Specifications
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TEAM Climate Monitoring Protocol 3.1
6 RUNNING THE CLIMATE STATION ......................................................................................... 46
6.1 Regular maintenance ....................................................................................................... 46
6.1.1 Core area maintenance ............................................................................................ 46
6.1.2 Tower maintenance .................................................................................................. 47
6.1.3 Enclosure maintenance ............................................................................................. 47
6.1.4 Sensor maintenance ................................................................................................. 47
6.1.5 Power systems maintenance ...................................................................................... 48
6.2 Manually collecting data from the field ............................................................................. 49
6.3 Uploading data to the TEAM portal ................................................................................... 50
6.3.1 Uploading climate station measurements: .................................................................. 51
6.3.2 Uploading the Climate Maintenance Log ................................................................... 52
6.4 Checking rainfall measurements against the manual rain gauge ........................................ 53
6.4.1 Measure and record the event ................................................................................... 53
6.4.2 Submit the data ........................................................................................................ 53
6.5 Sensor Calibration ........................................................................................................... 54
6.5.1 Temperature/RH sensor (Vaisala HMP45C) ............................................................... 54
6.5.2 Precipitation gauge (TB4) .......................................................................................... 55
6.5.3 Solar radiation (LI 200X) ........................................................................................... 56
6.5.4 Uploading calibration forms ...................................................................................... 57
7 REFERENCES CITED ............................................................................................................... 59
8 GLOSSARY ............................................................................................................................ 61
9 Appendix A.1. Main Equipment List .......................................................................................... 65
10 Appendix A.2. Site Metadata Field Form ................................................................................ 66
11 Appendix A.3. Climate Protocol Maintenance Log .................................................................. 69
12 Appendix A.4. Sensor Installation/Calibration Form ................................................................ 72
13 Appendix A.5. Sensor Calibration Metadata Form .................................................................. 74
14 Appendix A.6. Manual Rainfall Form ...................................................................................... 76
15 Appendix A.7. Wiring diagrams ............................................................................................. 78
16 Appendix A.8. Climate data management tool help ................................................................ 81