NGEE Barrow 2013 Site Install Trip

Shipping

• New Instrumentation once it arrives:
  • Precip Buckets 3x
  • Wind Screen 3x
  • HMP155s 6x
  • MetOne 5x
  • Barometric Pressure
  • Leg Mount Instrument Boxes 3x
    • Install AM16/32B if time
    • Install SDM Switch if time
  • Radiation Shields
  • Cross Arms
    • 1.5" Sched 40 Aluminum = Net Radiometer 3x
    • 1" Sched 40 Aluminum = Upper WS & AT/RH 3x
  • Tripod Mast
    • 1.5" Sched 40 Galvanized Pipe

To Add to each site

• 2 HMP155s w/ Radiation Shields
• 2 Met One WS (only one for Site A)
• 1 Tipping Bucket w/ Windscreen
• 1 CNR4 Net Radiometer with Heater/Fan Control
• 1 Leg Mounted Enclosure
• 1 SDM Based IO Expander
• 1 AM16/32

Additionally, to add to Site A

• CS106 Barometric Pressure
• RM Young Anemometer

To Do as of 4/10/2013

• Modify Programs
  • test program for operation of SDM IO deal.
• Wiring Diagrams
• PRs for freight
• Sketch up site
• Wire up boxes as much as possible (is anything possible? Maybe just mount the peripherals)
• holes in box for instrumentation maybe?
• cut crossarms to length

Remaining things to grab

•  ?

To Purchase

•  ?

Pre-trip to do

• Organized per site items (X means it's packed / shipped)
  • Precip Stand (3 sets)
    • 4 NuRail 3/4 offset cross pieces
    • 1 Novalynx Wind Screen
    • 1 TE525m & Cable

• • Tripod Related

Things to buy

• Bit o' Food?
•  ?

Stuff to bring

Technical Gear

• Shotgun
• Keypads
• fish tape
• Tool Bags
• Computer & (packed) SC32B
• Climbing harness
• Climbing Gear Proper
• Serial Cables & spares
• 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]

Rough on-site todo

1. Remove box & solar panel
2. Measure from top of tripod base to cross arm... note in fieldbook
3. Remove crossarm off tripod
4. unscrew center pole
5. put 1.5" offset nurail fitting on new center pole
6. attach new center pole
7. put cross arm, instrument box, and solar panel back on the tower.
8. Install new instrument box on lower leg.
9. Mount all new sensors
   1. Net Radiometer @ 1-1.5m
   2. WS on radiometer crossarm
   3. HMP155 on radiometer crossarm
   4. Second HMP155 & WS high up on tower, maybe as high as they'll reach.
   5. Armor all the cabling
   6. Armor and install the precip bucket.
   7. Install the precip wind screen
10. send new program to data logger