Tower BCM3

Location:
Box Canyon
Distance to ECm1: 2.15 km, at 105O True N
Distance to Pm4: 3km, at 112O True N
Distance to WTm2: 1.66 km, at 148O True N

Site Description:

GPS Coordinate:
Datum WGS84
Latitude: 32O 25' 14.55" N
Longitude: 110O 44' 34.30" W

Station Elevation:
2507 m a.s.i.

Initial Installation:
11-Jul-01

 

Equipment:

Dataloggers Used:
CR10X (Produced by Campbell Scientific) S/N:
Standard operating range: -25O to +50O C housed inside a white fiberglass-reinforced enclosure.

Data Transmission / Storage:
Model CR10X internal memory (produced by Campbell Scientific) S/N: 25 Channel multiplexer for thermocouple

Multiplexers Used:
1 - Model AM25T (produced by Campbell Scientific) S/N: 25 Channel multiplexer for thermocouple

Solar Panels Used:
US-21 Solar Panel (produced by Uni-Solar) S/N:

Power Sources and Regulator Used:
1 - Model PS12 Power Supply and Regulator (Campbell Scientific) S/N:
-One sealed lead acid rechargeable battery
-12 Volt, 7amp/hr recharging regulator, charged by the solar panel

Air Temperature and RH Sensor Used:
1 - Model HMP45C temperature & Relative humidity (produced by Vaisala) S/N:
ft. Lead.
Sensor mounted inside an RM Young 12 plate Gill Radiation Shield.
Sensor Height: a.g.i

Wind Speed and Direction Sensors Used:
1 - Model 3001-L Wind Monitor (produced by RM Young) S/N: V3820006
ft. Lead. Sensor Height: a.g.i.

Net Radiation Sensor Used:
1 - Model NR-Lite (produced by Kipp & Zonen) S/N: 990423
ft. Lead

Surface Temperature Sensor Used:
Model Precision infrared Thermometer (produces by Apogee) S/N:
ft. Lead
Mountain used a movable camera mount. Sensor Height: a.g.i.

Snow Depth Sensor Used:

Model SR50-L Ultra Sonic Distance Sensor (produced by Campbell Scientific) S/N:
Range :-45O to + 50O C
ft. Lead
The Snow depth sensor is mounted off of a horizontal arm clamped to the tower.
Sensor Face Height: a.g.i.

TDR Probe Used:
3 Model CS615 Water Content Reflectometers (produced by Campbell Scientific )
ft. Lead
Sensors are buried ~11 ft. from tower & 3 ft. and 6 ft from trees
Probe #1 buried horizontally at 2 in. b.g.l. in dark Organic Layer S/N:
Probe #2 buried horizontally at 10 in. b.g.l. in light colored soil low in organic matter S/N:
Probe #3 buried Vertically S/N:


Soil Thermocouple Array Used:
1 Custom soil thermocouple probe (produced by NOAA Lab)
Sensor array has 7 probes. At surface, 2,4,8,16,32,64 cm b.g.s.

Tower Used:
1 CM10 Tripod Tower (produced by Campbell Scientific) S/N:


Equipment on Site provided by:

Solar Panel - SAHRA
Power Regulator for Solar Panel - SAHRA
10ft. Tripod tower - SAHRA
Datalogger & Enclosure - SAHRA
Storage Module - SAHRA
Multiplexers - SAHRA
Air Temp. & R.H. Sensor - SAHRA
Surface Temperature Sensor - SAHRA
Gill Shield - SAHRA
Wind Monitor Sensor (RMYoung) - SAHRA
Net Radiometer - SAHRA
Barometric Pressure Sensor - SAHRA
Snow Depth Sensor - SAHRA
Solar Panel - SAHRA
Soil Thermocouple Array - NOAA Lab
Thermistors
TDR Probes - SAHRA


 





 

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