Field Notes

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Other sites visited today: Tonzi

Vaira: 2022-03-24 11:10:00 (DOY 83)
Author: Joe Verfaillie
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Summary: Tress near full leaves, dry ground, standard data collection, removed broken Moisture Point probes

Vaira
2022-03-24

I arrived at about 11:10 PDT. It was clear, sunny and warm with a light breeze from the west. There were some cows around but spread out and now moving around much. There are lots of flowers and some brown looking patches. The trees are almost fully leafed out. The water hole is still almost full but the ground surface is dry and the road is dusty. Some of the more rocky/rutted parts of the road have been “smoothed” with a tractor.

I measured the well level, and collected the met, flux, camera and FD data. There was a small power outage in the early morning on the 20th. Looks like a classic solar power outage, but might be a loose/poor connection when the battery voltage got low and more amps had to flow. Check for loose screws and wire breaks next time.

I removed the three moisture point probes that have been broken for a long while now.
sn 000007933FDE – Near the eddy tower, top and bottom pin broken
sn 00000128B97F3 – Near the solar panels, top and bottom pin broken
sn 00000128BDDE8 – At the biomass fence, one pin broken

I went to the pond – the stream is full. The pond water was very clear and I could see a bunch of 30cm fish. There were also some turkeys below the dam, some Canada geese left when I arrived and more ducks moved to the far end of the pond.

I left at about 12:20 PDT

Field Data

No tank data

Well Depth

Date	Location	Depth (feet)
2022-03-24	VR_well	53.3
2022-03-24	VR_pond	18.72
2022-03-24	TZ_floor	25.4
2022-03-24	TZ_road	33.65
2022-03-24	TZ_tower	28.9

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

Date	DOY	Rep	Depth	Tower	Floor_South	Soil_Transect_3	Soil_Transect_2	Soil_Transect_1	SoilCO2_West_A	SoilCO2_West_B	SoilCO2_West_C	Soil_Transect_4	Avg	Spacial Count	Measurement Count
2022-03-24	83	0	0-15cm	17.3	8.8	13.8	15	10.9	18.8	14.1	8.6
2022-03-24	83	0	15-30cm	23.1	11.1	21	21.3	9.7	16.1	7.5		11.2
2022-03-24	83	0	30-45cm	25.8	26.8	22.1	25.7	25.1	24.6	25.1	18.4	15.9
2022-03-24	83	0	45-60cm	35.7		27.4	40	23.9	34	25.6	26.2	19.3
2022-03-24	83	1	0-15cm	16.5	11.5	13.2	9.1	10.9	19.1	14.4	9.4	9.7
2022-03-24	83	1	15-30cm	22.8	13	20.6	22.5	10	16.1	7.8	17.6	12.1
2022-03-24	83	1	30-45cm	26	27.1	22.1	26.5	25.7	23.7	24.8	17.6	15.6
2022-03-24	83	1	45-60cm	36.5	15.3	26.8	42.8	23.6	34	25.9	25.6	19.9
2022-03-24	83	2	0-15cm								9.4
2022-03-24	83	2	15-30cm		11.8						17
2022-03-24	83	2	30-45cm		27.4						17.9
2022-03-24	83	2	45-60cm		16.8						26.5
2022-03-24	83	Avg	0-15cm	16.9	10.15	13.5	12.05	10.9	18.95	14.25	9.13	9.7	12.84	9	18
2022-03-24	83	Avg	15-30cm	22.95	11.97	20.8	21.9	9.85	16.1	7.65	17.3	11.65	15.57	9	19
2022-03-24	83	Avg	30-45cm	25.9	27.1	22.1	26.1	25.4	24.15	24.95	17.97	15.75	23.27	9	20
2022-03-24	83	Avg	45-60cm	36.1	16.05	27.1	41.4	23.75	34	25.75	26.1	19.6	27.76	9	19