May 31- June 6th, 2015 site visit

Instal evap pan

• field calibrate
• edit program
• for platform
  • exterior grade plywood - home depot will cut it
  • exterior deck screws

Wind sensors replacement

• calculate multiplier for wind direction sensor. for back calculation purposes
• Replace wind direction sensors
• align (declination: 18.5 degrees)
  • North (0/360 degrees) when nose points AWAY from box, for both sensors
  • aligned in office so that when nose faces same way as box, reads 180.
• to install propeller, hand tighten then tighten with channel locks
• both wind sensors can use same excitation port

Telemetry

Finish installing radio + ethernet for redundancy

• old RF310B is in WQ in computer racks to left after enter
  • black box with campbell scientific marking
  • put timer on power source
• radio connected to CR3000 with CS10 port gets power from this port as well

Items to bring up

• alcohol swabs
• compass
• outlet timer for old radio
• NL100
• smart phone
• evap gauge
• two RM young wind sensors
• sleeping bag
• nut driver for tower base
• drill
• tube for leveling platform
• wood and screws for platform
• zip ties
• null modem cable for NL100 communication
• cat5 cable and tools for creating connectors
• wire to power NL100 from CR3000 AND ac adapter if outlet space
• field laptop + charger
• laptop + charger

Items to purchase

• alcohol swabs
• power strip
• compass
• 32 AA batteries for GardenCam
• plywood +screws for base

Tipping tower

• grab 2 saw horses
• undo one guy wire, loosen others
• undo one leg bolts, loosen others
  • 2 bolts on each leg, take off both on one leg, just loosen bottom screw for other 2 legs
• CAREFUL of sensor wires when lowering tower
• have WD40 with me in case can't get wind sensor screws undone

when raise tower, make turnbuckles taught but not too tight

working on Tower

gardenCam

• Remove flash drive/SD card, download pics, clear it (may need to cut tape to access SD card)

replace wind sensors, align direction

Additional tasks

upload new CR3000 program (grab ladder against back of tool shed to look into box

download CR3000 + radio device config settings

level and alcohol swab radiometer (par)

level and alcohol swab 3 radiometers on old tower (net Rad, UVA, UVB)

GardenCam: replace batteries in box in box

Pluvio

• Hole in mesh to craw in, 3 captive screws holding on outer shield
• empty most of water inside plastic inner tub
• remove any dead animals

note any damage Make sure no water in battery box

inspect seals where wires go in

inspect solar panels

TODO

• TELEMETRY
• PR and purchase stuff
• update program for evap pan, wind sensors, snow depth quality number
• program NL100
• evap gauge base supplies and logistics
• learn ethernet cable connectors
• GardenCam (how reset? what does PI want?)
• figure out where wind sensor go on data logger, and how to mount
• re-align wind sensor from basement
• read pluvio manual
• find photo of evap pan base
• ask toolik for pallets
• new longer cable for wind sensor
• instal skype on iphone
• get wind sensor mounting pole from basement
• check types of wind instruments
• write out plan
• pack