2007 September Nome Trip

Overview

Here's what I see for the final Nome trip activities (suggested dates 9/13 - 9/17):

• Install snow depth sensors
• pull net radiometers
• pick up atv from Morgan's
• Survey the Niagra gulch
• council thaw grid
• kougarok thaw grid
• pull Niagara & Kuzitrin stations completely
• Visit Skookum / Look for animal chews on the blueberry site radio cables (to improve communication to the council sites).
• gage Kuzitrin & Snake rivers

NWS Snake River gage Nome Forecast

Itinerary

Breaking down into days and a proposed itinerary for Nome:

Stuff to Bring

• Snow sensors
• Snow sensor mounting hardware
• thaw probe
• tool bag
• radio cable
• sat phone
• waders
• rain gear x2
• tower climbing gear
• field book
• River Cat
• optical level
• survey rod

Stuff to pick up from storage

• Thaw probe
• Stove
• Jerry Jug for fuel
• Cloth tape
• Survey Tripod
• Flow meter
• Food Container
• bear spray & jingle bells
• Net Radiometer Boxes

9/13 Thursday

• Fly out in the PM for Nome on Ak Air

9/14 Friday

• Pick up ATV @ Morgan's (hours 9-6)
• Get some groceries (Freeze dried for 3 days)
• Bring out one jerry jug of gas
• Gage Snake
• Kuzitrin Site
  • Gage w/ Rivercat
  • Pull the site
• Visit K2 10m met
  • Pull Net Radiometer
  • Replace Snow sensor
• Niagara Creek
  • Survey gully & do thaw depths
  • Gage creek one last time
  • Pull station
• Stay at Cabin in Kougarok

9/15 Saturday

• Kougarok thaw grid
• Visit K1 Burn
  • Add snow sensor
  • Pull Net Radiometer
• Visit K3 Mauze Gulch
  • Replace snow sensor
  • Pull Net Radiometer

9/16 Sunday

• Council Thaw grid
• Winterize Council stations
  • Pull Net Radiometers
  • Install a snow sensor @ C2 blueberry
  • Replace snow sensor @ C1 Grid
  • Replace precip bucket @ C2
  • Replace Radio cable @ C2...
• If radio cable at C2 isn't damaged then visit Skookum to look for damage up there

9/17 Monday

• Air Cargo some stuff back to Fairbanks (To yet be determined)
• Fly back to Fairbanks on Ak Air
• Inventory Nome Storage