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DWR Corn: 2012-06-15 12:00:00 (DOY 167)
Author: Joe Verfaillie
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Summary: Installed radiation boom, auto camera - no card, swapped 12VDC power stip, added security bolts to solar panels.

DWR Corn
2012-06-15

I arrived about noon time PDT. It was hot and sunny with a dying breeze from the west southwest. The corn is growing but still looks sparse. Workers were there spraying the fields. I talked to Bryan after getting back to Campus and he said he was there and that they would plant the missing rows.

I installed a boom on the north side of the tower extending over the east field. I did not move the radiometers yet. I will splice longer wires on sensor remaining in the lab and just swap sensors next time.

I installed a camera of the radiation boom, but forgot the memory card. The camera will start next week.

I replaced the 12VDC power strip in the data logger box. The old one didn’t have enough connections and was too deep in the box to easily connect wires. The new one is higher and has many more connections. The power was off while I replace the power strip.

I put the security bolts on the solar panels except for the top west corner where it was blocked by a mounting bolt.

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20120615DC_Tower.jpg ( 2012-06-15 13:58:56 ) Full size: 4000x3000
Eddy tower and corn sprouts