Specifications

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TEAM Climate Monitoring Protocol 3.1
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The data can be examined with any graphing program (including Excel) using
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after examining it in a graphing program
because this may change the format of the file (should be .dat).
The TEAM portal will only accept files
in the .dat format. Make sure that the values coming from the different sensors are reasonable and
within the bounds expected for the location of the climate station. Send the file to the TEAM Technical
Director for evaluation only if the recorded values appear to be wrong. Otherwise, proceed by
uploading the data to the Data Management Tool as indicated above. The process for uploading the
converted data file (TOA5 CL…) is also described in S
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Help (Appendix A.8).
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More instructions about testing the station can be found by watching the video called “Testing
the sensors and data collection program” on the TEAM portal in the Climate Protocol section
(http://www.teamnetwork.org/en/protocols/threat/climate).
5.2 Climate Station Pre-installation Preparations
Once a suitable location for the climate station has been found, preparations need to be made to the
terrain before the infrastructure and the sensors are installed. These guidelines apply to the main
climate station.
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Clear a small core area (60-65 m
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instrumentation will be installed. This area could be circular or rectangular, but most importantly, it
needs to be devoid of all vegetation, with a very short layer of grass or whichever the natural substrate
is in the area; no rock, asphalt or cement.