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Month: July 2013

New Book Available: Eddy Covariance Method for Scientific, Industrial, Agricultural and Regulatory Applications

New Book Available: Eddy Covariance Method for Scientific, Industrial, Agricultural and Regulatory Applications

LI-COR  announces publication of Eddy Covariance Method for Scientific, Industrial, Agricultural, and Regulatory Applications: A Field Book on Measuring Ecosystem Gas Exchange and Areal Emission Rates.

The author is Dr. George Burba, LI-COR Principal Scientist and co-author of A Brief Practical Guide to Eddy Covariance Flux Measurements (published November 2010). This earlier guide has been integrated…

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LI-6400/XT Power-on Perplexities

LI-6400/XT Power-on Perplexities

The LI-6400XT is a versatile photosynthesis system, but if you can’t turn it on, it’s very difficult to use!  Here are three power-on related issues and their solutions.

1.  The switch:  The LI-6400XT power switch can build up  corrosion on the contacts over time.  When this happens, the switch may not make full contact and close the circuit to turn on the instrument.    This is characteristically seen as several horizontal lines on the display, or no power even with good…

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