2009 August Nome Trip

Fairbanks Prep

• 16 HMP45C heads needed for full replacement. Not saying we need to do all of them but for the total out there number it is 16.
• Solder Quick Connects on Net Radiometers to be taken out to the SP.
• Make sure we have enough SR50/SR50A/Judd sonic replacement sensors

Broken Sensors: Kigluaiks AT/RH K3 1 & 3m AT/RH K1 1 & 3m AT/RH C2 10m AT/RH

To Do:

• Program for new repeater
• get right hardware for reinstalling Radiometers
• bring solder?
• bring quick connects (6) for net radiometers
• Track down Taylor programming
• make sure Taylor stuff will fit.
• Change other programs to save less 5 minute stuff (make it a season based output).
• Pack wading rod and Flo-Mate
• Get programs onto new toughbook (and modify them).
• Power Wire from Napa probably for Repeater site
• 2 multiplexers
• 2 CR10Xs
• precision resistors
• Longer Coax for at C2 Blueberry
• Remaining Taylor stuff

Radio Repeater Station Needs:

Troubleshoot 2009 Radio Problems. Specifically: Anvil to Kigluaiks Hop and Skookum to C2 Blueberry Hop. Repeater Site Logistics:

• Tripod & Hardware (from pictures the bolts aren't in the tripod but they might be in the tripod legs)
• Instrument Box (use the Kuzitrin one maybe?)
• Battery Box (There's an extra from C3 in the Nome Storage)
• Hole in battery box (To drain water)
• batteries (Should be in Nome Storage)
• battery cables (Need to make after buying wire in Fairbanks (NAPA)
• power & data for radios (bring)
• power cables and charge controller (Maybe out there, I'm not sure. Solar panel had been at the Kuzitrin so presumably there's something attached)
• power cable for solar panel (bring a C.C. for the large panel)
• cable ties (grab some)
• antenna (should be out there)
• coax (should be out there? Bring one out anyway)
• radio (should be out there? Bring one out anyway)
• cr10x (Bring 2)
• taylor anemometer (Bring the cross arms out)
• set radio into correct modes (point to point slave / repeater)
• Something for mounting the solar panel to the tower (Hmmm.. hose clamps maybe?)
• copies of permits for posting

Kigluaiks

HMP45C requires replacement 
AT Broke 12/2007
RH Broke 05/2008
Anemometer Broke 07/2008
Install Taylor Anemometer
Add new tower/station

Anvil Mountain

HMP45C replace sensor with newly calibrated instrument
Install Taylor Anemometer
Summer Net radiation?

Skookum Pass

HMP45C replace sensor with newly calibrated instrument

Hydrologic Stations Needs:

Snake River

Replace Battery
Install surface and subsurface temperature sensors for ET calcs
Summer net radiation
wind speed for ET calcs

Meteorological Station Needs:

C1 Grid

HMP45C replace sensor with newly calibrated instrument @ 1m, 3m
Replace SR50A Transducer
Install Snow temperature array for Saito?
Solder on (@site) quick connects for Net Radiometer

8/2009 comments

Replace SR50A business end

C2 Blueberry

HMP45C replace sensor with newly calibrated instrument @ 1m, 3m, 10m
10m HMP45C Failed 12/2008
Replace Judd Transducer
Reinstall calibrated LW & SW Radiometers, bring machine screws from Fairbanks for fixing radiometers to stand.
Bring out soldering iron incase LW/SW cables have cracked over winter.
Replace Precip Bucket
Solder on (@site) quick connects for Net Radiometer

8/2009 comments

Replace 10m AT/RH
Precip still wack

K1 Burn

HMP45C replace sensor with newly calibrated instrument @ 1m, 3m
Replace SR50A Transducer
Fix Soil Temperature problem: 
  + bring out replacement AM416
  + bring out precision resistors
Solder on (@site) quick connects for Net Radiometer

8/2009 comments:

AT/RH is wack @ 1m & 3m
Check Precip again.
Bring out replacement logger and multiplexer
Replace SR50A business end.

K2 Met

HMP45C replace sensor with newly calibrated instrument @ 1m, 3m, 10m
Replace Judd Transducer
Reinstall calibrated LW & SW Radiometers
Bring out soldering iron incase LW/SW cables have cracked over winter.
Solder on (@site) quick connects for Net Radiometer
Install Snow Temperature array for Saito?

8/2009 comments:

Soil stuff looks funktastic
Judd AT and distance look funky, too.

K3 Mauze

HMP45C replace sensor with newly calibrated instrument @ 1m, 3m
Replace SR50 Transducer
Solder on (@site) quick connects for Net Radiometer

8/2009 Comments:

3m AT is wack
Same for 1m & 3m RH
Something happened to 3m WS & WD, too
Replace SR50 business end

SP Trip: Tuesday--

• Arrive
• Gage snake? / visit snake?
  • Replace battery here
  • look at wiring to see how many sensors will fit on wiring panel
• Touch base with Helo... meet it out at Golden gate pull out again

(the real one)?

• Prep for new repeater
  • Make sure station has all pieces
    • Nuts & Bolts
    • cable for batteries
    • rebar or something like it?
  • logger with program

• Food for Kougarok

Wednesday

• Drive out to Golden Gate
• Install new repeater
• Also Visit Kig #1 and better secure antenna
• Continue out to Kougarok...
• stop by the Kuzitrin and score a few grayling for dinner?

Thursday

• K1 Burn
  • Install Net Radiometer
    • Bring quick connects & solder those, too
  • Trouble-shoot soil multiplexer goings on
    • Bring out spare Mux
    • Bring out spare CR10X
    • Bring out precision resistors
  • replace SR50A business end
  • Replace 1m & 3m AT/RH (they're reading bad)
  • Look at precip bucket to see if we can get it to tip.
  • 1hour snow is funky (5min is fine)
  • Add code to logger so that 5 min measurements aren't made 5/1 to

9/15 or something like that.

Friday

• K2 Met
  • Replace Judd business end and make sure the new sensor works.

Current readings are suggestive of a broken sensor.

• • install all the radiometers. Bring out machines screws (from

fairbanks) to secure radiometers to the tower.

• • • install quick connect for net radiation and install
  • install snow temperature pole
  • Look @ Soil Temperatures.
  • Add code to logger so that 5 min measurements aren't made 5/1 to

9/15 or something like that.

Saturday

• K3 Mauze
  • Replace SR50 business end.
  • Install Net Radiometer & Quick connect
  • 1m & 3m AT/RH Broken
  • 3m WS & WD broken, too

Sunday

• Loose Ends in Kougarok

Monday

• Drive back to Nome
• Snake Loose Ends
• Meet up with everyone
• Anvil
  • Install Taylor Wind Set
  • Bring out CR10X to replace CR10 here at the moment

Tuesday

• C1-Grid
  • Replace business end of SR50A
  • Install Net Radiometer & Quick connect

• C2 Blueberry
  • 10m AT/RH Broken
  • Summer Precipitation (no data), bring out a precip bucket from Nome.
  • Replace Business end of Judd
  • Look at radio link to Skookum (maybe check direction antenna is pointed / raise it?)

Wednesday

• Help Vladimir with his work and see the boreholes etc.

Thursday

• Return to Nome
• Return to Fairbanks