2017 NGEE June Nome Trip

hopeful itinerary

6/19 arrive

• get mast from grizzly
• get required items from storage
• get camping stuff

6/20-6/22

• build station at K M64 (go to K sites first depending on bob bolton's availability)

6/23

• resupply in Nome

6/24-26

• visit K sites
  • Level precip bucket
  • download data
  • install HMP's
  • update program
  • SR50a transducers

6/27

• Visit C1

6/28

• Visit teller

6/29

• reinstall radio base in town
• visit Anvil school and anvil mnt sites
• ship everything
• fly out

@ Kougraok M64

• • soil pit (fall deployment)
    • soil moisture @ 5, 10, 20, 30, 40 cm bgs
  • soil thermal conductivity @ 10, 20, 30, 40 cm bgs
  • soil temperature @ 10, 20, 30, 40 cm bgs
    • • soil heat flux near base of active layer & plant / soil boundary
    • 1.5m soil temperature profile
    • snow depth @ tripod
    • snow depth away from tripod
    • interval camera
    • 4 component radiation
    • Spectral response sensors: NDVI & PRI up looking and two vegetation communities
    • 1.5m Air temperature, Relative Humidity, & Dew Point Temperature
    • Wind speed and direction at 3m
    • summer precipitation
• @ Teller Bottom
  • send one more program to fix 5cm bgs soil moisture out of range array error

Old Atlas sites:

• @ K2 met
  • tower swap
  • wind, temp rh look good
• @ C1 Grid
  • We have a CNR4 for this site I believe.
  • HMP155 has been changed out here
  • fix MRC portion of program last change we screwed something up and sent the 2011 program with a but rather than the 2012 version.
• @ C2 Blueberry
  • Replace the LW Transmitted cable, will need to bring the whole package from Fairbanks
  • 10meter AT/RH has not worked since 2011
• @anvil scool
  • propeller for wind sensor

teller

• measure stream flow
• fix program at tell bottom

bring

• • radios to download K sites remotely if necessary
  • copies of permits?
  • radios for base station (in basement)
  • drill bit for VAPT probe
  • zip ties
  • hose clamps
  • TOOL BAGS
  • CABLE BAG
  • putty
  • resistor for VAPT
  • fish tape
  • measuring tape
  • anti corrosion goo
  • extra nuts, washers, etc
  • extra ubolts
  • guy wire and findings
  • inReach, sat phone
  • sledge hammer
  • sleeping bag liner?
  • torpedo and circle level
  • CFM100+card
  • field books, pencils, pens sharpies
  • duct tape
  • splicing tape
  • electrical tape
  • BUG SHIRT
  • toughbook and charger (maybe also spare battery?
  • spare sr50a transducers
  • car chargers for computers
  • extendable ladder

todo

• • Bob: figure out base radio in Nome
  • book housing: campsite? NPS bunkhouse: 1800.471.2352 or go downtown their office is the Sitnasauk building on front street?
  • ship things
  • find all the stuff for tower
  • look@ data bob recently downloaded from teller
  • look at data streaming in on NGEE data
  • which sites need new batteries?
  • replace wire on solar panel?
  • wire up box
  • figure out cross arms
  • Do i need two mux's?
  • make list for bob to look for in UAF storage (trail matt?, hose clamps for tipping bucket, tripod, buy mast if have time, batteries)
  • TA's
  • find other sr50a
  • safety plan
  • call about mast again
  • what to do about lack of trailmatt?
  • location?
  • which is the broken old style wind sensor
  • camera?
  • tubing for barometer

bob todo list

• geo PDFs
• base radio situation in town
• pipe cutter
• rope come-along

to buy

• Alaska Steel
  • threaded coupler for 1 to 1.25 pipe for Wind sensor
  • cross arms (8ft rad[nurailT], 5 ft tower snow[nurailT], 4,4,5,3 ft far snow[3nurailT], 4,4,3ft tipping[2nurailT], 5 ft far rad
    • 7nurail 1.25 T fittings, 8ft, 3*5ft, 4*4ft, 2*3ft
  • nurail fittings
• campbell
  • 2 new propellers (1 for anvil school, 1 for teller top)
  • 20 SR50a transducers
  • CNR4 desiccant. how many (Teller top, teller bottom, 4 in barrow)?
  • CFM
  • long SR50a cable
• home depot
  • conduit
  • fuse and holder
  • tennis balls or something to cover pokey objects
    • Rebar protection, found at AIH, sometimes home depot but didn't see anything in May when I was looking
  • rebar/screed stakes
  • guy wire and findings

• metric handheld flow rod

for camping

• WATER
  • water jug in nome storage
• Tents, sleeping bags, sleeping pads
  • Tent is in room 112
  • sleeping pads are in uaf storage
  • sleeping bag are in uaf storage
• Stove
  • propane stove in nome storage
• Food