Tuesday, October 31, 2006

Gas sampling, collecting litterfall and grass and changing batteries

October 31, 2006

Collected gas samples in all sites except CF.

Collected litterfalls from litterfall collecting basckets in RWB.

Collected grass samples in RWG, RWB, RCG and RCF.

Changed batteries and dessicant bags of a datalogger in RCG.


With Lindsey and Byran














Thursday, October 26, 2006

Intact soil core sampling and C2H2 incubation experiment

October 25-26, 2006

October 25:
1 m depth intact soil cores sampling in RCF and RCG

October 25~26;
C2H2 treatment (no, 10 Pa, 10 K Pa) incubation experiment, Soil moisture, bulk density, inorganic-N exraction and store residual soils in 4oC cooler.

gas sampling time
October 25, 10:00 pm (3hrs later)
October 26, 01:00 am (6hrs later)
October 26, 11:00 am (16hrs later)


With Kris, Jason, Francisco, Mustafa, Phil, Zack, Grant, Paulos, Leigh Ann, Paulos, and Martine.




Fig. 1 1m intact soil core

Fig. 2 Divide 4 pieces (0-15, 15-30, 30-60 and 60-100cm) and sample 8cm soil core in each piece and put the soil cores into Mason jars.

Fig. 3 Analyze nitrate and ammonia using residual soils.


Fig. 4 Incubate soils in 12oC


Fig. 5 Collect gas samples from Mason jars 3, 6 and 16hrs later after starting incubation.

Tuesday, October 24, 2006

Gas sampling and changing batteries

October 24, 2006

Collected gas samples in LWB, LWG, RWG, RWB, RCG, JWG and JWB.

Changed batteries and inserted dessicant bags for HOBO dataloggers in JWB and JWG.

We still need to change batteries for a datalogger in RCG.


With Lindsey and Bryan


Fig. 1 Corns in crop field were harvested in 23 October, 2006

Saturday, October 21, 2006

Intact soil core sampling and C2H2 incubation experiment

October 20-22, 2006

October 20:
1 m depth intact soil core sampling in RWG and RWB

October 20~22;
C2H2 treatment (no, 10 Pa, 10 K Pa) incubation experiment
Soil moisture, bulk density, inorganic-N exraction and store residual soils in 4oC


With
Kris, Jason, Dave, Francisco, Mustafa, Phil, Zack, Grant, Bryan, Paulos, Leigh Ann


Fig. 1 Intact soil cores ( 8cm) treated by C2H2 were incubated 16hrs in 12oC incubator.

Tuesday, October 17, 2006

Gas sampling and changing batteries

October 17, 2006

Collected gas samples in LWB, LWG, RWB, RWG, RCF, JWG, and JWB.

Changed batteries of a data logger in RWB site. Need to change batteries of data loggers in RCG, JWG, and JWB sites (next week).


With Bryan, Phil and Zack

Friday, October 13, 2006

Changing batteries and dessicant bags

October 13, 2006

Changed batteries and dessicant bags inside HOBO data logger in LWB, LWG, RWB, RWB_AIR and RWB_Rain guage.

Failed to open the covers of two HOBO data loggers.

With Grant



Tuesday, October 10, 2006

Gas sampling

October 10~11, 2006

Collected gas samples in LWB.LWG,RWB,RWG, RCG, JWG and JWB.


With Bryan, Phil, Grant and Zack




Fig. 1 Measuring soil moisture with TDR senosr in LWB

Friday, October 06, 2006

Gas sampling

October 6 2006

Collected gas samples in RWB,RWG, and RCG sites

With Grant

Wednesday, October 04, 2006

Gas sampling

October 3 and 4, 2006

Collected gas samples in LWB, LWG, RCG, RWB, RWB, JWB and JWG.

Replaced a HOBO data logger and a soil temperature sensor in LWB.



With Phil, Bryan, Zack, and Grant