dl4-met hydroclimate data logger

DL4-MetHydroclimate Data Logger

Douglas AldenScripps Institution of OceanographyUniversity of California, San DiegoIntegrative Oceanography Division

Hydraulics Laboratory - Technology Application Group

06 Nov 2007

dalden@ucsd.edu(858) 534-8997

http://sio.ucsd.edu http://ucsd.edu

Additional Monitoring Sites in San Diego areaUCSD – SIO Pier and UCSD GreenhouseCamp Pendleton – MCTSSA, confluence of De Luz and Santa Margarita Rivers

(pending)

Santa Margarita Ecological Reserve (SMER)SIO Hydroclimate Stations

DL1-Met(developed 2003)

SMER - 5 sitesUCSD – 1 sites (SIO Pier)

Santa Margarita Ecological Reserve (SMER)Sites with DL4-Met Hydroclimate Data Loggers

Fuel Moisture and Temperature

Soil Moisture, Temperature, and Conductivity

DL4-Met

802.11 Wireless LANDigi(MaxStream)

900 MHzRF Modem

Digi(MaxStream)900 MHz

RF Modem

HPWREN

SIO

DL1-Metor

DL4-Met

HUB

1

5

4

2

3

HUB

DL4-GP

CPUData Storage (SD Card)

Clock

DL4-IO1-MetSensor Interface Board

Temperature (3)Wind Speed and Direction

Solar RadiationBarometric Pressure

HumidityPrecipitation (2)

Frequency Inputs (4)

DL4-IO2-GPS/COMSerial Interface Board

RS-232 Serial Ports (2)CMOS (3V) Serial Port

GPS

900 MHz Radio Modem

Runs on alkaline batteries (2 years), or solar power

DL4-Met installed on towerin White Mountains(site 39; Beer Can; 2743m; 9000 ft.)

Mountain Climate Monitoring Network

Dan Cayan and Douglas Alden: Scripps Institution of Oceanography

Piute Mountain (center). Piute Creek runs through the shaded canyon (right center) and the west ridge runs right up the center of the photo from valley floor to the peak.

“Over the Hill" station located at 6100' (1860m)

Mountain Climate Monitoring NetworkDan Cayan and Douglas Alden: Scripps Institution of Oceanography

Fall, 2006: Seven DL4-Mets installed along the Piute Creek drainage in the White Mountains

• Time-Lapse Camera System– Nikon D2Hs– Two images per day

• Stream Gage Logger– Polls Solinst Levelogger

and transmits data

DL4-MetHydroclimate Data Logger

Douglas AldenScripps Institution of OceanographyUniversity of California, San DiegoIntegrative Oceanography Division

Hydraulics Laboratory - Technology Application Group

06 Nov 2007

dalden@ucsd.edu(858) 534-8997

http://sio.ucsd.edu http://ucsd.edu