Blue Canyon, CA

      Site ID:     blu
      Latitude:     39.275900 N
      Longitude:     -120.709000 W
      Elevation:     1604 meters
      Active:     N
      Site Table:     Site Table
      Data:     Realtime Display

Instrument Name     Project Name     Install Date     Data Types

Instrument Name     Project Name     Install Date     Removal Date     Data Types
Datalogger CR10X     Hydrometeorology Testbed - West     2008-11-07     2017-09-12          view
Hotplate Precipitation TPS-3100     Hydrometeorology Testbed - West     2011-11-04     2012-05-08          view
Hotplate Precipitation TPS-3100     Hydrometeorology Testbed - West     2012-11-15     2013-04-16          view
Hotplate Precipitation TPS-3100     Hydrometeorology Testbed - West     2013-11-05     2014-03-28          view
Hotplate Precipitation TPS-3100     Hydrometeorology Testbed - West     2014-12-05     2015-03-17          view
Datalogger CR1000     Hydrometeorology Testbed - West     2017-09-12     2021-10-19          view
Tipping Bucket Heated 385     Hydrometeorology Testbed - West     2008-11-07     2021-10-19          view
Pressure - PTB101B     Hydrometeorology Testbed - West     2008-11-07     2021-10-19          view
Temp/RH HMP45C     Hydrometeorology Testbed - West     2008-11-07     2021-10-19          view
Wind Speed and Direction 5103     Hydrometeorology Testbed - West     2008-11-07     2021-10-19          view
Net Radiation REBS Q7.1     Hydrometeorology Testbed - West     2008-11-07     2021-10-19          view
Snow Depth - Judd     Hydrometeorology Testbed - West     2008-11-07     2021-10-19          view
Soil Moisture 10cm     Hydrometeorology Testbed - West     2008-11-07     2021-10-19          view
Soil Moisture 15cm     Hydrometeorology Testbed - West     2008-11-07     2021-10-19          view
Soil Temperature 10cm     Hydrometeorology Testbed - West     2008-11-07     2021-10-19          view
Soil Temperature 15cm     Hydrometeorology Testbed - West     2008-11-07     2021-10-19          view

  OutageID     SiteID     Failure Type     Start Date      End Date      Description     Resolution Description  
759 blu Communication - Cellular 2021-02-10 11:00:00 2021-02-24 18:00:00 Unable to connect to cellular modem Connection reestablished for unknown reason
751 blu Hardware - Instrument 2021-01-05 00:00:00 2021-10-19 19:58:00 Tipping bucket grossly under-reporting precipitation amounts; begin time of malfunction unknown Site removed
732 blu Communication - Cellular 2020-07-29 07:02:00 2020-08-09 22:04:00 Can't connect to cellular modem Connection restored for unknown reason
723 blu Communication - Cellular 2020-06-03 18:02:00 2020-06-21 04:00:59 Can't connect to cellular modem Connection reestablished for unknown reason
700 blu Communication - Cellular 2020-03-10 06:00:00 2020-03-13 19:00:00 Can't connect to cellular modem; suspected serial-server crash Datalogger OS updated and cellular modem firmware rolled back to version v.2.008
531 blu Hardware - Instrument 2017-04-21 00:00:00 2017-06-20 16:00:00 Tipping bucket rain gauge is reporting false precipitation. Tipping bucket replaced.
453 blu Hardware - Instrument 2015-05-07 00:00:00 2015-06-02 01:00:00 Tipping bucket recording false precip. Tipping bucket fixed.
420 blu Hardware - Instrument 2014-11-01 00:00:00 2015-03-20 00:00:00 The 10cm and 15cm probes are reporting invalid data. Soil probes fixed.
398 blu Communication - Cellular 2014-08-03 21:00:00 2014-08-14 00:00:00 Can reach router okay but cannot reach datalogger. Update 8/19/14. Issue resolved on it's own. Most likely a loose connection between router and data logger. Suggest to tension the connections or replace. Replaced cable and connectors.
375 blu Hardware - Instrument 2014-04-02 20:00:00 2014-04-06 16:00:00 Datalogger service unable to connect to datalogger Moved datalogger serial connection to Router. Using loggernet utilities to connect.
377 blu Hardware - Instrument 2014-04-01 00:00:00 2014-05-01 00:00:00 Intermittent comm issues with Hot Plate. Hot Plate removed for season.
370 blu Hardware - PC 2014-03-09 00:00:00 2014-04-01 00:00:00 GPS unit causing COM port conflicts on PC. Need to remove the GPS. GPS unit removed from PC.
284 blu Hardware - Instrument 2012-12-14 16:00:00 2013-01-07 23:00:00 Snow depth sensor failed. Snow depth sensor replaced.
274 blu Communication - Cellular 2012-11-19 09:00:00 2012-11-27 03:00:00 Can't talk to Cellular router. Could be a power issue or hardware cellular router issue. UPS experienced multiple power losses. by-passed inverter as that was probably cause.
173 blu Communication - Cellular 2011-12-27 15:00:00 2011-12-29 14:00:00 Router can not reach .1 on LAN. Rebooted router and was able to establish connection.
163 blu Communication - Phone 2011-11-15 17:00:00 2011-11-01 20:00:00 Modem does not output tone. Possibly cause is phone network performing upgrade. NIST phone engineers troubleshooting the problem. Long distance carrier fixed routing problem causing the issue.
159 blu Power Failure 2011-11-11 00:00:00 2011-11-15 15:00:00 Modem unresponsive. Could be a power failure, modem issue, phone line issue, or comms computer issue. Could also be related to the changes made by the long distance carrier since this problem occurred after the fix. UPC was powered off. Power restored.
153 blu Communication - Phone 2011-10-20 20:00:00 2011-11-10 00:00:00 Modem does not output tone. Possibly cause is phone network performing upgrade. NIST phone engineers troubleshooting the problem. According to NIST telecom, the Long Distance carrier made some adjustments to the trunks. Issue should be resolved.
101 blu Hardware - Instrument 2011-03-01 22:00:00 2011-03-01 23:10:00 Met One Tipping Bucket gauge was replaced with F5708. Gauge was replaced b/c of under-reporting when compared to the hot plate indicated. The Rain gauge was not faulty. New rain gauge also reported 1/2 the rain amount compared to the HP. Could be a problem with the HP.
27 blu Hardware - Instrument 2011-01-14 01:00:00 2011-01-22 01:00:00 Communications between PC and datalogger are intermittent. PC serial port OK. Datalogger battery voltage OK. Possible issue with either datalogger, communication cable, or RAD modems. Previous replacement of datalogger did not solve the problem. Replaced modem on Datalogger.
20 blu Hardware - PC 2010-12-24 06:00:00 2010-12-27 18:00:00 Data acquisition for Yankee hot plate precipitation sensor could not start, due to problem with system serial port. Acquisition restarted. Serial port currently OK. Possible serial card issue.
21 blu Hardware - Instrument 2010-12-21 00:00:00 2011-01-03 13:00:00 Communications between PC and datalogger are intermittent. PC serial port OK. Datalogger battery voltage OK. Possible issue with either datalogger, communication cable, or RAD modems. Replaced Datalogger.
16 blu Hardware - Instrument 2010-12-19 19:00:00 2011-01-05 16:00:00 Tipping Bucket Rain Gauge stopped reporting tips when nearby rain gauges are reporting. Discovered TB tower mount fell over due to strong winds. Will be out of service until repaired. Tipping Bucket Rain Gauge repaired successfully.
100 blu Hardware - Instrument 2010-11-01 00:00:00 2010-11-16 01:18:00 Tipping Bucket Rain Gauge stopped reporting tips when nearby rain gauges are reporting. Tipping Bucket gauge replaced with Met One 5708