Field Notes

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Vaira: 2015-11-20 10:00:00 (DOY 324)
Author: Joe Verfaillie
Others: Siyan

Summary: Added fence posts, dug up Peltier SHF plates - two removed, RPi would not reboot - card brought in.

Vaira
2015-11-20

I arrived about 10:00 with Siyan. It was mild, clear and sunny with a little bit of haze. The grass doesn’t seem much different from last time. The puddles in the road have nearly completely dried up and the ground surface looks dry. I don’t think there was much rain here from the last storm.

The biomass cage has been moved since last time.

I added five new fence posts and reset one of the old fence posts to the cow fence at Vaira’s request. The fence does look better, but it could use a couple more longer insulated standoffs for the electric wire.

I dug up the Peltier soil heat flux plates. One sn P03 had been chewed by a gopher and the other sn P04 had a broken wire where the wire had corroded at a small break in its insulation. I removed these two sensors and might be able to repair them in the lab. Next time out we need to check the depths and reset the thermocouples.

Siyan collected data, did soil moisture and spectral measurements.

The Raspberry Pi was being slow and would not restart. It seems like there is a bad spot on the memory card. We brought the memory card in. There will be no phenocam images recorded until we replace the card.

Field Data

No tank data

Well Depth

DateLocationDepth (feet)
2015-11-20TZ_floor31.9
2015-11-20TZ_road38.8
2015-11-20TZ_tower36.5

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

Date DOY Rep Depth
Tower
Floor_South
Floor_East
Floor_West
Soil_Transect_3
Soil_Transect_2
Soil_Transect_1
SoilCO2_West_A
SoilCO2_West_B
SoilCO2_West_C
SoilCO2
Soil_Transect_4
Avg
Spacial Count
Measurement Count
2015-11-20 324 0 0-15cm 10.6 11.2 27.9 20.9 11.5 8.8 11.5 12.4 14.7 11.8 15.6
2015-11-20 324 0 15-30cm 10 7.2 16.7 10 22.5 13.6 4.5 11.1 7.9 16.1 13.6 13.6
2015-11-20 324 0 30-45cm 13.7 5.6 7.6 5 11.1 15.1 12.9 14.5 12.9 11.1 8.1
2015-11-20 324 0 45-60cm 9 3.9 14.2 27.9 15 19.9 10.5 14.2 11 17 17.6 9.9
2015-11-20 324 1 0-15cm 10.6 12.4 26.1 19.7 11.5 8.6 11.5 12.4 15.3 11.5 15.9 10.3
2015-11-20 324 1 15-30cm 10.3 6.6 18.5 10.6 22.5 13.3 3.9 11.1 7.8 16.7 13.6 13.6
2015-11-20 324 1 30-45cm 13.4 5.6 9.8 6.2 12 15.1 12.5 14.3 12.6 7 9
2015-11-20 324 1 45-60cm 8.7 3.6 13.9 24.8 14.5 19.3 9.9 12.8 11.6 15.3 15.9 11.3
2015-11-20 324 Avg 0-15cm 10.6 11.8 27 20.3 11.5 8.7 11.5 12.4 15 11.65 15.75 10.3 13.88 12 23
2015-11-20 324 Avg 15-30cm 10.15 6.9 17.6 10.3 22.5 13.45 4.2 11.1 7.85 16.4 13.6 13.6 12.3 12 24
2015-11-20 324 Avg 30-45cm 13.55 5.6 8.7 5.6 11.55 15.1 12.7 14.4 12.75 9.05 8.55 10.69 11 22
2015-11-20 324 Avg 45-60cm 8.85 3.75 14.05 26.35 14.75 19.6 10.2 13.5 11.3 16.15 16.75 10.6 13.82 12 24

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
2015-11-20 324 0 0-15cm 11.5 13.2 10.9 4.5
2015-11-20 324 0 15-30cm 18.8 17.3 11.2 10.3
2015-11-20 324 0 30-45cm 17.6 7 11.5 13.1
2015-11-20 324 0 45-60cm 26.5 13.9 10.5 15
2015-11-20 324 1 0-15cm 11.8 13.2 11.8 4.2
2015-11-20 324 1 15-30cm 17.2 17.3 11.5 10.6
2015-11-20 324 1 30-45cm 17 6.7 12.3 14.3
2015-11-20 324 1 45-60cm 25.9 13.3 9 14.2
2015-11-20 324 Avg 0-15cm 11.65 13.2 11.35 4.35 10.14 4 8
2015-11-20 324 Avg 15-30cm 18 17.3 11.35 10.45 14.28 4 8
2015-11-20 324 Avg 30-45cm 17.3 6.85 11.9 13.7 12.44 4 8
2015-11-20 324 Avg 45-60cm 26.2 13.6 9.75 14.6 16.04 4 8

No TZ grass heigth found

No VR grass heigth found

No VR Tree DBH found

No water potential data found

No VR Grass Biomass data found

No VR OakLeaves Biomass data found

No VR PineNeedles Biomass data found

1 photos found

Siyan on site
vaira_2015_11_20_103137.jpg ( 2015-11-20 10:21:36 ) Full size: 1296x960
Siyan on site

Graphs display:
9 sets found

16 VR_met graphs found

Explore the graph:Temperatures in a new window

Explore the graph:System Power Voltage in a new window

Explore the graph:Soil Temperatures Set 1 in a new window

Explore the graph:Soil Temperatures Set 2 in a new window

Explore the graph:Soil Temperature Set 3 in a new window

Explore the graph:Soil Temperature at -4cm in a new window

Explore the graph:Soil Heat Flux in a new window

Explore the graph:Soil Moisture in a new window

Explore the graph:Photosynthetic Active Radiation in a new window

Explore the graph:Short/Long Wave Radiation in a new window

Explore the graph:LED sensor in a new window

Explore the graph:Vaira PPT in a new window

Explore the graph:Peltier SHF Plates in a new window

Explore the graph:Peltier SHF Temperatures in a new window

Explore the graph:LED NDVI in a new window

Explore the graph:NDVI SRS Raw Data in a new window

2 VR_flux graphs found

Explore the graph:CO2 Density in a new window

Explore the graph:Sonic Wind in a new window

6 VR_soilco2 graphs found

Explore the graph:VR West Eosense Profile in a new window

Explore the graph:VR North Vaisala Profile in a new window

Explore the graph:Soil CO2 West Temperatures in a new window

Explore the graph:Soil CO2 North Temperatures in a new window

Explore the graph:Soil CO2 East Temperatures in a new window

Explore the graph:VR East Vaisala Profile in a new window

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.