2011 August Nome Trip

For Starters, the to do list:

Pre-trip to do

• Setup DataViz Tools on new Toughbook
• Propane stove?
• Tent
• bring lunch food & snacks for Monday/Tuesday/Wednesday (sweet & saltys in storage are from this year)

Things to buy

• (PR Fred Meyers): Buy Tarps, Straps, bike helmet, tubes

Stuff to bring out

Technical Gear

• Keypad
• Tool Bags
• Computer & SC32B
• Climbing harness
• Serial Cables & spares
• NRS straps for battery boxes
• A couple of replacement tarps
• CR10X for K1 Thermocouple Site
• CR800 for K2 Thermocouple Site
• Olive Oil for night at Kougarok
• replacement radios

A sampling of Personal Gear

Clothes:

• 6 Underoos (one for every day plus a few more)
• 2 pair extra socks
• 1 pair extra pants
• 1 - 2 extra shirts
• 2 pair sock liners
• light poly pro long underwear, 1 bottom, 2 tops

Footwear and such:

• rubber boots
• sandals
• hip waders
• hiking boots

Outerwear and such

• couple pairs of light gloves
• heavy rain pants
• rain coat
• large flannel shirt
• extra fleece jacket (one or two)
• probably a light fleece vest
• ultra light wind breaker (this is my base layer)
• fleece hat or two

Other stuff:

• water proof bag(s)
• large daypack

• Sleeping bag & pad
• 1.5L nalgene bottle
• toothbrush
• camera
• regular size ipod if you have one (for rocking in the car)
• field book
• camera (if you have one)
• cell phone (probably will work out there depending on your provider or you can use mine)
• tent (I'll bring one)
• first aid kit

Stuff to bring out to Council that is currently in Nome storage

• Anything?

Stuff to bring out to Kougarok that is currently in Nome storage

• Food, stove, kitchenware
• Anything else?

Station by Station to do

C1 Grid

• Download data
• Review Data
• Connect new soil temperature probe
• Send new program to measure temperature probe
• Level Radiometer
• Replace domes on net radiometer
• Replace Radio
• Leave Radio in ON position, Flag 1 High
• Replace SR50A transducer
• Drill hole in Battery Box for water to drain

C2 Blueberry

• Download Data
• Review Data
• Level Radiometers
• Replace domes on net radiometer
• Replace Radio
• Leave Radio in ON position, Flag 1 High
• Replace SR50A transducer
• Replace Met One 014A
• Look closely @ SW Incoming
• Look closely @ LW Incoming
• SM40 cmbgs

Council Vlad Forest

• Location: N64 54' 24.7" W163 40' 40.4"
• Download CR10X Data

Council Vlad Shrub

• Location: N64 56' 5.3" W163 44' 16.7"
• Download CR10X Data

Skookum

• Replace Radio
• Reprogram Radio to FreqKey 8
• Leave Radio in ON position, Flag 1 High

Anvil

• Leave Radio in ON position, Flag 1 High
• Add a second radio & antenna
• Test comms to Kig 1 & 2
• Download Data
• Review Data

Kigluaiks 1

• Replace Radio
• Leave Radio in ON position, Flag 1 High
• Check antenna orientation, test comms with Anvil & Koug sites
• Review Data

Kigluaiks 2

• Leave Radio in ON position
• Test comms with Anvil
• Download Data
• Review Data

K1 Burn

• Relevel Net Radiometer
• Replace domes on net radiometer
• Replace Radio
• Replace SR50A Transducer
• Reprogram Radio to FreqKey 8
• Leave Radio in ON position, Flag 1 High
• Replace Tarp
• Download Data

K1 Burn Snow

• Download Data
• Review Data

K2 Met

• Download Data
• Review Data
• Replace domes on net radiometer
• Replace Radio
• Replace SR50A Transducer
• Relevel Radiometer Tower & Net Radiometer
• Leave Radio in ON position, Flag 1 High
• Thaw Depth measurements at site

K2 Met Snow

• Download Data
• Review Data

K3 Mauze

• Download Data
• Review Data
• Replace Radio
• Leave Radio in ON position, Flag 1 High
• Relevel Net Radiometer
• Replace SR50 Transducer

Nome Highschool

• Check on site

Potential Itinerary: Katrina & Bob

Day 1

+ Party departs Fairbanks (9am) for Nome (1pm)
+ Rent Truck
+ Swing by storage pick up:
  o bear spray
  o soldering iron
+ Go up to Anvil and check it out
  o Turn Radio on and leave flag 1 high
  o download data and look @ WS/WD, AT/RH
+ Site Visit to Kigluaiks 1 & 2
  o I'm guessing 7 or 8 hours round trip Nome -> Stations -> Nome
+ Stay @ hotel

Day 2

+ Site Visit to Skookum
+ Site Visit to C1 Grid
+ Vlad Tundra
+ Vlad Shrub
+ Vlad Forest
+ Site Visit to C2 Blueberry
+ Return to Nome
+ Gas up in Nome

Day 3

+ Drive to Kougarok
+ Get 1 night of groceries in Nome
+ Site Visit to K3
+ Camp / stay @ cabin

Day 4

+ Site Visit to K1
+ Site Visit to K2 
+ Return to Nome
+ Stay @ hotel
 

Day 5

+ Return to Fairbanks