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Station Notes - Alpine Twp / Comstock Park (MI) 
 
 
04/06/2023: Station Maintenance:                                         [1030] 
 
            - site maintenance, including: 
               - installed canopy leaf wetness sensor: 
                  - 150-ft south of station in apple canopy 
               - checked anemometer (bearings good) 
               - checked battery (13.4 V) 
               - checked pyranometer (adjusted mount / level) 
               - checked solar panel (23.0 V) 
               - checked tipping-bucket rain gauge (good) 
               - checked wind vane (properly aligned) 
               - checked / cleaned battery terminals  
               - cleaned atmp/relh sensor and radiation shield 
               - tested leaf wetness [canopy] (good) 
               - tested leaf wetness [standard] (good) 
 
 
                
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07/27/2022: Station Maintenance:                                         [1150] 
 
            - routine site maintenance, including: 
               - checked anemometer (good) 
               - checked battery (13.3 V) 
               - checked pyranometer (good) 
               - checked soil sensor cables (good) 
               - checked tipping-bucket rain gauge (good) 
               - checked wind vane (properly aligned) 
               - checked / cleaned solar panel (20.5 V) 
               - cleaned atmp/relh sensor and radiation shield  
               - tested leaf wetness [standard] (good)* 
               - weed removal   
   
               * canopy sensor currently not installed in canopy 
 
  
06/10/2022: Station Maintenance:                                         [1325] 
 
            - routine site maintenance, including: 
               - checked anemometer (replaced bearings) 
               - checked soil sensor cables  (good) 
               - checked wind vane (properly aligned) 
               - checked / cleaned enclosure 
               - checked / cleaned leaf wetness [canopy] (good)* 
               - checked / cleaned leaf wetness [standard] (good) 
               - checked / cleaned solar panel 
               - checked / tested battery (good) 
               - cleaned atmp/relh sensor 
               - cleaned battery box 
               - cleaned / tested tipping-bucket rain gauge (adjusted level) 
               - weed removal 
 
               * canopy sensor is attached to tripod leg... not in actual canopy 
 
 
04/07/2022: Station Maintenance:                                         [1430] 
 
            - routine station maintenance, including: 
               - leveled tipping-bucket rain gauge 
               - cleaned atmp/relh sensor 
 
               * canopy sensor still needs to be properly installed  
 
 
 
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07/26/2021: Station Maintenance:                                         [1145] 
 
            - routine site maintenance 
 
 
06/17/2021: Logger Maintenance:                                          [1305] 
 
            - loaded logger program: acp-bssb.cr6* 
                 - wind direction fix 
                 * supports "maintenance mode" 
 
 
06/17/2021: Logger Maintenance:                                          [0217] 
 
            - loaded logger program: acp-bssb.cr6* 
                 - wind direction fix 
                 * supports "maintenance mode" 
 
 
06/16/2021: Logger Maintenance:                                          [1204] 
 
            - loaded logger program: acp-bssb.cr6*  
                 * supports "maintenance mode" 
 
 
06/03/2021: Station Maintenance:                                         [1320] 
 
            - routine site maintenance, including: 
               - modem update 
 
 
 
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12/05/2019: Station / Logger Maintenance:                                [1400] 
 
            - replaced battery 
            - reinstalled solar panel (moved to tripod leg) 
 
 
05/28/2019: Station Maintenance:                                         [1645] 
 
            - replaced faulty pyranometer (solar radiation) 
 
 
05/21/2019: Logger Maintenance:                                          [0001] 
 
            - load logger program "acp-bssb"* 
               * supports canopy leaf wetness 
 
 
05/16/2019: Station Maintenance:                                         [1630] 
 
            - install soil sensors (i.e. soil temp/moisture) 
            - install canopy leaf wetness 
 
 
04/01/2019: Station Online:                                              [1430] 
     
            - Station added to Enviroweather/MAWN database system 
          
 
03/22/2019: Data Collection Enabled                                      [1430] 
 
            - Data Collection and Data Archive for new station begins: 
 
                  First data report:   March 23, 2019 (d=082) 00:05 
 
 
03/22/2019: Logger Setup                                                 [1430] 
 
            - Loaded MAWN Program: acp-bssd 
                                      acp => Station ID (alpine) 
                                        b => CR1000/MI (Logger/Site) 
                                        s => SDI-12 [CS650] (Soil Moisture) 
                                        s => SDI-12 [HygroVue10] (Temp/RH) 
                                        d => LWS-L (Leaf Wetness) [no canopy] 
 
            - Now able to collect raw weather data. 
 
 
03/17/2019: Station Maintenance:                                         [----] 
 
            - Established telecommunication between station cell-modem  
              and data-collection PC/server on campus.    
 
 
03/17/2019: Station Setup                                                [----] 
 
            - station setup/activated at field site 
 
 
 
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