Difference between revisions of "2017 NGEE March Nome Trip"
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* PR for & Ship stuff (Nome Gnome receive) | * PR for & Ship stuff (Nome Gnome receive) | ||
* Decide if PDF Maps is worth purchasing or if an alternative is better | * Decide if PDF Maps is worth purchasing or if an alternative is better | ||
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| + | ===Helicopter Safety Gear=== | ||
| + | * Helmets Ship 2/27 | ||
| + | * one tent in Fairbanks, one tent in Nome storage | ||
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| + | ===Things to ship=== | ||
| + | * Solar Panels for radio repeater | ||
| + | * Sleds for hauling around watershed | ||
| + | * stop signs | ||
| + | * rebar | ||
| + | * large actionpacker with snow survey supplies | ||
| + | * snow shoes | ||
| + | * Most likely Bob's trip gear | ||
| + | * survey tripods | ||
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===General Snow Survey Gear=== | ===General Snow Survey Gear=== | ||
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* 8am start | * 8am start | ||
* 10am arrive on-site and set up survey gps system | * 10am arrive on-site and set up survey gps system | ||
| − | * 10:45 snowmachine to the top of the drainage. Work down the hill deploying | + | * 10:45 snowmachine to the top of the drainage. Work down the hill deploying markers |
* ~7 hrs to deploy markers for UAV/helo | * ~7 hrs to deploy markers for UAV/helo | ||
** Stop sign | ** Stop sign | ||
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* evening: return to Nome. | * evening: return to Nome. | ||
* Snow Poles | * Snow Poles | ||
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====3/22==== | ====3/22==== | ||
* Begin snow surveys in Teller | * Begin snow surveys in Teller | ||
Revision as of 16:53, 23 February 2017
Just a skeleton of a beginning but wanted a place to collect scraps of ideas etc.
Contents
To Do Yet
- Helicopter Safety Plan
- Renew Tracker plans for field season (purchase request submitted for this)
- Make sure GPS systems are compatible between groups
- PR for & Ship stuff (Nome Gnome receive)
- Decide if PDF Maps is worth purchasing or if an alternative is better
Helicopter Safety Gear
- Helmets Ship 2/27
- one tent in Fairbanks, one tent in Nome storage
Things to ship
- Solar Panels for radio repeater
- Sleds for hauling around watershed
- stop signs
- rebar
- large actionpacker with snow survey supplies
- snow shoes
- Most likely Bob's trip gear
- survey tripods
General Snow Survey Gear
- 2x Thermal Conductivity Probes
- have one long sensor that still needs to be found.
- 3x Snow density tube
- 1x magnaprobe
- Lots of labeled ziplocs
- snow scale
- short power point on snow survey techniques
- one pager for fieldbooks on what to do
- I think UAF will bring out 4 or 5 pairs of snow shoes plus one pair of skis
- small sled (can haul out by snowmachine on the 21st and leave for our use the rest of the time)
- small actionpacker
- radios so groups can maintain contact
- satellite phone
- satellite tracker
- Snow poles
- stop sign control markers
Cameras
- pole?
To Purchase yet
- ziplocs
- rebar
- deadman supplies for markers
- ground rod clamps
Itinerary
3/20
- Bob Busey (Noon) & LANL Crew (Evening) arrive in Nome
- Hotel opens @ 3pm
- pick up stuff from cargo
- gear
- safety equipment
- groceries
3/21
- Lily Cohen & Bob Bolton arrive in Nome
- Hotel opens @ 3pm
- get settled.
- get groceries
Survey marker trip day:
- 8am start
- 10am arrive on-site and set up survey gps system
- 10:45 snowmachine to the top of the drainage. Work down the hill deploying markers
- ~7 hrs to deploy markers for UAV/helo
- Stop sign
- rebar protection
- rebar
- evening: return to Nome.
- Snow Poles
3/22
- Begin snow surveys in Teller
- Proceed from site to site
Random
- Radio test in Council
- Move base station in Nome
