NGEE Barrow 2013 Site Install Trip

Notes

• NGEE Barrow Intensive Sites Initial Wiring (Out of date for the 2013 Install at the moment)
• Programs :
  • https://github.com/frankohanlon/ngee/

Metadata type stuff

• Still to be collated: NGEE-Barrow Calibration and Serial Numbers
• Thermistor Probe Calibrations ([1])
• Thermistor Strings and Triple Calibrations ([2])
• Timezone - UTC

* PakBus IDs - A = 400; B = 401; C = 402; D = 403

Shipping

• New Instrumentation once it arrives
  • Precip Buckets 3x
  • Wind Screen 3x

To Do as of 4/10/2013

• Modify Programs
• Wiring Diagrams
• PRs for freight
• Sketch up site
• Wire up boxes as much as possible (is anything possible? Maybe just mount the peripherals)

Pre-trip to do

• Organized per site items (X means it's packed / shipped)
  • Precip Stand
    • X 3 screed stakes
    • X Pipe: 2 pcs 5 ft; 1 pcs 2.5'
    • X Hose Clamps (2 sizes)
    • X NuRail fittings
  • Tripod Related
    • X 1 pcs tripod & cross arm
    • X 1 pcs instrument box & contents:
      • X cable ties
      • X 2pcs AM16/32s
      • X 2 pcs current excitation module
      • X 1 pcs CR1000
      • 1 pcs radio & power cable
      • 1 pcs radio antenna setup
      • 1 pcs null modem
    • Energy system
      • X 1 pcs solar panel missing one
      • X 2 pcs ubolts for solar panel mount
      • X 2 pcs aluminum strips for solar panel mount shipped in 4' sections in one of the tripod boxes
      • 4 pcs nuts & bolts for solar panel mount need to grab yet
      • X Batteries
      • X Ring connectors for batteries
      • power cable to go between batteries
      • X power cable to go battery box to instrument box
      • X cable protection between battery box and instrument box
      • X power cable to go between solar panel and battery box
      • X cable protection to go between solar panel and battery box
      • X cold temperature power cable (red & black or an all-weather extension cord)
      • X 1 pcs power cable from solar panel
      • X 1 pcs cable protection for solar panel cable (sort of left off cable protection estimates I'm thinking)
      • X 1 pcs charge controller
    • X 1 pcs SR50A setup
      • SR50A setup
      • X 1 pcs SR50A
      • X 1 pcs SR50A mount (in tripod box)
      • X 1 pcs SR50A cable
      • X 1 pcs SR50A cable protection
    • Air Temperature Setup
      • X 1 pcs AT radiation shield
      • X 1 pcs 107 Temperature Probe
      • X 1 pcs cable protection
    • Subsurface Hardware
      • X 9 HydraProbe IIs
      • X 3 HFP01 heat flux plates
      • X 5 deep thermistor probes
      • X 1 shallow thermistor probes
      • X 9 thermistors probes to pair with the hydraprobe iis
      • X 6 thermal conductivity probes to put two of the pits

Things to buy

• Bit o' Food?
• buy additional required hardware
• wiring stuff (to control all the excess wires) Action Packers?

Stuff to bring

Technical Gear

• Shotgun
• Keypad
• fish tape
• kayak
• Tool Bags
• Computer & (packed) SC32B
• Climbing harness
• Climbing Gear Proper
• Serial Cables & spares
• brown tarps
• X 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
• All will share hauling duties from truck to intensive site area