Site Information

Site Name

Elevation (feet)

Latitude

Longitude

HUC

Basin

Ft. Yukon

430

66 34.23

145 14.27

19040403

Central Yukon

Date Record Begins

Cooperators and Sponsors

October 1, 1992

BLM/Alaska Fire Service (AFS)

 

Sensors

Parameter

Sensor Model

Physical Description and Orientation

Snow Depth

Judd Snow Depth Sensor

Mounted on 8' Met tower at 83” above vegetative surface.

Storage Precipitation

Transucer

12' rocket type storage precipitation gauge with alter shield.

Tipping Bucket

Texas Electronics (8” diam)

Unshielded tipping bucket mounted on Met tower at 8'.

Air Temperature

YSI 44211 (-67 -- 185 deg F)

Temperature gauge mounted on Met tower at 7' 8".

Solar Radiation

Li-Cor Pyranometer LI200X

Sensor mounted on 8' Met tower.

Soil Temperature #1

YSI 44018 (-22 -- 122 deg F)

Fahrenheit temperature at 4".

Soil Temperature #2

YSI 44028 (-22 -- 122 deg F)

Fahrenheit temperature at 20".

Wind Speed/Direction

QualiMetrix

Mounted on antenna tower at 30'.

 

Data Collection

Data Collection Platform

Data Collection Program

Sensor Update Rate

CR10X

516.00

10 Seconds