USDA Forest Service
 

Pacific Southwest Research Station

 

Pacific Southwest Research Station
800 Buchanan Street
West Annex Building
Albany, CA 94710-0011

(510) 559-6300

United States Department of Agriculture Forest Service. USDA logo which links to the department's national site. Forest Service logo which links to the agency's national site.

Research Topics

Watershed & Watersheds: Turbidity Threshold Sampling

^ Main Topic | Caspar Creek Watershed Study | Fine Sediment in Pools Kings River Turbidity Threshold Sampling Study | CALFED |

TTS Time Line:

Time 11:50 <11:51:00 to 11:59> 12:00 < 12:01 to 12:09> 12:10
Wakeup 11:50 Wakeup   12:00 Wakeup   12:10 Wakeup
Standard Tasks: Initial Observations   Final Observations  
  1 Observe/record staff plate stages and time
2 Observe/record flume/tprobe conditions
3 Observe/record ISCO Display/samples
4 Observe/record Numeric Window values
5 Decide to sample +/or dump
  1 Update time and staff plate readings
2 Record nxt_bot and ISCO
3 Read/record Numeric windows Current values (electronic stg, next_bot, .)
AUX/DI Sample Tasks:        
  1 Set AUX or DI sample flags
2 Prepare DI bottle
1 Take AUX or DI sample  
Data Dump Tasks:        
  If next wake-up will NOT be sampled, proceed w/ dump steps ---> ---> ---> --->   CAUTION: allow > 3 min. before wakeup to dump
1 Set dump flag
2 Transfer data to laptop
3 Change storage module if connected
4 Change bottles
Optional Tasks:        
  1 Equipment diagnosis   1 Reset clock
2 Change offset(s)
3 Adjust minimum stage
4 Load program revsions?
5 Clear flume or stilling well
6 Clean/clear t-probe
7 Adjust boom height
8 Equipment repair/replacement

Research is being conducted by:
  • Cumulative Effects of Forest Mgmt on Hillslope Processes, Fishery Resources, and Downstream Environments (RWU-4351)

  • Last Modified: Aug 28, 2008 06:46:46 AM