2011 August Nome Trip

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For Starters, the to do list:

Pre-trip to do

  • Order hardware for precip stands
  • order new anemometers
  • Propane stove?
  • Tent
  • Program Edit (radio turn off flag addition)
  • Square drive bit
  • Grinder bit for unistrut (antenna unistrut)

Things to buy

  • Buy Tarps, Straps,
  • Small drill bit that will fit in a hex deal.
  • Duct Tape
  • 3/8" x 1.25" bolt x 8pcs

Stuff to bring out

Other

  • Charge 2 Truck days to CPS PO
  • Charge all hotel nights to CPS PO

Equipment

  • (packed) 2 Anemometers
  • (packed) 12 HMP45c heads
  • (packed) Net Radiometer Domes
  • (packed) 4 Tees
  • rebar / screed stakes
  • (3/4" pipe
    • use existing pipe out there for vertical bits
    • bring out 4 4' pipes for horizontal members.
  • 12 hoseclamps
  • (packed) Dry Dessicant
  • (packed) replacement radios
    • 1 serial cable for K3
  • (packed) 6pcs SR50A
  • (packed) 1pcs SR50
  • Antenna all fixed up for Anvil & extra radio / relay
    • (packed) relay
    • (packed) antenna

Technical Gear

  • Shotgun
  • (packed) Keypad
  • (packed) Tool Bags
  • (in office) Computer & SC32B
  • Climbing harness (in car?)
  • Serial Cables & spares
  • NRS straps for battery boxes
  • A couple of replacement tarps
  • (packed) Sawzall

Food to bring out

  • DIY this one for nights / days out of town
  • Breakfast / Lunch Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday
  • Dinner Wednesday, Thursday, Friday

Probable Luggage

  1. Shotgun [Bob]
  2. Pipe & Screed stakes? [Katrina]
  3. Bob Personal backpack [Bob]
  4. Work Actionpacker #1 [Bob]
  5. Work Actionpacker #2 [Larry]
  6. Katrina gear [Katrina]
  7. Antenna [Larry]

A sampling of Personal Gear

Clothes:

  • 8 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
  • shorts

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
  • 1 - 3 Liters of water bottles
  • Sleeping bag & pad
  • 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
  • first aid kit

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

  • Hand Maul

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
    • Bring out voltage divider
    • also make program change to manually turn off radio after downloads.
  • Replace domes on net radiometer
  • Level Radiometer
  • Replace Radio
  • Leave Radio in ON position, Flag 1 High
  • Replace SR50A, make note of new serial number
  • Replace HMP45C Head (1m, 3m), make note of new serial numbers
  • Drill hole in Battery Box for water to drain
  • new precip stand

C2 Blueberry

  • Computer Related
    • Download Data
    • Review Data
    • Leave Radio in ON position, Flag 1 High
    • add program instruction to turn off radio
  • Physical
    • new precip stand
    • Replace domes on net radiometer
    • Level Radiometers
    • Replace Radio
    • Replace SR50A, make note of new serial number
    • Replace Met One 014A, make note of new serial number
    • Bring new 014A and 2 hose clamps
    • Replace HMP45C Head (1m, 3m, 10m), make note of new serial numbers
  • Potential additional Sensor Maintenance
    • SM40 cmbgs


Council Vlad Forest

Council Vlad Shrub

Skookum

  • Replace Radio
  • Leave Radio in ON position, Flag 1 High
  • add program instruction to turn off radio

Anvil

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

Anvil City

  • Check out Site
  • add program instruction to turn off radios
  • Kenji's Hobo

Kigluaiks 1

  • Replace Radio
  • Leave Radio in ON position, Flag 1 High
  • Check antenna orientation, test comms with Anvil & Koug sites
  • add program instruction to turn off radio
  • Review Data

Kigluaiks 2

  • Leave Radio in ON position
  • Test comms with Anvil
  • Download Data
  • add program instruction to turn off radio
  • Review Data

K1 Burn

  • Replace domes on net radiometer
  • Relevel Net Radiometer
  • Replace Radio
  • Replace SR50A Transducer, not serial number
  • add program instruction to turn radio of
  • Leave Radio in ON position, Flag 1 High
  • Replace Tarp
  • Download Data
  • Storage Module addition?
  • Replace HMP45C Head (1m, 3m), note serial numbers
  • new precip stand

K1 Burn Snow

  • Download Data
  • Review Data

K2 Met

  • Download Data
  • Review Data
  • Replace domes on net radiometer
  • Replace Radio
  • Replace SR50A and record serial number
  • Relevel Radiometer Tower & Net Radiometer
  • Leave Radio in ON position, Flag 1 High
  • send new program to turn off radio
  • Thaw Depth measurements at site
  • Storage Module addition?
  • Replace HMP45C Head (1m, 3m, 10m) and record new serial numbers
  • new precip stand

K2 Met Snow

  • Download Data
  • Review Data


K3 Mauze

  • Download Data
  • Review Data
  • Replace Radio
  • Leave Radio in ON position, Flag 1 High
  • replace radiometer domes
  • Relevel Net Radiometer
  • Replace SR50 Transducer
    • be prepared to put in an SR50A if the SR50 has been hammered by a bear again
  • Replace HMP45C Head (1m, 3m) and record new serial numbers
  • send new program to turn off radio

Saito / Harada Kougarok Sites

  • Swap Hobos

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

Next Several days modified by the possibility of a helicopter in Kougarok. 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)
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