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)
  • Still need to fix helicopter headsets
  • Need guy wires for the geonor gages
    • and anchors

Surveying NGEE-Koug

• Bumper to Control: 42"

NGEE Koug Notes

• Wind Sensors east/west @ 58° magnetic
  • 2022 Update: Declination 9.88° E changing by -0.39° W per year in 2018
  • True Direction = Magnetic Direction + Declination (East = positive)
  • True Direction E-W = 68° (Correct to 90)
  • In conclusion: E-W alignment should have been at 90° but was at 68°. Add 22° to data logger reading
    • I'm not positive but I don't think we moved it. consulted phone notes & fieldbook.

K2 Met Notes

• Required Tools:
  • Phillips CSI for snow depth
  • Torpedo Level & 5/16" nut driver for precip
• There is extra wire rope for net radiation stand but need more thimbles
  • thimble size requires 7/16" wrench.
• Bring desiccant for radiometers next visit

K3 Mauze Notes

• Able to connect to radio but unable to wake logger
• replace CSIO/RS232 box?

K1 Burn Notes

• able to download data by radio and data looks great

Kigluaiks Notes

• Able to connect to radio but unable to wake logger

Surveying at Teller

• 30.25" above CP02 rebar to bumper

Teller Stage

• 2018-09-24 18:50 AKDT
  • 3cm above rebar 1
  • 13cm in front of rebar 1
• 2018-09-26 10:48 AKDT
  • 5cm above rebar 1
  • 14.5 cm in front of rebar 1
  • Salt in Solution Dilution #1 == 50.21g / LANL Bag #19
  • Salt in Solution Dilution #2 == 50.12g / LANL Bag #15

Teller Bottom Notes

• VATP at bottom no frost jacking
• swapped out VATP snow sensor
• still need to tap & die a new hole for the last screw.

Council

• Need to replace antenna coax at council grid and move antenna (animal nips).... might also take opportunity to move radio to other box and pull the army box?
  • ... this would require bringing out a spare of the waterproof radio cables with db9 on the end.
• I think antenna move could be flip snow arm and use old sr50 stub for the vertical deal. Also might just change our antenna...
• Unable to download data but moved antenna and also turned radio on.... this got the site back on the radio network...

Council Surveying

• GPS at cp01, 49.875" (7/8") bumper to rebar

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