Sept 2008 Field Trip - Emily and Ken

Ken add stations that need conduit and bear fencing.

NSF Sites Notes from Bob

Note: Sites are grouped by area.

Day 1 & 2 West of Dalton Highway (White Hills Area)

1. West Kuparuk met:

• Troubleshoot station
• Install SR50
• Add bark chips, trim vegetation
• Measure distance from ground to snow sensor
• Take photos of site and snow sensor area

2. DFM4 NW Kuparuk Met DFM4:

• Add Electric Fence
• Add bark chips, trim vegetation
• Measure distance from ground to snow sensor
• Take photos of site and snow sensor area

3. DFM2 White Hills met:

• Measure distance from ground to snow sensor
• Take photos of site and snow sensor area
• trim vegetation

4. DFM3 North White Hills Met

• Add bark chips
• Measure distance from ground to snow sensor
• Take photos of site and snow sensor area
• trim vegetation

5. DFM1 South White Hills Met

• Add bark chips, trim vegetation
• Measure distance from ground to snow sensor
• Take photos of site and snow sensor area

Day 3 (Bullen Area/Kavik Area)

6. DBM7 Kadleroshilik Met:

• Check net radiometer - readings went bad after we left the site
• Add bark chips, trim vegetation
• Measure distance from ground to snow sensor
• Take photos of site and snow sensor area

7. DBM8 Bullen Met DBM8

• Add bark chips, trim vegetation
• Measure distance from ground to snow sensor
• Take photos of site and snow sensor area

8. DBM4 Sag-Ivi Met DBM4:

• Add E-Fence
• Add bark chips, trim vegetation
• Measure distance from ground to snow sensor
• Take photos of site and snow sensor area

9. DBM5 Upper Kad Met DBM5:

• Add bark chips, trim vegetation
• Measure distance from ground to snow sensor
• Take photos of site and snow sensor area
• Add E-Fence???

10. DBM6 Kavik Met:

• Add bark chips, trim vegetation
• Measure distance from ground to snow sensor
• Take photos of site and snow sensor area

Day 4 & 5 (Mountain Sites)

11. DBR2 Ribdon Repeater DBR2 Troubleshooting

• Needs HMP45C
• Needs YSIx3

12. DBM3 Juniper Met DBM3

• North fence needs another post,
• solar panel wires are exposed, needs "plates" or other protection
• install conduit
• Swap HMP45C
• Add bark chips, trim vegetation (if needed)
• Measure distance from ground to snow sensor
• Take photos of site and snow sensor area

13. DBM1 Accomplishment Cr Met

• Swap HMP45C
• install conduit if time permits
• install solar panel plate (larger size)
• Add bark chips, trim vegetation (if needed)
• Measure distance from ground to snow sensor
• Take photos of site and snow sensor area

14. DBM2 Ribdon Cr Met DBM2

• Swap HMP45C
• install conduit
• Add bark chips, trim vegetation (if needed)
• Measure distance from ground to snow sensor
• Take photos of site and snow sensor area

Imnaviat Flume

Install a new larger solar panel and battery

Toolik SR50 snow sensor test site

• Install SR50 test site
  • 2 or 3 SR50's
  • Mounting equipment
  • datalogger
  • hmp45c/anememometer?
  • wood chips
  • Battery, solar panel, charge controller
  • radio/antennae?