Cave Drip Water Conductivity and Climate Data from Cueva de Asiul, Spain (2010-2014)
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Description
High-resolution event-based monitoring data from a Spanish cave system, collected between January 2010 and January 2014. The dataset includes cave and external temperature, rainfall, soil and cave air pCO2, drip water calcium saturation, electrical conductivity, and cave air pressure. This data was analyzed at Lancaster University and the NERC isotope geosciences laboratory, and its electrical conductivity component is described as the first of its type from any cave system.
Use Cases
Modeling cave ventilation dynamics based on cave air pCO2 and drip water electrical conductivity data.
Analyzing the relationship between external climate parameters (temperature, rainfall) and internal cave conditions.
Investigating speleothem growth drivers using high-resolution cave monitoring data.
Validating novel monitoring techniques, such as the submerged CTD Diver probe and piston flow housing described for electrical conductivity.
Strengths
Data collection spanned a four-year period from 2010 to 2014, providing longitudinal observations.
Includes high-resolution event-based monitoring for multiple climatic and cave parameters.
The electrical conductivity data is described as the first dataset of its type from any cave system, using a novel probe housing.
Limitations
Description metadata is limited; actual data quality requires manual inspection after download.
Column-level documentation is absent; field semantics must be inferred after download.
The description notes missing data due to instrument malfunction during the four-year period.
Provenance
Source
British Geological Survey (BGS), Lancaster University, Matienzo caving expedition.
Collection Method
Instrumentation set up within the cave and a 1km radius as part of a PhD project.
Time Range
January 2010 to January 2014.
Freshness
Last updated 2026-04-09 08:25:46.166878; freshness should be verified.
Geography
Cueva de Asiul, Cantabria, northern Spain (43°19'0"N, 3°35'28"W).
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