2022 NGEE Nome May Trip

Purpose:

Spring station data download and creek measurement.

Day 1 Loose Ends

• Teller Bottom Soil Moisture sensor need a bit of attention. No SDI 12 action.
• Teller SW... forgot to replace desiccant on the PTs
• measured creek but high flow and will be important to get a second reading.
• Teller IS2 is leaning. need to bring out guy wire, a hammer, and necessary thimbles
• Buy and bring out a short step ladder for Teller Bottom CNR4
• Teller IS2 charge controller doesn't look to be working (confirmed looking at March data download).

Safety Docs Submitted to Risk Management

• 4/28/2022
• Approved: 5/11/2022

Proposed Itinerary

Day 1 --- May 20 2022

• Fly in around Noon.
• Pick up Truck.
• Drive to Teller 27
  • Gage the Creek
  • Download data from all sites at bottom
  • Replace radiometer at Teller Bottom
  • Fix anything broken
    • We won't fix the mast at IS2 snow site but might take it down?
      • Consider bringing a saw to cut it.
      • Look at snow depths and pictures and then put a shorter mast in its place come fall?
• 1:30 PM -- on the road for Teller 27
• 2:30 PM -- arrive
• 3:00 PM -- arrive at the bottom.
• 6:00 PM -- Finish for the day
• 7:00 PM -- Arrive back in Nome

Day 2 --- May 21 2022

• If road passable, drive to mile 64 site
• Hike to sites and download data (expecting there to be snow some places)
• (In March everything was working out here.)
• Drive to end of road and download older sites via radio.
• Replace pressure sensor at met station
• Photos of anemometer
• replace desiccant in CNR4 and relevel

Day 3 --- May 22 2022

• Drive to Teller 47 site
  • download data
  • dump precip bucket
    • need baby oil
  • level radiometer
  • check anemometer for true north
  • (ordered a replacement SR50A for the willows site. Will need to deploy in 2022)
• Drive to teller top
  • download data
  • HMP155 cable, try redoing the connections inside the instrument box.
• If time, measure discharge again.

Day 4 --- May 23 2022

• Wrap up loose ends in town
• Return home on morning flight