CW3E id: PVC
CDEC id: PVC
NWS id: PYCC1
Lat/Long: 39.320908 / -123.102820
Elevation: 289m
Team Lead: Lisa Katz
Install Date: Jan. 14, 2017
Permit Expires: Jan. 1, 3000
Watershed: Russian
Telemetry: Cell
Monument: Tripod
Land Owners: PV Fire Dept
Permit Type: Handshake
Site Type: RadMet
CDEC id: PVC
NWS id: PYCC1
Lat/Long: 39.320908 / -123.102820
Elevation: 289m
Team Lead: Lisa Katz
Install Date: Jan. 14, 2017
Permit Expires: Jan. 1, 3000
Watershed: Russian
Telemetry: Cell
Monument: Tripod
Land Owners: PV Fire Dept
Permit Type: Handshake
Site Type: RadMet
The RAD-Met is located in a field south of the Potter Valley Fire Department (PVFD). The school districts maintenance yard is located to the south of the field. The station is installed on soft soil with grass ground cover. During the summer the PVFD periodically mows the grass around the station to reduce fire fuels. The adjacent open area is used by PVFD for a Memorial Day picnic.
- Power is run with an extension cord from an outlet mounted on a post on the SW corner of the shade cover noted as 10521 in the photo above ( photo ). The cord is run through flexible conduit and buried a few inches below the surface ( photo ). A deeper buried conduit run would be preferable and was discussed with PVFD when the system was installed but has not been implemented.
- The RAD-Met enclosure is made of painted steel. It is mounted on a unistrut stand that is sitting on the ground. The enclosure is covered by a wood box to minimize solar heat gain ( photo ). The box is designed to cover all four sides of the enclosure and must be lifted off over the RF antenna to access the enclosure. The enclosure is oriented so that the door opens away from the prevailing wind direction. A thermostatically controlled fan was installed on the side of the enclosure in summer 2019 ( photo ).
- The MRR is mounted on METEK's aluminum tripod designed for the sensor and staked to the ground ( photo ). The dish heater is not connected ( photo ).
- The disdrometer is mounted on a galvanized steel stand ( photo ) that is mounted on a flat triangle of unistrut with a 25 lb barbell attached to each corner of the triangle.. The power supply for the disdrometer is mounted in a stainless steel enclosure attached to the disdrometer stand with AC power to the power supply running from the RAD-Met enclosure. Two disdrometers were originally installed at this location ( photo ); only one is currently installed.
- A Pluvio weighing rain gauge is installed at this site ( photo ).
- The GPS is installed on one leg of the SurfaceMet tripod ( photo 1 , photo 2 ). The GPS antenna is installed on a tripod cross arm ( photo ).
- All cables between the RAD-Met and the sensors are covered with split loom ( photo ).
Tasks
Due | Owner | Created By | Details |
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-- | -- | Lisa Katz | RU - PotterValley - modem firmware is 4.9.6.008, needs 4.9.9.002 |
-- | -- | Lisa Katz | Add a campbell scientific tool to the enclosure pocket |
-- | -- | Lisa Katz | PVC 10/50/100 cm soil sensors are not working. Prior to replacement, we need to investigate why the sensors are failing. |
Sensors
Type | Label | Model | SN | Installed On |
---|---|---|---|---|
Air Temperature/Relative Humidity | -- | HygroVue10 | E3948 | June 20, 2023 |
Anemometer | -- | R.M. Young Wind Monitor HD | 195573 | June 20, 2023 |
Barometer | -- | Vaisala PTB110 | U0310855 | June 20, 2023 |
Disdrometer | -- | OTT Parsivel2 | 410959 | Jan. 1, 3000 |
MRR | -- | Metek-MRR-2 | -- | Jan. 1, 3000 |
Pyranometer | -- | Kipp and Zonen SP Lite 2 | 222420 | June 20, 2023 |
Soil Moisture | Soil 1 (5cm) | Stevens Hydraprobe | 290466 | April 21, 2024 |
Soil Moisture | Soil2 (10cm) | Stevens Hydraprobe | 28106 | June 20, 2023 |
Soil Moisture | Soil3 (15cm) | Stevens Hydraprobe | 28107 | June 20, 2023 |
Soil Moisture | Soil4 (20cm) | Stevens Hydraprobe | 28108 | June 20, 2023 |
Soil Moisture | Soil5 (50cm) | Stevens Hydraprobe | 28109 | June 20, 2023 |
Soil Moisture | Soil6 (100cm) | Stevens Hydraprobe | 28110 | June 20, 2023 |
Tipping Bucket | -- | Texas Electronics TE525MM-L | 91482-0722 | June 20, 2023 |
Other Equipment
Type | Label | Model | SN | Installed On |
---|---|---|---|---|
Computer | None | Unknown | None | Jan. 1, 3000 |
Data Logger | None | CR1000X | 44321 | June 20, 2023 |
UPS | None | unknown | None | Jan. 1, 3000 |
Cell Modem | None | Sierra wireless GX450 | LA52110333001003 | Jan. 1, 3000 |
GPS Antenna | None | Trimble NetR9 | 2612755603 | Jan. 1, 3000 |
Visits
On | Summary |
---|---|
Feb. 5, 2025 | Disdrometer Missing Data Alert 02/05/25 PVC |
Feb. 5, 2025 | Disdrometer Missing Data Alert 02/05/25 PVC |
Aug. 1, 2024 | LoggerNet upgrade |
July 30, 2024 | FileZilla, firewall and modem setting upgrades |
July 29, 2024 | Onsite Hydraprobe troubleshooting |
April 21, 2024 | Replaced 5cm hydraprobe |
Dec. 22, 2023 | Remote troubleshooting for Hydraprobe 5cm |
June 20, 2023 | Added SMOIL to existing RadMet station |
July 11, 2019 | RAD-Met enclosure cooling fan installation |
Funding Sources
Start | End | Source |
---|---|---|
Jan. 1, 3000 | -- | AR Program |