Field Activity 2010-023-FA

Identifier 2010-023-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 Conducted estuary and groundwater sampling and radon analyses.
Info derived Time series data;
Comments Successful radon time series at Limon, De la Mona and Salmonete. Project = Panama Liquid Jungle Lab, Panama Liquid Jungle Lab
Platform
on foot
survey conducted on foot
Itinerary
Start near Pixvae, Panama 2010-03-07
End near Pixvae, Panama 2010-03-29
Days in the field 21
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 Ivan Valiela, Marine Biological Lab (MBL);
Affiliate staff Anne Giblin, MBL; Rita Moneira, MBL

Data types and categories

Data category: Sampling, Location-Elevation
Data type: Chemistry, Navigation

Equipment used

Equipment Usage description Data types Datasets
Niskin bottle Chemistry (no data reported)
GPS (wh) Navigation (no data reported)

Publications

Samples collected during this field activity