB) standard expressed in the standard permil notation. Blank values indicate sample was either not collected or has not been analyzed.
Attribute_Definition_Source: U.S. Geological Survey
Attribute_Domain_Values:
Range_Domain:
Range_Domain_Minimum: -17.84
Range_Domain_Maximum: 0.90
Attribute_Units_of_Measure: per mil relative to VPDB
Attribute:
Attribute_Label: CH4(nanoM)
Attribute_Definition:
Dissolved methane concentration of the water sample determined by analysis by gas chromatography flame-ionization detection. Blank values indicate sample was either not collected or has not been analyzed.
Attribute_Definition_Source: U.S. Geological Survey
Attribute_Domain_Values:
Range_Domain:
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Range_Domain_Maximum: 7793.30
Attribute_Units_of_Measure: nanomolar (nM)
Attribute:
Attribute_Label: delta13C-CH4(permil)
Attribute_Definition:
Carbon isotopic ratio (13C/12C) of dissolved methane (CH4) in the water sample relative to the Vienna Pee Dee Belemnite (VPDB) standard expressed in the standard permil notation. Blank values indicate section sample has not been analyzed for this attribute.
Attribute_Definition_Source: U.S. Geological Survey
Attribute_Domain_Values:
Range_Domain:
Range_Domain_Minimum: -67.51
Range_Domain_Maximum: -44.55
Attribute_Units_of_Measure: per mil relative to VPDB
Attribute:
Attribute_Label: DOC(microM)
Attribute_Definition:
Dissolved organic carbon (DOC) of the water sample determined by high temperature combustion (HTC) oxidation. Blank values indicate sample was either not collected or has not been analyzed.
Attribute_Definition_Source: U.S. Geological Survey
Attribute_Domain_Values:
Range_Domain:
Range_Domain_Minimum: 67.66
Range_Domain_Maximum: 986.17
Attribute_Units_of_Measure: micromolar (microM)
Attribute:
Attribute_Label: delta13C-DOC(permil)
Attribute_Definition:
Carbon isotopic ratio (13C/12C) of dissolved organic carbon (DOC) of the water sample relative to the Vienna Pee Dee Belemnite (VPDB) standard expressed in the standard permil notation. Blank values indicate sample was either not collected or has not been analyzed.
Attribute_Definition_Source: U.S. Geological Survey
Attribute_Domain_Values:
Range_Domain:
Range_Domain_Minimum: -27.96
Range_Domain_Maximum: -14.43
Attribute_Units_of_Measure: per mil relative to VPDB
Attribute:
Attribute_Label: Sampler
Attribute_Definition:
OctoPiPi (OPP) samplers consist of a rack of ten 60 ml plastic syringes mounted and evenly distributed along an aluminum frame with a mechanical, spring-powered trigger-system that fills syringes when activated.
Attribute_Definition_Source: U.S. Geological Survey
Attribute_Domain_Values:
Enumerated_Domain:
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Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition_Source: U.S. Geological Survey
Attribute_Domain_Values:
Enumerated_Domain:
Enumerated_Domain_Value: mini-OPP
Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition: OPP with fixed 2.5 cm syringe spacing
Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition_Source: U.S. Geological Survey
Attribute:
Attribute_Label: Deployment_ID
Attribute_Definition:
Numeric value representing the deployment order. Samples with the same deployment ID were collected collectively at the same time with the same sampler.
Attribute_Definition_Source: U.S. Geological Survey
Attribute_Domain_Values:
Unrepresentable_Domain: Character set (text).
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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 identifies the project and its duration. The second row is additional project description. The third row is the same information as these attributes, but some columns include special characters.
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Distribution_Information:
Distributor:
Contact_Information:
Contact_Organization_Primary:
Contact_Organization: U.S. Geological Survey - ScienceBase
Contact_Address:
Address_Type: physical and mailing address
Address: Denver Federal Center, Building 810, Mail Stop 302
City: Denver
State_or_Province: CO
Postal_Code: 80225
Country: USA
Contact_Voice_Telephone: 1-888-275-8747
Contact_Electronic_Mail_Address: sciencebase@usgs.gov
Resource_Description:
This dataset contains data in an Excel spreadsheet (CenoteBang_OPP-gechem-data_2015-2016.xlsx) and the same information in a CSV file (CenoteBang_OPP-gechem-data_2015-2016.csv). Additionally, the dataset contains a browse graphic (CenoteBang_OPP-gechem-data_2015-2016_browse.jpg) and the CSDGM metadata in XML format.
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.
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Online_Option:
Computer_Contact_Information: Access_Instructions:
The first link downloads all the data on the landing page, the second link is to the dataset landing page.
Digital_Form:
Digital_Transfer_Information:
Format_Name: CSV
Format_Version_Number: Microsoft Excel O365
Format_Information_Content:
The dataset contains the data in XLSX and CSV formats, browse graphic, and associated metadata.
Transfer_Size: 1
Digital_Transfer_Option:
Online_Option:
Computer_Contact_Information: Access_Instructions:
The first link downloads all the data on the landing page, the second link is to the dataset landing page.
Fees: None
Metadata_Reference_Information:
Metadata_Date: 20211119
Metadata_Contact:
Contact_Information:
Contact_Organization_Primary:
Contact_Organization: U.S. Geological Survey
Contact_Person: David Brankovits
Contact_Position: Postdoc Scholar
Contact_Address:
Address_Type: mailing and physical
Address: 384 Woods Hole Rd.
City: Woods Hole
State_or_Province: MA
Postal_Code: 02543
Country: USA
Contact_Voice_Telephone: 508-548-8700 x2235
Contact_Electronic_Mail_Address: whsc_data_contact@usgs.gov
Contact_Instructions:
The metadata contact email address is a generic address in the event the metadata contact is no longer with the USGS or the email is otherwise invalid.
Metadata_Standard_Name:
FGDC Biological Data Profile of the Content Standard for Digital Geospatial Metadata
Metadata_Standard_Version: FGDC-STD-001.1-1999

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