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Field Notes

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Vaira: 2014-08-21 09:00:00 (DOY 233)
Author: Joe Verfaillie
Others: Siyan

Summary: Standard field work, fixed cow fence, met solar panels not pointed at the sun - fixed.

Vaira
2014-08-21

I arrived about 9am with Siyan. It was clean sunny and warm with little to no breeze. The standing dead grass has been beaten down in paths by cows. The trees still look good.

We did the standard field work and Siyan collected biomass samples. I fixed the fence charger. The fence and solar panel had been disconnected and the battery was down to about 5 volts. The old met battery that Siyan swapped out last time was still there and better than 12V. I used it to power the fence and brought in the dead motorcycle battery.

The solar panels that charge the met battery were pointing north and down, so we lost about half the met data due to low power. I fixed the solar panel orientations.

The dead calf is mostly skin and bones but still smells if you get close. I left a shovel at the site to bury it next time maybe.

I cleaned the BF3 diffuse sensor.

Field Data

No tank data

Well Depth

DateLocationDepth (feet)
2014-08-21TZ_floor32.4
2014-08-21TZ_road39.3
2014-08-21TZ_tower35.6

mode = both
Moisture Point Probes TZ
Array ( [0] => Tower [1] => Floor_South [2] => Floor_East [3] => Floor_West [4] => Soil_Transect_4 [5] => Soil_Transect_1 [6] => SoilCO2_West_A [7] => SoilCO2_West_B [8] => SoilCO2_West_C [9] => SoilCO2 [10] => Soil_Transect_3 [11] => Soil_Transect_2 )

Date DOY Rep Depth
Tower
Floor_South
Floor_East
Floor_West
Soil_Transect_4
Soil_Transect_1
SoilCO2_West_A
SoilCO2_West_B
SoilCO2_West_C
SoilCO2
Soil_Transect_3
Soil_Transect_2
Avg
Spacial Count
Measurement Count
2014-08-21 233 0 0-15cm 7.1 0.6 3.6 4.7 0.1 1.5 7.7 1.5 3.6
2014-08-21 233 0 15-30cm 10.5 10 11.2 8.1 9 2.9 15.4 0.6 8.4 6 14.5 12.2
2014-08-21 233 0 30-45cm 17.9 10.3 22.6 9.5 13.1 17.8 15.4 11.1 12.9 11.1 16.5
2014-08-21 233 0 45-60cm 8.5 11.1 11 10.5 17.6 11.5 19.3 11.1 25.9 18.5
2014-08-21 233 1 0-15cm 8.3 1.2 0.4 1.8 7.1 2.4 5.3 11.1 6.5
2014-08-21 233 1 15-30cm 10 10 8.4 9 2.9 6.6 0.5 7.8 5.7 15.2 11.5
2014-08-21 233 1 30-45cm 18.4 10.9 14.3 9.5 12.9 14.3 15.7 11.1 14.3 15.6 15.9
2014-08-21 233 1 45-60cm 8.2 11.1 10.2 9.9 17.3 11.9 20.2 14.8 18.5
2014-08-21 233 Avg 0-15cm 7.7 0.9 3.6 4.7 0.25 1.65 7.4 1.95 4.45 11.1 6.5 4.56 11 18
2014-08-21 233 Avg 15-30cm 10.25 10 11.2 8.25 9 2.9 11 0.55 8.1 5.85 14.85 11.85 8.65 12 23
2014-08-21 233 Avg 30-45cm 18.15 10.6 18.45 9.5 13 16.05 15.55 11.1 13.6 13.35 16.2 14.14 11 22
2014-08-21 233 Avg 45-60cm 8.35 11.1 10.6 10.2 17.45 11.7 19.75 11.1 20.35 18.5 13.91 10 19

mode = both
Moisture Point Probes VR
Array ( [0] => Solar_Panels [1] => Flux_Tower [2] => Gate [3] => Biomass_Cage )

Date DOY Rep Depth
Solar_Panels
Flux_Tower
Gate
Biomass_Cage
Avg
Spacial Count
Measurement Count
2014-08-21 233 0 0-15cm 0.4 1.5 1.6 0.7
2014-08-21 233 0 15-30cm 8.4 5.1 10 2.9
2014-08-21 233 0 30-45cm 14 3.4 15.4 12
2014-08-21 233 0 45-60cm 27.9 11 6.4 14.8
2014-08-21 233 1 0-15cm 0.4 2.1 0.1
2014-08-21 233 1 15-30cm 8.1 5.7 2.6
2014-08-21 233 1 30-45cm 13.7 3.1 11.2
2014-08-21 233 1 45-60cm 28.2 11 15.3
2014-08-21 233 Avg 0-15cm 0.4 1.8 1.6 0.4 1.05 4 7
2014-08-21 233 Avg 15-30cm 8.25 5.4 10 2.75 6.6 4 7
2014-08-21 233 Avg 30-45cm 13.85 3.25 15.4 11.6 11.03 4 7
2014-08-21 233 Avg 45-60cm 28.05 11 6.4 15.05 15.13 4 7

No TZ grass heigth found

No VR grass heigth found

Tree DBH

DateTag#Reading (mm)

No water potential data found

No VR Grass Biomass data found

No VR OakLeaves Biomass data found

No VR PineNeedles Biomass data found

0 photos found

Graphs display:
9 sets found

16 VR_met graphs found

Temperatures

System Power Voltage

Soil Temperatures Set 1

Soil Temperatures Set 2

Soil Temperature Set 3

Soil Temperature at -4cm

Soil Heat Flux

Soil Moisture

Photosynthetic Active Radiation

Short/Long Wave Radiation

LED sensor

Vaira PPT

Peltier SHF Plates

Peltier SHF Temperatures

LED NDVI

NDVI SRS Raw Data

2 VR_flux graphs found

CO2 Density

Sonic Wind

6 VR_soilco2 graphs found

VR West Eosense Profile

VR North Vaisala Profile

Soil CO2 West Temperatures

Soil CO2 North Temperatures

Soil CO2 East Temperatures

VR East Vaisala Profile

No data found for VR_pond.
Can't check TZVR_mixed
No data found for VR_fd.
No data found for VR_processed.
No data found for VR_arable.
No data found for VR_soilvue.

 
 

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