=============================================================================== Station Notes - Allegan (MI) =============================================================================== 05/24/2023: Station Maintenance: [1440] - routine site maintenance, including: - checked anemometer (good) - checked atmp/relh sensor (good) - checked battery (13.42V) - checked pyranometer (good) - checked soil sensor cables (good) - checked solar panel (19.81V) - checked tipping-bucket rain gauge (adjusted level) - cleaned battery box) - cleaned solar panel - tested leaf wetness sensor [canopy] (faulty)* - tested leaf wetness sensor [standard] (good) * replaced faulty leaf wetness sensor [canopy] - located under nearby tree at height = 40" ============================================================================== 07/29/2022: Station Maintenance: [1025] - routine site maintenance, including: - checked anemometer (replaced bearings) - checked battery (13.49V) - checked pyranometer (adjusted level) - checked soil sensor cales (good) - checked solar panel (20.09V) - checked tipping-bucket rain gauge (adjusted level) - checked wind vane (properly aligned) - cleaned atmp/relh sensor and radiation shield - cleaned solar panel - cleaned tipping-bucket rain gauge - replaced leaf wetness sensor [standard] - tested leaf wetness sensor [canopy] (good) 06/01/2022: Station / Logger Maintenence [1415] - routine site maintenance, including: - checked anemometer (replace bearings/cups next visit) - checked battery - checked pyranomter (level) - checked soil sensor cables (good) - checked / adjusted wind vane (alignment was not correct) - checked / cleaded HMP45C (atmp/relh) - checked / tested leaf wetness sensor (canopy... good) - checked / tested leaf wetness sensor (standard... good) - checked / tested tipping-bucket rain gauge - cleaned solar panel - updated GPS coordinates - weed removal =============================================================================== 07/20/2021: Station Maintenance: [1240] - routine site maintenance, including: - replaced faulty soil temp [5cm] (soil0) sensor 07/06/2021: Station Maintenance: [1525] - routine site maintenance 05/20/2021: Station / Logger Maintenance: [1315] - routine site maintenance, including: - replacement of HMP45C (atmp / relh) 04/02/2021: Station Maintenance: [1830] - replaced soil temperature sensor (10cm) [soil1] - repaired faulty leaf wetness sensor [standard mount] 03/28/2021: Station Maintenance: [1505] - replaced logger / wiring panel - updated modem =============================================================================== 05/26/2020: Station Maintenance: [1050] - routine maintenance - replaced leaf wetness mount (standard mount) - relocated lightning rod placement =============================================================================== 06/26/2019: Logger Maintenance: [1025] - replaced logger (CR1000 -> CR1000) - added PakBus modem - loaded logger program: alg-bbab =============================================================================== 07/30/2018: Station Maintenance: [1510] - annual station / site maintenance, including: - replacement of faulty leaf wetness (standard) sensor 06/21/2018: Station Maintenance: [1420] - annual station / site maintenance =============================================================================== 07/17/2017: Station Maintenance: [1610] - annual maintenance 06/14/2017: Station Maintenance: [0002] - loaded logger program "alg-bbab" 05/30/2017: Station Maintenance: [1150] - annual maintenance - replaced atmp/relh (HC2S3 -> HMP45C) - atmp/relh now wired to "continuous" power =============================================================================== 08/15/2016: Station Maintenance: [1555] - annual maintenance and weed removal 05/25/2016: Station Maintenance: [1030] - replaced faulty "canopy" leaf wetness sensor (lws1) =============================================================================== 04/02/2015: Station Online: [1200] - Station added to Enviroweather/MAWN Web Site 04/01/2015: Data Collection Enabled [1700] - Data Collection and Data Archive for new station begins: First data report: April 02, 2015 (Day=092) 00:05 - NOTE: Estimated MAX/MIN Air Temperature data that was provided by the State Climatologist Office was added for the following period for GDD calculation purposes: 03/01/2015 (d=060) - 04/01/2015 (d=091) 04/01/2015: Station Installed: [1600] - Station installed at station field site 03/31/2015: Station Maintenance: [1705] - Established telecommunication between station cell-modem and data-collection PC/server on campus. 03/31/2015: Station Setup [1703] - Loaded MAWN Program: BBBB-ALG B => CR1000/MI (Logger/State) B => CS616 (Soil Moisture) B => HC2S3 (Temp/RH) B => LWS-L (Leaf Wetness) ALG => Station ID (Allegan) - Now able to collect raw weather data. ===============================================================================