Coal Oil Point Natural Reserve

07 Apr, 11 AM - 07 Apr, 04 PM

The purpose of this field trip is to introduce students taking Geography 175 to the Micromet tower deployed at Coal Oil Point. Students will learn about the observations/instrumentation. Next, students will be divided into small teams and trained about vegetation field analysis. Students will work in groups measuring vegetation transects along 6 fixed transects estimating canopy height, measuring species composition, surface albedo and temperature. They will use digital cameras to quantitatively measure fractional cover using a CCD camera and surface temperature with a FLIR. We will likely also include spectroscopic measurements with an ASD. Field measures are a repeat of observations made in 2008, 2011, 2013, 2015, 2017, 2019 and 2021, providing a time series of change. Another field trip will be scheduled for April 28th.

Visit #82971 @Coal Oil Point Natural Reserve

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Under Project # 27104 | Class

Measuring our Environment

faculty - University of California, Santa Barbara

Reservation Members(s)

Dar Roberts Apr 7, 2023 (1 days)
Hsin Ju Li Apr 7, 2023 (1 days)
Group of 15 Undergraduate Student Apr 7, 2023 (1 days)

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Day visit to reserve 1 Apr 7 (5 hours)