~10:40 Gary restarted the DSM which got the BT link to mote #2 running again.
9/6/16
Summary: Winds out of the N, NW at 6 to 12 m/s. Clear skies.
The plan to day is spend some time in the Marsh.
Actions past 24 hours:
- continue work in base on looking at data
To dos:
- visit site 8 to repair power
- visit site 15 to bring bad NR01 back to base and check out mote #2
- visit site a few other sites as potential energy balance locations and install rain gauge
Sensor status:
T/RH: ok
P: ok, Pirga now scaled correctly on cockpit
2D Gill: ok
csat u,v: ok
csat ldiag: ok
csat w, tc: ok
EC150: ok
motes: mote#2 not coming in
Wetness: ok
radiation: ok, SWin at mote#1 is questionable
Tsoil: down
Gsoil: down
Qsoil: down
Cvsoil: not responding
Vbatt: ok
The short wave incoming signal from mote #1 is bad. I expect this is a loose connection to the PIC.
The sensor will need to be brought back to the base for repairs.
Since we have 2 other NR01s at this site I do not see the need to immediately fix it unless we decide to
move it and mote #4 to other sites that are more favorable to soil installation.
9/5/16
Summary: Winds 5 to 10 m/s out of the NE. Partly cloudy skies.
Actions past 24 hours:
- Gary worked on data issues while I covered the cat boat and spent time on spare sensors
- station 13 is back on the air, came back on its own
To dos:
- explore issue with rad/soil data messages from motes
- depending on weather may go to 8 to fix power issue
Sensor status:
T/RH: ok, Ifan on 5 still jumping around. Ifan on tower 40m is high, may need to change its cutoff from 80ma to 100ma
P: ok, Oncley noted that Pirga is in Kpa units not mb
2D Gill: ok
csat u,v: ok
csat ldiag: ok
csat w, tc: ok
EC150: ok
motes: ok, still need to resolve issue with messages coming in
Wetness: ok
radiation: ok, SWin at mote#1 is questionable
Tsoil: ok
Gsoil: ok
Qsoil: ok
Cvsoil: not responding
Battery: ok except for 8, no message being sent
9/4/16
Summary:
5 to 10 m/s winds from the NE. Partly cloudy skies.
All stations up except for 13.
Actions past 24 hours:
- Gary worked on data issues
- High tide was about 1.5' - 2' above normal
To dos:
Sensor status:
STATION 13 DOWN
T/RH: ok, Ifan on 5 still jumping around
P: ok, except for Pirga
2D Gill: ok, some spiking over the last 24 hrs on 2,6,15
csat u,v: ok
csat ldiag: ok
csat w, tc: ok
EC150: ok, Pirga questionable
motes: communicating
Wetness: ok
radiation: ok
Tsoil: ok
Gsoil: ok
Qsoil: ok
Cvsoil: not responding
Battery: ok except for 8, no message being sent, tio did not bring it back
A recent trip to station 15 at high tide.
9/3/16
Summary:
Strong winds from the East, rain. Hermine is coming our way.
Actions past 24 hours:
- Visit site 15. Connected mote3, ID4, directly to DSM
- Visit sites 2,3,4, and 14 to get battery charge/monitoring working
- Pulled boat out and clean it. Stored boat on dry land in preparation for Hermine
- The ethernet link to the tower went down again during the night. Manually started up this morning.
To dos:
- work on displays
Sensor status:
T/RH: ok, except for 49m sensor on tower. Sensor may be bad. Fan on 5 looking funny
P: ok
2D Gill: ok
csat u,v: ok
csat ldiag: ok
csat w, tc: ok
EC150: ok, Pirga questionable
motes: communicating, still have concerns about data messages, only M2 has soil probes
Wetness: ok
radiation: ok
Tsoil: ok
Gsoil: ok
Qsoil: ok
Cvsoil: not responding
Battery: ok except for 8, no message being sent
10:30 - 16:00 Gary and I spent most of the day in the marsh taking care of assorted issues.
At station 15 mote ID4 was wired directly to port 7 on the DSM. ID1 and ID2 are still communicating via Bluetooth.
We also raised the DSM box due to the present water level and the potential for higher levels this weekend. The
water level was about 6" to 8" above ground, high tide condition.
At stations 2, 3, 4, and 14 we worked on the power/monitoring cable issue. All 4 sites had the cable. During setup somebody
forgot to turn on the power switch to the board.
We ended our adventure by pulling the boat out of the water and cleaning it up. It is now stored away in preparation for the
potential storm this weekend.
These are the site locations I pulled from the GPS messages at each site. Cristina requested the exact site locations, so this is the table I emailed to her.
| Site | Latitude | Longitude |
| S1 | 38.78134833 | -75.170705 |
| S2 | 38.77981667 | -75.16938333 |
| S3 | 38.77926667 | -75.16847333 |
| S4 | 38.781485 | -75.17315333 |
| S5 | 38.78072 | -75.17202667 |
| S6 | 38.78130333 | -75.17500333 |
| S7 | 38.780595 | -75.17695667 |
| S8 | 38.78001167 | -75.17990167 |
| S9 | 38.77883 | -75.17594 |
| S10 | 38.77740667 | -75.17466667 |
| S11 | 38.77642667 | -75.17349 |
| S12 | 38.77525167 | -75.172985 |
| S13 | 38.774145 | -75.17170667 |
| S14 | 38.77848167 | -75.17861333 |
| S15 | 38.77774833 | -75.18394167 |
| Tower | 38.78547167 | -75.16204833 |
9/2/16
Summary:
Light winds out of the Northeast. All stations coming in.
we plan to visit station 15 to work on the rad/soil mote issue. Also visit 2,3,4 to add power/monitoring cable.
Actions past 24 hours:
- replaced battery at tower and added charge/monitoring board
- shot boom angles on tall tower
- installed new router
- investigated ethernet link to tower
- recording real-time data at eol
- 5 minute NETCDF files being created
- fixed output message from power monitoring motes at a few sites
- start repairs on spare TRHs
To dos:
- visit to site 15, work on rad/soil motes
- visit to 2,3,4 to add charge/monitoring cable
- clean boat
Sensor status:
T/RH: ok
P: ok
2D Gill: ok, some spiking at sites 8,9,10
csat u,v: ok
csat ldiag: spiking up to 1
csat w, tc: ok
EC150: ok
motes: ID2 not giving soil data, ID1 has issues with message sent
Wetness: unknown
radiation: unknown
Tsoil: unknown
Gsoil: unknown
Qsoil: unknown
Cvsoil: unknown
Battery: ok except 2,3,4,14 missing cable
17:45 Notice status error values on Gill sonics at 3, 11, and 12. According to the manual
The status value corresponds to "Insufficient samples in average period on both axes".
Maybe this was due to a rain event.
I shot the angles for the RMYoung sonics. I used a combination of a compass and the theodolite.
The compass was set with 0 degree deviation. When we get the new datascope I will take another set of readings.
The sonics were mounted with the N direction pointing toward the East.
| Height | 9/1 (SS) | 10/25 (KY and GM) | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 10m | 81 | 76.5 | ||
| 25m | 82 | 76.5 (leans toward South) | ||
| 33m | 78 | 76 | ||
| 41.8m | 78 | 79 | ||
| 49m | 81 | 78 |
10/25/2016 - We found the compass on the Theolite was no good, based on comparisons with the binoculars. We used the Theolite to align the sonic and then used the binoculars to measure the angels.
~13:30 A new battery along with a new charging/monitor board were installed at the tower
There have been some issues with the motes at station 15.
ID1 is putting out two messages within the 5 second period. It appears one message is good data
and the second is bad. Example below
2016 09 01 16:15:09.3490 4.566 15,0x804d 32 154.6 11.9 -11.7 8.2 24.96 0.58 0 0
2016 09 01 16:15:09.5821 0.233 15,0x814d 32 -3.7 15.6 -12.4 8.4 24.66 0.51 0 0
2016 09 01 16:15:14.3484 4.766 15,0x804d 32 153.7 11.8 -11.9 8.2 24.97 0.581 0 0
2016 09 01 16:15:14.5833 0.2349 15,0x814d 32 -3.7 15.5 -12.4 8.4 24.66 0.511 0 0
2016 09 01 16:15:19.3487 4.765 15,0x804d 32 152.7 11.7 -11.9 8 24.97 0.581 0 0
2016 09 01 16:15:19.5839 0.2351 15,0x814d 32 -3.7 15.5 -12.5 8.4 24.66 0.511 0 0
ID2 went down at 6:16 (GMT)
ID4 looks good