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* prepare data/power/ground common connections for SDI devices | * prepare data/power/ground common connections for SDI devices | ||
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**** soil temperature @ 10, 20, 30, 40 cm bgs | **** soil temperature @ 10, 20, 30, 40 cm bgs | ||
**** soil heat flux near base of active layer & plant / soil boundary | **** soil heat flux near base of active layer & plant / soil boundary | ||
+ | **** take 2-3 soil samples from this pit for soil moisture testing | ||
*** 1.5m soil temperature profile | *** 1.5m soil temperature profile | ||
*** snow depth @ tripod | *** snow depth @ tripod | ||
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** Surface Water Station #1 | ** Surface Water Station #1 | ||
*** Bring out CR200 (May go with CR800 if Ross can't get the data retrieval program working with the CR200... then CR200 for next year). | *** Bring out CR200 (May go with CR800 if Ross can't get the data retrieval program working with the CR200... then CR200 for next year). | ||
+ | **** another reason to go CR800 is that this could become the satellite base and there wouldn't be the pinch on the control ports. | ||
*** Connect two Pressure Transducers to this CR200 | *** Connect two Pressure Transducers to this CR200 | ||
*** Readdress them to 1 & 0 from 0 & 0 | *** Readdress them to 1 & 0 from 0 & 0 | ||
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**** soil temperature @ 10, 20, 30, 40 cm bgs | **** soil temperature @ 10, 20, 30, 40 cm bgs | ||
**** soil heat flux near base of active layer & plant / soil boundary | **** soil heat flux near base of active layer & plant / soil boundary | ||
+ | **** take 2-3 soil samples from this pit for soil moisture testing | ||
*** 1.5m soil temperature profile | *** 1.5m soil temperature profile | ||
*** snow depth @ tripod | *** snow depth @ tripod | ||
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*** summer precipitation | *** summer precipitation | ||
*** super animal protect this site. | *** super animal protect this site. | ||
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====Teller Extras:==== | ====Teller Extras:==== | ||
* Survey in and place the two hobo pressure transducers somewhere in the watershed up stream from the main site. | * Survey in and place the two hobo pressure transducers somewhere in the watershed up stream from the main site. |
Latest revision as of 17:59, 10 August 2016
Contents
Second Trip:
August 11 - 19
pre eve trip to do
- prepare data/power/ground common connections for SDI devices
- prepare HMP155 cables for old sites.
To Purchase
- One Compact flash card for CFM100
Second Trip To Do List:
Teller
- @ Teller
- Teller Lower Station turn into full met 3m tripod located closer to shrubs
- soil pit
- soil moisture @ 5, 10, 20, 30, 40 cm bgs
- soil thermal conductivity @ 10, 20, 30, 40 cm bgs
- soil temperature @ 10, 20, 30, 40 cm bgs
- soil heat flux near base of active layer & plant / soil boundary
- take 2-3 soil samples from this pit for soil moisture testing
- 1.5m soil temperature profile
- snow depth @ tripod
- snow depth away from tripod
- interval camera
- 4 component radiation
- Spectral response sensors: NDVI & PRI up looking and two vegetation communities
- 1.5m Air temperature, Relative Humidity, & Dew Point Temperature
- Wind speed and direction at 3m
- summer precipitation
- bring out self tapping screw to keep animals from removing precip bucket lid.
- soil pit
- Surface Water Station #1
- Bring out CR200 (May go with CR800 if Ross can't get the data retrieval program working with the CR200... then CR200 for next year).
- another reason to go CR800 is that this could become the satellite base and there wouldn't be the pinch on the control ports.
- Connect two Pressure Transducers to this CR200
- Readdress them to 1 & 0 from 0 & 0
- From temporary top site bring down for SW station:
- instrument box
- battery
- solar panel
- charge controller
- Bring out CR200 (May go with CR800 if Ross can't get the data retrieval program working with the CR200... then CR200 for next year).
- Teller Upper Station
- soil pit in the low area
- soil moisture @ 5, 10, 20, 30, 40 cm bgs
- soil thermal conductivity @ 10, 20, 30, 40 cm bgs
- soil temperature @ 10, 20, 30, 40 cm bgs
- soil heat flux near base of active layer & plant / soil boundary
- take 2-3 soil samples from this pit for soil moisture testing
- 1.5m soil temperature profile
- snow depth @ tripod
- snow depth away from tripod
- interval camera
- 4 component radiation
- 1.5m Air temperature, Relative Humidity, & Dew Point Temperature
- Wind speed and direction at 3+m
- summer precipitation
- super animal protect this site.
- soil pit in the low area
- Teller Lower Station turn into full met 3m tripod located closer to shrubs
Teller Extras:
- Survey in and place the two hobo pressure transducers somewhere in the watershed up stream from the main site.
- Survey in temporary and permanent tripods / instrumentation
- Discharge measurement @ bottom
Existing Site @ Kougarok
- K Met
- Tower change size reduction
- To bring:
- pipe cutter
- replacement bolts for tower sections
- rope along
- complicators (I think Council will be slightly simpler)
- unistrut at base
- tower sinking into muck
- instrument box with all instruments at base
- cross arms & junk hanging off structure
- Level radiometer platform & then radiometers
- To bring:
- dog anchor (I think we used a dog anchor last summer actually... this will be the see the results of that check)
- cable cutter
- additional cable thimbles
- tools
- sketch out could we use like a solid unistrut arm rather than the cable
- level precip bucket
- level
- Snow sensor replacement
- SR50A w/ address 0
- Refresh AT/RH sensors
- program change
- check if Anemometers are still within specification
- replace snow sensors
- download data off storage module (there is a setting to be accessed in LN setup)
- only planning to visit 10 meter tower and Mauze Gulch (up from bridge)
- bring out new battery
- copy of permit or # on metal tag?
- K3 Mauze Gulch
- bring out new battery
- bring out SR50A w/ address 0
- copy of permit or # on metal tag?
- level precip bucket
- level
- Refresh AT/RH sensors
- program change
- check if Anemometers are still within specification
- @ airport conex
- see about drilling a hole in the unit so a radio / satellite base can be setup... or think about this for K2
Existing Sites @ Council
- Blueberry Hill
- Remove lowest section of Tower? @ blueberry hill
- Level radiometers
- pretty sure no dog anchor here but could look into it...
- oh, could try 1/2 unistrut plus the small ubolts
- level precip buckets
- Refresh AT/RH sensors
- check if Anemometers are still within specification
- download data
- spend two nights with Mike Murphy to maximize field time
- put in ground control point & log position overnight
- Bring out new battery
- Existing Skookum Pass Repeater site
- Switch old data logger out for CR800 and
- if time install redundant satellite link
- bring up two batteries
- Existing Anvil Mountain Repeater site
- bring up two batteries
- Change AT/RH/DP out for simpler Air temperature only
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 - 8/14 or 15
(I think this may take more than two days)
Starting to think 1.5 -2 days per site is more realistic
- Go to Teller
- @Top Put up permanent site
- see above for instrumentation etc
- @ SW station
- see above for instrumentation etc
- @ Snowmelt Logger
- see above for instrumentation etc
- Use Survey GPS to lock in positions of all instrumentation (before move and after!)
- Make a discharge measurement
- Level precipitation gage
- 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
- Plan A: Recon the Kougarok site
- Plan B: save Kougarok_m64 site for '17
- Plan C: put some instruments @ Pilgrim hot springs?
- @Kougarok_m64
- see above for instrumentation etc
- @ K2 Met
- grab data off the storage module
- sensor refresh
- Battery
- @ K3 Mauze Gulch
- Sensor refresh
- AT/RH
- SR50A
- Battery
- Data Download
- Sensor refresh
- Camping Schedule on ideal itinerary
- 8/15: Kougarok Cabin
- 8/16: Kougarok Cabin
8/17 - 8/18
- Drive back to Nome
- FUEL UP!!!!
- Drive out to Council
- Spend two nights @ B&B.
- Focus on C2 Blueberry site & Tower.
- make the radiation stand more solid.
- Reduce the tower to 2 sections
8/19
- Return to Nome
- On way stop by Skookum Pass repeater
- Fix as noted above.
- Ship anything in need of shipping
- crab?
- depart for Fairbanks in evening
To bring MISC
- anti seize goop
- camping gear
- putty for boxes
- rope-a-long
Hydra Probe notes
- ID 0 = 5cm = red
- ID 1 = 10cm = orange
- ID 2 = 20cm = purple
- ID 3 = 30cm = brown
- ID 4 = 40cm = black
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)
- factory spec is 2.6 gm-cm (black nylon screw at 5cm and metal screw at 2cm)
- 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)
- checked 3 directions
Outstanding To Do Items
- Grab remaining bolts for upper tripod
- cut unistrut for green box to upper tripod interface
- sort hose clamps for:
- teller upper snow stand
- teller upper precip stand
- teller lower precip stand
- any others...
- solder extensions for TL Upper & TL Lower snow stand SR50A cable
- set up terminal blocks for SDI instruments (power, data, ground)
- heat flux constants:
- S/N 7880: 55.58 uV/(W/m^-2)
- S/N 7878: 59.63 uV/(W/m^-2)
- S/N 12090: 62.88 uV/(W/m^-2) (TL Upper)
- S/N 12121: 63.39 uV/(W/m^-2) (TL Lower)
- Bring precision resistors
- toolbag
- solder HMP155 extensions for old sites
- pack up RM Young hardware
- Rope-a-long
- CF Card for CFM100(s)