[THIS IS OLD -- SITE RELOCATED]
At site from about 1645-1745 (left in dark).
Dave says that he drove to site location (perhaps following the path drawn) in a 4WD vehicle. Walking through the sagebrush was obnoxious. Set-up crew should have Dave shown them the correct path.
Took a while to decide on site Dave had selected. In the end, decided that an acceptable sonic height could be found, though perhaps not the 3m that was originally thought. The issue is that the local sagebrush is significantly rougher than surrounding fields, but not extensive enough to dominate a flux footprint.
Sited rad stand to W by ~50m This could be upwind for local downslope winds, but affect judged to be minor (compared to affect on radiometer view of large rocks and/or sagebrush elsewhere). Two soil sites were installed, again one near rad stand and one near tower. Soil appeared to be dark, fluffy, loam in both cases with just a few rocks. TP01 "cap" lifted out like lasagne. Sensors tested okay (Gsoil positive).
[removed image, since site relocated next day]