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Twitchell Rice: 2012-10-04 11:30:00 (DOY 278)
Author: Cove Sturtevant
Others: Sara

Summary: Surface has dried considerably, but still a bit muddy. All data looked good. Took LAI, spectral, and clippings.

Twitchell
2012-10-04

We arrived at approximately 11:30 PDT. Sunny and breezy, ~20 °C. The field has dried considerably. The surface is still muddy, but unsaturated. A lot of dead leaves on the rice plants. I checked the tower and did clip plots while Sara did LAI and spectral. About 30 waspies were trying to hibernate in the box, but I shooed their lethargic bodies away.

Current 7500 readings:
CO2 = 385 ppm
H2O = 700 mmol m-3
agc = 43.8

7700 readings:
CH4 = 1.85 ppm
RSSI = 27 (bumped to 66 after cleaning)

MET values looked fine. 7700 reservoir is about 2/3 full.

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TW_autocam_20121004_1045.jpg ( 2012-10-04 10:45:03 ) Full size: 1920x1440
Cove in the field