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Results of airflow and temperature monitoring in a commercial cave in Greene County, Missouri, December 2016-November 2017

Results of airflow and temperature monitoring at the borehole (AL-1).

Dates

Publication Date
Start Date
2016-12-08
End Date
2017-11-30

Citation

Ellis, J.T., 2018, Results of airflow and temperature monitoring in a commercial cave in Greene County, Missouri, Dec 2016-Nov 2017: U.S. Geological Survey data release, https://doi.org/10.5066/P9WGLHKJ.

Summary

This dataset includes airflow monitoring data using an ultrasonic anemometer (velocity and direction), manual check measurements at three locations in the borehole using a handheld hotwire anemometer, and temperature data recorded adjacent to a 22 inch borehole at a commercial cave in Greene County, Missouri. The borehole was drilled to supplement primary ventilation for the cave, and this data documents the airflow into and out of the borehole, as well as the temperature of outside air. This data was collected as part of a larger effort to monitor air quality in Missouri commercial caves by the Missouri Department of Natural Resources.

Contacts

Point of Contact :
Jarrett T Ellis, U.S. Geological Survey, Midwest Region
Originator :
U.S. Geological Survey
Metadata Contact :
Jarrett T Ellis, U.S. Geological Survey, Midwest Region
Distributor :
U.S. Geological Survey - ScienceBase
SDC Data Owner :
Missouri Water Science Center
USGS Mission Area :
Water Resources

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AL_1.xml
“Metadata”
Original FGDC Metadata
View 		14.73 KB application/fgdc+xml
AL_1.csv
“Airflow monitoring log from location AL-1” 		2.23 MB text/csv
AL_1_manual_measurements.csv
“Manual airflow measurements from location AL-1” 		1.18 KB text/csv
AL_1_temperature.csv
“Temperature monitoring log from location AL-1” 		983.87 KB text/csv

Purpose

The Missouri Department of Natural Resources (MDNR) worked with the cave owner and other parties to monitor air quality within the cave complex to assess the possible human-health risk from air within the cave. The MDNR requested assistance from the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) in monitoring air flow patterns within the cave that could cause variability in constituents being monitored by the MDNR. Airflow measurements recorded are not necessarily representative of natural airflow within the cave because during some periods of data collection, the cave was being force ventilated. Because of privacy concerns regarding location of the cave and vent shaft, the name of the cave is not disclosed, and only general descriptions of monitoring locations within the cave are provided.

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