Field Notes

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Tonzi: 2015-11-20 11:30:00 (DOY 324)
Author: Joe Verfaillie
Others: Siyan

Summary: Compute stick problems, replaced LED sensor, Looked at CO2 profile again, fixed z-cam 2 wire, loose windows on z-cams.

Tonzi
2015-11-20

I arrived with Siyan about 11:30. It was mild and sunny but a little hazy with little to no wind. The grasses here seem much greener than last time. The last storm doesnâ€™t seem to have brought much rain here as the ground is relatively dry. No cows visible, but from the top of the tower, I saw a truck and trailer go by with giant bales of alfalfa. The cow fences were okay.

The compute stick at the tower seemed to wake up and everything was running but much of the data from the last week was not recorded. It is set never to go to sleep but there still might be some kind of sleep problem. There was also a problem with the daily renaming program that overwrote the same file each day. I think I need to set one up in the lab to test and watch. So we lost a week of Phenocam images, and most of the Tram data. The CO2 profile system was not running.

I replace the LED sensor on the top of the tower.

I checked on the co2 profile system trying to decide whether to pull it out and rebuild it or try patching it up in place. The tubing connection to the pump was broken and I could not fix it. This might have been partly the cause of the low flow rates. I tried to test the flow of each tubing run but the connection to the pump made the results questionable. Iâ€™m still undecided.

I patched the wire to z-cam 2 again. I need to replace this run. It needs four conductors.

The window on z-cam one was loose and there was some condensation inside. We wiped out the condensation, added some desiccant and stuck the window back on with some putty. It needs some better glue next time.

The window on Z-cam three also came off when Siyan was cleaning it. We stuck this one back on with some liquid electrical tape. Again, this probably could use some more glue next time.

Field Data

No tank data

Well Depth

Date	Location	Depth (feet)
2015-11-20	TZ_floor	31.9
2015-11-20	TZ_road	38.8
2015-11-20	TZ_tower	36.5

mode = both
Moisture Point Probes TZ
Array ( [0] => Tower_1 [1] => Floor_South_1 [2] => Floor_East_1 [3] => Floor_West_1 [4] => Soil_Transect_3_1 [5] => Soil_Transect_2_1 [6] => Soil_Transect_1_1 [7] => SoilCO2_West_A_1 [8] => SoilCO2_West_B_1 [9] => SoilCO2_West_C_1 [10] => SoilCO2_1 [11] => SoilCO2_2 [12] => Tower_2 [13] => Floor_South_2 [14] => Floor_East_2 [15] => Floor_West_2 [16] => Soil_Transect_4_2 [17] => Soil_Transect_3_2 [18] => Soil_Transect_2_2 [19] => Soil_Transect_1_2 [20] => SoilCO2_West_A_2 [21] => SoilCO2_West_B_2 [22] => SoilCO2_West_C_2 [23] => SoilCO2_3 [24] => Tower_3 [25] => Floor_South_3 [26] => Floor_East_3 [27] => Floor_West_3 [28] => Soil_Transect_4_3 [29] => Soil_Transect_3_3 [30] => Soil_Transect_2_3 [31] => Soil_Transect_1_3 [32] => SoilCO2_West_B_3 [33] => SoilCO2_West_C_3 [34] => SoilCO2_4 [35] => Tower_4 [36] => Floor_South_4 [37] => Floor_East_4 [38] => Floor_West_4 [39] => Soil_Transect_4_4 [40] => Soil_Transect_3_4 [41] => Soil_Transect_2_4 [42] => Soil_Transect_1_4 [43] => SoilCO2_West_A_4 [44] => SoilCO2_West_B_4 [45] => SoilCO2_West_C_4 [46] => Soil_Transect_4_1 )

0000

Date	DOY	Rep	Depth	Tower_1	Floor_South_1	Floor_East_1	Floor_West_1	Soil_Transect_3_1	Soil_Transect_2_1	Soil_Transect_1_1	SoilCO2_West_A_1	SoilCO2_West_B_1	SoilCO2_West_C_1	SoilCO2_1	SoilCO2_2	Tower_2	Floor_South_2	Floor_East_2	Floor_West_2	Soil_Transect_4_2	Soil_Transect_3_2	Soil_Transect_2_2	Soil_Transect_1_2	SoilCO2_West_A_2	SoilCO2_West_B_2	SoilCO2_West_C_2	SoilCO2_3	Tower_3	Floor_South_3	Floor_East_3	Floor_West_3	Soil_Transect_4_3	Soil_Transect_3_3	Soil_Transect_2_3	Soil_Transect_1_3	SoilCO2_West_B_3	SoilCO2_West_C_3	SoilCO2_4	Tower_4	Floor_South_4	Floor_East_4	Floor_West_4	Soil_Transect_4_4	Soil_Transect_3_4	Soil_Transect_2_4	Soil_Transect_1_4	SoilCO2_West_A_4	SoilCO2_West_B_4	SoilCO2_West_C_4	Soil_Transect_4_1	Spacial Count
2015-11-20	324	0	nan	10.6	11.2	27.9	20.9	11.5	8.8	11.5	12.4	14.7	11.8	15.6	13.6	10	7.2	16.7	10	13.6	22.5	13.6	4.5	11.1	7.9	16.1	11.1	13.7	5.6	7.6	5	8.1	11.1	15.1	12.9	14.5	12.9	17.6	9	3.9	14.2	27.9	9.9	15	19.9	10.5	14.2	11	17
2015-11-20	324	1	nan	10.6	12.4	26.1	19.7	11.5	8.6	11.5	12.4	15.3	11.5	15.9	13.6	10.3	6.6	18.5	10.6	13.6	22.5	13.3	3.9	11.1	7.8	16.7	7	13.4	5.6	9.8	6.2	9	12	15.1	12.5	14.3	12.6	15.9	8.7	3.6	13.9	24.8	11.3	14.5	19.3	9.9	12.8	11.6	15.3	10.3
2015-11-20	324	Avg	0-15cm																																																0
2015-11-20	324	Avg	15-30cm																																																0
2015-11-20	324	Avg	30-45cm																																																0
2015-11-20	324	Avg	45-60cm																																																0

mode = both
Moisture Point Probes VR
Array ( [0] => Solar_Panels_1 [1] => Flux_Tower_1 [2] => Gate_1 [3] => Biomass_Cage_1 [4] => Solar_Panels_2 [5] => Flux_Tower_2 [6] => Gate_2 [7] => Biomass_Cage_2 [8] => Solar_Panels_3 [9] => Flux_Tower_3 [10] => Gate_3 [11] => Biomass_Cage_3 [12] => Solar_Panels_4 [13] => Flux_Tower_4 [14] => Gate_4 [15] => Biomass_Cage_4 )

0000

Date	DOY	Rep	Depth	Solar_Panels_1	Flux_Tower_1	Gate_1	Biomass_Cage_1	Solar_Panels_2	Flux_Tower_2	Gate_2	Biomass_Cage_2	Solar_Panels_3	Flux_Tower_3	Gate_3	Biomass_Cage_3	Solar_Panels_4	Flux_Tower_4	Gate_4	Biomass_Cage_4	Spacial Count
2015-11-20	324	0	nan	11.5	13.2	10.9	4.5	18.8	17.3	11.2	10.3	17.6	7	11.5	13.1	26.5	13.9	10.5	15
2015-11-20	324	1	nan	11.8	13.2	11.8	4.2	17.2	17.3	11.5	10.6	17	6.7	12.3	14.3	25.9	13.3	9	14.2
2015-11-20	324	Avg	0-15cm																	0
2015-11-20	324	Avg	15-30cm																	0
2015-11-20	324	Avg	30-45cm																	0
2015-11-20	324	Avg	45-60cm																	0

No TZ grass heigth found

No VR grass heigth found

Tree DBH

Date	Tag#	Reading (mm)
2015-11-20	1	17.2
2015-11-20	102	12.0
2015-11-20	2	14.9
2015-11-20	245	21.9
2015-11-20	3	16.2
2015-11-20	4	11.5
2015-11-20	5	15.2
2015-11-20	7	12.0
2015-11-20	72	21.4
2015-11-20	79	18.5
2015-11-20	8	16.0