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Station Notes - Mears (MI) 
 
 
07/17/2023: Logger Maintenance:                                         [1202] 
 
            - loaded logger program: mea-bssd.cr6*  
                - standard leaf wetness only [no canopy sensor] 
                * supports "maintenance mode" 
 
 
06/29/2023: Logger / Station Maintenance:                               [1230] 
 
            - communication troubleshooting, including: 
               - replaced modem 
 
 
06/27/2023: Logger / Station Maintenance:                               [1230] 
 
            - communication troubleshooting, including: 
               - power cycle logger and modem (didn't help) 
 
 
06/21/2023: Station Maintenance:                                        [1125] 
 
            - routine site maintenance, including: 
               - checked anemometer (good) 
               - checked battery (13.55V) 
               - checked pyranometer (adjusted level) 
               - checked soil sensor cables (good) 
               - checked solar panel (20.07V) 
               - checked tipping-bucket rain gauge (adjusted level) 
               - checked wind vane (properly aligned) 
               - cleaned atmp/relh sensor and radiation shield 
               - cleaned battery terminals 
               - cleaned solar panel 
               - cleaned tipping-bucket rain gauge 
               - replaced leaf wetness sensor (standard)*  
               - weed removal 
 
               * site does not include a canopy leaf wetness sensor 
 
 
 
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08/03/2022: Station Maintenance:                                        [1245] 
 
            - routine site maintenance, including: 
               - checked anemometer (bearings good) 
               - checked battery (13.27V) 
               - checked battery box (added cover) 
               - checked pyranometer (adjusted level) 
               - checked soil sensor cables (good) 
               - checked solar panel (14.85V) [it was raining] 
               - 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 
               - tested leaf wetness sensor [standard] (good)*  
 
               * site does not include a canopy leaf wetness sensor 
 
 
06/15/2022: Station Maintenance:                                        [1345] 
 
            - routine site maintenance, including: 
               - checked anemometer (bearings good) 
               - checked soil sensor cables (good) 
               - checked pyranometer (good) 
               - checked wind vane (properly aligned) 
               - checked / cleaned enclosure 
               - checked / cleaned solar panel 
               - checked / cleaned tipping-bucket rain gauge  
               - checked / tested battery (good) 
               - checked / tested leaf wetness [standard] (good)* 
               - cleaned battery box 
               - cleaned hygrovue sensor and radiation shield (atmp/relh) 
               - weed removal 
 
               * site does not include a canopy leaf wetness sensor 
 
 
 
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07/22/2021: Station Maintenance:                                         [1240] 
 
            - routine site maintenance  
 
 
05/18/2021: Station Maintenance:                                         [1320] 
 
            - routine site maintenance, including: 
               - modem update 
 
 
 
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06/03/2020: Station Maintenance:                                         [1440] 
 
            - routine site maintenance  
 
 
 
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05/10/2019: Station Online:                                              [1425] 
     
            - Station added to Enviroweather/MAWN database system 
          
 
04/29/2019: Data Collection Enabled                                      [1439] 
 
            - Data Collection and Data Archive for new station begins: 
 
                  First data report:   April 30, 2019 (d=120) 00:05 
 
 
04/29/2019: Logger Setup                                                 [1439] 
 
            - Loaded MAWN Program: mea-bssd 
                                      mea => Station ID (mears) 
                                        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. 
 
 
04/29/2019: Station Maintenance:                                         [----] 
 
            - Established telecommunication between station cell-modem  
              and data-collection PC/server on campus.    
 
 
04/28/2019: Station Setup                                                [----] 
 
            - station setup/activated at field site 
 
 
 
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