June 2008 Field Trip - Emily and Ken
Revision as of 15:38, 10 July 2008 by 137.229.71.135 (talk) (→Day 1 and 2 West of Dalton Highway (White Hills))
All sites need HMP45C replacement and send back old for recalibration. Ken add stations that need conduit and bear fencing.
Note: Sites are grouped by area.
Contents
Day 1 and 2 West of Dalton Highway (White Hills)
1. DFM2 White Hills met Bear Damage:
- Need anemometer cable,
- solar panel,
- electric fencing checked,
- Measure distance from ground to snow sensor
- Swap HMP45C
- Install conduit
- install solar panel plates (larger)
7/8/08 Update: Site not visited on June trip
2. DFM4 NW Kuparuk Met DFM4:
- Install conduit
- Measure distance from ground to snow sensor
- Swap HMP45C
- Install Conduit
- Check precip data and check precip gage. Only 2 tips so far this summer. (bring spare precip gage)
- Swap HMP45C
4. DFM1 South White Hills Met (if time)
- Install conduit
- install solar panel plates
- Swap HMP45C
Day 3 and 4 (Bullen Area)
5. DFR3 repeater Troubleshoot:
- Lost communications with site
- Needs HMP45C
- Swap HMP45C
6. DBM7 Kadleroshilik Met DBM7 Snow Sensor:
- Needs SR50 replacement.
- Install conduit
- Measure distance from ground to snow sensor.
- Swap HMP45C
7. DBM8 Bullen Met DBM8
- Change out SR50, it is beginning to display erratic data...similar to the one at DBM7
- Wire soil moisture sensors that were damaged (bring spare cable)
- Replace GWS YSIx3 Air temp sensor
- Swap HMP45C
Day 5 (Kavik Area)
8. DBR4 repeater Troubleshoot:
- Lost communications with site
- install conduit, electric fence, solar panel plates
- Swap HMP45C
9. DBM5 Upper Kad Met DBM5:
- Check wiring of soil sensors, take photo.
- Measure distance from ground to snow sensor.
- Install electric fence
- Swap HMP45C
- change out YSIx3 if time
10. DBM6 Kavik Met:
- Check soil temperature wiring for any loose wires (temp sensors at 135 and 150 and 0 depth give funky readings),
- Measure distance from ground to snow sensor,
- Bring a spare SR50, snow depth was only 12 cm maximum here.
- Bring spare anemometer? Data had alot of zero ws/wd this winter
- Install conduit
- Install solar panel plates
- reset antennae radio guy wires.
- Swap HMP45C
Day 6 (Mountain Sites)
11. DBM3 Juniper Met DBM3
- North fence needs another post,
- solar panel wires are exposed, needs "plates" or other protection
- install conduit
- Swap HMP45C
12. DBM1 Accomplishment Cr Met DBM1 (if time)
- Swap HMP45C
- install conduit if time permits
- install solar panel plate (larger size)
13. DBM2 Ribdon Cr Met DBM2 (if time)
- Swap HMP45C
- install conduit