NGEE September 3 2012 Trip

Notes

• NGEE Barrow Intensive Sites Initial Wiring
• First Program (not including thermal offsets which will be added onsite):
  • https://github.com/frankohanlon/ngee/blob/master/ngee_intensive_site_subset.CR1

Metadata type stuff

• NGEE-Barrow Calibration and Serial Numbers
• Timezone - UTC
• PakBus IDs - A = 400; B = 401; C = 402; D = 403

Supplies / Equipment the GIPL is providing to the project that will need to be replaced

• 4 Tripods
• 4 CrossArms
• 4 Radiation Shields
• 4 107 Temperature Probes
• 24 Thermal Conductivity sensors from East30
• 8 Current Excitation Modules
• 8 AM16/32 Multiplexers
• 4 CR1000s
• Instrument box
• charge controller

Supplies / Equipment IARC is providing to the project that will need to be replaced

• Radios?
  • set hopping channels to an alternate
  • set up in multipoint mode
• Power Cables?

Enroute

• Battery Boxes should arrive 8/30ish
• batteries I'm not sure of but should arrive near our departure.

Program to do yet

• add radio on/off
• seasonal snow measurements
• low battery voltage checks before running thermal conductivity probes
• test final program
• add the thermal conductivity probes

Pre-trip to do

• Cut Pipe
• Ship stuff: thinking two loads
  • shipment 1 ship Wednesday and that will be stuff we'll need on arrival
  • shipment 2 ship Friday and that will be things still being prepped early next week.
• Organize per site items
  • Precip Stand
    • 3 screed stakes
    • Pipe: 2 pcs 5 ft; 1 pcs 2.5'
    • Hose Clamps (2 sizes)
    • NuRail fittings (currently in Bob's office)
  • Tripod Related
    • 1 pcs tripod
    • 1 pcs instrument box & contents:
      • cable ties
      • AM16/32s
      • 2 pcs current excitation module
      • 1 pcs CR1000
      • 1 pcs radio & power cable
      • 1 pcs radio antenna setup
      • 1 pcs null modem
    • Energy system
      • 1 pcs solar panel
      • 2 pcs ubolts for solar panel mount
      • 2 pcs aluminum strips for solar panel mount
      • 4 pcs nuts & bolts for solar panel mount
      • Batteries if they arrive
      • Ring connectors for batteries
      • power cable to go between batteries
      • power cable to go battery box to instrument box
      • cable protection between battery box and instrument box
      • power cable to go between solar panel and battery box
      • cable protection to go between solar panel and battery box
      • cold temperature power cable (red & black or an all-weather extension cord)
      • 1 pcs power cable from solar panel
      • 1 pcs cable protection for solar panel cable (sort of left off cable protection estimates I'm thinking)
      • 1 pcs charge controller
    • 1 pcs SR50A setup
      • 5' x 3/4" Pipe
      • SR50A setup
      • 1 pcs SR50A
      • 1 pcs SR50A mount
      • 1 pcs SR50A cable
      • 1 pcs SR50A cable protection
    • Air Temperature Setup
      • 1 pcs AT radiation shield
      • 1 pcs 107 Temperature Probe
      • 1 pcs cable protection
    • Subsurface Hardware
      • 9 HydraProbe IIs
      • 3 HFP01 heat flux plates
      • 5 deep thermistor probes
      • 1 shallow thermistor probes
      • 9 thermistors probes to pair with the hydraprobe iis
      • 6 thermal conductivity probes to put two of the pits

Things to buy

• Bit o' Food?
• buy additional required hardware
• 2400 ft of 3/4" flex conduit
• 100 ft of 3/8" flex conduit
• brown tarps
• solar panel mounts
• wiring stuff (to control all the excess wires) Action Packers?
• conduit, lots!
• large pvc and fittings to go between action packer and CSI enclosure?
• fittings for an additional opening in bottom of enclosures
• cable ties

Stuff to bring out

Extras from Bill

• 4 pcs 107 Probes & Radiation Shields

things not on a PR yet

• power cables (reds & blacks or extension cords)
• cable protection for energy system
• brown tarps from Freddies
• NRS straps maybe from the Beave for the tarp.
• Cable Ties

Equipment To Ship

• 4 Tripods
• 4 Battery Boxes
• 4 Solar Panels
• Thermistor Strings
• Additional Thermistors
• Radiation Shields
• Instrument boxes with loggers etc. installed
• charge controllers

Technical Gear

• Shotgun
• Keypad
• fish tape
• kayak
• Tool Bags
• Computer & (packed) SC32B
• Climbing harness
• Climbing Gear Proper
• Serial Cables & spares
• brown tarps
• Sawzall
• drill

Food to bring out

• Optional

Probable Luggage

1. Shotgun [Bob #1]
2. Bob Personal backpack [Bob #2]
3. Work Actionpacker #1 [Bob #3]

How it will go down out there

• Bil & Vlad drill the thermistor bore holes
• Bob focuses on the wiring and station set up with an assist as needed from others
• Anna if she comes digs and logs soil pits
• All will share hauling duties from truck to intensive site area