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Black widow spider and 2 egg sacs in the corn tower well pipe
5302 20200805BC_BlackWidowEggSac.jpg (2020-08-05 15:08:44 ) Full size: 1440x1920
Black widow spider and 2 egg sacs in the corn tower well pipe

Round, red buoys southeast of the tower. They are from Gavin
5313 20200828MB_RedBuoys.jpg (2020-08-28 13:52:08 ) Full size: 1920x1440
Round, red buoys southeast of the tower. They are from Gavin's bubble traps.

Moved the tower back 3-4m before harvest. It
5316 20200901BC_TowerMove.jpg (2020-09-01 13:37:48 ) Full size: 1920x1573
Moved the tower back 3-4m before harvest. It's getting crowded underneath the tower with all the soil sensors and forced diffusion chambers.

Marking the new tower site
5329 20201112HS_DennisHat.jpg (2020-11-12 00:00:00 ) Full size: 1440x1920
Marking the new tower site

Daphne and Camilo on site
5452 20201203BC_Tower.jpg (2020-12-03 09:40:41 ) Full size: 1440x1920
Daphne and Camilo on site

Farmers have set up a wire fence around our tower to protect it from imminent sheep.
5340 20201203BA_Fence.jpg (2020-12-03 10:32:19 ) Full size: 1920x1440
Farmers have set up a wire fence around our tower to protect it from imminent sheep.

Daphne and Camilo on site
5451 20201213WP_Tower.jpg (2020-12-03 12:26:16 ) Full size: 1440x1920
Daphne and Camilo on site

Daphne and Camilo on site
5453 20201203EE_Tower.jpg (2020-12-03 13:50:48 ) Full size: 1920x1440
Daphne and Camilo on site

Daphne and Camilo on site
5459 20201203SW_Tower.jpg (2020-12-03 14:56:52 ) Full size: 1920x1442
Daphne and Camilo on site

Daphne and Camilo on site
5450 20201203MB_Tower.jpg (2020-12-03 15:53:32 ) Full size: 1440x1920
Daphne and Camilo on site

Calm winter day
5448 20201216SW_TowerBoardwalk.jpg (2020-12-16 08:40:08 ) Full size: 1920x1440
Calm winter day

Water level has risen since last site visit. Area under tower is flooded about shin height.
5445 20201216BC_TowerFlooded.jpg (2020-12-16 13:55:25 ) Full size: 1440x1920
Water level has risen since last site visit. Area under tower is flooded about shin height.

It was a really beautiful day in the Delta except for the downed tower - warm and sunny with white fluffy clouds, almost no wind the ponds mirroring the sky and lots of birds.
5471 20210129BC_Pano.jpg (2021-01-29 11:57:51 ) Full size: 1920x479
It was a really beautiful day in the Delta except for the downed tower - warm and sunny with white fluffy clouds, almost no wind the ponds mirroring the sky and lots of birds.

The tower fell into the flooded field probably some time on the 27th - the power was out so the exact time is still uncertain.
5473 20210129BC_TowerDown1.jpg (2021-01-29 11:58:59 ) Full size: 1920x1440
The tower fell into the flooded field probably some time on the 27th - the power was out so the exact time is still uncertain.

All of the expensive sensors ended up under water.
5474 20210129BC_TowerDown2.jpg (2021-01-29 12:00:48 ) Full size: 1920x1440
All of the expensive sensors ended up under water.

View of the fallen tower from the field
5475 20210129BC_TowerDown3.jpg (2021-01-29 12:01:40 ) Full size: 1920x1440
View of the fallen tower from the field

The tower has been restored after falling in last week’s storm
5476 20210203BC_Resurrection.jpg (2021-02-03 00:00:00 ) Full size: 1920x956
The tower has been restored after falling in last week’s storm

Comparing the sonic that got wet when the corn tower fell over.
5477 2020210TZ_SonicCompare.jpg (2021-02-10 10:18:10 ) Full size: 1440x1920
Comparing the sonic that got wet when the corn tower fell over.

Ipad LIDAR scan of Bouldin Alfalfa tower
5479 20210218BA_IpadLidar.jpg (2021-02-18 00:00:00 ) Full size: 1833x1113
Ipad LIDAR scan of Bouldin Alfalfa tower

Ipad LIDAR scan of Bouldin Alfalfa tower from birds-eye view
5480 20210218BA_IpadLidar2.jpg (2021-02-18 00:00:00 ) Full size: 1426x1069
Ipad LIDAR scan of Bouldin Alfalfa tower from birds-eye view

Tower-top flux and radiation sensors over a flooded field with an ice halo around the sun in the background
5483 20210218BC_Sensors.jpg (2021-02-18 00:00:00 ) Full size: 1500x1125
Tower-top flux and radiation sensors over a flooded field with an ice halo around the sun in the background

Ipad LIDAR scan of Sherman Wetland tower
5489 20210218SW_IpadLidar.jpg (2021-02-18 00:00:00 ) Full size: 700x800
Ipad LIDAR scan of Sherman Wetland tower

Ungrazed patches of alfalfa underneath PL Arables and our tower. The patches don
5486 20210218BA_UngrazedPatches.jpg (2021-02-18 16:09:40 ) Full size: 1920x1440
Ungrazed patches of alfalfa underneath PL Arables and our tower. The patches don't have clear boundaries, so it might have been birds instead of sheep.

Sherman Temp Tower scaffolding has been completely removed now
5497 20210226SW_Decommissioned.jpg (2021-02-26 12:56:49 ) Full size: 1920x1440
Sherman Temp Tower scaffolding has been completely removed now

Precip bucket installed on the SE corner of the scaffolding, radiation boom pointing south, flux sensors on NW corner of scaffolding.
5509 20210316HS_InstrumentTower.jpg (2021-03-16 10:28:04 ) Full size: 1920x1440
Precip bucket installed on the SE corner of the scaffolding, radiation boom pointing south, flux sensors on NW corner of scaffolding.

They still haven’t disked the patch near our tower
5512 20210401BC_UnplowedPatch.jpg (2021-04-01 10:39:00 ) Full size: 1920x584
They still haven’t disked the patch near our tower

Location of undercanopy PAR sensors on south side of the tower. This is the view when looking down from the upper boardwalk. Undercanopy PAR #2 sensor is currently underwater.
5522 20210415EE_UndercanopyPAR.jpg (2021-04-15 15:51:06 ) Full size: 1920x1440
Location of undercanopy PAR sensors on south side of the tower. This is the view when looking down from the upper boardwalk. Undercanopy PAR #2 sensor is currently underwater.

Calibrating 7700 off the tower, less wind don’t have to unload tanks.
5550 20210624BC_7700Calibration.jpg (2021-06-24 11:44:22 ) Full size: 1920x1440
Calibrating 7700 off the tower, less wind don’t have to unload tanks.

We trimmed alfalfa underneath alfalfa tower, although at this point in the harvest cycle (11 days since harvesting) it was hard to say whether we should just wait for the next harvest. In the end, the alfalfa was pretty thick under the tower, so I decided to trim it today to avoid an even worse thicket after the next harvest.
5555 20210706BA_Trimmed.jpg (2021-07-06 17:58:33 ) Full size: 1920x1440
We trimmed alfalfa underneath alfalfa tower, although at this point in the harvest cycle (11 days since harvesting) it was hard to say whether we should just wait for the next harvest. In the end, the alfalfa was pretty thick under the tower, so I decided to trim it today to avoid an even worse thicket after the next harvest.

Lower sonic and bouncer tower installed for advection experiment
5604 bouldinalfalfa_2021_07_20_131505.jpg (2021-07-20 13:16:38 ) Full size: 1296x960
Lower sonic and bouncer tower installed for advection experiment

upper and lower sonics at the main tower in BA
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upper and lower sonics at the main tower in BA

Marking of the bouncer tower location
5560 20210720BA_BouncerHat.jpg (2021-07-20 14:05:57 ) Full size: 1440x1920
Marking of the bouncer tower location

Carlos, Dennis, Joe and Daphne installing the bouncer tower for the
5573 20210720BA_bouncerinstallation.jpg (2021-07-20 14:22:23 ) Full size: 1920x1440
Carlos, Dennis, Joe and Daphne installing the bouncer tower for the

Joe and Carlos setting up the 3D sonics at the bouncer tower for the advection experiment
5574 20210720BA_bouncersonics.jpg (2021-07-20 14:49:54 ) Full size: 1920x1440
Joe and Carlos setting up the 3D sonics at the bouncer tower for the advection experiment

Data logger at the bouncer tower, Dennis in the background
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Data logger at the bouncer tower, Dennis in the background

Finished deployment of the year 1 bouncer tower
5561 20210720BA_BouncerTower.jpg (2021-07-20 15:11:38 ) Full size: 1440x1920
Finished deployment of the year 1 bouncer tower

Caterpillar eating cattail at SW tower
5564 20210721SW_Caterpillar.jpg (2021-07-21 08:52:42 ) Full size: 1440x1920
Caterpillar eating cattail at SW tower

Feathers aplenty under the Bouldin Corn tower
5568 20210804BC_Feathers.jpg (2021-08-04 08:53:18 ) Full size: 1440x1920
Feathers aplenty under the Bouldin Corn tower

Arable installed over tules at West Pond tower
5572 20210804WP_Arable.jpg (2021-08-04 14:23:46 ) Full size: 1440x1920
Arable installed over tules at West Pond tower

After a long hard day the tower is up and running
5727 20210902GT_InitialSetup.jpg (2021-09-02 18:35:35 ) Full size: 1920x801
After a long hard day the tower is up and running

View of the new Gilbert Tract site at Dutch Slough
5728 20210902GT_TowerAndPanels.jpg (2021-09-02 18:48:11 ) Full size: 1920x1440
View of the new Gilbert Tract site at Dutch Slough

Servicing Bouncer tower
5898 bouldinalfalfa_2021_09_03_101505.jpg (2021-09-03 10:18:12 ) Full size: 1296x960
Servicing Bouncer tower

Panoramic of BC tower
5730 20210904BC_Tower.jpg (2021-09-03 10:21:08 ) Full size: 1920x671
Panoramic of BC tower

Panoramic of BA tower
5729 20210904BA_Tower.jpg (2021-09-03 13:20:30 ) Full size: 1920x664
Panoramic of BA tower

Panoramic of Doutch Slough tower
5732 20210904GT_Tower.jpg (2021-09-03 15:54:23 ) Full size: 1920x664
Panoramic of Doutch Slough tower

Someone’s built a lean to for fun up by the Tower well
5735 20211006TZ_LeanTo.jpg (2021-10-06 15:49:53 ) Full size: 1920x1440
Someone’s built a lean to for fun up by the Tower well

Some standing water from high tide visible in the footprint of the tower.
5736 20211006HS_TidalFlooding.jpg (2021-10-06 17:57:56 ) Full size: 1920x1440
Some standing water from high tide visible in the footprint of the tower.

Ari on site and our tower is measuring dry, dry corn
5742 20211007BC_DryCorn.jpg (2021-10-07 12:45:38 ) Full size: 1920x1440
Ari on site and our tower is measuring dry, dry corn

Looking west from the bouncer tower. The area under the tower was cut at the previous site visit 2 weeks ago because we thought mowing was imminent--still not mowed, though.
5739 20211007BA_Bouncer.jpg (2021-10-07 13:26:21 ) Full size: 1920x1440
Looking west from the bouncer tower. The area under the tower was cut at the previous site visit 2 weeks ago because we thought mowing was imminent--still not mowed, though.

Looking north from the bouncer tower. The area under the tower was cut at the previous site visit 2 weeks ago because we thought mowing was imminent--still not mowed, though.
5740 20211007BA_Bouncer2.jpg (2021-10-07 13:27:02 ) Full size: 1440x1920
Looking north from the bouncer tower. The area under the tower was cut at the previous site visit 2 weeks ago because we thought mowing was imminent--still not mowed, though.

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