NGEE Barrow 2013 Site Install Trip 2
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June 2013 Trip
Shipping
- New Instrumentation once it arrives on 5/26ish:
- Precip Buckets 3x
- Wind Screen 3x
- HMP155s 6x
- MetOne 6x
- Barometric Pressure
- Radiation Shields
- Cross Arms & Mounts
- 1.5" Sched 40 Aluminum = Net Radiometer 3x
- 1" Sched 40 Aluminum = Upper WS & AT/RH 3x
- Tripod Mast
- 1.5" Sched 40 Galvanized Pipe
- Net Radiometer
- Fan/Heater is in Barrow
- NuRail Fittings for crossarms
To Add to each site
- 2 HMP155s w/ Radiation Shields
- 1 pcs 107 radiation shield (bringing it, will mull when looking at as-built.
- 2 Met One 014a WS
- 3pcs Cross Arm Mounts for each
- 3.5m cross arm
- 3.5m WS
- 1m WS
- 1 Tipping Bucket w/ Windscreen
- Some alter-shield NuRail fittings are on site. Check the battery box I think?... also may have been repurposed for snow sensors, my notes are unclear. Also check the D site box in storage.
- 1 CNR4 Net Radiometer with Heater/Fan Control
- 1 AM16/32B inside the box
- Cable Management inside the box (new cable list:)
- 2 pcs 014a
- 2 pcs hmp155
- 3 pcs cnr4
- might go looking for a short steel cable of some sort to run down the pipe.
- Anything else?
Additionally, to add to Grid Site
- Maybe? Still on the fence about this due to ground location of the box. CS106 Barometric Pressure. Could also add to A yet.
- Need to dig out a vent tube
- Bring up parts to put a new hole in this enclosure
- Finish MD485 Networking.
- Silicone up Grid Box new hole (md485 cable)
Rewiring at each site
- Move AM16/32B #1 & #2 RES to CR1000 C1
- Move SR50A Green Wire to CR1000 C5
- Reprogram the IDs for the SR50As
- #1 = ID7
- #2 = ID8
- #3 = ID9
- Reprogram the IDs for the SR50As
- XX Also Measure Thermal Conductivity Heater Values
- XX Bring up 3 resistors for CNR4 Thermistor measurement
To Do as of 6/8/2013
- Wiring Diagrams
- XX Sketch up site
- holes in box for instrumentation maybe?
- cut crossarms to length (in Barrow)
- Change SDI-12 IDs for SR50As (in Barrow)
- Copy B program additions to A & C
Remaining things to grab
- XXX Nu Rail oddball connectors from cabinet
- XXX BP tubing for grid site
- XXX Cord Grips for grid site
- XXX silicone for grid site
To Purchase
- XXX More Flexible Conduit
- XXX Vent Tube
- XXX Cable Management supplies
- 5/16" Washers
- 13/16" / 3/4" drill bit
Pre-trip to do
- Organized per site items (X means it's packed / shipped)
- Precip Stand (3 sets)
- XX 4 NuRail 3/4 offset cross pieces
- XX 1 Novalynx Wind Screen
- XX 1 TE525m & Cable
- Precip Stand (3 sets)
- Tripod Related
- XX 1.5" Aluminium cross arm for CNR4, lower AT/RH & WS
- XX 1.5" Nurail offset
- XX 1" Aluminum cross arm for upper AT/RH & WS
- XX HMP155s, cables, Radiation Shield
- XX 014a WS, cables, nurail / cross arm mounts
- Tripod Related
Things to buy
- XXX Bit o' Food?
- 1.5" Pipe Threader
- XXX Flex Conduit
Stuff to bring
Technical Gear
- XXX Keypads
- XXX fish tape
- Tool Bags
- Computer & (packed) SC32B
- Climbing harness
- XXX Serial Cables & spares
- XXX Sawzall
- XXX drill
- XXX Pipe Wrench
- 1.5" Pipe Threader
Food to bring out
- Optional
Rough on-site todo (for each site)
- Measure from top of tripod base to cross arm... note in fieldbook
- Remove box & solar panel from tripod mast
- Remove existing crossarm off tripod
- unscrew center pole
- put 1.5" offset nurail fitting on new center pole
- add top of tower cross arm with anemometer & HMP155
- Armor and secure these two cables
- screw on the new center pole
- put the existing cross arm, instrument box, and solar panel back on the tower.
- Mount all new sensors
- On lowest crossarm, 1-1.5m above ground surface
- Net Radiometer
- Cross Arm bracket
- Wind Speed
- HMP155 on radiometer crossarm
- Armor all the cabling lower cabling
- Armor and install the precip bucket.
- Install the precip wind screen
- On lowest crossarm, 1-1.5m above ground surface
- send new program to data logger
- Bring cabling into the box and wire into the appropriate data logger / multiplexer.
Idealized Rough Itinerary (with dates to float depending on how long things take)
I budgeted 2 days per site but I'm hoping 1 to 1.5 days is more realistic.
6/11
- Fly to Barrow
- Sort Shipped Gear
- Track down a sled
- Organize stuff locally in Barrow
- Quick trip to the sites if there is time
- Look at D site box for parts (and prepare for shipment back to Fairbanks)
6/12
- Haul stuff out for A site
- Add components to A site
6/13
- Haul stuff out for B site
- Finish A site
- Start B site
6/14
- Haul stuff out for C site
- Finish B site
- Start C site?
6/15
- Finish C site
6/16
- Ship stuff back to Fairbanks
- Depart for Fairbanks