2011 August Nome Trip
For Starters, the to do list:
Contents
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
- 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
- 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)