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Field Activity Details for field activity 2018-031-FA

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Other ID: none

Status: Completed

Organization(s): USGS, Woods Hole Coastal and Marine Science Center

Funding Program(s): Estuarine Processes, Hazards, and Ecosystems (LQ00G3S)

Principal Investigator(s): Neil Kamal Ganju

Affiliate Investigator(s): David Brankovits, Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution

Information Specialist(s): John Pohlman

Data Type(s): Environmental Data: Conductivity, Environmental Data: Current, Environmental Data: Depth, Environmental Data: Dissolved Oxygen, Environmental Data: Fluorescence, Environmental Data: Methane, Environmental Data: pH, Environmental Data: Temperature, Sampling: Chemistry, Time Series: Geochemical Monitoring

Scientific Purpose/Goals: Deploy dataloggers, osmosamplers and the collect samples with Octopipi water sampler from coastal caves in the Yucatan Penisula Mexico. Field test echosounders and ADCP units.

Vehicle(s):

Start Port/Location: Tulum/Playa Del Carmen Mexico

End Port/Location: Tulum/Playa Del Carmen Mexico

Start Date: 2018-03-14

End Date: 2018-03-27

Equipment Used: YSI EXO2 Multi-parameter Sonde, Norteck ADV, Gas sampler, Water sampler, Other

Information to be Derived: Geochemical data from anchialine caves

Summary of Activity and Data Gathered: Deployed dataloggers, osmosamplers, and the collected samples with Octopipi water sampler from coastal caves in the Yucatan Penisula Mexico. Field tested echosounders and ADCP units.

Staff: John Pohlman

Affiliate Staff:

Notes: Entries for this field activity are based on entries from Field Activity 2016-003-FA

Location:

Tulum/Playa Del Carmen Mexico

Boundaries
North: 20.28293751 South: 20.10841783 West: -87.5693 East: -87.41655884

Platform(s):

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on foot

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Data Acquired

Survey EquipmentSurvey InfoData Type(s)Data Collected
YSI EXO2 Multi-parameter Sonde --- Chlorophyll
Conductivity
Depth
Dissolved Oxygen
Fluorescence
Nitrate
ORP
pH
Temperature
Turbidity
Norteck ADV --- Current
Gas sampler --- Dissolved Oxygen
Gas Hydrates
Methane
Water sampler --- Chemistry
Other --- --- ---

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