2022 NGEE Nome August Trip

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Recap

K1 Burn

  • Both AT/RH dead again
  • WS/WD still functioning

K2 Met

  • Precip bucket still level from last year
  • Everything else remaining looks to be working (of met instruments)
    • Oh, 1m WS bearings render it nonfunctional.
  • Leveled radiometers but did it without needing to adjust the tower.
    • Changed desiccant
  • old sr50A still good
  • Might be some significant clock drift.

K3 Mauze Gulch

  • AT/RH still working
  • Snow depth still working

NGEE m64 met

  • Replace AT/RH
  • Replace SR50A
  • Replace Barometric Pressure & secure vent tube

NGEE m64 IS5 snow site

  • Need to bring out a bit more 3/16" wire rope and an anchor
    • and sledge...

NGEE m64 trans9 snow site

  • All good at this one.

Teller SW

  • Could use one more serial cable here.
  • Still need to change out desiccant
  • Discharge reading (tentatively looked good for lower flow)

Teller Bottom

  • Lower SW radiation is intermittently erorring. Bring out a replacement cable.
  • Precip bucket was knocked by moose again but only slightly off level.
  • Still need to do program change.

Teller IS2 Snow

  • Station had tipped over.
  • Still need to replace the 10ft top pole
  • Need 3/16" wire rope here, too.
  • Need screed stake and another anchor to prevent another tip
  • The data logger got soaked over summer and will need replacement
  • The charge controller still needs replacement (still need to grab from Fairbanks)

Nome NW Campus Base station

  • Checked on base. Radio antenna and coax outside the building still looks good
  • Conex still not moved.

Left in storage for next trip

  • 2 AT/RH cables for Teller Top
  • 1 pressure sensor for ngee m64 met
  • A bunch of cable protection for the snow sites
  • fresh desiccant for teller sw
  • sr50a transducers
  • 16pcs 3/16" cable clamps
  • 3 (I think) AT/RH sensors
  • 1 SR50A for teller 47.


At Storage

  • Pepper Spray
  • Tent
  • Radio setup
  • Discharge gear
  • Look for tipping bucket replacement for Teller Bottom

Activities

  • Download Kougarok end of road sites by radio / visit.
  • Support Go with thaw depths and GPS survey

Teller 27 Site

  • Discharge measurement @ Teller m27 creek
  • Inspect the sites here for how to fix animal damage
    • Teller IS2
    • Teller Bottom

Kougarok Met

  • Replace desiccant in Radiometers
    • Torpedo Level
    • CSI phillips screwdriver
    • multitool
    • stubby phillips screwdriver
    • 5/16" and 1/4" nut drivers & wrenches (
  • Guy wire tighten
    • 5/16" nut driver I think
  • Level Precip
    • Torpedo level
  • Download Data
    • Sc32B and serial cable
    • bring spare CR10X in case there are more hardware problems

To Ship

  • Desiccant
  • SR50A transducers?
  • Spare CR10Xs