============================================================================== Station Notes - Cassopolis 05/18/2023: Station Maintenance: [1320] - routine site maintenance, including: - checked anemometer (bearings sound good) - checked battery (13.44V) - checked atmp/relh sensors [45cm, 1.5m, 3m] (good) - checked soil sensor cables (good)** - checked solar panel (20.37V) - checked tipping-bucket rain gauge (adjusted level) - cleaned soil panel - tested leaf wetness sensor [standard] (good)* * site does not include a canopy sensor ** reinstalled soil temperature [5cm]... sensor may be faulty ============================================================================== 07/18/2022: Station Maintenance: [1455] - routine site maintenance, including: - checked anemometer (bearings should be changed) - checked battery (13.28V) - checked pyranometer (good) - checked soil sensor cables (good) - checked solar panel (19.87V) - checked tipping-bucket rain gauge (good) - checked wind vane (properly aligned) - cleaned atmp/relh sensor and radiation shield** - cleaned battery - cleaned solar panel - tested leaf wetness sensor [standard] (good)* - weed removal * site does not include a canopy sensor ** removed wasp nest from atmp/relh @ 3m 05/19/2022: Station / Logger Maintenence [1400] - routine site maintenance, including: - replaced soil temperature sensor @ 5cm - replaced soil temperature sensor @ 10cm - replaced atmp/relh sensor @ 45cm - checked anemometer (fair) - checked wind vane (good) - checked and leveled tipping-bucket rain gauge - cleaned solar panel (1 x 20W) - cleaned atmp/relh sensors @ 1.5m - cleaned atmp/relh sensor @ 3.0m - cleaned and tested leaf wetness (standard mount)* - adjusted (leveled) pyranomter - weed removal / trimmed grass * no canopy sensor at this site ============================================================================== 12/08/2021: Logger Maintenance: [1501] - loaded logger program: cas-bbcdS.cr1* - no canopy leaf wetness sensor * supports "maintenance mode" - NOTE: canopy sensor removed: 06/17/2020 07/07/2021: Station Maintenance: [1215] - routine site maintenance - repaired faulty atmp/relh (45cm) sensor - replaced soil temp (5cm) sensor [soil0] - replaced soil temp (10cm) sensor [soil1] 05/25/2021: Station / Logger Maintenance: [1020] - routine site / station maintenance - updated modem ============================================================================== 06/17/2020: Station Maintenance: [1335] - routine maintenance - replaced standard mount leaf wetness sensor - removed canopy mount leaf wetness sensor* * no proper canopy mount since 07/07/2018 1405 ============================================================================== 07/01/2019: Logger Maintenance: [1005] - replaced logger (CR1000 -> CR1000) - added PakBus modem - loaded logger program: cas-bbcbS 07/01/2019: Station Maintenance: [1005] - replaced "soil1" (soil temperature) sensor ============================================================================== 10/17/2018: Station Maintenance: [1000] - repaired faulty rain gauge (removed obstruction) 07/11/2018: Station Maintenance: [1410] - annual station / site maintenance 06/26/2018: Logger Maintenance: [0004] - loaded logger program "cas-bbcbS" 05/23/2018: Station Maintenance: [1620] - repaired faulty leaf wetness (canopy sensor) 05/07/2018: Station Maintenance: [1550] - replace leaf wetness (standard mount) sensors [237 -> LWS-L] 05/07/2018: Station Maintenance: [1405] - Soybean Inversion Study Upgrade (cont), including: - load new logger program "cas-bbcbS" 05/05/2018: Station Maintenance: [1830] - Soybean Inversion Study Upgrade, including: - install new ATMP/RELH sensor @ 45cm - install new ATMP/RELH sensor @ 3m ============================================================================== 07/13/2017: Station Maintenance: [1325] - general maintenance 06/19/2017: Station Maintenance: [1130] - communication issue: - replace interface module (SC932A) 05/23/2017: Station Maintenance: [0007] - loaded logger program: cas-bbaa 05/19/2017: Station Maintnenace: [1340] - annual maintenance, including: - rewire of atmp/relh (HMP45C) to "continuous" power 03/30/2017: Station Maintenance: [1245] - replaced both soil temperature sensors ============================================================================== 11/09/2016: Station Maintenance: [1115] - replaced data logger (CR1000) - replaced tipping-bucket rain gauge 11/08/2016: Station Maintenance: [1215] - replaced both soil temperature sensors 05/11/2016: Station Maintenance: [????] - annual maintenance and weed removal ============================================================================== 10/23/2015: Station Maintenance: [1600] - replaced soil moisture (sensor 0) 06/02/2015: Station Maintenance: [1130] - routine maintenance, including: - replacement of both soil moisture probes - precip bucket adjustment (level) - clock needed to be reset due to low internal lithium battery ============================================================================== 10/08/2014: System Maintenance: [1207] - moved data-collection to new LoggerNet server - loaded logger program "bbaa-cas" 09/19/2014: Station Maintenance: [1300] - Replaced Soil Temperature 0 (2") Sensor 05/01/2014: Station Maintenance: [1545] - Replaced Soil Temperature 0 (2") sensor ============================================================================== 10/07/2013: Station Maintenance: [1445] - Replaced Soil Moisture 1 sensor 09/23/2013: Data Quality: [1710] - Marked "Soil Moisture 1" as "missing" for the following time period due to faulty data: 04/05/2013 (d=095) 2105 - 04/13/2013 (d=103) 2400 - Soil Moisture 1 Sensor Continues To Be Offline 06/25/2012: Data Quality: [1430] - Marked "Soil Temp 0" and "Soil Temp 1" as "missing" during the following time period due to faulty data observations: 03/06/2012 (d=066) 00:00 - 06/20/2012 (d=172) 13:15 06/20/2012: Station Maintenance: [1315] - Replaced Faulty Soil Temperature Sensors ============================================================================== 12/09/2011: Station Maintenance: [1515] - Battery replaced - Snow and ice removed from solar panel - Logger clock was resynced because it was not set properly - Due to faulty timestamps, data was lost for the following: 11/29/2011 (d=333) 0605 - 12/09/2011 (d=343) 1715 10/04/2011: Station Maintenance: [1430] - Wireless modem was replaced - Logger was replaced - Loggernet configured to talk to new IP - Due to replacement of failed logger, data is currently missing for the following time period: 09/30/2011 (d=273) 00:05 - 10/04/2011 (d=277) 14:40 ============================================================================== 10/20/2008: Data Cleanup: - Faulty solar radiation sensor was replaced at noon on Oct 10 (d=284). All solar radation data that was reported prior to this date/time was removed from the database. Solar data during the following time period was marked as "missing": 08/19/08 (d=232) 00:05 - 10/10/08 (d=284) 12:00 10/08/2008: Station Online: - Station added to MAWN web site. 08/18/2008: Data Collection Enabled: - Data Collection and Data Archive for new station begins: First data report: Aug 19, 2008 - 00:05 (Day=232) 08/05/2008: Station Maintenance: - Established telecommunication between station cell-modem and data collection PC/server on campus. - Loaded MAWN Program: BBC-CAS B => CR1000 B => CS616 C => Broadband Cell Modem (IP) CAS => Station ID (Cassopolis) - Now able to collect raw weather data. ==============================================================================