2018 NGEE Nome September Trip

Post Trip Notes and such

• could bring ubolts up to teller top to better level the precip bucket / hose clamps
• swapped out desiccant at teller bottom net radiometer and also teller sw
• made a discharge measurement, 2x at the sw site.
• leveled all radiometers
  • at ngee-koug site need to check compass direction every trip.
  • ngee-koug precip wasn't quite level after another musk ox hit.
    • bring up tools and rethink again for march trip.
• teller cas site
  • need guy wires for geonor and solar panel
  • think about getting panel higher and or
  • need proper ring terminals for the battery(s)
  • need to think about rewiring at/rh sensor to turn on/off rather than be on all the time(but need to review the program to confirm)

To Ship

• bring out non spillable paperwork too for return.

To Take Bolton

• Trimble Pelican case (no lithium batteries are in the case)
• nrs straps
• soil sample volume
• sat phone
• tracker
• lg actionpacker filled with these items (not yet designated)
• conductivity meter for discharge measurement
• sample bottle for discharge measurement
• 100g salt ziplocs
• SC32B f
• volt meter
• Tap & Die
• desiccant for teller bottom
• SR50A transducers once they arrive
• a ziploc labeled Nome

To Take Busey

• All necessary lithium batteries
• toughbook
• snacks
• new fieldbook

To Do Yet

• GeoPDFs with new points
• Load XML into trimble software and copy over to handheld controller
• step stool for teller bottom
• short as possible 4/40 screw
• Safety Document
• pick up toughbook charger on way south
• take desiccant out of crockpot and pack for trip

Favors

• Ask Stan to borrow a drill again

Activities

Support Chinese Delegation

• September 18: Arrive in Nome
  • 9/19 Meet Bob Metcalf
  • 9/19 - 9/25: Final Site Selection & Install ground instruments
  • 9/20-25: Get permits & install sites
• September 26 Evening: Leave for Fairbanks

Sunrise / Sunset

• 9/20 : 8:39 & 9:09PM
• 9/21 : 8:42 & 9:04 PM
• 9/22 : 8:45 & 9:01 PM
• 9/23 : 8:48 & 8:57 PM
• 9/24 : 8:51 & 8:54 PM
• 9/25 : 8:54 & 8:50 PM
• 9/26 : 8:57 & 8:46 PM

Teller

• Check the next visit page (I'll copy/paste at some point)
• If time allows, Amy Breen has some surveying to be done. And, if we're able to survey then they'd also like thaw depths at their plots.

Teller Bottom

• change transducers for snow depth sensors
• download data
• measure VATP thermistors
• relevel radiometer
• bring out one step stool to level teller bottom radiometer. / another tall person.
• tap new hole in CNR4 & replace desiccant
• bring desiccant for box

Teller Surface Water

• download data
• replace desiccant
• discharge measurement with salt slug
• Need to secure solar panel before winter with nails
• YSI conductivity meter

Teller Top

• download data
• change transducers for snow depth sensors
• relevel radiometer

Council

• If time allows Amy Breen has some plots that need surveying and thaw depths

Council C1 Grid

• Would be great to visit C1 site and download data
• Redrill hole for C1 Grid temperature probe
• sr50a swap out?
• relevel precip bucket

Skookum Pass

• swap out data logger
• change program to add radio on/off
• current site photo

C2 Blueberry

• Download Data

Kougarok

Kougarok Mile 64

• Download Data
• don't really need snow depth here it would seem but just double check all measurements and relevel radiometer / precip
• Amy Breen has a number of points to be surveyed here. She'd like thaw depths for all we're able to visit.

Kougarok 10m tower

• A station visit to would be awesome even for just 2 hours to double-check site in anticipation of it being used for the disturbance study.
• Mandatory download data though even if by radio
  • If we visit I'll put a storage module back at the site so it's less pressing.
• level precip bucket
• level radiometers
• replace radiometer desiccant

Kougarok Mauze gulch

• Minimum would be download data by radio

Kougarok Burn Site

• Download data by radio