Difference between revisions of "2018 NGEE Nome March Trip"

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===General Snow Survey Gear===
 
===General Snow Survey Gear===
 
* shovels (nome Storage)
 
* shovels (nome Storage)
 +
** avalanche shovels...
 
* 2x Thermal Conductivity Probes
 
* 2x Thermal Conductivity Probes
 
* 2x Snow density tube
 
* 2x Snow density tube
* Going AK Air 1x magnaprobe
+
** Clear & NRCS Metric
 +
* Magnaprobe
 +
** charge batteries
 
* Lots of labeled ziplocs
 
* Lots of labeled ziplocs
 
*  2x * snow scale
 
*  2x * snow scale
* short power point on snow survey techniques
 
 
* one pager for fieldbooks on what to do
 
* one pager for fieldbooks on what to do
 
* 4 pairs of snow shoes plus one pair of skis
 
* 4 pairs of snow shoes plus one pair of skis
 +
** (have 3 and one broken one)
 
* small sled (can haul out by snowmachine on the 21st and leave for our use the rest of the time)
 
* small sled (can haul out by snowmachine on the 21st and leave for our use the rest of the time)
 
* small actionpacker
 
* small actionpacker
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* satellite tracker
 
* satellite tracker
 
* 2x avalanche probes
 
* 2x avalanche probes
 +
* 2x metric folding tape
  
 
===Cameras===
 
===Cameras===

Revision as of 15:08, 22 February 2018

Just a skeleton of a beginning but wanted a place to collect scraps of ideas etc. (2/13/2018 copied and pasted from 2017)

To Do Yet

  • Finalize Helicopter Safety Plan
  • Repeat from 2017: Decide if PDF Maps is worth it or if an alternative is better yet
    • We should do zoom in maps for all of the X & L survey points or if not zoom in for each, something similar.

To Purchase

  • fieldbooks
  • dura flame logs
  • ziplocs?


3 person Helicopter Safety Gear

  • UAF Nome Storage
    • one 3 person tent
    • 2 solid fuel cooking stoves in UAF Nome Storage
    • 3x sleeping pad in fairbanks
    • 1x thaw probe
  • UAF Fairbanks Storage
    • 5-6 emergency bivys (2 two person units) (UAF Fairbanks Storage
    • 2x cook pot
    • 2x firestarter in fairbanks for shipping
    • 2x same for sparkers
  • 2x sleeping bags in uaf storage
  • 1x long sleeping bag in fairbanks for shipping
  • 1x wood saw in fairbanks for shipping
  • 1x wood hatchet in fairbanks for shipping

Shipping

First Shipment

Second Shipment

Campus and Not quite ready

  • final walk through of office

Things to ship

  • large actionpacker with snow survey supplies
  • Most likely Bob's trip gear
  • battery charger


Aurora Vehicle Reservation

  • 3/xx to 4/XX SUV
  • Reservation: XXXX (Bob Bolton has)

General Snow Survey Gear

  • shovels (nome Storage)
    • avalanche shovels...
  • 2x Thermal Conductivity Probes
  • 2x Snow density tube
    • Clear & NRCS Metric
  • Magnaprobe
    • charge batteries
  • Lots of labeled ziplocs
  • 2x * snow scale
  • one pager for fieldbooks on what to do
  • 4 pairs of snow shoes plus one pair of skis
    • (have 3 and one broken one)
  • small sled (can haul out by snowmachine on the 21st and leave for our use the rest of the time)
  • small actionpacker
  • satellite phone
  • satellite tracker
  • 2x avalanche probes
  • 2x metric folding tape

Cameras

  • pole?

To Purchase yet

  • ziplocs

Big Logistics

  • Waiting on final approval for tent borrow

Itinerary

Out of data for 2018

3/20

3/21

3/22

3/23

  • Begin snow surveys in Teller
  • Proceed from site to site


Random

  • download station data at three loggers in Teller
  • download station data at NGEE-Kougarok site