Notes from
vtc 24/25 Feb 2004
Present:
- Hen-biau King, Charles Chiu, Chin Lin, Alan Lai, JT Chao, Sheng-Shan Lu (TRFI)
- Fang-Pang Lin, Julian Chen, Hsiu Mei Chou, Grace Hong (NCHC)
- Peter Arzberger, Longjiang Ding (UCSD)
- Tim Kratz, Tim Meinke (Trout Lake)
- Barbara Benson (phone)
Action Items:
Hsui Mei to install schema by March 10
Longjiang to contact Dave Balsiger and Paul Hanson prior to next meeting
Kratz/Balsiger to start on web page perhaps after Dave returns on March 17
UW team will firm up dates for visit to Taiwan
Next VTC: 10/11 March; 1900 Wisconsin/1700 San Diego/0900 Taiwan (see below for draft agenda of next meeting)
Agenda items for 24/25 February meeting:
-status of the buoy purchase
-status of wireless communication at YYL
-timing of the Wisconsin group trips to Taiwan
-involvement of Wisconsin/Taiwan students
-timing of the database/information management activities
-project web page
-formation of a steering committee
-schedule next vtc
Buoy:
- Buoy parts have been ordered; everything with possible exception of Apprise TempLine thermistor chain will arrive by mid-April (Charles Chiu)
o Issue with thermister – top sensor is to be about .5 to 1 cm below water surface; Charles and Dr. Lai will figure out how to engineer this. Tim Kratz clarified that exact depth is not too critical. It should be within a few centimeters of the lake surface, if possible.
o How to anchor buoy? Will try multiple anchors. Range of plus or minus 30 degrees (to keep solar panel facing the sun). Anchor lines go off at shallow direction.
o When anchoring buoy, need to be sure that the instruments in the water don’t get tied up with anchors. (Keep anchor lines out of area directly beneath anchor lines.
Wireless communication:
- Freewave radio tests showed that communication is possible from YYL to 17K met station and from met station to the AS Field Station. Used omni directional antenna. Hand-set good inside park
- Issue: coordinate with Charles for space for wireless
- In AS field station there is a GSM radio/telephone; will try to amplify signal
- Will try to connect met station to wireless system. Charles and Fang-Pang to coordinate necessary permissions from AS personnel who run the met station.
Timing of UW trip:
- Wisconsin group (probably Tim Kratz, Tim Meinke, Paul Hanson) will visit for about 1 week to help install buoy. Sometime around 17-24 April. Dates are not yet certain.
- If Apprise TempLine has not arrived UW team will either bring or send one to use temporarily.
- TFRI will host logistics (Charles has a conference)
Students:
- US graduate student (Matt Van de Bogert ) to visit Taiwan in July/August for approximately 6 weeks
- Alan Lai visits Trout Lake in May or June (exact timing and duration of trip have not yet been determined)
- Host country will take care of local expenses
Database Activities:
- Installed oracle data base at NCHC
o Installing Database schema from NTL
o Once schema set up – provide access to Longjiang
o Will Dave Balsiger come in the first year? (timing to be arranged between Dave and NCHC)
- Schema done by 10 March (Hsiu Mei Chou)
o With some sample data in data base (David will send some)
o After schema complete, Longjiang will be given access to db to install webservice
- Off-line conversation in San Diego
o Longjiang will attempt to have web service (to database) completed by mid-March
o Longjiang will contact Dave Balsiger to ensure NTL site accessible via web service
o Longjiang will contact Paul Hanson about web-service / modeling interface
Project Webpage:
- Dave Balsiger will be webmaster for English version (series of web pages with this )
o Need content
o Chinese Version (in TFRI/NCHC)
o E-mail system
o Will work on this after Dave returns from Finland in mid-March
Steering Committee:
- TFRI: Dr. King or Delegee
- AS: Charles
- NCHC: Fang-Pang Lin
- Wisconsin: Tim Kratz
- UCSD/SDSC: Peter Arzberger
Proposed Agenda for next VTC on 10/11 March 1900 Wisconsin/1700 San Diego /0900 Taiwan
- Update on Buoy (any word on delivery date) (Hen-Biau, Charles, Chin)
- Update on wireless communication at YYL (Julian / Fang-Pang)
o Is end of March still target for “test system”
- Database update (Hsui Mei)
- Outline of Webservices plans and progress (Longjiang)
- Overall assessment of testing components of system by end of March (all)
- Close in on dates of the Wisconsin group April trip to Taiwan (Tim)
- Content for Web Site
- Schedule next vtc