Field Notes

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Other sites visited today: Vaira | Tonzi | Sherman Wetland | Mayberry | West Pond | Twitchell Rice | Twitchell Alfalfa

East End: 2017-01-31 10:50:00 (DOY 31)
Author: Elke Eichelmann
Others: Sam Chamberlain

Summary: Regular data collection, foggy, extensive blow down of vegetation

Arrived at 10:50. It was cold and foggy, visibility was starting to increase but still low. A lot of the cattails have been blown down by the wind. Most are not completely immersed in water but the canopy height has been significantly reduced. The site looks very different now. The tower and solar panels are visible from quite a distance down the road where they used to be completely hidden by the vegetation.

We filled the wash water reservoir, it was empty.
Collected USB GHG data, collected met data and camera pictures connecting through tightVNC. Cleaned radiation sensors, cleaned EC sensors.

The LI7550 box was fairly dry this time around. Still some condensation visible on the inside of the box but this is probably just left over from the massive water intrusion last time. Still not sure what could have caused that but everything seems to be fine at this point.

The LI7500 and LI7700 had a lot of water on their windows from the fog. This is why the CO2 and H2O readings did not show up when we first connected. The readings improved after cleaning.

LI7500 readings:
CO2 ***.** → 498.72
H2O ***.** → 447.1
T 6.46
P 102.11
SS 0.002 → 101.18

LI7700 readings:
CH4: 2.76 → 2.72
RSSI: 36.2 -> 65.5 after cleaning

Left at 11:20.

0 photos found

Graphs display:
11 sets found

14 EE_met graphs found

Temperature and Batt V

Soil Moisture and Well Pressure

Solar Radiation

PAR

Soil Heat Flux

Water Level and Rain

Soil/Water Temperature Set 1

Soil/Water Temperature Set 2

Soil/Water Temperature Set 3

Dissolved Oxygen and Wind Speed

SRS NDVI Channels

Apogee NDVI

NDVI

Undercanopy PAR

Can't check EE_mixed
1 EE_mixed graphs found

Air Pressure and RH

8 EE_flux graphs found

Wind Speeds

LI7500 CO2 and H2O

LI7700 CH4 and RSSI

Flux Counts

Instument Temperatures

Temp Tower 3 (Mixed Veg)

Temp Tower 3 (Mixed Veg)

Temp Tower 3 (Mixed Veg)

Can't check MBWPEESWGT_mixed
1 EE_cam graphs found

EE Autocam GCC

Can't check MBEEWPSWEPGT_cam
Can't check SIMBTWEE_met
Can't check EE_Temp
5 EE_Temp graphs found

Sonic SOS

LI7500 CO2

Water Level

LI-7700 CH4

Wind Speed

Can't check EE_minidot
1 EE_minidot graphs found

EE miniDOT Dissolved Oxygen

Can't check MBSWEEWPBCBA
1 EE_processed graphs found

CO2 Fluxes