Field Activity 2009-087-FA

Identifier 2009-087-FA
Purpose Identify the contribution of groundwater flux to nutrient and water budgets in tropical estuaries with forested and deforested watersheds; and examine deforestation impacts on nutrient and water cycles using radon, radium, salinity and nutrient concentrations.
Location Liquid Jungle Lab, Isla Canales de Tierra, Coiba National Park, Gulf of Chiriqui, Panama, Central America, Pacific Ocean;
Summary Rn time series and mapped Rn data in Rio Limon and Rio de la Mona, Liquid Jungle Lab.
Comments Project = Panama Liquid Jungle Lab, Panama Liquid Jungle Lab
Platform
on foot
survey conducted on foot
Itinerary
Start near Pixvae, Panama 2009-12-01
End near Pixvae, Panama 2009-12-17
Days in the field 15
Bounds
West -81.594
East -81.547
North 7.836
South 7.794

Personnel

Organization
384 Woods Hole Road
Quissett Campus
Woods Hole, MA02543-1598
(508) 548-8700
Principal investigators John Crusius
Crew members
Sandy Baldwin
Scientist, Staff
John Crusius
Scientist, Staff
Information specialist(s)
Sandy Baldwin
Specialist, Information
Affiliate principal Marine Biological Lab (MBL)
Affiliate staff MBL: Ivan Valiela (lead), Rita Moneira

Data types and categories

Data category: Sampling, Environmental Data, Location-Elevation
Data type: Chemistry, Radon, Navigation, CTD

Equipment used

Equipment Usage description Data types Datasets
Niskin bottle Chemistry (no data reported)
RAD7 radon detection instrument Radon (no data reported)
YSI Sound velocity CTD (wh) CTD (no data reported)
GPS (wh) Navigation (no data reported)

Publications

Samples collected during this field activity