Specifications

TEAM Climate Monitoring Protocol 3.0

7. Establish communication with the data logger: Select CR1000 on the left and hit the

Connect button on the upper left corner. Once the two are connected you will see the

time clicking on the bottom right corner of the main PC200W window.

8. Clock Synchronization: This is crucial to ensure that all climate data are properly time

stamped.

IF YOU FORGET THIS STEP THE DATA WILL HAVE NO VALUE!

To perform the clock synchronization hit the Set Clock button in the clocks area in the

main window of PC200W (Figure 8). MAKE SURE THAT THE CORRECT LOCAL

DATE AND TIME show in the Data Logger Field. In locations with Daylight Savings

Time (DST) ensure that the standard time is shown (not the DST time).

Figure 8. Main PC200W window with set clock button highlighted.

5.1.2 Upload the data collection program

We have created a standardized data collection program that tells the data logger which sensors

are connected where, how often the data is collected, and how it is reported. The program

expects a maximum of five sensors

:two temperature/RH sensors, two solar radiation sensors,

and one precipitation sensor. Table 3 shows how different variables from each sensor are

reported (plus the voltage of the battery and the tachometer reading from the radiation shield).

The standard collection program can be downloaded from the TEAM portal

(www.teamnetwork.org) in the MyTEAM area. Follow the link to the Technical Files in the

“Projects and Technical Files” box in the MyTEAM area. The programs are standardized for

If the station is sited as Level 1, 2 or 4. If the radiation sensor is on its own, the number of

sensors expected is 3. A separate script is available for the dedicated data logger with the solar

radiation sensor.