Field Notes

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Vaira: 2004-03-06 15:09:00 (DOY 66)
Author: Ted Hehn
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Summary: Swap old AM416 with new AM16/32, SHF plates coefficients confirmed, todo list.

When: Sat 6Mar04, JD-66
Where: Vaira Ranch
Who: Ted Hehn
Weather Clear and warm.

Saturday 3:09 pm remove AM 416 multiplexer from Vaira and install new AM 16/32 MUX – all went well and all values appear correct.

I erred when installing the soil heat flux plates and did not record the order that they were installed on the MUX. I reinstalled them in the following order:
1st: sn 000137 Cal = 60.0 uW/m2
2nd: sn 000141 Cal = 59.0 uW/m2
3rd: sn 000143 Cal = 58.6 uW/m2

17:00 The new MUX installation is complete and all parameters appear reasonable.

Level all radiation instruments before leaving site.

Misc Notes
Buy a flat spade and conduit to bury heat flux plate and cable at Vaira.

Exchange spare sonic at tower with one that has been recently calibrated and check the old spare in the lab for accuracy.

Make 3 sets of insulator plates and screws for the K&Z rad sensors for next site trip

Build leveling table for tower boom arm.

Make angle braces for Vaira boom arm
Get N2 tank to Tower site
Make/buy clamp mechanism for Vaira swivel boom arm it is not laterally stable.

Get copy of radiation calibration program and check PRT coefficient

The CR 10x data logger box needs to be replaced. Removing the MUX/logger is not convenient as you must remove the back plate to do so!!!

Regulator box at Vaira – Rob Roy Industries PN J1210hll 4x

Check rad instruments for level upon arrival at Vaira before removing calibration setup to Tonzi

5:28 Leave Vaira site

Bring cooler with ice and snacks for all site visits

Bring graphite and fine oil for padlocks

Check on scheme to restart PC if com port initialization fails by monitoring .flx file or by closing Gillsonic when com port error is detected and let PC208 restart.

Field Data

No tank data

No VR 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

No VR Tree DBH found

No water potential data found

No VR Grass Biomass data found

No VR OakLeaves Biomass data found

No VR PineNeedles Biomass data found

0 photos found

Graphs display:
9 sets found

16 VR_met graphs found

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No data found for VR_flux.
No data found for VR_soilco2.
No data found for VR_pond.
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.