Field Notes

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Tonzi: 2016-04-05 11:30:00 (DOY 96)
Author: Joe Verfaillie
Others: Siyan, Robert Grant

Summary: ATT modem not working - removed, moved shadow band diffuse PAR, reinstalled CO2 profile pump - system still not running, reinstalled relay for Open soil CO2 profile.

Tonzi

I arrived about 11am with Siyan and Robert Grant. It was clear, sunny and warm with a nice breeze from the west. Everything is very green and there are lots of flowers. The road and ground surface is dry. Tonziâ€™s pond is full but has receded a little.

The ATT Beam modem was reporting 19.7MB used out of 10MB and did not seem to let the computer connect to the internet. Windows was reporting no data used since the first of the month. I put a USB extension cable on the modem and moved it up about three meters above the ground. This seemed to have no effect on the signal strength â€“ still one or two bars. I brought the modem in for more testing.

Only a few phenocam images were collected. I discovered that the settings in the camera were not saved and when the camera was turned off for the night the changes were lost. To make changes permanent you have to do an extra step of issuing a â€˜config saveâ€™ command. I did this after fixing the settings again.

I moved the rotating shadow band diffuse PAR from the vertical pipe that Ameriflux will use to the horizontal pipe the pulley is mounted on. There was some water inside the box but no damage to the motor or wiring. Need to think about sealing it better. I also lowered the incoming PRI sensor about 15cm.

I cleaned the radiometers. There was some condensation in the pyranometer â€“ change desiccant next time. The NR-Lite mount is loose â€“ either fix or remove.

The HMP45 fan at the top of the tower has a broken wire but otherwise seemed okay. I discovered this at the end and didnâ€™t have another climb up the tower in me to fix it.

I replaced the relay for the Open soil CO2 profile. It was working, but could use longer wires.

I reinstalled the old pump for the co2 profile system. The system was running but the port for solenoid four was stuck on and yet the solenoid was not opening. I need to run through that program and figure out how the add the pressure from the LI-820 and the Forerunner CO2 sensors. I left the pump installed but turned everything off.

The electric fence near the tower gate is broken. I fixed it so it doesnâ€™t short out but it needs more work.

Field Data

No tank data

Well Depth

Date	Location	Depth (feet)
2016-04-05	TZ_floor	24.15
2016-04-05	TZ_road	27.15
2016-04-05	TZ_tower	31.1

mode = both
Moisture Point Probes TZ
Array ( [0] => Tower_1 [1] => Floor_South_1 [2] => Floor_East_1 [3] => Floor_West_1 [4] => SoilCO2_1 [5] => Soil_Transect_4_1 [6] => Soil_Transect_3_1 [7] => Soil_Transect_2_1 [8] => Soil_Transect_1_1 [9] => SoilCO2_West_A_1 [10] => SoilCO2_West_B_1 [11] => SoilCO2_West_C_1 [12] => Tower_2 [13] => Floor_South_2 [14] => Floor_East_2 [15] => Floor_West_2 [16] => SoilCO2_2 [17] => Soil_Transect_4_2 [18] => Soil_Transect_3_2 [19] => Soil_Transect_2_2 [20] => Soil_Transect_1_2 [21] => SoilCO2_West_A_2 [22] => SoilCO2_West_B_2 [23] => SoilCO2_West_C_2 [24] => Tower_3 [25] => Floor_South_3 [26] => Floor_East_3 [27] => Floor_West_3 [28] => SoilCO2_3 [29] => Soil_Transect_4_3 [30] => Soil_Transect_3_3 [31] => Soil_Transect_2_3 [32] => Soil_Transect_1_3 [33] => SoilCO2_West_A_3 [34] => SoilCO2_West_B_3 [35] => SoilCO2_West_C_3 [36] => Tower_4 [37] => Floor_South_4 [38] => Floor_East_4 [39] => Floor_West_4 [40] => SoilCO2_4 [41] => Soil_Transect_4_4 [42] => Soil_Transect_3_4 [43] => Soil_Transect_2_4 [44] => Soil_Transect_1_4 [45] => SoilCO2_West_A_4 [46] => SoilCO2_West_B_4 [47] => SoilCO2_West_C_4 )

0000

Date	DOY	Rep	Depth	Tower_1	Floor_South_1	Floor_East_1	Floor_West_1	SoilCO2_1	Soil_Transect_4_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	Tower_2	Floor_South_2	Floor_East_2	Floor_West_2	SoilCO2_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	Tower_3	Floor_South_3	Floor_East_3	Floor_West_3	SoilCO2_3	Soil_Transect_4_3	Soil_Transect_3_3	Soil_Transect_2_3	Soil_Transect_1_3	SoilCO2_West_A_3	SoilCO2_West_B_3	SoilCO2_West_C_3	Tower_4	Floor_South_4	Floor_East_4	Floor_West_4	SoilCO2_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	Spacial Count
2016-04-05	96	0	nan	23.5	14.7	39.9	20.3	25	20.9	13.6	16.5	16.8	22	14.7	17.9	37.6	31.9	27.7	31.3	25.8	23.1	25.2	27.1	14.5	23.1	14.8	24.9	36.6	37.7	34.6	39.4	43.3	24.8	27.1	30.7	30.4	32.4	31.5	29	49.5	60.3	54.9	46	42.3	30.5	39.7	47.4	28.2	45.4	48.6	60.3
2016-04-05	96	1	nan	23.8	16.2	39.9	21.2	21.2	20.6	7.4	16.5	15.6	21.6	15.6	17.6	32.3	31.9	28.3	30.4	29.8	22.6	25.5	27.7	14.2	22.8	13.6	24.9	37.7	38.8	34.8	38.8	44.4	23.7	28.5	31.5	30.1	33.5	31.3	22.6	40.8	60.9	53.7	48.3	41.7	30.2	42	47.4	28.2	43.7	49.4	60.9
2016-04-05	96	Avg	0-15cm																																																	0
2016-04-05	96	Avg	15-30cm																																																	0
2016-04-05	96	Avg	30-45cm																																																	0
2016-04-05	96	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
2016-04-05	96	0	nan	21.2	15	11.8	5.3	15.2	21.8	12.1	13.3	26.5	11.7	17.9	22.9	31.4	24.2	15.9	24.5
2016-04-05	96	1	nan	20.3	14.4	11.5	5.9		21.9	12.7	13.3		11.7	16.8	22.6	29.1	23.9	15.9	23.6
2016-04-05	96	Avg	0-15cm																	0
2016-04-05	96	Avg	15-30cm																	0
2016-04-05	96	Avg	30-45cm																	0
2016-04-05	96	Avg	45-60cm																	0

No TZ grass heigth found

No VR grass heigth found

Tree DBH

Date	Tag#	Reading (mm)
2016-04-05	1	19.6
2016-04-05	102	15.9
2016-04-05	2	17.4
2016-04-05	245	22.8
2016-04-05	3	19.9
2016-04-05	4	14.5
2016-04-05	5	17.1
2016-04-05	7	14.1
2016-04-05	72	22.3
2016-04-05	79	22.0
2016-04-05	8	17.1