2011 August Nome Trip

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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
  • 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

Council Vlad Shrub

Skookum

  • Replace Radio
  • 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
  • Leave Radio in ON position, Flag 1 High
  • Replace Tarp
  • Download Data
  • Storage Module addition?

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
  • Storage Module addition?

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

8/14, Day 1

+ Bob departs Fairbanks (8am) 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
+ shop for food
+ Dinner with Dan Stang

8/15, Day 2

+ Katrina departs Fairbanks (9am) for Nome (1pm)
+ 3pm NGEE community meeting
+ Stay @ hotel

8/16 Day 3

+ Site Visit to Skookum
+ Site Visit to C1 Grid
+ Vlad Shrub (maybe)
+ Vlad Forest (maybe)
+ NGEE Tour
+ Site Visit to C2 Blueberry
+ Return to Nome
+ Gas up in Nome

8/17 Day 4

+ Drive to Kigluaiks
+ Site Visit to K3 (if time)
+ Camp / stay @ cabin

8/18 Day 5

+ Site Visit to K1
+ Site Visit to K2 
+ Site Visit to Saito / Harada site east of Kougarok (if time)  

8/19 Day 6

+ Wrap up any unvisited sites in Kougarok
+ Return to Nome
+ Put stuff back into storage

8/20 Day 7

+ Return truck
+ Return to Fairbanks (10am)