CW3E id: VLV
CDEC id: --
NWS id: --
Lat/Long: 37.529200 / -118.262800
Elevation: 3125m
Team Lead: Hart Wanetick
Install Date: Dec. 5, 2006
Permit Expires: --
Watershed: Owens
Telemetry: Radio
Monument: Pole
Land Owners: USFS
Site Type: SurfaceMet

HCN Site 040

DL4 Smoil installation mounted on a 3-inch aluminum pole. VLV is the highest altitude site in the White Mountains transect. The site is located on a moderate slope with very rocky soil and limited vegetation.


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Tasks

Due Owner Created By Details
-- -- Charlotte Piazza Take barometer offset And potentially adjust past data (offset not take since 05/2019)
-- -- Charlotte Piazza Replace soil moisture sensors (after acquiring permit)
May 30, 2025 Douglas Alden Douglas Alden Tipping Bucket sensor flag is incorrectly set. Tipping bucket is plugged into TB1 but sensor flag is set for TB0.


Sensors

TypeLabelModelSNInstalled On
Air Temperature/Relative Humidity--Sensirion SHT-85N/A 40May 31, 2024
Anemometer--RM Young 0510696387May 31, 2024
Barometer--Intersema MS5534CN/A 40Dec. 5, 2006
Pyranometer--LICOR LI-20070892May 29, 2019
Soil MoistureSoil0 (10 cm)Decagon ECH20-TEN/A 40 0May 20, 2008
Soil MoistureSoil1 (60 cm)Decagon ECH20-TEN/A 40 1May 20, 2008
Tipping Bucket--Texas Electronics TE525USW 8 in. funnel41311-609May 31, 2024


Other Equipment

TypeLabelModelSNInstalled On
Data LoggerNoneDL4-GP96May 31, 2024
Data LoggerNoneIO1-Met36Oct. 10, 2016
Data LoggerNoneIO3-GPS/COMM59Oct. 11, 2010
Solar PanelNone5WNoneJune 25, 2007
BatteryNonePowerSonic PSH-1255F2NoneNov. 30, 2022
RF ModemNoneMaxstream XTENDNoneDec. 5, 2006


Visits

None

Funding Sources

None