2015 July Nome Trip

PreTrip To Do

• load maps onto phone / touch pad
• review programs again.
• CR1000 for K3 site... add full program if time allows
• CNR4 Bracket - locate

To bring back

• Old thaw probes
• Evap Pan?

To Bring

• Electricians putty
• Temperature sensors for repeater sites
• lithium backup battery w/ charger
• Satphone
• fieldbook
• maps for kigluaiks
• toolbags
• volt meter
• 2 pieces 107 probe
• gopro w/ chest mount
• Chargers
  • USB for Gopro / delorme
  • phone
  • lithium battery
  • bluetooth speaker
• CR2032 batteries for Kenji's Hobos
• Diode for Anvil Mountain

To Buy

• screw in anchors for radiation towers and 10 meter tripods
• shoe oil

To grab from storage

• Pepper Spray
• hand maul for tower??
• pipe the right size is in there for the cross arm @ K3
  • use the one from C3 plus a bit of unistrut (seen in pictures)
• check for how many radiometer cases there are in the Nome Storage... I think the Kougarok ones remain in the Kougarok conex (pictures are indeterminant).

Anvil Mountain

• Add 107 Temperature for air temperature
• Look at WS again
  • bring out a diode.
• remove HMP45C
  • bring out a bit more duct seal

Monday 7/27:

• Fly to Nome
• pick up vehicle
• visit storage
  • pick up water jugs
  • cooler
  • pepper spray
  • Pipe for k3
  • unistrut for k3
  • radiometer carryying cases if they are here
    • get water @ hotel
  • get pepper spray (from store or storage depending)
• get a cross arm & extra rod / pipe from nome storage for shrub site radiation
• grocery store
  • yogurt & garbage snacks
  • coke etc
  • ice for cooler
• get set up in Kougarok & download data from the sites over radio network.

Tuesday 7/28:

• if there is time in the morning, run over to K2 Met and do required things there.
• Take crew from Nome to K3 Mauze
• Add a CR1000 and radiation sensors
• bring cable protection
• and PEP radiometers to site. (brown tape calibration information)

Wednesday 7/29:

• If K2 is done then try to visit the Kigluaiks Site
• If Kig site is inaccessible then visit Council: C1, Kenji's site, Skookum
• Or, chill with rest of NGEE team
• Return to Nome

Thursday 7/30:

• Chill with rest of NGEE team
• Spend night in Nome

Friday 7/31:

• Return to Fairbanks

Potential Stuff to do:

K1 Burn

• Download data over radio network

K2 Met: No Fire Danger

• Download data over radio network
• bring out supplies to firm up guy wire anchors for tower and radiation tower
• examine tower to see if it is safe for climbing
• download data
• replace desiccant in radiometers
• remove CR800

K2 Met: Fire Risk but safe for travel

• Download data over radio network
• Look in Nome Storage for Eppley Radiometer Cases
  • I think they are actually in the Kougarok conex.
• Remove all hardware it is possible to remove.

K3 Mauze Gulch: No Fire Danger

• Download data over radio network
• bring out cross arm and additional support for CNR4
• Try to re-use Q7 Rebs Net Radiometer Bracket with cross Arm
• SI-111 bracket for cross arm
• bring out CR1000 for radiation
• wire to power CR1000 from existing CR10X

K3 Mauze Gulch: Fire Risk but safe for travel

• Download data over radio network
• pull CR10X & anemometer and other easy to remove items.

C1 Grid

• Re-level precip bucket

Kenji Bear Creek:

• replace hobo and soil surface / well temperature sensors

Skookum Pass

• Replace CR10X w/ pakbus CR10X
  • program and update firmware in Fairbanks first... test...
• add radiation shield for air temperature sensor

Anvil City

• look in box to see what Chas left.
  • download program to make sure we have latest
  • change OS to pakbus & resend program
• Visit Kenji's two hobos.
  • download data & change batteries

Kigulaiks

• Replace CR10X w/ pakbus CR10X
  • bring out hose clamps & tape to secure new AT inside radiation shield
  • maybe use project wire if there is any in storage?

Anvil Mountain

• Replace CR10X w/ pakbus CR10X
• Bring out diode for wind speed sensor

To Do in Fairbanks:

• grab another anchor or two for radiation stand

Packing List:

Trip Extras

• hose clamps / tape / for securing 107 temperatures into old radiation shields

Computer Package 1 (Campbell Scientific):

• 2 serial cables
• SC32B
• Rugged Freewave Radio (unconfigured currently)
• Waterproof Freewave Radio (unconfigured currently)
• waterproof freewave cable
• stub antenna

Computer Package 2 (Hobo)

• small phillips screwdriver (to open hobo)
• small flat head screwdriver (to slip out old hobo battery)
• 2 temperature cables for Bear River Site (Kenji Council Site)
• hobo for bear river site
• USB cable to communicate with Hobo
• extra CR2032 batteries for Anvil City Hobos

Anvil Mountain Repeater Package:

• Anvil CR10X
• 107 Probe
• small diodes to Wind Speed sensor

Kigluaiks Repeater Package:

• Kigluaiks CR10X
• 107 Probe

Skookum Repeater Package:

• CR10X Logger

K2 Met Package:

• Desiccant for radiometers
• 5 pcs - screw in stakes for guy wire anchors
• guy wire extra cabling?

K3 Mauze Package that is already in Nome:

• SI-111 & Cable & Mount (on PEP)

K3 Mauze Package for new radiation stuff:

• CR1000 w/ program
• power cord for CR1000 (run from CR10x)
• cable protection for new sensor cable
• ... I am leaning towards holding off for now, fire danger seems to high.