2008 June Nome Trip

Overview

Storage Inventory

• Install snow depth sensor @ C2 Blueberry
• put out net radiometers for 2008
• pick up atv from Morgan's (start of trip)
• drop off at at Morgan's (end of trip)
• Look for animal chews on the blueberry site radio cables (to improve communication to the council sites).
• visit with Nome campus people
• Get Serial Numbers and calibration dates on all sensors if time allows
• Visit:
  • C1 Grid
  • C2 Blueberry
  • Anvil Mountain
  • K1 Burn
  • K2 Met
  • K3 Mauze
• goldstreak flow rod to Barrow

NWS Snake River gage
Nome Forecast

Itinerary

Stuff to Bring

• Snow sensors for C2 Blueberry
• Radio Coax for C2 Blueberry
• Spare CR10X for Anvil Mountain
• Snow sensor mounting hardware
• tool bag
• waders
• rain gear x2
• tower climbing gear
• field book

Stuff to pick up from storage

• Stove
• Jerry Jug for fuel
• Food Container
• bear spray & jingle bells
• Net Radiometer Boxes

(June 12) Thursday Day 1

• Arrive in Nome on Alaska 153 at 12:41 PM (FDVBTC)
• pick up truck
• Pick up supplies at storage.
• Pick up groceries at AC
• Goldstreak Flow rod & meter to Craig Tweedy in Barrow
• grab canoe from Nome Storage
• Stay at hotel (2 rooms).

(June 13) Friday Day 2

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Map to Morgan's shop where the ATV is

• head to Council & visit meteorological sites
  • C1 Grid:
    • serial numbers
    • download data
    • install radiometer
    • send new data logger program (for snow depth)
  • C2 Blueberry:
    • serial numbers
    • replace radio coax (to improve communication to the council sites).
    • download data
    • install net radiometer
    • install snow sensor
    • send new program to data logger (for snow depth)
    • take at least one battery up to Blueberry Hill
    • Precip bucket cable (replace)
• Maybe visit Guy Rowe to take out more stuff on the trip back to Nome
• Return to Nome
  • visit Anvil Mountain site (Bob and Julie)
    • Replace HMP45C
    • Download Program
    • Swap out CR10 for CR10X
    • Send Program again
  • Meet with NWC (Jessie)
• drop canoe back off at storage
• Pick up ATV from Morgan's, check to see about leaving an ATV here all summer (hours 9-6)
• Stay at hotel (2 rooms)
• pick up one jerry jug of gas

(June 14) Day 3

• Drive to Kougarok
• Do nearby station maintenance (K2 Met, one more if time allows).
  • serial numbers
  • download data
  • K2 Met: Look to see if 30 cm bgs Soil Moisture has become disconnected (loose wire)
  • K2 Met: Look at YSI thermistors again
  • K3 Mauze: Bring out a new battery or two
  • K3 Mauze: Look for a chewed precip bucket cable (or loose wire, more likely)
  • K3 Mauze: 55 cm bgs soil temperature (9th thermistor)
  • send new program (for snow depth)
  • install net radiometer

(June 15) Day 4

• visit unvisited Kougarok stations
• return to Nome
• bring back ATV to Morgans (if got the okay Friday)
• return stuff to storage
• goldstreak cargo if necessary
• Return to Fairbanks, Ak Air Flight #153 @ 9:39 PM
• Air Cargo some stuff back to Fairbanks (To yet be determined)
• Inventory Nome Storage