Metadata: Identification_Information: Citation: Citation_Information: Originator: David Brankovits Originator: John W. Pohlman Originator: Adrian G. Mann Originator: Laura L. Lapham Publication_Date: 2018 Title: Temporal hydrologic and chemical records from the Ox Bel Ha cave network within the coastal aquifer of the Yucatan Peninsula, from January 2015 to January 2016 Edition: 1.0 Geospatial_Data_Presentation_Form: tabular digital data Series_Information: Series_Name: data release Issue_Identification: DOI:10.5066/P9U0KRVM Publication_Information: Publication_Place: Reston, VA Publisher: U.S. Geological Survey Other_Citation_Details: Suggested citation: Brankovits, D., Pohlman, J.W., Mann, A.G., and Lapham, L.L., 2018, Temporal hydrologic and chemical records from the Ox Bel Ha cave network within the coastal aquifer of the Yucatan Peninsula, from January 2015 to January 2016: U.S. Geological Survey data release, https://doi.org/10.5066/P9U0KRVM. This data release is in support of: Brankovits, D., Pohlman, J.W., Ganju, N.K., Iliffe, T.M., Lowell, N., Roth, E., Sylva, S.P., Emmert, J.A., and Lapham, L.L., 2018, Hydrologic controls of methan dynamics in karst subterranean estuaries: Global Biogeochemical Cycles, https://doi.org/10.1029/2018GB006026. Online_Linkage: https://doi.org/10.5066/P9U0KRVM Online_Linkage: https://www.sciencebase.gov/catalog/item/5be06ae9e4b0b3fc5cf3355f Description: Abstract: Natural cave passages penetrating a coastal aquifer in the Yucatan Peninsula (Mexico) were accessed to investigate how regional meteorology and hydrology control methane dynamics in karst subterranean estuaries. Three field trips were carried out in January 2015, June 2015, and January 2016 to obtain year-long high-resolution temporal records of water chemistry and environmental parameters below and above the surface at a site (Cenote Bang) within the Ox Bel Ha cave network. These efforts resulted in chemical records of dissolved methane concentrations and its stable carbon isotopic content and major ion concentrations (i.e., chloride and sulfate) in approximately 2.5-day resolution from January 2015 to January 2016, sampled by OsmoSamplers. In addition, sensor-based measurements of environmental parameters include year-long precipitation, barometric pressure, water level, flow velocity, and water temperature records. Field activities were carried out by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) Coastal and Marine Geology Program in conjunction with Texas AM University at Galveston. Purpose: These data are used to investigate how regional meteorology and hydrology control 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: Range_of_Dates/Times: Beginning_Date: 20150115 Ending_Date: 20160123 Currentness_Reference: ground condition of two distinct deployments: first deployment January-15-2015 to June-15-2015 and the second deployment was from June-15-2015 to January-23-2016. Status: Progress: Complete Maintenance_and_Update_Frequency: None planned Spatial_Domain: Bounding_Coordinates: West_Bounding_Coordinate: -87.6215 East_Bounding_Coordinate: -87.4155 North_Bounding_Coordinate: 20.3111 South_Bounding_Coordinate: 20.1359 Keywords: Theme: Theme_Keyword_Thesaurus: USGS Metadata Identifier Theme_Keyword: USGS:5be06ae9e4b0b3fc5cf3355f 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: temporal records 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: precipitation (atmospheric) Theme_Keyword: field inventory and monitoring Theme_Keyword: groundwater Theme_Keyword: groundwater flow 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: physical Address: 384 Woods Hole Rd. City: Woods Hole State_or_Province: MA Postal_Code: 02543 Country: US Contact_Voice_Telephone: 508-548-8700 x2213 Contact_Electronic_Mail_Address: jpohlman@usgs.gov Browse_Graphic: Browse_Graphic_File_Name: https://www.sciencebase.gov/catalog/file/get/5be06ae9e4b0b3fc5cf3355f/?name=CenoteBangTemporalRecords_2015-2016.jpg Browse_Graphic_File_Description: Browse graphic of precipitation, hydrologic, and chemical records from 15 January 2015 to 20 January 2016. Upper plot shows the precipitation record. Second panel from top is water level and flow velocity from the brackish water (BW) where conduit flow is concentrated. Chemical records from fresh water (FW; at approximately 3.5 m water depth) and brackish water (BW; at approximately 7.5 m water depth) include methane concentrations (red diamond), stable carbon isotopic values of methane (green square), and salinity (blue circle). Browse_Graphic_File_Type: jpg Data_Set_Credit: U.S. Geological Survey, Chesapeake Biological Laboratory, Texas AM University at Galveston Native_Data_Set_Environment: Windows 10 Enterprise (version: 1803); Microsoft Excel Professional Plus 2016. Filename: CenoteBangTemporalRecords_2015-2016 (56 Mb) 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 Originator: Neil K. Ganju Originator: Thomas M. Iliffe Originator: Nick Lowell Originator: Erich Roth Originator: Sean P. Sylva Originator: Jake A. Emmert Originator: Laura L. Lapham Publication_Date: 2018 Title: Hydrologic controls of methane dynamics in karst subterranean estuaries Series_Information: Series_Name: Global Biogeochemical Cycles Issue_Identification: 2018GB006026 Publication_Information: Publication_Place: New Jersey Publisher: Wiley Other_Citation_Details: This publication is the journal article related to this data release. The journal article contains the detailed information with regards to the data collection, processing of the samples, storage, analysis, and attribute accuracy. Online_Linkage: https://doi.org/10.1029/2018GB006026 Data_Quality_Information: Attribute_Accuracy: Attribute_Accuracy_Report: The accuracy of each attribute is determined by that analysis specific to that attribute, and 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. 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 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: The year-long records were obtained during two deployment periods at two locations. The first deployment was from January-15-2015 to June-15-2015 and the second deployment was from June-15-2015 to January-23-2016. Meteorological parameters (i.e., precipitation, barometric pressure and air temperature) were acquired at a meteorological station installed on the roof of Speleotech facility, located approximately 3.5 km from the Cenote Bang cave entrance. OsmoSamplers (to obtain chemical records) and data-loggers (to monitor water level, flow, water temperature) were deployed in the cave environment accessed through Cenote Bang by scuba divers who followed protocols established by the American Academy of Underwater Sciences and the National Speleological Society Cave Diving Section. Full details related to the processing of the samples, storage, analysis, and attribute accuracy are provided in the Methods section of Brankovits and others, 2018. Processing took place after each deployment period in 2015 and 2016. Source cited: Brankovits, D., Pohlman, J.W., Ganju, N.K., Iliffe, T.M., Lowell, N., Roth, E., Sylva, S.P., Emmert, J.A., and Lapham, L.L., 2018, Hydrologic controls of methane dynamics in karst subterranean estuaries: Global Biogeochemical Cycles, https://doi.org/10.1029/2018GB006026. (see Cross Reference 2) 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: 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: I. Passive measurements made at the meteorological station using sensor-based data loggers: Precipitation was measured with a rain gauge (Onset RG-3, calibration accuracy of ± 1.0%, up to 2 centimeter per hour (cm h−1); 0.2 mm resolution; time accuracy ± 1 minute per month) and is presented as daily total precipitation in millimeter per day (mm d−1). For resulting data, see data sheet 'precipitation' in data file 'CenoteBangTemporalRecords_2015-2016.xlsx'. Barometric pressure was monitored at 15-min time intervals alongside the rain gauge with an Onset U20 data logger (less than 0.02 kPa resolution and a ± 0.3% FS or 0.62 kPa accuracy as the maximum error) that also measured air temperature (0.1 degC resolution, ± 0.44 degC accuracy). For resulting data, see data sheet 'barometer' in data file 'CenoteBangTemporalRecords_2015-2016.xlsx'. II. Passive measurements within the flooded cave environment using sensor-based data loggers: Within the cave, groundwater flow velocity, water level, and water temperature were monitored at 17 m water depth in the brackish water (BW) and at 22 m water depth in the saline groundwater (SG). Velocity was measured as current speed and direction with a TCM-1 (Lowell Instruments, LLC) tilt current meter (TCM; ± 2 centimeter per second (cm s−1) ± 3% of reading accuracy and 0.1 centimeter per second (cm s−1) resolution; bearing ± 5 degree accuracy for speed greater than 5 centimeter per second (cm s−1) with a 0.1 degree resolution) at 1-minute intervals. For resulting data, see data sheets 'flow_BW' and 'flow_SG' in data file 'CenoteBangTemporalRecords_2015-2016.xlsx'. Water level, measured with an Onset U20 logger (± 0.21 cm with an error less than ± 1.0 cm at 15-min intervals), is reported as absolute depth and departure from the mean value after compensating for barometric pressure changes measured at the meteorological station. This logger also measured water temperature (0.1 degC resolution, ± 0.44 degC accuracy). For resulting data, see data sheets 'water_level_BW' and 'water_level_SG' in data file 'CenoteBangTemporalRecords_2015-2016.xlsx'. III. Chemical analyses of water samples collected with the OsmoSamplers in the cave environment: 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 in millimolar (mM) were converted to milligrams per liter (mg l-1) and multiplied by 0.0018066 to determine salinity (psu - practical salinity unit). The analytical error for chloride and sulfate was +/- 3.5% of the IAPSO (International Association for the Physical Sciences of the Oceans) standard sulfate and chloride values. Headspace methane concentrations were determined using a Shimadzu GC-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 an 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. For resulting data, see data sheets 'osmosampler_FW' and 'osmosampler_BW' in data file 'CenoteBangTemporalRecords_2015-2016.xlsx'. Full details related to the processing of the samples, storage, analysis, and attribute accuracy are provided in the Methods section of Brankovits and others, 2018. Processing took place after each deployment period in 2015 and 2016. Sources cited: Brankovits, D., Pohlman, J.W., Ganju, N.K., Iliffe, T.M., Lowell, N., Roth, E., Sylva, S.P., Emmert, J.A., and Lapham, L.L., 2018, Hydrologic controls of methane dynamics in karst subterranean estuaries: Global Biogeochemical Cycles, https://doi.org/10.1029/2018GB006026. (see Cross Reference 2) Magen, C., Lapham, L.L., Pohlman, J.W., Marshall, K., Bosman, S., Casso, M., and Chanton, J.P., 2014, A simple headspace equilibration method for measuring dissolved methane: Limnology and Oceanography Methods, vol. 12, issue 9, https://doi.org/10.4319/lom.2014.12.637 (see Cross Reference 1) 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: 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: The obtained data are organized in an Excel spreadsheet (CenoteBangTemporalRecords_2015-2016.xlsx) that has eight separate sheets containing data. Each sheet was used to generate a CSV file using Excel Professional Plus 2016. The eight sheets correspond to the eight CSV files as follows: Sheet barometer corresponds to file barometer.csv; Sheet precipitation corresponds to file precipitation.csv; Sheet water_level_BW corresponds file water_level_BW.csv; Sheet water_level_SG corresponds to file water_level_SG.csv; Sheet flow_BW corresponds to file flow_BW.csv; Sheet flow_SG corresponds to file flow_SG.csv; Sheet osmosampler_FW corresponds to file osmosampler_FW.csv; Sheet osmosampler_BW corresponds to file osmosampler_BW.csv. 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: 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: 20200806 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_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 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: barometer Entity_Type_Definition: Logger data from Speleotech in Tulum, 3.5 km from the Cenote Bang study site. The data were collected by a logger (model: Onset U20) which was co-deployed with the rain gauge during two consecutive time periods for a total of one year between Jan 2015 and Jan 2016. Entity_Type_Definition_Source: U.S. Geological Survey Attribute: Attribute_Label: Location Attribute_Definition: Location: the surface location where the measurements were taken. Speleotech is a facility in the town of Tulum where the weather station was installed. Attribute_Definition_Source: U.S. Geological Survey Attribute_Domain_Values: Unrepresentable_Domain: Character set (text). Attribute: Attribute_Label: Latitude Attribute_Definition: Latitude: Latitude of the sample location 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: 20.20660 Range_Domain_Maximum: 20.20660 Attribute_Units_of_Measure: decimal degrees Attribute: Attribute_Label: Longitude Attribute_Definition: Longitude: Longitude of the sample location 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: -87.46798 Range_Domain_Maximum: -87.46798 Attribute_Units_of_Measure: decimal degrees Attribute: Attribute_Label: Station Attribute_Definition: Station: sampling station where device was deployed. Attribute_Definition_Source: U.S. Geological Survey Attribute_Domain_Values: Enumerated_Domain: Enumerated_Domain_Value: Roof Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition: Roof of the one house within the Speleotech dive facility that is located in the town of Tulum. Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition_Source: U.S. Geological Survey Attribute: Attribute_Label: Date (MM/DD/YYYY) Attribute_Definition: Date: Calendar date 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: Time of day of data collection, 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: Pressure (kPa) Attribute_Definition: Pressure(kPa): Barometric pressure (kPa) obtained with a logger (model: Onset U20) Attribute_Definition_Source: U.S. Geological Survey Attribute_Domain_Values: Range_Domain: Range_Domain_Minimum: 99.98 Range_Domain_Maximum: 102.08 Attribute_Units_of_Measure: kiloPascal (kPa) Attribute: Attribute_Label: Temp (°C) Attribute_Definition: Temp(degC): Air temperature (degrees C) obtained with a logger (model: Onset U20) Attribute_Definition_Source: U.S. Geological Survey Attribute_Domain_Values: Range_Domain: Range_Domain_Minimum: 11.82 Range_Domain_Maximum: 40.76 Attribute_Units_of_Measure: degrees Celsius Detailed_Description: Entity_Type: Entity_Type_Label: precipitation Entity_Type_Definition: Logger data from Speleotech in Tulum, 3.5 km from the Cenote Bang study site. The data were collected by a logger (model: Onset RG3 rain gauge) which was co-deployed with a pressure logger during two consecutive time periods for a total of one year between Jan 2015 and Jan 2016. Entity_Type_Definition_Source: U.S. Geological Survey Attribute: Attribute_Label: Location Attribute_Definition: Location: the surface location where the measurements were taken. Speleotech is a facility in the town of Tulum where the weather station was installed. Attribute_Definition_Source: U.S. Geological Survey Attribute_Domain_Values: Unrepresentable_Domain: Character set (text). Attribute: Attribute_Label: Latitude Attribute_Definition: Latitude: Latitude of the sample location 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: 20.20660 Range_Domain_Maximum: 20.20660 Attribute_Units_of_Measure: decimal degrees Attribute: Attribute_Label: Longitude Attribute_Definition: Longitude: Longitude of the sample location 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: -87.46798 Range_Domain_Maximum: -87.46798 Attribute_Units_of_Measure: decimal degrees Attribute: Attribute_Label: Station Attribute_Definition: Station: sampling station where device was deployed. Attribute_Definition_Source: U.S. Geological Survey Attribute_Domain_Values: Enumerated_Domain: Enumerated_Domain_Value: Roof Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition: Roof of the one house within the Speleotech dive facility that is located in the town of Tulum. Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition_Source: U.S. Geological Survey Attribute: Attribute_Label: Date (MM/DD/YYYY) Attribute_Definition: Date: Calendar date 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: Rainfall (mm) Attribute_Definition: Rainfall(mm): amount of daily precipitation (mm) obtained with a logger (model: Onset RG3 rain gauge) Attribute_Definition_Source: U.S. Geological Survey Attribute_Domain_Values: Range_Domain: Range_Domain_Minimum: 0.00 Range_Domain_Maximum: 154.43 Attribute_Units_of_Measure: millimeter (mm) Detailed_Description: Entity_Type: Entity_Type_Label: water_level_BW Entity_Type_Definition: Logger data from a coastal cave penetrating a karst subterranean estuary. The data were collected by a logger (model: Onset U20) which was co-deployed with a current meter (see simultaneous record of Excel sheet flow_BW) during two consecutive time periods for a total of one year between Jan 2015 and Jan 2016 in the brackish water (BW) layer of the groundwater. Entity_Type_Definition_Source: U.S. Geological Survey Attribute: Attribute_Label: Location Attribute_Definition: Location: the surface location where the measurements were taken. Cenote Bang is a small pool located in the interior of a tropical forest that provides access to the caves we investigated within the Ox Bel Ha cave network. Attribute_Definition_Source: U.S. Geological Survey Attribute_Domain_Values: Unrepresentable_Domain: Character set (text). Attribute: Attribute_Label: Latitude Attribute_Definition: Latitude: Latitude of the sample location 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: decimal degrees Attribute: Attribute_Label: Longitude Attribute_Definition: Longitude: Longitude of the sample location 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: -87.50107 Range_Domain_Maximum: -87.50107 Attribute_Units_of_Measure: decimal degrees Attribute: Attribute_Label: Station Attribute_Definition: Station: sampling station where device was deployed within cave environment. Attribute_Definition_Source: U.S. Geological Survey Attribute_Domain_Values: Enumerated_Domain: Enumerated_Domain_Value: CavePassage2 Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition: Interior cave passage where logger was deployed. Cave Passage2 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: Date (MM/DD/YYYY) Attribute_Definition: Date: Calendar date 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: Time of day of data collection, 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: Depth(m): water depth (m) of data collection as measured with an Onset U20 device Attribute_Definition_Source: U.S. Geological Survey Attribute_Domain_Values: Range_Domain: Range_Domain_Minimum: 16.83 Range_Domain_Maximum: 18.20 Attribute_Units_of_Measure: meters (m) Attribute: Attribute_Label: Temp (°C) Attribute_Definition: Temp(degC): water temperature (degrees C) as measured with an Onset U20 device Attribute_Definition_Source: U.S. Geological Survey Attribute_Domain_Values: Range_Domain: Range_Domain_Minimum: 25.51 Range_Domain_Maximum: 25.90 Attribute_Units_of_Measure: degrees Celsius Detailed_Description: Entity_Type: Entity_Type_Label: water_level_SG Entity_Type_Definition: Logger data from a coastal cave penetrating a karst subterranean estuary. The data were collected by a logger (model: Onset U20) which was co-deployed with a current meter (see simultaneous record of Excel sheet flow_SG) during two consecutive time periods for a total of one year between Jan 2015 and Jan 2016 in the saline groundwater (SG) layer. Entity_Type_Definition_Source: U.S. Geological Survey Attribute: Attribute_Label: Location Attribute_Definition: Location: the surface location where the measurements were taken. Cenote Bang is a small pool located in the interior of a tropical forest that provides access to the caves we investigated within the Ox Bel Ha cave network. Attribute_Definition_Source: U.S. Geological Survey Attribute_Domain_Values: Unrepresentable_Domain: Character set (text). Attribute: Attribute_Label: Latitude Attribute_Definition: Latitude: Latitude of the sample location 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: decimal degrees Attribute: Attribute_Label: Longitude Attribute_Definition: Longitude: Longitude of the sample location 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: -87.50107 Range_Domain_Maximum: -87.50107 Attribute_Units_of_Measure: decimal degrees Attribute: Attribute_Label: Station Attribute_Definition: Station: sampling station where device was deployed within cave environment. Attribute_Definition_Source: U.S. Geological Survey Attribute_Domain_Values: Enumerated_Domain: Enumerated_Domain_Value: CavePassage2 Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition: Interior cave passage where logger was deployed. CavePassage2 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: Date (MM/DD/YYYY) Attribute_Definition: Date: Calendar date 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: Time of day of data collection, 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: Depth(m): water depth (m) of data collection as measured with an Onset U20 device Attribute_Definition_Source: U.S. Geological Survey Attribute_Domain_Values: Range_Domain: Range_Domain_Minimum: 20.79 Range_Domain_Maximum: 21.92 Attribute_Units_of_Measure: meters (m) Attribute: Attribute_Label: Temp (°C) Attribute_Definition: Temp(degC): water temperature (degrees C) as measured with an Onset U20 device Attribute_Definition_Source: U.S. Geological Survey Attribute_Domain_Values: Range_Domain: Range_Domain_Minimum: 25.71 Range_Domain_Maximum: 25.90 Attribute_Units_of_Measure: degrees Celsius Detailed_Description: Entity_Type: Entity_Type_Label: flow_BW Entity_Type_Definition: Logger data from a coastal cave penetrating a karst subterranean estuary. The data were collected by a tilt-current meter (model: TCM-1 by Lowell Instruments) which was co-deployed with water level logger (see simultaneous record of Excel sheet water_level_BW) during two consecutive time periods for a total of one year between Jan 2015 and Jan 2016 in the brackish water (BW) layer of the groundwater (at approximately 17 meters water depth). Entity_Type_Definition_Source: U.S. Geological Survey Attribute: Attribute_Label: Location Attribute_Definition: Location: the surface location where the measurements were taken. Cenote Bang is a small pool located in the interior of a tropical forest that provides access to the caves we investigated within the Ox Bel Ha cave network. Attribute_Definition_Source: U.S. Geological Survey Attribute_Domain_Values: Unrepresentable_Domain: Character set (text). Attribute: Attribute_Label: Latitude Attribute_Definition: Latitude: Latitude of the sample location 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: decimal degrees Attribute: Attribute_Label: Longitude Attribute_Definition: Longitude: Longitude of the sample location 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: -87.50107 Range_Domain_Maximum: -87.50107 Attribute_Units_of_Measure: decimal degrees Attribute: Attribute_Label: Station Attribute_Definition: Station: sampling station where device was deployed within cave environment. Attribute_Definition_Source: U.S. Geological Survey Attribute_Domain_Values: Enumerated_Domain: Enumerated_Domain_Value: CavePassage2 Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition: Interior cave passage where logger was deployed. Cave Passage2 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: Date (MM/DD/YYYY) Attribute_Definition: Date: Calendar date 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: Time of day of data collection, 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: Speed (cm/s) Attribute_Definition: Speed(cm/s): current speed (cm/s) as measured with a TCM-1 Lowell tilt-current meter Attribute_Definition_Source: U.S. Geological Survey Attribute_Domain_Values: Range_Domain: Range_Domain_Minimum: 4.31 Range_Domain_Maximum: 32.60 Attribute_Units_of_Measure: centimeters per second (cm/s) Attribute: Attribute_Label: Bearing (degress) Attribute_Definition: Bearing(degrees): flow direction (degrees) as measured with a TCM-1 Lowell tilt-current meter Attribute_Definition_Source: U.S. Geological Survey Attribute_Domain_Values: Range_Domain: Range_Domain_Minimum: 165.32 Range_Domain_Maximum: 203.19 Attribute_Units_of_Measure: degrees Detailed_Description: Entity_Type: Entity_Type_Label: flow_SG Entity_Type_Definition: Logger data from a coastal cave penetrating a karst subterranean estuary. The data were collected by a tilt-current meter (model: TCM-1 by Lowell Instruments) which was co-deployed with a water level logger (see simultaneous record of Excel sheetwater_level_SG) during two consecutive time periods for a total of one year between Jan 2015 and Jan 2016 in the saline groundwater (SG) layer (at approximately 22 meters water depth). Entity_Type_Definition_Source: U.S. Geological Survey Attribute: Attribute_Label: Location Attribute_Definition: Location: the surface location where the measurements were taken. Cenote Bang is a small pool located in the interior of a tropical forest that provides access to the caves we investigated within the Ox Bel Ha cave network. Attribute_Definition_Source: U.S. Geological Survey Attribute_Domain_Values: Unrepresentable_Domain: Character set (text). Attribute: Attribute_Label: Latitude Attribute_Definition: Latitude: Latitude of the sample location 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: decimal degrees Attribute: Attribute_Label: Longitude Attribute_Definition: Longitude: Longitude of the sample location 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: -87.50107 Range_Domain_Maximum: -87.50107 Attribute_Units_of_Measure: decimal degrees Attribute: Attribute_Label: Station Attribute_Definition: Station: sampling station where device was deployed within cave environment. Attribute_Definition_Source: U.S. Geological Survey Attribute_Domain_Values: Enumerated_Domain: Enumerated_Domain_Value: CavePassage2 Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition: Interior cave passage where logger was deployed. CavePassage2 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: Date (MM/DD/YYYY) Attribute_Definition: Date: Calendar date 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: Time of day of data collection, 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: Speed (cm/s) Attribute_Definition: Speed(cm/s): current speed (cm/s) as measured with a TCM-1 Lowell tilt-current meter Attribute_Definition_Source: U.S. Geological Survey Attribute_Domain_Values: Range_Domain: Range_Domain_Minimum: 0.11 Range_Domain_Maximum: 1.04 Attribute_Units_of_Measure: centimeters per second (cm/s) Attribute: Attribute_Label: Bearing (degrees) Attribute_Definition: Bearing(degrees): flow direction (degrees) as measured with a TCM-1 Lowell tilt-current meter Attribute_Definition_Source: U.S. Geological Survey Attribute_Domain_Values: Range_Domain: Range_Domain_Minimum: 17.59 Range_Domain_Maximum: 323.87 Attribute_Units_of_Measure: degrees Detailed_Description: Entity_Type: Entity_Type_Label: osmosampler_FW Entity_Type_Definition: Temporal chemical record data from a coastal cave penetrating a karst subterranean estuary. The data were collected by an OsmoSampler that was deployed during two consecutive time periods for a total of one year between Jan 2015 and Jan 2016 in the fresh water (FW) layer of the groundwater at 3.5±0.3 m water depth. Entity_Type_Definition_Source: U.S. Geological Survey Attribute: Attribute_Label: Location Attribute_Definition: Location: the surface location where the measurements were taken. Cenote Bang is a small pool located in the interior of a tropical forest that provides access to the caves we investigated within the Ox Bel Ha cave network. Attribute_Definition_Source: U.S. Geological Survey Attribute_Domain_Values: Unrepresentable_Domain: Character set (text) Attribute: Attribute_Label: Latitude Attribute_Definition: Latitude: Latitude of the sample location 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: decimal degrees Attribute: Attribute_Label: Longitude Attribute_Definition: Longitude: Longitude of the sample location 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: -87.50107 Range_Domain_Maximum: -87.50107 Attribute_Units_of_Measure: decimal degrees Attribute: Attribute_Label: Station Attribute_Definition: Station: sampling station where device was deployed within cave environment. Attribute_Definition_Source: U.S. Geological Survey Attribute_Domain_Values: Enumerated_Domain: Enumerated_Domain_Value: CavePassage1 Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition: Interior cave passage where OsmoSampler was deployed. Cave Passage1 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: Attribute_Label: Sample_ID Attribute_Definition: Sample_ID: Format for sample ID for the individual copper coil sections from the OsmoSampler. 'S' represents 'SHALLOW' referring to the water depth (3.5 m) where the sampler was installed in the first deployment (S-A-##) and in the second deployment (S-B-##). The numeric code is the unique identifier of the sample. Attribute_Definition_Source: U.S. Geological Survey Attribute_Domain_Values: Unrepresentable_Domain: Character set (text). Attribute: Attribute_Label: Date (MM/DD/YYYY) Attribute_Definition: Date: Calendar date sample was 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: Time of day of data collection, local time, Central Standard Time (CST) in the format HH:MM:SS. Time indicates an average time (the mid-time point) of the time period represented by the sample. Attribute_Definition_Source: U.S. Geological Survey Attribute_Domain_Values: Unrepresentable_Domain: Character set (text). Attribute: Attribute_Label: Period (days) Attribute_Definition: Period(days): Length of time represented by the sample in days. Attribute_Definition_Source: U.S. Geological Survey Attribute_Domain_Values: Range_Domain: Range_Domain_Minimum: 0.200 Range_Domain_Maximum: 2.215 Attribute_Units_of_Measure: days Attribute: Attribute_Label: Salinity (psu) Attribute_Definition: Salinity(psu): Salinity (psu) value of water sample calculated by multiplying the ion chromatograph determined chloride concentration by 0.0018066. 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: 0.093 Range_Domain_Maximum: 0.524 Attribute_Units_of_Measure: unitless Attribute: Attribute_Label: Chloride (mM) Attribute_Definition: Chloride(milliM): 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: Range_Domain_Minimum: 1.447 Range_Domain_Maximum: 8.184 Attribute_Units_of_Measure: millimolar (mM) Attribute: Attribute_Label: Sulfate (mM) Attribute_Definition: Sulfate(milliM): 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: 0.102 Range_Domain_Maximum: 0.496 Attribute_Units_of_Measure: millimolar (mM) Attribute: Attribute_Label: [SO42-]/[Cl-] Attribute_Definition: SO4/Cl: 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: 0.033 Range_Domain_Maximum: 0.100 Attribute_Units_of_Measure: unitless Attribute: Attribute_Label: CH4 (nM) Attribute_Definition: CH4(nanoM): Dissolved methane concentration (nM) of the water sample determined by analysis by gas chromatography flame-ionization detection. 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: 2164.53 Range_Domain_Maximum: 13550.77 Attribute_Units_of_Measure: nanomolar (nM) Attribute: Attribute_Label: δ13C-CH4 (‰) Attribute_Definition: delta13C-CH4(permil): 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: -70.55 Range_Domain_Maximum: -62.33 Attribute_Units_of_Measure: per mil relative to VPDB Detailed_Description: Entity_Type: Entity_Type_Label: osmosampler_BW Entity_Type_Definition: Temporal chemical record data from a coastal cave penetrating a karst subterranean estuary. The data were collected by an OsmoSampler that was deployed during two consecutive time periods for a total of one year between Jan 2015 and Jan 2016 in the brackish water (BW) layer of the groundwater at 7.5±0.3 m water depth. Entity_Type_Definition_Source: U.S. Geological Survey Attribute: Attribute_Label: Location Attribute_Definition: Location: the surface location where the measurements were taken. Cenote Bang is a small pool located in the interior of a tropical forest that provides access to the caves we investigated within the Ox Bel Ha cave network. Attribute_Definition_Source: U.S. Geological Survey Attribute_Domain_Values: Unrepresentable_Domain: Character set (text). Attribute: Attribute_Label: Latitude Attribute_Definition: Latitude: Latitude of the sample location 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: decimal degrees Attribute: Attribute_Label: Longitude Attribute_Definition: Longitude: Longitude of the sample location 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: -87.50107 Range_Domain_Maximum: -87.50107 Attribute_Units_of_Measure: decimal degrees Attribute: Attribute_Label: Station Attribute_Definition: Station: sampling station where device was deployed within cave environment. Attribute_Definition_Source: U.S. Geological Survey Attribute_Domain_Values: Enumerated_Domain: Enumerated_Domain_Value: CavePassage1 Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition: Interior cave passage where OsmoSampler was deployed. Cave Passage1 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: Attribute_Label: Sample_ID Attribute_Definition: Sample_ID: Format for sample ID for the individual copper coil sections from the OsmoSampler. 'D' represents 'DEEP' referring to the water depth (7.5 m) where the sampler was installed in the first deployment (D-A-##) and in the second deployment (D-B-##). The numeric code is the unique identifier of the sample section. Attribute_Definition_Source: U.S. Geological Survey Attribute_Domain_Values: Unrepresentable_Domain: Character set (text) Attribute: Attribute_Label: Date (MM/DD/YYYY) Attribute_Definition: Date: Calendar date sample was 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: Time of day of data collection, local time, Central Standard Time (CST) in the format HH:MM:SS. Time indicates an average time (the mid-time point) of the time period represented by the sample. Attribute_Definition_Source: U.S. Geological Survey Attribute_Domain_Values: Unrepresentable_Domain: Character set (text). Attribute: Attribute_Label: Period (days) Attribute_Definition: Period(days): Length of time represented by the sample in days. Attribute_Definition_Source: U.S. Geological Survey Attribute_Domain_Values: Range_Domain: Range_Domain_Minimum: 0.310 Range_Domain_Maximum: 2.602 Attribute_Units_of_Measure: days Attribute: Attribute_Label: Salinity (psu) Attribute_Definition: Salinity(psu): Salinity (psu) value of water sample calculated by multiplying the ion chromatograph determined chloride concentration by 0.0018066. 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: 1.621 Range_Domain_Maximum: 3.010 Attribute_Units_of_Measure: unitless Attribute: Attribute_Label: Chloride (mM) Attribute_Definition: Chloride(milliM): Chloride concentration (mM) 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: 25.313 Range_Domain_Maximum: 46.996 Attribute_Units_of_Measure: millimolar (mM) Attribute: Attribute_Label: Sulfate (mM) Attribute_Definition: Sulfate(milliM): Sulfate concentration (mM) 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: 1.403 Range_Domain_Maximum: 2.619 Attribute_Units_of_Measure: millimolar (mM) Attribute: Attribute_Label: [SO42-]/[Cl-] Attribute_Definition: SO4/Cl: 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: 0.050 Range_Domain_Maximum: 0.074 Attribute_Units_of_Measure: unitless Attribute: Attribute_Label: CH4 (nM) Attribute_Definition: CH4(nanoM): Dissolved methane concentration (nM) of the water sample determined by analysis by gas chromatography flame-ionization detection. 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: 27.23 Range_Domain_Maximum: 6214.20 Attribute_Units_of_Measure: nanomolar (nM) Attribute: Attribute_Label: δ13C-CH4 (‰) Attribute_Definition: delta13C-CH4(permil): 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: -47.43 Range_Domain_Maximum: -33.24 Attribute_Units_of_Measure: per mil relative to VPDB Overview_Description: Entity_and_Attribute_Overview: These data are available in a XLSX and CSV format. The Excel spreadsheet has 8 individual sheets, each containing data obtained with an individual logger or sampler. The entity type label is the same as the Excel sheet label and the CSV filename. The first row of the Excel spreadsheet contains a header line that includes the type of record (i.e., chemical record, sensor-based data record from meteorological station, sensor-based data record from groundwater), a general description of the study, and the years the data were obtained; the second row indicates the type of logger or sampler utilized and, for cave deployments, includes information regarding the deployment depth and specific water layer sampled; the third row corresponds to the attribute label described above (and may contain special characters), and the fourth row of the Excel sheet corresponds to the first row of the CSV file (which has a simplified column heading). The CSV column headers are also the first part of the attribute definition in the detailed entity and attribute section. Each Excel sheet corresponds to a CSV file as described below: Sheet barometer corresponds to file barometer.csv; Sheet precipitation corresponds to file precipitation.csv; Sheet water_level_BW corresponds file water_level_BW.csv; Sheet water_level_SG corresponds to file water_level_SG.csv; Sheet flow_BW corresponds to file flow_BW.csv; Sheet flow_SG corresponds to file flow_SG.csv; Sheet osmosampler_FW corresponds to file osmosampler_FW.csv; Sheet osmosampler_BW corresponds to file osmosampler_BW.csv. 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 address Address: Denver Federal Center, Building 810, Mail Stop 302 City: Denver State_or_Province: CO Postal_Code: 80225 Country: United States Contact_Voice_Telephone: 1-888-275-8747 Contact_Electronic_Mail_Address: sciencebase@usgs.gov Resource_Description: This dataset contains data in an Excel spreadsheet (CenoteBangTemporalRecords_2015-2016.xlsx). The spreadsheet has 8 sheets, which correspond to the data in CSV format (Barometers.csv, precipitation.csv, water_level_BW.csv, water_level_SG.csv, flow_BW.csv, flow_SG.csv, osmosampler_FW.csv and osmosampler_BW.csv). Additionally, the dataset contains a browse graphic (CenoteBangTemporalRecords_2015-2016.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. Standard_Order_Process: Digital_Form: Digital_Transfer_Information: Format_Name: XLSX Format_Version_Number: Excel Professional Plus 2016 Format_Information_Content: The dataset contains an Excel spreadsheet with 8 sheets, each sheet corresponding to a CSV file. Also included are the CSDGM metadata in XML format and a browse graphic in JPEG format. Transfer_Size: 56 Digital_Transfer_Option: Online_Option: Computer_Contact_Information: Network_Address: Network_Resource_Name: https://www.sciencebase.gov/catalog/file/get/5be06ae9e4b0b3fc5cf3355f Network_Resource_Name: https://doi.org/10.5066/P9U0KRVM 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: Excel Professional Plus 2016 Format_Information_Content: The dataset contains an Excel spreadsheet with 8 sheets, each sheet corresponding to a CSV file. Also included are the CSDGM metadata in XML format and a browse graphic in JPEG format. Transfer_Size: 56 Digital_Transfer_Option: Online_Option: Computer_Contact_Information: Network_Address: Network_Resource_Name: https://www.sciencebase.gov/catalog/file/get/5be06ae9e4b0b3fc5cf3355f Network_Resource_Name: https://doi.org/10.5066/P9U0KRVM 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: US 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