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DWR Corn: 2013-05-09 09:00:00 (DOY 129)
Author: Cove Sturtevant
Others: Joe

Summary: Moved tower east of wetland construction. All running well. No ground instruments installed.

DWR Corn
2013-05-09

Joe and I arrived around 09:00 PDT. It was sunny, windy, and cool. We dismantled the tower and set it back up near the levee just east of the planned construction of the new wetland. Sheep were grazing at the new site, although not within the tower footprint. The guard/herding dogs were not happy we were there but Joes ingenious good dog was surprisingly effective at calming down the one that came over to bite us.

Tower reconstruction went very well and data is currently collecting. No ground sensors are installed, including heat flux, soil moisture, soil temperature, and water table. The camera looks to the northwest of the tower. We did not have a level with us so we eyeballed the radiation instruments. Adjust to level next time.

5 photos found

20130509DC_TowerDown.jpg ( 2013-05-09 10:26:55 ) Full size: 1920x1440
Cove packing up the pieces after taking down the DWR Corn tower

20130509WC_WetlandConstructionSite2.jpg ( 2013-05-09 13:51:49 ) Full size: 1920x1440
Temporary location during wetland construction

20130509DC_HaveTowerWillTravel.jpg ( 2013-05-09 10:38:45 ) Full size: 1920x1440
Have tower, will travel

20130509WC_WetlandConstructionSite1.jpg ( 2013-05-09 13:51:25 ) Full size: 1920x1440
Temporary location of the Corn tower during wetland construction