2015 July Nome Trip
Revision as of 15:57, 26 July 2015 by 137.229.29.30 (talk)
Contents
PreTrip To Do
- load maps onto phone / touch pad
- review programs again.
- CR1000 for K3 site... add full program if time allows
- CNR4 Bracket - locate
To bring back
- Old thaw probes
- Evap Pan?
To Bring
- Electricians putty
- Temperature sensors for repeater sites
- lithium backup battery w/ charger
- Satphone
- fieldbook
- maps for kigluaiks
- toolbags
- volt meter
- 2 pieces 107 probe
- gopro w/ chest mount
- Chargers
- USB for Gopro / delorme
- phone
- lithium battery
- bluetooth speaker
- CR2032 batteries for Kenji's Hobos
- Diode for Anvil Mountain
To Buy
- screw in anchors for radiation towers and 10 meter tripods
- shoe oil
To grab from storage
- Pepper Spray
- hand maul for tower??
- pipe the right size is in there for the cross arm @ K3
- use the one from C3 plus a bit of unistrut (seen in pictures)
- check for how many radiometer cases there are in the Nome Storage... I think the Kougarok ones remain in the Kougarok conex (pictures are indeterminant).
Anvil Mountain
- Add 107 Temperature for air temperature
- Look at WS again
- bring out a diode.
- remove HMP45C
- bring out a bit more duct seal
Monday 7/27:
- Fly to Nome
- pick up vehicle
- visit storage
- pick up water jugs
- cooler
- pepper spray
- Pipe for k3
- unistrut for k3
- radiometer carryying cases if they are here
- get water @ hotel
- get pepper spray (from store or storage depending)
- get a cross arm & extra rod / pipe from nome storage for shrub site radiation
- grocery store
- yogurt & garbage snacks
- coke etc
- ice for cooler
- get set up in Kougarok & download data from the sites over radio network.
Tuesday 7/28:
- if there is time in the morning, run over to K2 Met and do required things there.
- Take crew from Nome to K3 Mauze
- Add a CR1000 and radiation sensors
- bring cable protection
- and PEP radiometers to site. (brown tape calibration information)
Wednesday 7/29:
- If K2 is done then try to visit the Kigluaiks Site
- If Kig site is inaccessible then visit Council: C1, Kenji's site, Skookum
- Or, chill with rest of NGEE team
- Return to Nome
Thursday 7/30:
- Chill with rest of NGEE team
- Spend night in Nome
Friday 7/31:
- Return to Fairbanks
Potential Stuff to do:
K1 Burn
- Download data over radio network
K2 Met: No Fire Danger
- Download data over radio network
- bring out supplies to firm up guy wire anchors for tower and radiation tower
- examine tower to see if it is safe for climbing
- download data
- replace desiccant in radiometers
- remove CR800
=K2 Met: Fire Risk but safe for travel
- Download data over radio network
- Look in Nome Storage for Eppley Radiometer Cases
- I think they are actually in the Kougarok conex.
- Remove all hardware it is possible to remove.
K3 Mauze Gulch: No Fire Danger
- Download data over radio network
- bring out cross arm and additional support for CNR4
- Try to re-use Q7 Rebs Net Radiometer Bracket with cross Arm
- SI-111 bracket for cross arm
- bring out CR1000 for radiation
- wire to power CR1000 from existing CR10X
K3 Mauze Gulch: Fire Risk but safe for travel
- Download data over radio network
- pull CR10X & anemometer and other easy to remove items.
C1 Grid
- Re-level precip bucket
Kenji Bear Creek:
- replace hobo and soil surface / well temperature sensors
Skookum Pass
- Replace CR10X w/ pakbus CR10X
- program and update firmware in Fairbanks first... test...
- add radiation shield for air temperature sensor
Anvil City
- look in box to see what Chas left.
- download program to make sure we have latest
- change OS to pakbus & resend program
- Visit Kenji's two hobos.
- download data & change batteries
Kigulaiks
- Replace CR10X w/ pakbus CR10X
- bring out hose clamps & tape to secure new AT inside radiation shield
- maybe use project wire if there is any in storage?
Anvil Mountain
- Replace CR10X w/ pakbus CR10X
- Bring out diode for wind speed sensor
To Do in Fairbanks:
- grab another anchor or two for radiation stand
Packing List:
Trip Extras
- hose clamps / tape / for securing 107 temperatures into old radiation shields
Computer Package 1 (Campbell Scientific):
- 2 serial cables
- SC32B
- Rugged Freewave Radio (unconfigured currently)
- Waterproof Freewave Radio (unconfigured currently)
- waterproof freewave cable
- stub antenna
Computer Package 2 (Hobo)
- small phillips screwdriver (to open hobo)
- small flat head screwdriver (to slip out old hobo battery)
- 2 temperature cables for Bear River Site (Kenji Council Site)
- hobo for bear river site
- USB cable to communicate with Hobo
- extra CR2032 batteries for Anvil City Hobos
Anvil Mountain Repeater Package:
- Anvil CR10X
- 107 Probe
- small diodes to Wind Speed sensor
Kigluaiks Repeater Package:
- Kigluaiks CR10X
- 107 Probe
Skookum Repeater Package:
- CR10X Logger
K2 Met Package:
- Desiccant for radiometers
- 5 pcs - screw in stakes for guy wire anchors
- guy wire extra cabling?
K3 Mauze Package that is already in Nome:
- SI-111 & Cable & Mount (on PEP)
K3 Mauze Package for new radiation stuff:
- CR1000 w/ program
- power cord for CR1000 (run from CR10x)
- cable protection for new sensor cable
- ... I am leaning towards holding off for now, fire danger seems to high.