Morning stormwater demonstration
Participants spent the morning with Dr. Bruce MacVicar and his team learning about stormwater hydrology at their living lab on campus.
Lunch discussion at Brubacher House on carbon estimates using remotely piloted aircraft
During lunch at Brubacher House, participants heard from Dr. Derek Robinson on his work using remotely piloted aircraft to calculate terrestrial carbon estimates. Unfortunately, the rainy weather kept the aircraft and the group indoors!
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The remotely piloted aircraft used for terrestrial carbon data collection in the RISE project on display for participants at Brubacher House. The rainy weather meant that Dr. Derek Robinson and team could not fly that day.
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Dr. Derek Robinson explains how data collection for terrestrial carbon is done using the remotely piloted aircraft. Here, Dr. Robinson describes the markers used on the ground for referencing when doing a flight.
Afternoon aquatic GHG measurements and biodiversity sampling demonstration
In the afternoon, participants headed to Columbia Lake on north campus to learn about how Dr. Maria Strack and her team measure methane using floating gas chambers and take sediment samples to measure carbon, and how Dr. Rebecca Rooney and her team sample stormwater ponds to determine their biodiversity and measure water quality.Â
