============================================================================== Station Notes - Kalamazoo (Kalamazoo Nature Center) 05/23/2023: Station Maintenance: [1440] - routine station maintenance, including: - checked anemometer (bearings sound good) - checked atmp/relh sensor (good) - checked battery (13.09V) - checked pyranometer (adjusted level) - checked soil sensor cables (good) - checked solar panel (19.9V) - cleaned battery box - replaced leaf wetness sensor [standard]* * site does not include a canopy sensor =============================================================================== 07/29/2022: Station Maintenance: [1305] - routine site maintenance, including: - checked anemometer (bearings sound good) - checked battery (13.26V) - checked leaf wetness sensor [standard] (good)* - checked pyranometer (adjusted level) - checked soil sensor cables (good) - checked solar panel (18.6V) - 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 - weed removal * site does not include a canopy sensor 06/07/2022: Station Maintenance: [1140] - routine site maintenance, including: - checked anemometer (bearings smooth and quiet) - checked battery - checked pyranometer (adjusted level, tightened mount) - checked soil sensor cables (good condition) - checked wind vane (properly aligned) - checked / cleaned solar panel (adjusted orientation) - checked / tested leaf wetness (standard)* - cleaned HMP155 (atmp/relh) (probe and radiation shield) - cleaned battery box - cleaned tipping-bucket rain gauge - obtained updated GPS coordinates - weed removal * no canopy leaf wetness at this location ============================================================================== 08/04/2021: Logger Maintenance: [1207] - loaded logger program: kzo-bbcd.cr1* - wind direction fix * supports "maintenance mode" 07/09/2021: Logger / Station Maintenance: [1040] - routine site maintenance 05/14/2021: Logger / Station Maintenance: [1030] - repaired solar panel (cable was cut) 04/02/2021: Station / Logger Maintenance: [1400] - replaced faulty leaf wetness sensor [standard mount] - replaced cell modem (modem OS upgrade) - replaced logger battery - replaced solid state relay 01/12/2021: Logger Maintnenace: [1500] - loaded logger program: kzo-bbcd (237 -> LWS-L) - cleaned-up previously collected data ============================================================================== 07/23/2020: Station Maintenance: [1415] - replaced wind sentry (i.e. anemometer, wind vane) 05/26/2020: Station Maintenance: [1500] - routine station maintenance - installed new leaf wetness mount ============================================================================== 12/05/2019: Logger Maintenance: [1615] - replaced battery - replaced charge controlled - replaced modem antenna 09/06/2019: Logger / Station Maintenance: [1340] - replaced leaf wetness (237 -> LWS-L) [no canopy] - requires logger program change 03/21/2019: Logger Maintenance: [0950] - corrected communication issues: - replaced modem, serial cables and SC932A ============================================================================== 09/25/2018: Logger Maintenance: [1400] - loaded new logger program (kzo-bbca) - needed because of sensor change 09/22/2018: Station Maintenance: [1155] - site maintenance, including: - replacement of faulty atmp/relh sensor - replacement of faulty pyranometer (solar) - cleaned tipping-bucket rain gauge - adjusted wind vane - rewired solar panel 07/27/2018: Station Maintenance: [1045] - annual maintenance, including: - replacement of faulty (10cm) soil temperature sensor ============================================================================== 10/03/2017: Station Maintenance: [0007] - loaded logger program "kzo-bbaa" 08/24/2017: Station Maintenance: [1700] - replaced faulty soil moisture (MSTR0) sensor 07/24/2017: Station Maintenance: [1155] - annual maintenance 05/30/2017: Station Maintenance: [0910] - annual maintenance, including: - rewire of atmp/relh (HMP45C) to "continuous" power - repair / replaced sensors for the following: air temperature leaf wetness (standard mount) relative humidity soil moisture soil temperature (2") soil temperature (4") ============================================================================== 09/12/2016: Station Maintenance: [1300] - repaired precipitation gauge (obstruction) 08/29/2016: Station Maintenance: [1430] - annual maintenance and weed removal 05/19/2016: Station Maintenance: [1215] - annual maintenance and weed removal ============================================================================== 02/09/2015: System Maintenance: [1210] - hourly data-collection still having issues: - reconfigured data-collection to dump to three separate files (one for each data-type: five-minute, hourly, and daily) instead of using a single file. - reloaded logger program "bbaa-kzo" 02/05/2015: System Maintenance: [1230] - replaced logger: - previous logger continued to experience trouble with the collection of the hourly data tables. The logger was replaced which will hopefully help to correct the problem. 01/20/2015: System Maintenance: [1200] - logger having troubles properly dumping hourly data table on a consistent basis. In hopes of temporarily helping the situation, reloaded logger program "bbaa-kzo"). ============================================================================== 12/10/2014: System Maintenance: [0908] - reloaded logger program "bbaa-kzo" (hopefully will correct recent data-collection issues) 10/09/2014: System Maintenance: [1606] - moved data-collection to new LoggerNet server - loaded logger program "bbaa-kzo" 07/02/2014: Station Maintenance: [1330] - station was overgrown... grass mowed/weeds removed. - canopy leaf wetness cable is cut and unavailble... will remain offline until it is needed. ============================================================================== 11/27/2013: Station Maintenance: [1300] - Replaced SOIL0 (2" soil temperature) - Replaced SOIL1 (4" soil temperature) 06/11/2013: Station Maintenance: [1430] - Routine Maintenance - Canopy Leaf Wetness Sensor (LEAF1) is no longer available. The cable was acidentally cut and Canopy Leaf Wetness data will not be available until further notice. ============================================================================== 11/02/2012: Station Maintenance: - Precipitation Bucket Cleaned / Repaired. ============================================================================== 06/02/2009: Station Maintenance: [1500] - General station maintenance and system checks, including: - Tipping-bucket rain gauge test (faulty pcpn data that was introduced was removed on 06/10/09) ============================================================================== 09/24/2008: Station Online: - Station added to MAWN web site. 09/19/2008: Data Collection Enabled: - Data Collection and Data Archive for new station begins: First data report: Sep 20, 2008 - 00:05 (Day=264) 09/17/2008: Station Maintenance: - Established telecommunication between station cell-modem and data collection PC/server on campus. - Loaded MAWN Program: BBC-KZO B => CR1000 B => CS616 C => Broadband Cell Modem (IP) KZO => Station ID (Kalamazoo) - Now able to collect raw weather data. ==============================================================================