Field Activity 2016-003-FA

Identifier 2016-003-FA
Purpose Recover dataloggers, osmosamplers and the Octopipi water sampler from coastal caves in the Yucatan Penisula Mexico
Location Tulum/Playa Del Carmen Mexico
Summary Recovered dataloggers, osmosamplers, and the Octopipi water sampler from coastal caves in the Yucatan Penisula, Mexico.
Info derived Geochemical data from anchialine caves
Projects
Related activities
2015-013-FA: Project
Platform
on foot
survey conducted on foot
Itinerary
Start Tulum/Playa Del Carmen Mexico 2016-01-18
End Tulum/Playa Del Carmen Mexico 2016-01-24
Days in the field 5
Bounds
West -87.5693
East -87.41655884
North 20.28293751
South 20.10841783
Scuba operations Yes

Personnel

Organization
384 Woods Hole Road
Quissett Campus
Woods Hole, MA02543-1598
(508) 548-8700
Principal investigators John Pohlman
Crew members
John Pohlman
Scientist, Staff
Information specialist(s)
John Pohlman
Specialist, Information
Affiliate principal David Brankovits, Texas A&M University at Galveston

Data types and categories

Data category: Environmental Data, Sampling
Data type: Conductivity, Depth, Dissolved Oxygen, Fluorescence, Temperature, Chemistry

Equipment used

Equipment Usage description Data types Datasets
osmosampler Chemistry (no data reported)
OctoPiPi water sampler Chemistry 1
YSI EXO2 Multi-parameter Sonde Chlorophyll, Conductivity, Depth, Dissolved Oxygen, Fluorescence, Nitrate, ORP, pH, Temperature, Turbidity 1
Water sampler Chemistry 2

Datasets

Datasets produced in this activity

Dataset name Equipment Description Dataset contact
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 Water sampler Discrete water samples collected during 2016-003-FA.

Datasets compiled from multiple sources

Dataset name Equipment Description Dataset contact
CenoteBang_OPP-gechem-data_2015-2016 OctoPiPi water sampler 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. John Pohlman
CenoteBang_sondedata YSI EXO2 Multi-parameter Sonde Sonde data to characterize physical and chemical properties of the Cenote Bang, a component of the Ox Bel Ha cave network within the subterranean estuary coastal aquifer of the Yucatan Peninsula, from December 2013 to January 2016 John Pohlman
CenoteBangGeochemData_2013-2016 Water sampler Geochemical data to characterize physical and chemical properties of the Cenote Bang, a component of the Ox Bel Ha cave network within the subterranean estuary coastal aquifer of the Yucatan Peninsula, from December 2013 to January 2016 John Pohlman

Datasets not currently associated with specific equipment

Dataset name Description Dataset contact
CenoteBangTemporalRecords_2015-2016 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 John Pohlman

Publications

Samples collected during this field activity