=============================================================================== Station Notes - Dowagiac (MI) 05/18/2023: Station Maintenance: [1220] - routine site maintenance, including: - checked anemometer (good) - checked atmp/relh sensor (good) - checked soil sensor cables (good) - checked tipping-bucket rain gauge (adjusted level) - cleaned battery box - cleaned solar panel - replaced leaf wetness sensor [standard] * canopy sensor located near an apple tree ============================================================================== 07/22/2022: Station Maintenance: [1055] - site maintenance, including: - replaced atmp/relh sensor (hmp155) 07/18/2022: Station Maintenance: [1320] - routine site maintenance, including: - checked anemometer (ok, but bearings are old) - checked battery (13.04V) - checked enclosure (replaced desipacks) - checked pyranometer (good) - checked soil sensor cables (good) - checked solar panel (20.84V) - checked tipping-bucket rain gauge (good) - checked wind vane (properly aligned) - cleaned atmp/relh sensor and radiation shield* - cleaned battery box - tested leaf wetness sensor [canopy] (good) - tested leaf wetness sensor [standard] (good) - weed removal * replacement needed at next site visit 05/25/2022: Station / Logger Maintenence [1325] - routine site maintenance, including: - adjusted (leveled) pyranometer - adjusted soil moisture sensors (installed vetically) - checked anemometer (fair) - checked battery (good) - checked tipping-bucket rain gauge - checked wind vane (good) - cleaned solar panel =============================================================================== 07/07/2021: Station Maintenance: [1135] - routine site maintenance 05/14/2021: Station Maintenance: [1445] - replaced atmp/relh sensor 04/02/2021: Logger Maintenance [1700] - replaced cell modem (modem OS upgrade) 03/26/2021: Station Maintenance [1330] - replaced leaf wetness sensor (canopy) - data cleanup performed on leaf wetness (standard / canopy) =============================================================================== 11/17/2020: Logger / Station Maintenance: [1500] - repaired communication issue (down since 11/12/2020) - replaced faulty soil moisture sensor (mstr1) 06/17/2020: Logger Maintenance: [1130] - power system upgrade 05/26/2020: Station Maintenance: [1140] - routine site maintenance - replaced atmp/relh sensor =============================================================================== 07/01/2019: Logger Maintenance: [1005] - replaced logger (CR1000 -> CR1000) - added PakBus modem - loaded logger program: dow-bbab =============================================================================== 10/11/2018: Station Maintenance: [1200] - removed obstruction from tipping-bukce tain gauge 07/11/2018: Station Maintenance: [1320] - site maintenance 05/23/2018: Station Maintenance: [1515] - annual maintenance, including: - leaf wetness cleaning - precipitation test - site cleanup / weed removal =============================================================================== 07/13/2017: Station Maintenance: [1445] - general maintenance 05/23/2017: Station Maintenance: [0002] - loaded logger program: dow-bbab 05/19/2017: Station Maintenance: [1040] - annual maintenance, including: - replacement of canopy leaf wetness - replacement of atmp/relh sensor (HC2S3 -> HMP45C) - atmp/relh now wired to "continuous" power =============================================================================== 08/09/2016: Station Maintenance: [1300] - annual maintenance and weed removal 05/11/2016: Station Maintenance: [1230] - annual maintenance and weed removal =============================================================================== 09/18/2015: Station Maintenance [1230] - corrected mounting of tipping-bucket rain gauge 06/02/2015: Station Maintenance [1300] - replaced LEAF WETNESS 1 (canopy sensor) - leveled precipitation bucket =============================================================================== 04/21/2014: Station Online: [1420] - Station added to Enviroweather/MAWN Web Site 04/16/2014: Data Collection Enabled [1600] - Data Collection and Data Archive for new station begins: First data report: April 17, 2014 (Day=107) 00:05 04/16/2014: Station Installed: [1400] - Station installed at station field site 04/14/2014: Station Maintenance: [1545] - Established telecommunication between station cell-modem and data-collection PC/server on campus. 04/14/2014: Station Setup [1525] - Loaded MAWN Program: BBBB-DOW B => CR1000/MI (Logger/State) B => CS616 (Soil Moisture) B => HC2S3 (Temp/RH) B => LWS-L (Leaf Wetness) DOW => Station ID (Dowagiac) - Now able to collect raw weather data. ===============================================================================