NGEE Barrow 2013 Site D Install Trip August 2013

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Goals:

Soil Core component: 8 Bob, Bob, & Sammy

  • Use RTK GPS and transect across a polygon in the area south
  • pull a

Site D Install Instrumentation List:

  • 5 Temperature Probes (1.5m depth)
  • Possibly one soil pit (soil & water conditions depending)
  • Air Temperature / Relative Humidity @ 1.5 meters
  • Snow Depth @ 1.5 meters
  • Net Radiation @ 1.3 meters

Additional Site Work:

  • Level Radiometers at the other sites
  • Change out the SR50A snow transducers for the existing stations (7pcs)
  • Change out the pipe for the snow stands (4 pcs)
  • Cable Extensions for Thermal Conductivity sensors @ C site
  • small enclosure & extra logger/MD485 for C site bonus thermal conductivity sensors
  • sledge tower feet

Additional Soil Work:

  • At least 2 soil pits (soil to fill two coolers)

To Purchase:

  • Terminal male adapter for PVC down pipe
  • Terminal lockring
  • Pipe for snow sensor stands
  • Pipe for D tripod
  • solar panel & mounting system
    • flat stock
    • ubolts
  • bolts for Net Radiometer NuRail fitting
  • vertical pipe for Net Radiometer
  • Gauntlet Gloves

Odd Tools:

  • Laptop
    • serial cable
    • laptop weather resistant housing
  • tool bags
  • pipe wrench
  • drill for precip bucket screws
  • an additional wheelbarrow?
  • 2 coolers
  • GPS system

Finalize Program Wiring (thermistor vs. thermocouple for the thermal conductivity probes)

Itinerary: 8/19 Bill, Vlad, Bob Busey & Bob Bolton fly out

  • Pick up gear and get ready to haul it out:
    • tower
    • batteries
    • battery box
    • solar panel
  • sledge tower feet
  • haul stuff out by wheel barrow
  • instrumentation
  • shovel
  • coolers (2-3)
    • 2
  • Program

Tasks:

  • Put up tripod
    • grab 4 pieces of trail mat from the NGEE conex
    • set up tripod with

Additional Maintenance:

  • Self-tapping screws for precip lids
  • proper pipe for snow stands from 2012 install
  • replace transducers in SR50As -- 7 pcs
  • duct seal remaining holes in the enclosures

To purchase:

  • Solar Panel
  • Charge controller?
  • Additional CSI stuff
    • SR50A transducers
    • cross arm brackets
  • 1 inch aluminum cross arm (for Bill stock and D site)
  • duct seal
  • Fresh Desiccant for all sites

To Prep:

  • wire up data logger box

Bring Survey GPS north

  • emailed for a quote on R8 internal radio tuned to 418 MHz.