=============================================================================== Station Notes - Sparta (20m Tower) 06/01/2026: Station / Logger Maintenance (FS#3798): [1115] - sensor repair: - repair air temp sensor (45cm)* * logger current reports incorrectly as "atmp_10cm". * relative humidity is not configured for 45cm (10cm). 05/27/2026: Station / Logger Maintenance (FS#3764): [1155] - routine maintenance, including: - checked anemometers - checked battery - checked soil sensors - checked wind vanes - checked / cleaned atmp/relh sensors (10cm failure)* - checked / cleaned leaf wetness [standard]** - checked / cleaned pyranometer - checked / cleaned solar panel - checked / cleaned tipping-bucket rain gauge (adjusted level) - weed removal / trimmed grass * sensor is actually at 45cm ** site does not include a canopy sensor ============================================================================== 08/06/2025: Station / Logger Maintenance (FS#3618): [1400] - routine maintenanace, including: - checked anemometers - checked pyranometer - checked soil sensors - checked wind vanes - checked / cleaned atmp/relh sensors - checked / cleaned leaf wetness [standard]* - checked / cleaned tipping-bucket rain gauge (adjusted level) * site does not include a canopy sensor 05/15/2025: Station / Logger Maintenance (FS#3485): [1030] - routine maintenance, including: - checked anemometers - checked leaf wetness [standard]* - checked net radiometer - checked pyranometer - checked soil sensors (reconnected 60cm soil moisture) - checked wind vanes - checked / cleaned atmp/relh sensors - checked / cleaned battery - checked / cleaned solar panel - checked / cleaned tipping-bucket rain gauge - replaced wind sentry (3m) - weed removal / trimmed grass * site does not include a canopy sensor ============================================================================== 04/30/2024: Station / Logger Maintenance (FS#3244): [1325] - routine maintenance, including: - checked anemometers - checked battery - checked leaf wetness [standard]* - checked pyranometer - checked soil sensors - checked tipping-bucket rain gauge - checked wind vanes (3m may need replacement) - checked / cleaned atmp/relh sensors - cleaned solar panel - weed removal / trimmed grass * site does not include a canopy sensor. ============================================================================== 07/26/2023: Station / Logger Maintenance (FS#3115): [1115] - routine site maintenance, including: - checked anemometers - checked battery - checked leaf wetness [standard]* - checked pyranometer (adjusted level) - checked soil sensors - checked tipping-bucket rain gauge - checked wind vanes - checked / cleaned atmp/relh sensor - checked / cleaned solar panel * site does not include a canopy sensor 06/13/2023: Station / Logger Maintenance (FS#3043): [1130] - routine site maintenance, including: - checked anemometers (10m needs replacement) - checked battery - checked leaf wetness [standard]* - checked pyranomemter (adjusted level) - checked soil sensors - checked tipping-bucket rain gauge - checked wind vanes (10m needs replacement) - checked / cleaned atmp/relh sensor - checked / cleaned solar panel * site does not include a canopy sensor ============================================================================== 07/27/2022: Station / Logger Maintenance: [1130] - routine site maintenance 05/11/2022: Station / Logger Maintenence: [0940] - routine site maintenance, including: - cleaned / adjusted solar panel (50W) - adjusted (leveled) pyranometer - adjusted (leveled) net radiometer - checked tipping-bucket rain gauge - replaced HMP155 (atmp/relh @ 1.5m) - cleaned / tested leaf wetness (standard mount)* - weed removal / trimmed grass ! known issue with 10m anemometer * site no longer makes use of canopy leaf wetness =============================================================================== 07/26/2021: Station Maintenance: [1125] - routine site maintenance 06/03/2021: Station Maintenance: [1125] - routine site maintenance, including: - modem update 01/15/2021: Station Maintenance: [1300] - replaced all soil temperature and soil moisture sensors =============================================================================== 06/08/2020: Station Mainteannce: [1220] - repaired faulty air temperature sensor [10m] 05/29/2020: Station Maintenance: [1300] - routine station maintenance - installed new leaf wetness mount - replaced leaf wetness sensor (standard mount) 04/03/2020: Logger Maintenance: [1600] - power cycle (modem & logger) =============================================================================== 10/03/2019: Logger / Station Maintenance: [1245] - replaced logger (CR3000 -> CR3000) - added PakBus modem - loaded logger program: spt-bbcbT =============================================================================== 07/02/2018: Station Maintenance: [1200] - annual station / site maintenance =============================================================================== 08/03/2017: Station Maintenance: [1000] - annual maintenance 05/31/2017: Station Maintenance: [1700] - annual maintenance 04/08/2017: Data Archive Reset: [----] - Reset Start of Data Archive: First data report: April 08, 2017 (Day=098) 00:00 04/07/2017: Station Maintenance: [----] - complete sensor installation 04/21/2017: LoggerNet Adjustment [1130] - changed data-collection to 5-minutes (from 15-minutes) xx/xx/xxx: Station Online: [xxxx] - Station added to Enviroweather/MAWN Web Site 01/13/2017: Data Collection Enabled [1630] - Data Collection begins: - NOTE: Not all sensors installed properly yet 01/13/2017: Station Installed: [----] - Installation finalized - NOTE: Still requires Soil Heat Flux and proper install of both Leaf Wetness Sensors 10/27/2016: Station Maintenance: [1600] - Established telecommunication between station cell-modem and data-collection PC/server on campus. 10/27/2016: Station Setup [1600] - Loaded MAWN Program: SPT-BBCBT SPT => Station ID (Sparta 20m tower) B => CR1000/MI (Logger/State) B => CS616 (Soil Moisture) C => HMP155A (Temp/RH) B => LWS-L (Leaf Wetness) T => 20m Tower Station - Now able to collect raw weather data. ===============================================================================