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Field Notes

<--2001-07-06 02:20:00 | 2001-07-17 12:00:00-->

Tonzi: 2001-07-12 09:00:00 (DOY 193)
Author: Dennis Baldocchi
Others: Liu Kang

Summary: PC issues, required a clean install of windows 2k; PC fixed, programs running smoothly.

Date: July 12

I just got a phone call from Liukang-

He informed me that the PCs at the tower and Vaira were running fine but
the pc at the floor was not taking data - the gill sonic program was
minimized. He also informed me that Nancy tried to make some changes to the
floor pc on her last visit. He did not know what exactly she tried to do -
possibly something to do with the renaming file task. Nancy should not have
been able to change any settings with our new security system but may have
added a pc208 task that was not compiled with wattcom therefore crashing
the system at the floor pc.

I gave Liukang the password to the floor pc and some instruction on some
administrative changes to make to the system. Hopefully this will solve the
problem.

I am having some difficulty getting the pc I have here in the lab to work
so I did not go to the field today. I removed the operating system from the
pc I have in the lab and performed a clean install of Windows 2K. I
installed the IOSOCKET pcmcia card and installed the driver as I have done
to the other 3 pc but for some reason it is unable to open com port 3 with
gillsonic.exe or pc208w.exe.

If I can solve the problem today I intend to go to the site tomorrow
(Friday) and will replace the pc and install the auto shot off/on at the
floor site. I am going to add a data logger to the floor system at the
tripod until I can find the time to run cable and conduit from the other
met data loggers.



Hi Dennis: Here is the notes for my field trips on d193.

At Vaira site: Arrived 9:00, heavy cloudy, but clear out shortly after.

(1).The flux program was running properly, download the data. and check the
voltage (13.2V, 9.6V and 2.7V).
(2) Switched the signal and return wires for Rnet sensor, so it gives us
positive output.
(3) Change the time setting for CR23X and CR10X, so that daily met and soil
files will be from 0030 to 2400.
(4) I checked the wire for the PAR_up sensor, and found that the connection
of the signal wire and its extension wire was not very good. I re-wrapped
the connection with black tape, the data output is good.

At Tonzi site. clear sky, mild and temperature of mid 80.

(1) The tower flux program was running good. Download the data.
(2). But the flux program of floor system was minimized at the bottom of
the screen. I found out that the flux program was minimized right after I
left the site last week. The laptop was still able to communicate with all
the datalooggers. I restart the program, the gillsonic program was still
minimized after 1 hr or so. I called Ted about the problem, he told me
that Nancy put her own copy of MD9_5.exe in that folder of floor system.
After I deleted MD9_5.exe and also deleted the task5 under communication
tab of PC208W, the floor system was running properly.
(3). Inside the orange fence, replaced CR10X2 battery, and moved the wires
(power supply of the fan for the T/RH sensor at floor) to CR23X box.
(4) 4 A/Ci measurements of Li-Cor 6400.

some of the trees seems senescence early than others, leaves start to turn
yellow.
Liukang

Field Data

No tank data

No TZ Well data found

No TZ Moisture Point data found

No VR Moisture Point data found

No TZ grass heigth found

No VR grass heigth found

Tree DBH

DateTag#Reading (mm)

No water potential data found

No TZ Grass Biomass data found

No TZ OakLeaves Biomass data found

No TZ PineNeedles Biomass data found

0 photos found

Graphs display:
16 sets found

No data found for TZ_Fenergy.
11 TZ_tmet graphs found

Tonzi Tower Met: Temperature and Power

Tonzi Tower Met: Solar Radiation

Tonzi Tower Met: IRT Sensors

LED Sensor Incoming

LED Sensor Outgoing

4-Band Solar Radiation

Air Temperature Profile

Relativity Humidity Profile

Tonzi Tower PRI

SRS PRI/NDVI

SRS NDVI

No data found for TZ_soilco2.
Can't check TZ_mixed
3 TZ_mixed graphs found

Tonzi PPT

Tonzi CO2 and H2O Densities

Air Pressure

No data found for TZ_fflux.
8 TZ_fmet graphs found

Soil Heat Flux

Tonzi Soil Temperature Set A

Tonzi Soil Temperatures Set B

Tonzi Soil Temperatures Set C

Tonzi Soil Temperature Set D

Well Level

Well Water Temperature

Soil Water Potential

No data found for TZ_tram.
No data found for TZ_co2prof.
No data found for TZ_irt.
No data found for TZ_windprof.
No data found for TZ_tflux.
2 TZ_sm graphs found

Floor Solar Radiations

TZ Soil Moisture

Can't check TZ_met
1 TZ_met graphs found

Floor and Tower RH

Can't check TZVR_mixed
No data found for TZ_osu.
No data found for TZ_fd.
Tonzi Z-cam data

plot of Tonzi z-cam LAI

plot of Tonzi z-cam gap fration

 
 

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