No new issues this morning, so Jacquie and I decided to take care of a couple of small tasks and begin round 2 of soil sampling.
- S18: Reseated wetness sensor and radiometer cables. The wetness cable did not appear loose, but the radiometer cable did. Either way we could see an immediate jump in wetness values, suggesting the problem is fixed. We took a soil sample and admired the parade of farm animals wandering the site - steer, llama, and two goats. Unfortunately, this evening it appears that the radiometer is out. The soils are fine, so there could be a problem with the radiometer cable. It was very taught and barely made it to the mote, so perhaps it got pulled out in this evening’s high winds?
- S10: At Isabel’s suggestion we swapped the Victron data cable to the DSM. Restarting Nidas brought up the data stream and it has apparently remained up. Fingers crossed that it is fixed. We also took a soil sample.
- S9: Took a soil sample.
- S5: Off the network after 1930 PDT. May visit tomorrow to check it out and take a soil sample.
Strong winds developed across some of the western, coastal sites in the late afternoon. Winds reached ~20 m/s at s5 before it dropped off the network.