Posts Tagged ‘chamber’

Survey chamber blues: testing your cable and bellows

Wednesday, January 5th, 2011

Occasionally, the LI-8100/8100A survey chamber may not open and close as expected. This can result from either faulty bellows or a bad cable. In this tech tip, we describe how to determine whether the cable or bellows is broken. The bellows mechanism depends upon two things: the vacuum/bellows assembly and the chamber electronics. The vacuum/bellows…

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UNL Research Fields Monitoring Carbon Storage Damaged by Nebraska Storm

Wednesday, September 15th, 2010

Damaged Crop Field near Mead, Nebraska

  A late afternoon storm on Monday, September 13, tore through a University of Nebraska-Lincoln agricultural research center located near Mead, Nebraska in Saunders County.  Nearly $800,000 of the estimated $1.55 million in damages suffered was crop damage from heavy rain, hail, and high winds.  1800 acres of corn and soybeans were damaged, with 500 acres being…

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Torque for the LI-6400XT Chamber screws

Sunday, July 5th, 2009

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When switching between the standard clamp style leaf chambers on the LI-6400 and the 6400-09 Soil Respiration Chamber or the 6400-05 Conifer Chamber, it is necessary for users to remove the chamber mounting plate. This plate mounts directly to the optical bench and provides the mounting surface for these chambers. It is held in place…

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Why Multiplex?

Sunday, July 5th, 2009

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Soil CO2 flux (FCO2) is usually the largest component of ecosystem respiration. It is also important for understanding soil carbon sequestration potential and soil carbon dynamics. FCO2 has a strong temporal variation over the course of a day or a season because of changes in soil temperature, soil moisture, above-ground vegetation physiological activities, and other…

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6400-22L Lighted Conifer Chamber

Sunday, July 5th, 2009

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The 6400-22 Opaque Conifer Chamber is the newest addition to the long line of leaf chambers and accessories available for use with the LI-6400/LI-6400XT Portable Photosynthesis System. The 6400-22L Package combines the 6400-22 Opaque Conifer Chamber and the 6400-18 RGB Light Source, which are also available separately. The 6400-22 is constructed with an opaque plastic…

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