Topic: Bolam

[buckizard]

I'm in charge of 14 US Forest Service RAWS (Remote Automated Weather Stations) and thought I would start slowly sharing some pics I have taken while out  maintaining them and include some info on them.   

Stations are from FTS and we use them for climatology mostly related to fire.

This is our station Bolam. It sits on the north side of Mt Shasta and is one of my favorites to go maintain. Sorry, I missed the anemometer at the top of mast in the pic. 

Meso West Link BOLC1

Sensors: anemometer, RH, Air Temp, rain bucket, fuel moisture and fuel temperature, solar radiation.
Transmit is via GOES. Also have radio transmitters so units in the field can hear a 'current conditions' from station via radio. Solar panel keeps large car-type battery charged. Data is transmitted hourly and archived daily by us.



Station Details:
   040247 BOLAM                  Fuel model: G   (Use 88?: N)

   Slope class: 1   Climate class: 2   Greenup: 01/01   Freeze: 10/15
   Start KBDI:   0  Start FM1000:  20  Avg. Precip: 35.00
   FM1 = FM10?  N   Herb Annual?   N   Deciduous?  N
   Aspect:      0   Slope posit.:  L   Elevation: 4483
   Latitude:   41.53   Longitude: -3.44
   Weighed Stick Moistures Used:   Yes
   SOW:       Use SR_SOW if SOW is Missing
   WetFlag:   Use SR_WetFlag if WetFlag is Missing

Thanks for letting me share!

[Andy G]

Thanks for sharing! and I want your job!

Andy