2009 August Nome Trip

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Fairbanks Prep

  • 16 HMP45C heads needed for full replacement. Not saying we need to do all of them but for the total out there number it is 16.
  • Solder Quick Connects on Net Radiometers to be taken out to the SP.
  • Make sure we have enough SR50/SR50A/Judd sonic replacement sensors

Broken Sensors: 

Kigluaiks AT/RH
K3 1 & 3m AT/RH
K1 1 & 3m AT/RH
C2 10m AT/RH

To Do:

  • Program for new repeater
  • get right hardware for reinstalling Radiometers
  • bring solder?
  • bring quick connects (6) for net radiometers
  • Track down Taylor programming
  • make sure Taylor stuff will fit.
  • Change other programs to save less 5 minute stuff (make it a season based output).
  • Pack wading rod and Flo-Mate
  • Get programs onto new toughbook (and modify them).
  • Power Wire from Napa probably for Repeater site
  • 2 multiplexers
  • 2 CR10Xs
  • precision resistors
  • Longer Coax for at C2 Blueberry
  • Remaining Taylor stuff

Radio Repeater Station Needs:

Troubleshoot 2009 Radio Problems. Specifically: Anvil to Kigluaiks Hop and Skookum to C2 Blueberry Hop. Repeater Site Logistics:

  • Tripod & Hardware (from pictures the bolts aren't in the tripod but they might be in the tripod legs)
  • Instrument Box (use the Kuzitrin one maybe?)
  • Battery Box (There's an extra from C3 in the Nome Storage)
  • Hole in battery box (To drain water)
  • batteries (Should be in Nome Storage)
  • battery cables (Need to make after buying wire in Fairbanks (NAPA)
  • power & data for radios (bring)
  • power cables and charge controller (Maybe out there, I'm not sure. Solar panel had been at the Kuzitrin so presumably there's something attached)
  • power cable for solar panel (bring a C.C. for the large panel)
  • cable ties (grab some)
  • antenna (should be out there)
  • coax (should be out there? Bring one out anyway)
  • radio (should be out there? Bring one out anyway)
  • cr10x (Bring 2)
  • taylor anemometer (Bring the cross arms out)
  • set radio into correct modes (point to point slave / repeater)
  • Something for mounting the solar panel to the tower (Hmmm.. hose clamps maybe?)
  • copies of permits for posting


Kigluaiks

HMP45C requires replacement 
AT Broke 12/2007
RH Broke 05/2008
Anemometer Broke 07/2008
Install Taylor Anemometer
Add new tower/station

Anvil Mountain

HMP45C replace sensor with newly calibrated instrument
Install Taylor Anemometer
Summer Net radiation?

Skookum Pass

HMP45C replace sensor with newly calibrated instrument

Hydrologic Stations Needs:

Snake River

Replace Battery
Install surface and subsurface temperature sensors for ET calcs
Summer net radiation
wind speed for ET calcs

Meteorological Station Needs:

C1 Grid

HMP45C replace sensor with newly calibrated instrument @ 1m, 3m
Replace SR50A Transducer
Install Snow temperature array for Saito?
Solder on (@site) quick connects for Net Radiometer

8/2009 comments 

Replace SR50A business end

C2 Blueberry

HMP45C replace sensor with newly calibrated instrument @ 1m, 3m, 10m
10m HMP45C Failed 12/2008
Replace Judd Transducer
Reinstall calibrated LW & SW Radiometers, bring machine screws from Fairbanks for fixing radiometers to stand.
Bring out soldering iron incase LW/SW cables have cracked over winter.
Replace Precip Bucket
Solder on (@site) quick connects for Net Radiometer

8/2009 comments 

Replace 10m AT/RH
Precip still wack

K1 Burn

HMP45C replace sensor with newly calibrated instrument @ 1m, 3m
Replace SR50A Transducer
Fix Soil Temperature problem: 
  + bring out replacement AM416
  + bring out precision resistors
Solder on (@site) quick connects for Net Radiometer

8/2009 comments: 

AT/RH is wack @ 1m & 3m
Check Precip again.
Bring out replacement logger and multiplexer
Replace SR50A business end.

K2 Met

HMP45C replace sensor with newly calibrated instrument @ 1m, 3m, 10m
Replace Judd Transducer
Reinstall calibrated LW & SW Radiometers
Bring out soldering iron incase LW/SW cables have cracked over winter.
Solder on (@site) quick connects for Net Radiometer
Install Snow Temperature array for Saito?

8/2009 comments: 

Soil stuff looks funktastic
Judd AT and distance look funky, too.

K3 Mauze

HMP45C replace sensor with newly calibrated instrument @ 1m, 3m
Replace SR50 Transducer
Solder on (@site) quick connects for Net Radiometer

8/2009 Comments: 

3m AT is wack
Same for 1m & 3m RH
Something happened to 3m WS & WD, too
Replace SR50 business end


SP Trip: Tuesday--

  • Arrive
  • Gage snake? / visit snake?
    • Replace battery here
    • look at wiring to see how many sensors will fit on wiring panel
  • Touch base with Helo... meet it out at Golden gate pull out again

(the real one)?

  • Prep for new repeater
    • Make sure station has all pieces
      • Nuts & Bolts
      • cable for batteries
      • rebar or something like it?
    • logger with program
  • Food for Kougarok

Wednesday

  • Drive out to Golden Gate
  • Install new repeater
  • Also Visit Kig #1 and better secure antenna
  • Continue out to Kougarok...
  • stop by the Kuzitrin and score a few grayling for dinner?

Thursday

  • K1 Burn
    • Install Net Radiometer
      • Bring quick connects & solder those, too
    • Trouble-shoot soil multiplexer goings on
      • Bring out spare Mux
      • Bring out spare CR10X
      • Bring out precision resistors
    • replace SR50A business end
    • Replace 1m & 3m AT/RH (they're reading bad)
    • Look at precip bucket to see if we can get it to tip.
    • 1hour snow is funky (5min is fine)
    • Add code to logger so that 5 min measurements aren't made 5/1 to

9/15 or something like that.

Friday

  • K2 Met
    • Replace Judd business end and make sure the new sensor works.

Current readings are suggestive of a broken sensor.

    • install all the radiometers. Bring out machines screws (from

fairbanks) to secure radiometers to the tower.

      • install quick connect for net radiation and install
    • install snow temperature pole
    • Look @ Soil Temperatures.
    • Add code to logger so that 5 min measurements aren't made 5/1 to

9/15 or something like that.

Saturday

  • K3 Mauze
    • Replace SR50 business end.
    • Install Net Radiometer & Quick connect
    • 1m & 3m AT/RH Broken
    • 3m WS & WD broken, too

Sunday

  • Loose Ends in Kougarok

Monday

  • Drive back to Nome
  • Snake Loose Ends
  • Meet up with everyone
  • Anvil
    • Install Taylor Wind Set
    • Bring out CR10X to replace CR10 here at the moment

Tuesday

  • C1-Grid
    • Replace business end of SR50A
    • Install Net Radiometer & Quick connect
  • C2 Blueberry
    • 10m AT/RH Broken
    • Summer Precipitation (no data), bring out a precip bucket from Nome.
    • Replace Business end of Judd
    • Look at radio link to Skookum (maybe check direction antenna is pointed / raise it?)


Wednesday

  • Help Vladimir with his work and see the boreholes etc.

Thursday

  • Return to Nome
  • Return to Fairbanks
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