Field Notes

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Tonzi: 2020-05-05 10:00:00 (DOY 126)
Author: Siyan Ma
Others: Daphne

Summary: Standard fieldwork, grasses starting to turn brown, clip plots

When: Date: 5/5/2020 , Day: 126 , Watch Time: 10:00 am .

Where: Tonzi/Vaira Ranch

Who: Siyan, Daphne (one person, one car)

Weather: clear, sunny

Phenology: Vaira grasses started changing color, senescent, short

Summary

Swapped memory sticks of Licor-7500A. (Daphne)
Checked and downloaded phenocam images and met data from PC at three towers. (Daphne)
Read dendrometers
Measured soil moisture
Measure groundwater well and download GlobalWater data
Measured grass height
Collect grass samples for LAI
Download IRT data

Vaira_Grass Site

Downloaded Phenocam images.
Swapped the memory stick of Licor-7500A. (Daphne)
Checked the fans of air temp and relative humidity sensors at Vaira. (Daphne)
Downloaded met data (Daphne)
Checked levels of Radiation sensors, clear up surfaces. (Daphne)
Checked rain gage, make sure not clogged.
Closed gate and turn on electronic fence. YES!
Didnâ€™t take spectral measurements due to bad USB connection â€“ done with Jaz.

Tonzi_Tower Site

swapped the memory stick of Licor-7500A. (Daphne)
download Phenocam images. Yes!
checked the fans of air temp. and relative humidity sensors on the tower and the floor. YES!
Checked rain gage, make sure not clogged. YES!

6. closed gate and turn on electronic fence. YES!

Toniz_Floor Site

Swapped the memory stick of Licor-7500A. (Daphne)
Closed gate and turn on electronic fence. YES!

Field Data

No tank data

Well Depth

Date	Location	Depth (feet)
2020-05-05	VR_well	54.4
2020-05-05	TZ_floor	27.4
2020-05-05	TZ_tower	31.2
2020-05-05	TZ_road	35.9

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

0000

Date	DOY	Rep	Depth	Tower_1	Floor_South_1	Floor_West_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_West_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_West_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_West_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
2020-05-05	126	0	nan	8.8	5.6	10.3	0.3	1.6	10	5.3	16.2	10	8.8	15.8	13.1	17	13.1	19.1	21	7.8	14.8	6.9	18.8	21.8	24.3	21.8	16.9	21.5	25.1	22.59	24.8	23.5	25.7	33.1	25.6	36.5	20.5	37.1	41.4	21.3	39.1	39.1	41.7
2020-05-05	126	1	nan	9.7	5.9	10.3	2.7	1.1	11.1	5.9	16.8	10.3	9.4	15.8	12.1	16.7	11.8	18.8	20.6	7.8	13.3	6.6	19.4	21.8	24	21.8	16.8	21.8	25.1	23.2	23.7	22.9	25.7	34	35.4	34.8	21.1	36.5	41.4	21.9	39.4	41.1	42.5
2020-05-05	126	Avg	0-15cm																																									0
2020-05-05	126	Avg	15-30cm																																									0
2020-05-05	126	Avg	30-45cm																																									0
2020-05-05	126	Avg	45-60cm																																									0

mode = both
Moisture Point Probes VR
Array ( [0] => Flux_Tower_1 [1] => Biomass_Cage_1 [2] => Flux_Tower_2 [3] => Biomass_Cage_2 [4] => Flux_Tower_3 [5] => Biomass_Cage_3 [6] => Flux_Tower_4 [7] => Biomass_Cage_4 )

0000

Date	DOY	Rep	Depth	Flux_Tower_1	Biomass_Cage_1	Flux_Tower_2	Biomass_Cage_2	Flux_Tower_3	Biomass_Cage_3	Flux_Tower_4	Biomass_Cage_4	Spacial Count
2020-05-05	126	0	nan	3.6	2.4	13.6	8.1	7	7.3	18.5	18.8
2020-05-05	126	1	nan	3	4.3	13.9	7.8	7.3	18.2	17.9	19.9
2020-05-05	126	Avg	0-15cm									0
2020-05-05	126	Avg	15-30cm									0
2020-05-05	126	Avg	30-45cm									0
2020-05-05	126	Avg	45-60cm									0