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Table 1.
Personnel and time requirements for deploying a full-scale climate station in one landscape. The time
requirement components correspond to rows in the workflow (Figure 3) and are given for one year (RS/GIS =
Remote Sensing/Geographic Information Systems).
Full-Scale Climate Station (Precipitation, Temperature, Relative Humidity, Global solar radiation)
Personnel Qualifications
Time Requirements (Days per Year)
Siting
Prepare
Equipment
Station
Installation
Setup
&
Testing
Monthly
Mainte-
nance
Yearly
Cali-
bration
Lead Scientist /
Field Team
Leader
Graduate level training
in hydrology, natural
resources or similar
1 1 1 2.5 − 1
Field
Technician
Computer literacy,
handyman skills
1 1 1 2.5 12 1
Field Assistant Handyman skills − 1 1 − − −
2.3 Workflow
Figure 1 shows the workflow for installating the climate station.
Climate Station
Temperature/RH – Yearly
Precipitation – Yearly
Solar Radiation – Every Two Years
yes
no
Data OK?
Make changes to
sensor configuration
or script
Test all equipment
(connect sensors to
logger) and run for 1
day
Send test file to TEAM
technical staff for review
Upload program to
data logger
Workflow:
Products:
Temperature
(deg C)
(mean, sd)
Relative
Humidity (%)
Precipitation
mm
(total)
Solar Radiation
(w/m
, kJ)
(mean, sd)
no
no
Locate a candidate
clearing
Estimate height (H) of
tallest obstacle
Mark location of base
tower at least 4 * H
(meters) away from
tallest obstacle
Remove
obstacle,
expand
clearing or
relocate to new
clearing
Is width of
clearing > 4 *
H?
Locate next
tallest
obstacle
Install Data Logger in
Weatherproof Container
Attach Data Logger to
Tripod
Install and
Correctly Angle
the Solar Panel
Based on
Latitude
Connect the Battery
and Solar Panel to
Charge Regulator
Connect All Sensors
and Charge
Regulator to Data
Logger
Place Battery Nearby in an
Enclosure with Holes for
Airflow
Install Charge
Regulator
Install All Sensors
Set up Tripod and
Attach Grounding
Wire
1. Siting
Register sensors in
TEAM Information
Management
System
2.5 days
Download standard
script for climate
collection program
Run climate
station
yes
Any more
obstacles?
yes
1 day 1 day
Climate Station-Core Area/Fence – Monthly
Tripod Base – Biweekly
Instrument Enclosure – Monthly
Temperature/RH Sensor – Monthly
Precipitation Gauge – Every visit
Solar Radiation Sensor – Monthly
Solar Panel – Every visit
Battery – Every visit
Data retrieval (by phone or
memory card) each month
Maintenance schedule
Calibration schedule
Temporal resolution
of all products: 5 min
3. Station Installation 2.Setup/Testing
Figure 1. Workflow for installation and maintenance of the full-scale climate station.
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