Enviro-weather, formerly Michigan Automated Weather Network

berriensprings — Maintenance Reports

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: Station / Logger Maintenence [1130]

- routine site maintenance, including:

- adjusted (leveled) pyranometer

- checked enclosure (clean and good condition)

- checked anemometer (bearings smooth and quiet)

- checked tipping-bucket rain gauge (clean and level)

- cleaned atmp/relh sensor and radiation shield

- cleaned solar panel

- cleaned battery box

- weed removal

* no canopy sensor at this site

: Logger Maintenance [1004]

- loaded logger program: brs-bssd.cr6*

- standard leaf wetness only [no canopy sensor]

* supports "maintenance mode"

: Station Maintenance [1100]

- routine site maintenance

: Station / Logger Maintenance [1340]

- routine site maintenance, including:

- updated modem

: Station Maintenance [1120]

- routine site maintenance, including...

- replaced leaf wetness sensor (standard) / new mount

- add drain holes to battery box

: Logger Maintenance [1400]

- replaced logger (CR1000 -> CR6)

- added PakBus modem

- loaded logger program: brs-bssd

: Station Maintenance [1915]

- troubleshoot battery/power issues:

- replaced solid-state relay

- replaced battery

: Station Maintenance [1250]

- repaired power system, including:

- logger battery replaced

- charge controller replaced

- additional 10W solar panel installed

: Station Maintenance [1400]

- replaced logger battery

: Station Maintenance [1100]

- routine station / site maintenance

: Station Maintenance [1230]

- general maintenance / cleanup

: Station Maintenance [0002]

- loaded logger program "brs-bbaa"

: Station Maintenance [1435]

- annual maintenance, including:

- rewired atmp/relh (now wired to "continuous" power)

: Station Maintenance [1330]

- replaced LEAF0 (leaf wetness: standard [type 237])

: Station Maintenance [1250]

- annual maintenance and weed removal

: Station Maintenance [1300]

- replaced leaf wetness sensor

- annual maintenance and weed removal

- 10W solar panel installed

: Station Maintenance [1030]

- routine station maintenance, including:

- cleaning of leaf wetness sensors

- leveling of tipping bucket

- weed removal

: Station Maintenance [1105]

- moved configuration to new LoggerNet server

- loaded logger program "bbaa-brs"

: Station Maintenance [1600]

- Replaced faulty communications modem

: Station Maintenance [1440]

- Reinstalled Soil Temperature sensors

: Station Maintenance [1400]

- Replaced logger battery

: Station Maintenance [1645]

- Replaced Relative Humidity Sensor. Due to faulty sensor,

all Relative Humidity data was marked as "missing" for

the following period:

10/20/2013 (d=293) 0615 - 10/29/2013 (d=302) 1645

: Station Maintenance [1620]

- Replaced Air Temperature / Relative Humidity sensor.

: Data Quality [1710]

- Removed 4" Soil Temperatures (SOIL1) that were reported

during the following time period due to faulty data:

05/31/2011 (d=151) 16:00 - 05/31/2011 (d=151) 20:00

: Station Maintenance [1520]

- Routine Spring Maintenance, including:

- Weed-Control (removal and herbicide application)

: Station Maintenance [0945]

- Replaced wireless broadband modem.

: Station Maintenance [1220]

- General station maintenance and system checks...

: Data Correction

- Wind direction data reported during the following

time period was corrected:

03/06/08 (d=066) 00:05 - 08/15/08 (d=228) 00:04

: Station Maintenance

- MAWN Program (BBC-BRS) was loaded at 00:04. New

program corrects multiplier used to calculate wind

direction.

: Station Maintenance

- General station maintenance and system checks, including:

- Soil Moisture sensors now installed vertically:

- MSTR 0: profile of depth = 0 - 12"

- MSTR 1: profile of depth = 12 - 24"

- Work was done approx: 1230 - 1300 (Day=196)

: Station Online

- Station added to MAWN web site.

: Data Collection Enabled

- Data Collection and Data Archive for new station begins:

First data report: Mar 06, 2008 - 00:05 (Day=006)

: Station Maintenance

- Established telecommunication between station cell-modem and

data collection PC/server on campus.

- Loaded MAWN Program: MAWN_BBC

B => CR1000

B => CS616

C => Broadband Cell Modem (IP)

- Now able to collect raw weather data.