Field Notes

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Other sites visited today: Sherman Wetland | East End | Bouldin Corn | Bouldin Alfalfa

Twitchell Alfalfa: 2017-08-23 13:05:00 (DOY 235)
Author: Daphne Szutu
Others: Elke Eichelmann, Kyle Hemes

Summary: Regular data collection/cleaning, spectral, updated LI-7550 software to v8.7.5, updated CR1000 O.S. to v31.08, alfalfa recently mowed and bales in field

2017-08-23
Twitchell Alfalfa

We arrived at 13:05. It was sunny, clear, breezy, and warm. The alfalfa had been recently mowed and there were bales in the field. Kyle took 3 bale samples to get harvest moisture percentage.

Kyle took soil respiration measurements. The soil respiration samples (collar 6) had huge efflux (~16) despite being very dry--maybe groundhog poop?

Elke did spectral measurements. For measurement 51 and the 5 or 6 measurements before that were taken before the optical cable was connected; discard these measurements.

I collected met, soil CO2, Licor GHG, and camera data and cleaned the 7500. I updated the LI-7550 sn AIU-1557 software from v8.0.0 to v8.7.5.

LI7500 readings:
(v. 8.0.0 --> v. 8.7.5)
CO2 390.3 --> 404.3 umol/mol
H2O 755.5 --> 711.0 mmol/m3
T 30.4 --> 30.6 C
P 101.3 --> 101.3 kPa
SS 99.4 --> 101.9 after cleaning

I updated the met CR1000 sn 47108 O.S. to v31.08 using the new, blue serial-USB converter. The previously OS was probably v24. I resent the program, AlfalfaTower_20170510.CR1. I updated the IP address to 192.168.2.1 and enabled FTP with username Tower and the usual password.

Elke cleaned the rad sensors and precip bucket and tipped the bucket a few times ~12.26 datalogger time. The precip bucket does not have a screen.

We left at 13:55.

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7 sets found

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11 TA_met graphs found