Specifications

TEAM Climate Monitoring Protocol 3.0

2. Take pictures: This information is crucial to get accurate information about the site

where the station is located. Repeat this process every year to document changes in the

physical characteristics of the site.

• Mount a camera with a wide angle lens on a tripod, 1.5 m above the ground in the

exact location where the station will be located. Level the camera so it is completely

horizontal and not angled.

• Take a picture facing north.

• Rotate the camera 30 degrees to the East and take another picture.

• Keep rotating the camera 30 degrees and taking pictures each time, until back facing

north.

• Upload these photos to the TEAM portal as part of the climate metadata. See Section

6.1.4 on where to upload the photos and the Site Metadata Form.

3. Characterize heights and distances to objects: These data can be used to construct a

height and distance profile of the site where the climate station is located. These

measurements should be repeated every year to track changes in the physical

characteristics of the site.

• Position yourself in the exact location where the station will be (is) placed and facing

north.

• Measure the distance to the nearest object (e.g. tree, house using the laser range finder

and record this value the Site Metadata Form.

• Measure the angle in degrees to the top of the object using the clinometer. Record the

value in the Site Metadata Form.

• Rotate 5 degrees to the East and repeat the above three steps.

• Keep rotating 5 degrees to the East until you are back facing north

• See Section 6.1.4 on where to upload the Site Metadata Form.

5 ASSEMBLY OF THE CLIMATE STATION

This section describes the whole process of setting up the climate station from the moment the

equipment is received to a full test run of the climate station with all its sensors. The process is

outlined in general with the main steps; for details refer to the instruction manuals accompanying

the base tower, data logger and sensors.