: Station Maintenance [1420]
- site maintenance, including:
- replaced leaf wetness [standard] sensor*
- reinstall soil temp [10cm] sensor
* leaf wetness [standard] faulty since 07/25/2023
** soil temp [10cm] faulty since 12/05/2022

- site maintenance, including:
- replaced leaf wetness [standard] sensor*
- reinstall soil temp [10cm] sensor
* leaf wetness [standard] faulty since 07/25/2023
** soil temp [10cm] faulty since 12/05/2022
- routine site maintenance, including:
- checked anemometer (good)
- checked battery (13.6 V)
- checked leaf wetness [standard] sensor (good)*
- checked pyranometer (adjusted level)
- checked soil sensors (replaced 10cm sensor)**
- checked solar panel (20.89 V)
- 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
- weed removal
* site does not include a canopy sensor
** 10cm soil temp (SOIL1) appears faulty since 12/05/2022
- routine site maintenance, including:
- checked anemometer (good)
- checked atmp/relh sensor (good)
- checked battery (13.42V)
- checked pryanometer (adjusted level)
- checked soil sensor cables (good)
- checked solar panels (19.25V)
- cleaned battery box (removed mouse nest)
- cleaned solar panels
- tested leaf wetness sensor [standard] (good)*
* site does not include a canopy sensor
- routine site maintenance, including:
- checked anemometer (good)
- checked battery (13.22V)
- checked pyranometer (adjusted level)
- checked soil sensor cables (good)
- checked solar panel (20.56V)
- checked tipping-bucket rain gauge (adjusted level)
- checked wind vane (properly aligned)
- cleaned atmp/relh sensor and radiation shield
- cleaned battery box (remove mouse)
- cleaned solar panel
- tested leaf wetness sensor [standard] (good)*
* site does not include a canopy sensor
- resolved battery / power issues
- routine site maintenance, including:
- checked anemometer (good, no issues with the bearings)
- checked pyranometer (level)
- checked tipping-bucket rain gauge (slight adjustment to level)
- checked / cleaned HMP155A (atmp/relh)
- checked / tested leaf wetness sensor (standard mount... good)*
- checked / tested wind vane (properly aligned)
- cleaned solar panel
- weed removal
* no canopy leaf wetness at this location
- loaded logger program: ost-bbcd.cr1* (237 -> LWS-L)**
* supports "maintenance mode"
** sensor replaced: 07/23/2020 (no canopy)
- cleaned-up previously collected data
- routine site maintenance
- replaced soil temperature (10cm) sensor
- replaced cell modem
- reset logger (power issues)
- routine station maintenance
- replaced atmp/relh sensor (hmp155a)
- routine station maintenance
- replaced logger (CR1000 -> CR1000)
- added PakBus modem
- loaded logger program: ost-bbca
- replaced faulty soil temperature sensor (10cm)
- replaced battery wiring
- annual station / site maintenance
- repaired bad communication cable
- general maintenance / cleanup
- routine maintenance
- loaded logger program "ost-bbca"
- annual maintenance, including:
- rewire of atmp/relh (HMP155A) to "continuous" power
- repaired damaged battery cable
- replaced logger battery
- replaced Air Temp/Relative Humidity Sensor:
HC2S3 -> HMP155A
- loaded new logger program: ost-bbca
- annual maintenance and weed removal
- routine maintenance, including:
- remounted leaf wetness sensors
- wire management
- weed removal
- faulty battery replaced
- solar panel cleared (covered with thick layer of snow)
- faulty battery replaced
- cleaned station
- tall weeds removed
- moved configuration to new LoggerNet server
- loaded logger program "bbba-ost"
- replaced logger battery
- Station added to MAWN web site.
- Data Collection and Data Archive for new station begins:
First data report: December 08, 2012 (Day=343)
- Station installed at station field site
- Established telecommunication between station cell-modem
and data-collection PC/server on campus.
- Loaded MAWN Program: BBBA-OST
B => CR1000/MI (Logger/State)
B => CS616 (Soil Moisture)
B => HC2S3 (Temp/RH)
A => 237 (Leaf Wetness)
OST => Station ID (Oshtemo)
- Now able to collect raw weather data.