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TEAM Climate Monitoring Protocol 3.0

Convert the file from the card into a readable format:

• From the PC200W tools menu, select Card Convert. This will open up the Card

Convert Window.

• Select the Card Drive and the Output directory.

• Press the Start Conversion to generate the text file. All Climate Measurement files

should be stored in this directory in the future.

Visualizing the data: The data can be examined with any graphing program (including Excel).

Make sure that the values coming from the different sensors are reasonable and within the

bounds expected for the location of the climate station. Send the file to the TEAM Technical

Director for evaluation.

See Data Retrieval (Section 6.1) for more detailed information on retrieving data from the data

logger.

6 RUNNING THE CLIMATE STATION

Once all the checks have been made, the station can be left running autonomously. Occasionally,

during extreme rainfall events >50 mm/hour) it is a good idea to check the measurements of the

tipping bucket against a manual rain gauge (see below).

To ensure minimum disruption in the data stream, the station should be visited at least every two

weeks to collect data. During this time, some minimum maintenance and checking should be

done (described below in maintenance section).

6.1 Data Retrieval

Retrieving the data often is essential to detect any data anomalies and problems with the sensors.

There are several ways to retrieve data from the station, but here we only describe one option:

manually through removal of the memory card. We envision having wireless options for data

retrieval in the near future, either through radio, cell phone, or satellite uplink.

6.1.1 Retrieving the Data Manually from the Field

Take a memory card: take a blank memory card to replace the one that will be retrieved.

Take out and replace the memory card: After opening the enclosure, extract the memory card

by pressing first the button in front of the memory card adapter on the right side of the data

logger. As soon as it turns green, open the door of the adapter and push the button to eject the

memory card. Do not be concerned about loosing any data when removing the card; the data

logger will keep collecting data, which will be stored in its internal memory. Put in the new

memory card and close the door of the adapter.

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