2011 August Nome Trip

For Starters, the to do list:

Pre-trip to do

• Order hardware for precip stands
• order new anemometers
• Propane stove?
• Tent
• bring lunch food & snacks for Monday/Tuesday/Wednesday (sweet & saltys in storage are from this year)
• Program Edit (radio turn off flag addition)
• Square drive bit

Things to buy

• (PR Fred Meyers): Buy Tarps, Straps,
• Small drill bit that will fit in a hex deal.

Stuff to bring out

Other

• Charge 2 Truck days to CPS PO
• Charge all hotel nights to CPS PO

Equipment

• (in office) 2 Anemometers
• (in office) 12 HMP45c heads
• (in office) Net Radiometer Domes
• 4 Tees
• rebar / screed stakes
• 3/4" pipe
  • use existing pipe out there for vertical bits
  • bring out 4 4' pipes for horizontal members.
• 8 hoseclamps
• Dry Dessicant
• (in office) replacement radios
  • 1 serial cable for K3

• Antenna all fixed up for Anvil & extra radio / relay
  • test relay
  • bring up antenna

Technical Gear

• Shotgun
• (in office) Keypad
• (in office) Tool Bags
• (in office) Computer & SC32B
• Climbing harness
• Serial Cables & spares
• NRS straps for battery boxes
• A couple of replacement tarps
• Sawzall (charge)

Food to bring out

• DIY this one for nights / days out of town

Probable Luggage

1. Shotgun
2. Pipe & Screed stakes?
3. Bob Personal backpack
4. Work Actionpacker
5. Katrina gear
6. Antenna

A sampling of Personal Gear

Clothes:

• 6 Underoos (one for every day plus a few more)
• 2 pair extra socks
• 1 pair extra pants
• 1 - 2 extra shirts
• 2 pair sock liners
• light poly pro long underwear, 1 bottom, 2 tops

Footwear and such:

• rubber boots
• sandals
• hip waders
• hiking boots

Outerwear and such

• couple pairs of light gloves
• heavy rain pants
• rain coat
• large flannel shirt
• extra fleece jacket (one or two)
• probably a light fleece vest
• ultra light wind breaker (this is my base layer)
• fleece hat or two

Other stuff:

• water proof bag(s)
• large daypack
• 1 - 3 Liters of water bottles
• Sleeping bag & pad
• toothbrush
• camera
• regular size ipod if you have one (for rocking in the car)
• field book
• camera (if you have one)
• cell phone (probably will work out there depending on your provider or you can use mine)
• tent
• first aid kit

Stuff to bring out to Council that is currently in Nome storage

• Hand Maul

Stuff to bring out to Kougarok that is currently in Nome storage

• Food, stove, kitchenware
• Anything else?

Station by Station to do

C1 Grid

• Download data
• Review Data
• Connect new soil temperature probe
• Send new program to measure temperature probe
  • Bring out voltage divider
  • also make program change to manually turn off radio after downloads.
• Replace domes on net radiometer
• Level Radiometer
• Replace Radio
• Leave Radio in ON position, Flag 1 High
• Replace SR50A, make note of new serial number
• Replace HMP45C Head (1m, 3m), make note of new serial numbers
• Drill hole in Battery Box for water to drain
• new precip stand

C2 Blueberry

• Download Data
• Review Data
• Replace domes on net radiometer
• Level Radiometers
• Replace Radio
• Leave Radio in ON position, Flag 1 High
• Replace SR50A, make note of new serial number
• Replace Met One 014A, make note of new serial number
  • Bring new 014A and 2 hose clamps
• SM40 cmbgs
• Replace HMP45C Head (1m, 3m, 10m), make note of new serial numbres
• add program instruction to turn off radio
• new precip stand

Council Vlad Forest

• Location: N64 54' 24.7" W163 40' 40.4"
• Download CR10X Data

Council Vlad Shrub

• Location: N64 56' 5.3" W163 44' 16.7"
• Download CR10X Data

Skookum

• Replace Radio
• Leave Radio in ON position, Flag 1 High
• add program instruction to turn off radio

Anvil

• Leave Radio in ON position, Flag 1 High
• Add a second radio & antenna
• Test comms to Kig 1 & 2
• Download Data
• Review Data
• add program instruction to turn off radios

Anvil City

• Check out Site
• add program instruction to turn off radios

Kigluaiks 1

• Replace Radio
• Leave Radio in ON position, Flag 1 High
• Check antenna orientation, test comms with Anvil & Koug sites
• add program instruction to turn off radio
• Review Data

Kigluaiks 2

• Leave Radio in ON position
• Test comms with Anvil
• Download Data
• add program instruction to turn off radio
• Review Data

K1 Burn

• Replace domes on net radiometer
• Relevel Net Radiometer
• Replace Radio
• Replace SR50A Transducer, not serial number
• add program instruction to turn radio of
• Leave Radio in ON position, Flag 1 High
• Replace Tarp
• Download Data
• Storage Module addition?
• Replace HMP45C Head (1m, 3m), note serial numbers
• new precip stand

K1 Burn Snow

• Download Data
• Review Data

K2 Met

• Download Data
• Review Data
• Replace domes on net radiometer
• Replace Radio
• Replace SR50A and record serial number
• Relevel Radiometer Tower & Net Radiometer
• Leave Radio in ON position, Flag 1 High
• send new program to turn off radio
• Thaw Depth measurements at site
• Storage Module addition?
• Replace HMP45C Head (1m, 3m, 10m) and record new serial numbers
• new precip stand

K2 Met Snow

• Download Data
• Review Data

K3 Mauze

• Download Data
• Review Data
• Replace Radio
• Leave Radio in ON position, Flag 1 High
• replace radiometer domes
• Relevel Net Radiometer
• Replace SR50 Transducer
  • be prepared to put in an SR50A if the SR50 has been hammered by a bear again
• Replace HMP45C Head (1m, 3m) and record new serial numbers
• send new program to turn off radio

Saito / Harada Kougarok Sites

• Swap Hobos

Nome Highschool

• Check on site

Potential Itinerary: Katrina & Bob

8/14, Day 1

+ Bob departs Fairbanks (8am) for Nome (1pm)
+ Rent Truck
+ Swing by storage pick up:
  o bear spray
  o soldering iron
+ Go up to Anvil and check it out
  o Turn Radio on and leave flag 1 high
  o download data and look @ WS/WD, AT/RH
+ shop for food
+ Dinner with Dan Stang

8/15, Day 2

+ Katrina departs Fairbanks (9am) for Nome (1pm)
+ 3pm NGEE community meeting
+ Stay @ hotel

8/16 Day 3

+ Site Visit to Skookum
+ Site Visit to C1 Grid
+ Vlad Shrub (maybe)
+ Vlad Forest (maybe)
+ NGEE Tour
+ Site Visit to C2 Blueberry
+ Return to Nome
+ Gas up in Nome

Next Several days modified by the possibility of a helicopter in Kougarok. 8/17 Day 4

+ Drive to Kigluaiks
+ Site Visit to K3 (if time)
+ Camp / stay @ cabin

8/18 Day 5

+ Site Visit to K1
+ Site Visit to K2 
+ Site Visit to Saito / Harada site east of Kougarok (if time)  

8/19 Day 6

+ Wrap up any unvisited sites in Kougarok
+ Return to Nome
+ Put stuff back into storage

8/20 Day 7

+ Return truck
+ Return to Fairbanks (10am)