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Fall 2017 visit

2017-09-18T18:02:11Z

206.174.120.250:

*Pluvio
**replace all older panels on the whyoming gauge
**UPS for Pluvio?
**antifreeze
**install UPS for pluvio?
**whats up with that heater anyways?

*winterize LTER thing (see email from seth)

*SR50a -replace transducer

*figure out PAR sensor issues
**fix lake sensor grounding
**organize thoughts about all the connectors

*fix wiring for ethernet in CPS hut

*remove bf5 for winter?

*fix garden cam?

* CNR4- replace desiccant

*check level on radiometers, especially Bf5 to decide if need a new mount.

*fuse for enclosure

*replace tarp on battery box

*winterize evap pan

*program changes
**add pluvio wiring to program notes

===to bring===
*zip ties of many sizes
*wires of many colors (especially red and black)
*tarp for battery box

*tools http://ngeedata.iarc.uaf.edu/wiki/Tool_list
*computer + charger
*field laptop + charger
*field book
*copy of wiki
hand warmers

Clothes
*raincoat
*rain pants
*sourdough jacket
*warm hats +ear warmers
*gloves and mittens
*blue muck boots
*fleece pants
*leggings
*orange fleece
*wool long sleeve
*socks, undies
*work pants
*insulated bibs

Other Gear
*sleeping bag
*earplugs

Summer 2016 visit

2016-08-29T21:56:20Z

206.174.120.250: /* accomplished */

===Todo list===
*get tower safety trained
*CANOE out to figure all of underwater sensors out!
**lake depth, lake par, lake temp
**measuring tape
**inspect pressure transducer and change desiccant
**figure out what is measuring temperature
**swap underwater quantum
*replace snow transducer
*remove old radio antenna
*bring longer conduit housing for evap pan
*mesh for pluvio
**bring wood, nails, hammer
*guided accuracy test pluvio
*take down TPS tripod
*take out base station for old radio? ask jim first- he said ok
*fix snow depth output/program, right now snow_depth_1 and temp_corr are basically the same and not usefully different
*BRING PLUVIO USB CABLE
*ANTIFREEZE for pluvio
*level radiometers, tipping bucket
*write plan for cleaning underwater PAR and checking evap pan

===accomplished===
8/23/16
* emptied pluvio
* ran guided accuracy test on Pluvio => now working!
* lake trip
**swapped lake par sensor. it is anchored to the bottom 130cm below lake surface that day (attached to the white buoy)
**pulled up 107 and added it to this anchor
**pulled up pressure transducer, threw it back out REMEMBER TO null out data!!!

8/26/16
*broke down old TPS tripod (took photos)
*took out old base station radio, NL100 and kitchen timer
*added antifreeze mixed with water to the pluvio
*checked level on tipping bucket- still level
*leveled total solar radiation
*leveled UVB + CNR4 (UVA already leveled)
*replaced snow transducer
*installed new mesh panel on outer pluvio fence
*put 107 back on pressure transducer anchor
** attached orange buoy
** it was 2m deep on that day, though anchored to bottom

Summer 2016 visit

2016-08-29T21:29:12Z

206.174.120.250:

===Todo list===
*get tower safety trained
*CANOE out to figure all of underwater sensors out!
**lake depth, lake par, lake temp
**measuring tape
**inspect pressure transducer and change desiccant
**figure out what is measuring temperature
**swap underwater quantum
*replace snow transducer
*remove old radio antenna
*bring longer conduit housing for evap pan
*mesh for pluvio
**bring wood, nails, hammer
*guided accuracy test pluvio
*take down TPS tripod
*take out base station for old radio? ask jim first- he said ok
*fix snow depth output/program, right now snow_depth_1 and temp_corr are basically the same and not usefully different
*BRING PLUVIO USB CABLE
*ANTIFREEZE for pluvio
*level radiometers, tipping bucket
*write plan for cleaning underwater PAR and checking evap pan

===accomplished===
8/23/16
* emptied pluvio
* ran guided accuracy test on Pluvio => now working!
* lake trip
**swapped lake par sensor. it is anchored to the bottom 130cm below lake surface that day (attached to the white buoy)
**pulled up 107 and added it to this anchor
**pulled up pressure transducer, threw it back out REMEMBER TO ADJUST DATA!!!

8/26/16
*broke down old TPS tripod (took photos)
*took out old base station radio, NL100 and kitchen timer
*added antifreeze mixed with water to the pluvio
*checked level on tipping bucket- still level
*leveled total solar radiation
*leveled UVB + CNR4 (UVA already leveled)
*replaced snow transducer
*installed new mesh panel on outer pluvio fence
*put 107 back on pressure transducer anchor
** attached orange buoy
** it was 2m deep on that day, though anchored to bottom

2016 NGEE August Nome Trip

2016-08-07T23:09:33Z

206.174.120.250: /* 8/11 */

===Second Trip:===
'''August 11 - 19'''

===pre trip===
* find large wrenches to bring for drill bits
* wire rope cable cutters

===To Purchase===
* 5 more dog anchors
* 2.5" unistrut clamps (for solar panel teller top)
* crimping tool
* white duct tape
* I think we under counted on SR50A cables / cross arm brackets.

===Second Trip To Do List:===
* @ Teller
** [[Teller Lower Station]] turn into full met 3m tripod located closer to shrubs
*** soil pit
*** 1.5m soil temps?
*** 2x snow
*** radiation
*** probably split off surface water sensors onto a different logger (maybe the cr800 up top or else a new one)
*** airtemp & Precip
*** 3m anemometer
*** use self tapping screw to keep animals from removing precip bucket lid.
** Surface Water Station #1
*** Bring out CR200
*** Connect two Pressure Transducers to this CR200
*** Readdress them to 1 & 0 from 0 & 0
*** Perhaps use battery from upper site...
** [[Teller Upper Station ]]
*** soil pit in the low area
*** new solar panel
*** real batteries in a battery box
*** perhaps battery box located in iarc 106.
*** super animal protection.
** Survey in and place the two hobo pressure transducers somewhere in the watershed up stream from the main site.

* @ [[Kougraok M64]]
** if we get permission then site at the top perhaps?
** If no permission then adjacent to the GIPL Pilgrim site.

* Existing Sites @ Kougarok
** Remove lowest section of K-met Tower?
** Level radiometers
** level precip buckets
** general sensor refresh

* Existing Sites @ Council
** Remove lowest section of Tower? @ blueberry hill
** Level radiometers
** level precip buckets
** general sensor refresh
** spend one or two nights with Mike Murphy to reduce travel times?
** radiometer setup to Grid site
** put in ground control point

New ~mile 60 Kougarok site
* radiation
* heat flux
* put in ground control point
*

====8/11====
* Arrive @ around Noon
* Pick up vehicle. confirmation number 39289
* Pick up freight
* Visit Anvil Mountain and swap out batteries.
* Get groceries
* Pack vehicle for 8/12
* Pick up freight
** bring teller coded gear to Bering Air

====8/12 & 8/13====
'''(I think this may take more than two days)'''<br/>
'''Starting to think 1.5 -2 days per site is more realistic'''
* Go to Teller
* @Top Put up permanent site
** tripod
** camera
** batteries
** battery box
** solar panel
** logger
** radiometer
** additional box for multiplexer
** multiplexer
** Met Sensors
*** AT/RH
*** RM Young WS/WD
*** Snow Depth
*** Precipitation?
** Soil Pit
*** SDI12 Soil Moisture
*** Soil Heat Capacity
*** Heat Flux Plate
** 1.5m Soil temperature?
** Cable Armoring for everything exposed
** Reuse for SW station:
*** small battery
*** small solar panel
*** CR800
* @ SW station
** Move instrument box to the small stand
** Reprogram CR800 & power back up. (I'm still torn on doing this this year or next year...)
* @ Snowmelt Logger
** Reuse Snowmelt Yellow box & Logger for permanent site.
** Met Sensors
*** AT/RH
*** RM Young WS/WD
*** Snow Depth
** Soil Pit
*** SDI12 Soil Moisture
*** Soil Thermal Conductivity
*** Heat Flux Plate
** 1.5m Soil temperature?
** tripod
** camera
** batteries
** battery box
** solar panel
** Cable Armoring for everything exposed
* Use Survey GPS to lock in positions of all instrumentation (before move and after!)
* Make a discharge measurement
* Level precip bucket
* Bring a drill & self-tapping screw to lock tipping bucket in place.

====8/14 - 8/16 ====
* '''FUEL UP!!!!'''
* If the weather cooperates, hike up and visit the Kigluaiks Sites
** optional, cancel if behind schedule...
** download data
** reorient antenna if needed
** see if there is anything we can take down from the smashed up site
* Plan A: Recon the Kougarok site
* Plan B: save Kougarok_m64 site for '17 or put some instruments @ Pilgrim hot springs?
* @Kougarok_m64
** tripod
** batteries
** battery enclosure
** Met Instruments
*** 1 AT/RH
*** 1 Precip
*** 1 RM Young WS/WD
*** 1 Snow Depth
** Soil Pit
*** SDI12 Soil Moisture
*** Soil Thermal Conductivity
*** Heat Flux Plate
** 1.5m Soil temperature?
* what am I forgetting here?
* shovel
* @ K2 Met
** Lower the tower to two sections
** grab data off the storage module
** sensor refresh
** AT/RH
** SR50A
** Battery
** better secure the radiation stand to make sure it stays level.
* @ K3 Mauze Gulch
** Sensor refresh
*** AT/RH
*** SR50A
*** Battery?
** Data Download
* @ K1 SR50A refresh if time allows
* Camping Schedule
** 8/14: Salmon Lake BLM
** 8/15: Kougarok Cabin
** 8/16: Kougarok Cabin

====8/17 - 8/18====
* Drive back to Nome and on to Council
* Spend two nights @ B&B.
* Focus on C2 Blueberry site & Tower.
* make the radiation stand more solid.
* Lower the tower to 2 sections
**

===To bring MISC===
*anti seize goop
*camping gear

===VATP notes===
*bringing 2 drill bits (different tips), two extensions (different lengths), and two connectors
*also need to bring wrenches
*drill in UAF Nome storage
*when installing VATP, remove upper veg layer, drill a hole, install VATP, cut a slit in upper layer to place back around installed probe
*use white duct tape to secure probe to conduit

===Anemometer notes ===
Testing each anemometer for
*propeller torque using anemometer torque disc (18310)
**factory spec is 2.6 gm-cm (black nylon screw at 5cm and metal screw at 2cm)
*** 33821 moved with 0.2 gm-cm (a black nylon screw at 2cm radius), so this is much better than factory spec
*** 61996 moved with 0.5 gm-cm
**tested both Clock Wise(CW) and Counter Clock Wise (CCW)
*Wind speed using anemometer drive (18802)
** @200rpm = 0.98m/s. @1000rpm = 4.9m/s. @2000rpm = 9.8m/s
**tested both CW and CCW
*Vane Torque using Vane Torque Gauge (18331)
**mount the gauge, pull the string, if it moves with < 30 gm-cm of torque, golden.
**tested both CW and CCW
*Wind Direction using Vane Angle Fixture Tower Mount (18212)
** checked 3 directions
*** 33821 all within 1 degree of accuracy
*** 61996 reads 3 degrees less (ex: reads 177 when should be 180)
NEED ONE WIRE (have one)

To-Do in October 2016

2016-08-07T23:07:56Z

206.174.120.250:

*buy replacement attachments for Tipping buckets that got bent
*To Purchase if available funds:

Lily, non ngee related:
*calibrate toolik sensors
*toolik post summer data review
*TAs through GI