Umiat May 2010 Field Trip

Umiat May 2010 Logistics

This website helps me organize everything that needs to get done for the Umiat logistics May 2010.

(EKY Last Update 4/12/10)

Schedule

• April 12-17 Umiat Runway Plowed by UIC
• May 1 - BLM flight full
• May 3, 4, 5 ADCP/boating training, May 6 Sontek River Surveyor ADCP training event, May 7 pack up gear for flights to Umiat
• May 8-9 DOT plow runway?
• May 8-12 Richard to Umiat Daily BLM flights to Umiat, 1 UAF camp supplies flight 1 UAF staff flight 1 UAF equipment/gear flight?
• May 11 BLM fuel bladders set up (?)
• May 12 BLM fuel delivery (?)
• May 9-11 Horst Camp to Umiat 2 caravan flights mobilization
• May 12 UAF crew & Horst cook to Umiat (1 or 2 flights? Need all gear weights to determine if we can get 1 flight) Bob, Jeff, Jeff, Horacio.
• May 12 UAF L4 Helicopter arrives in Umiat
• May 19 Ken to Umiat, Bob to Prudhoe (Dave B. to Umiat w/ BLM). Resupply Horst camp.
• May 26 BLM Camp resupply flight (Bill Lee arrives). Resupply HOrst camp
• June 3 UAF crew + cook departs Umiat, Horst group arrives for camp tear down
• June 3 Ken Irving to Prudhoe, Bob Busey to Fairbanks
• June 5 2 flights for Horst crew demob to Fairbanks

Logistics To DO

• Book Wright Air Flights
• Coordinate flights w/ BLM Richard
• Assist with DEC permitting for Horst Camp as needed - Emily
• UIC Quote - Bill
• Horst camp weights (Josh Horst)
• UAF equip weights - Jeff M?
• ADCP Q msmst cheat sheet - Emily/Bob
• Trimble GPS set up cheat sheet - Bill Lee

To DO for Field Prep

• Shopping List
• Test ADCPs in river May 3-7
• River Surveyor ADCP/GPS set up and testing in river May 3-7
• Novatel GPS configuration files
• Trimble memory upgrade and battery cable
• Configure HOBO meters
• Survival kits put together
• Manuals/Guidance
• Helicopter time tracking sheet

Equipment/Supplies to Send to Umiat

• 1 drum unleaded fuel for boat motor and misc. use
• Spare Aquistar PTs
• HOBO PTs + data reader, hardware
• Wall tent supplies @ red door
• 3- 12V 100 a-h batteries (ADCP, Trimble GPS, spare)
• battery charger
• Trimble GPS and tripod
• ADCP Rio Grande
• ADCP River Surveyor
• Novatel GPS and wiring harnesses, config files
• Big Toughbook
• 2 radios
• 2 GPS tripods
• Mount for GPS reciever on boat (from USV)
• GPS/Radios
• lithium batteries
• lithium battery packs for GPS/ADCP/radios
• spare drybags
• life jackets (2 to Itkillik, 2 to Chandler)
• box for lifejacket storage
• printer
• Disc weights for PTs
• Hose clamps
• sledgehammers
• rebar drive head
• level, survey tripod, rod
• backup hardrives
• flow tracker, rod, manuals
• binoculars
• laser rangefinder
• helo helmets
• Satellite phones (2)
• Shotguns + ammo (2)
• pepper spray
• gun cleaning kit
• anchor 30 lb
• boat hook
• boat entry rope
• spare rope
• spare boat & motor parts
• boat motor manuals
• survival/safety bags
• misc. stream gauging parts
• Manuals/Guidance

Summary Field work To Do List

• Measure discharge as frequently as possible in Anaktuvuk River during snowmelt runoff
• Evaluate/maintain and repair stations on Anaktuvuk, Itkillik, and Chandler rivers
  • Chandler Camera
  • Chandler PTs, Station
• Find new location for Chandler Station?
• Take basic hydrologic/ice observations for each river
• Improve existing (2009) (i.e., stage/discharge relationship) for Anaktuvuk River gauging station when ice-free
• Anaktuvuk Rating Curve / Anaktuvuk Rating Curve - Log (Last Update: 3/29/10, EKY)