BRW March 2011 Visit

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Itinerary:

Forecast

http://weather.noaa.gov/cgi-bin/iwszone3

 THURSDAY
 MOSTLY CLOUDY. HIGHS 5 TO 10 ABOVE. EAST WINDS TO 
 10 MPH. 

 THURSDAY NIGHT
 MOSTLY CLOUDY. LOWS ZERO TO 5 BELOW. EAST WINDS
 TO 10 MPH. 

 FRIDAY
 MOSTLY CLOUDY. HIGHS AROUND 5 ABOVE. LIGHT WINDS. 

 FRIDAY NIGHT
 MOSTLY CLOUDY. LOWS AROUND 5 BELOW. LIGHT WINDS. 

Departure:

Alaska Airlines 51 Fairbanks (FAI)

  • 6:12 pm * Thu, Mar 24 Barrow (BRW)
  • 7:36 pm *Thu, Mar 24 Coach *·* Boeing 737-400

Friday 3/25:

Location:

Latitude 71.3 Longitude 156.6

Northing 7910322.19 Easting 585924.83


Stuff to bring:

  • Bob Toolbags
    • Ring Connectors
    • Butt Splices for solar setup
    • Crimping Tool
    • Voltmeter
    • electrical tape
    • rubber splicing tape
  • Toughbook, SC32B, Serial Cables
  • GPS & Batteries
  • Snow survey gear (Anna)
    • Avalanche Probe (Anna)
    • Adirondack Tube? No (Anna brings Home Desperat special tube)
    • Scale? No
    • Cloth Measuring Tape (Anna)
  • WERC Shotgun (Anna)

Tasks:

  • Download data off Storage Module
  • Download Data off Data logger
  • Measure snow depths
  • Fix up solar wiring (make sure it looks decent, use butt splices to redo connections as needed)
  • Fix up battery leads (Use new ring connectors to firm up battery connections)

Return:

Alaska Airlines 52 Barrow (BRW)

  • 8:23 pm * Fri, Mar 25 Fairbanks (FAI)
  • 9:42 pm *Fri, Mar 25 Coach *·* Boeing 737-400