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Field Notes

<--2017-01-17 10:30:00 | 2017-03-02 13:00:00-->
Other sites visited today: Tonzi | Sherman Wetland | Mayberry | West Pond | East End | Twitchell Rice | Twitchell Alfalfa

Vaira: 2017-01-31 10:30:00 (DOY 31)
Author: Daphne Szutu
Others: Joe Verfaillie

We arrived around 10:30am. It was clear and mild. There was thick fog as we drove through the Delta, but it cleared up as soon as we reached Galt.

Joe downloaded met data. The computer was having trouble sending data, so he turned off the process that sends photos to see if that would help.

I collected soil moisture measurements and cleaned the radiation and CO2 sensors.

Joe tested out the radio transmitters by mounting one transmitter on a t-post and hooking the t-post to one of the solar panel poles. He was able to get a signal between the solar panels and the parked truck.

The road to the pond was muddy, so we only drove partway to the pond and then walked the rest of the way. There was also a small stream flowing across the road.

The pond was full and flowing over the spillway. The stream crossing the spillway was about 5' wide.

We downloaded the pond data from the CR10X and Joe tested out the radio transmitters. We did not get a signal from the transmitter by the solar panel, but we got a signal at the top of the road going north(?) from the pond. We could also try installing a metal conduit at the pond datalogger enclosure and attaching the radio receiver to the top.




Field Data

No tank data

Well Depth

DateLocationDepth (feet)
2017-01-31TZ_floor20.83
2017-01-31TZ_road28.24
2017-01-31TZ_tower23.43
2017-01-31VR_pond22.3

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

Date DOY Rep Depth
Tower
Floor_South
Floor_East
Floor_West
SoilCO2
Soil_Transect_4
Soil_Transect_3
Soil_Transect_2
Soil_Transect_1
SoilCO2_West_A
SoilCO2_West_B
SoilCO2_West_C
Avg
Spacial Count
Measurement Count
2017-01-31 31 0 0-15cm 37.9 36.1 39.9 37 39.6 31.7 21.2 25.6 32.9 36.4 35.5 34.4
2017-01-31 31 0 15-30cm 43.9 40.2 50 41.1 34.1 33.8 32.9 32.3 27.7 31 27.4 32.9
2017-01-31 31 0 30-45cm 38 42.4 39.6 40.7 44.6 39.1 33.5 36 35.7 35.7 38.8 38
2017-01-31 31 0 45-60cm 40.5 55.1 58.9 45.7 40.3 35.7 45.4 48.3 40 44.3 50 45.7
2017-01-31 31 1 0-15cm 37.6 36.1 39.9 37 39.9 31.7 20.6 24.1 34.1 36.4 34.6 35.8
2017-01-31 31 1 15-30cm 42.9 40.5 50 40.8 33.8 33.5 32.9 32.6 26.8 31.6 27.7 33.2
2017-01-31 31 1 30-45cm 38.8 43 39.7 41.6 43.3 39.6 34.3 36.6 36 37.1 39.4 39.6
2017-01-31 31 1 45-60cm 39.1 57.4 58.6 45.4 42 35.7 45.7 49.1 40 45.4 57.4 47.7
2017-01-31 31 Avg 0-15cm 37.75 36.1 39.9 37 39.75 31.7 20.9 24.85 33.5 36.4 35.05 35.1 34 12 24
2017-01-31 31 Avg 15-30cm 43.4 40.35 50 40.95 33.95 33.65 32.9 32.45 27.25 31.3 27.55 33.05 35.57 12 24
2017-01-31 31 Avg 30-45cm 38.4 42.7 39.65 41.15 43.95 39.35 33.9 36.3 35.85 36.4 39.1 38.8 38.8 12 24
2017-01-31 31 Avg 45-60cm 39.8 56.25 58.75 45.55 41.15 35.7 45.55 48.7 40 44.85 53.7 46.7 46.39 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
2017-01-31 31 0 0-15cm 32 25.6 35.2 10.6
2017-01-31 31 0 15-30cm 30.7 28.6 21 22.8
2017-01-31 31 0 30-45cm 31.8 17.6 24.3 32.9
2017-01-31 31 0 45-60cm 42.3 30.2 22.8 32.8
2017-01-31 31 1 0-15cm 31.7 25.3 34.9 10.6
2017-01-31 31 1 15-30cm 30.4 28.9 21.6 22.2
2017-01-31 31 1 30-45cm 31.8 17.9 24.8 32.7
2017-01-31 31 1 45-60cm 43.1 30.2 22.2 32.2
2017-01-31 31 Avg 0-15cm 31.85 25.45 35.05 10.6 25.74 4 8
2017-01-31 31 Avg 15-30cm 30.55 28.75 21.3 22.5 25.78 4 8
2017-01-31 31 Avg 30-45cm 31.8 17.75 24.55 32.8 26.73 4 8
2017-01-31 31 Avg 45-60cm 42.7 30.2 22.5 32.5 31.98 4 8

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

1 photos found

Nice reflection and gauge
20170131VR_Pond.jpg ( 2017-01-31 11:25:44 ) Full size: 1920x1440
Nice reflection and gauge

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

2 VR_pond graphs found

Pond Level and Rain

Vaira Pond Temperatures

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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