2019 NGEE Nome March Trip

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Weather

Trip Orientation Presentation

To Do Yet

  • Punted on this one epoxy thaw probes
  • weigh larger ziplocs -- 36 grams
  • Bring Titanium cookpot kit (Anchorage)

Survival Gear in UAF Nome Storage

  • Tent
  • 3 pcs thermarest mattresses

Survival Gear to re-organize in Nome

  • Helicopter Sleeping bags (small drybags)
    • LANL sleeping bags for Helicopter kit
  • Survival Sleeping bags (Large drybags)
    • LANL sleeping bags for Survival kit
    • UAF sleeping bags for Survival kit
  • Helicopter tent is in UAF Nome Storage
  • 3 pcs thermarest mattresses for survival kit are in Nome Storage
  • Need to add Solid fuel tablets to Helicopter Kit

Snow Survey Kit Stuff in Nome

NGEE Storage

  • 2x Hauling Sled

UAF Storage

  • 6 fiberglass rods for snow course layout
  • snow shoes

2019 Packing list

  • Solid Fuel Hazmat


  1. Black Sport Tube
    1. 4 temperature probes
  2. Arctic Oven in cardboard box
  3. Large Black Duffle
    1. Extra Wind Tie Downs for AO
    2. Canvas Floor Mat for AO
    3. Ground Tarp for AO
  4. Magnaprobe Long Black Case
  5. Magnaprobe Yellow Pelican Case
  6. Snow Survey Kit A
    1. Small Actionpacker
    2. Scale
    3. -->>> spare batteries for scale 3x AA
    4. metric folding tape
    5. 1 gallon ziploc bags
    6. 3 gallon ziploc bags
    7. 1000cc daisy cutter (shovel) for density
    8. 250cc daisy cutter (shovel) for density
    9. Avalanche probe
    10. Avalanche shovel
    11. Omega Digital Temperature Reader or Multimeter to measure thermistor resistance (for plan B)
    12. 2 pcs 4' NRS strap
    13. 1 pcs 12' NRS strap
    14. ---->>>>> Blue bag for holding snow tube / fiberglass rods / temperature probes
    15. pruning shears
    16. couple spare pencils
    17. Compass
    18. Paracord
  7. Snow Survey Kit B
    1. Small Actionpacker
    2. Scale
    3. -->>> spare batteries for scale
    4. metric folding tape
    5. 1 gallon ziploc bags
    6. 3 gallon ziploc bags
    7. 1000cc daisy cutter (shovel) for density
    8. 250cc daisy cutter (shovel) for density
    9. Avalanche probe
    10. Avalanche shovel
    11. Omega Digital Temperature Reader or Multimeter to measure thermistor resistance (for plan B)
    12. 2 pcs 4' NRS strap
    13. 1 pcs 12' NRS strap
    14. Blue bag for holding snow tube / fiberglass rods / temperature probes
    15. pruning shears
    16. couple spare pencils
    17. Compass
    18. Paracord
  8. Large Action Packer: Survival Gear
    1. Wood Stove
    2. Metal Base for Wood Stove & silicone mat
    3. Duraflame logs
    4. hatchet
    5. saw
    6. matches
    7. sparker
    8. tinder
    9. cookpot with these inside:
      1. cotton balls
      2. additional firestarters
      3. sparkers
    10. headlamps and flashlights
    11. smoke alarm
    12. toilet paper
    13. guy kit for Arctic Oven plus snow anchors
    14. Large first aid kit
  9. Helicopter Safety Actionpacker
    1. 3 thermarest inflatables
    2. 1 long light sleeping bag
    3. paracord
    4. matches
    5. firestarter
    6. water thing
    7. cook stove
    8. small pot
    9. saw
    10. sparker
    11. 1 Long heavy sleeping bag
  10. Green Actionapacker: Bolton Personal Gear 1
  11. Actionpacker:
    1. heavy winter sleeping bag
    2. 4 foot boot heater
    3. 2 field books
    4. daypack first aid kit
  12. Large Plastic Box (Bolton)
    1. 4 pair Snowshoes
    2. long ridgerest
    3. Bolton tall daypack
    4. Bolton Drying Rack Parts
  13. Small actionpacker with instrumentation related
    1. tool bag
    2. 3 pcs SR50A transducer
    3. 2 pcs HMP155
    4. multimeter
    5. desiccant
    6. PT desiccant

3 person Helicopter Safety Gear

  • UAF Nome Storage
    • one 3 person tent
    • 2 solid fuel cooking stoves in UAF Nome Storage
    • 3x sleeping pad in nome
  • Rest of kit is in a large actionpacker that is inventoried in the shipping section.

Campus and Not quite ready

General Snow Survey Gear

  • Team B Snow Survey Pruner in Bob Busey Toolbag in UAF Nome Storage
  • Steel shovels (nome Storage)
    • avalanche shovels... packed
  • 2x Snow density tube
    • Clear & NRCS Metric
  • Magnaprobe
  • Lots of labeled ziplocs
  • 2x * snow scale
  • one pager for fieldbooks on what to do
  • 4 pairs of snow shoes plus one pair of skis
    • (have 3 and one broken one)
  • small sled (can haul out by snowmachine on the 21st and leave for our use the rest of the time)
  • small actionpacker
  • satellite phone
  • satellite tracker
  • 2x avalanche probes
  • 2x metric folding tape
  •  ??2x Thermal Conductivity Probes


Itinerary

3/28

  • Bob Busey Arrive in Morning

3/29

  • Bob Busey Stage equipment
  • Lay out survival sling load
  • organize helicopter safety kit
  • look at getting into UAF storage and NGEE containers
  • Everyone else arrives at Noon
  • Everyone goes grocery shopping

3/30

  • Start Flying

Random

  • download station data at three loggers in Teller
  • download station data at NGEE-Kougarok site
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