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23 Wed 01-May-2002magnetic declinationsallhorst
11 Tue 23-Apr-2002Driving directions & land owners - East Legallhorst
10 Tue 23-Apr-2002Driving directions & land owners - Central Legallhorst
9 Tue 23-Apr-2002Driving directions & land owners - West Legallhorst
5 Mon 08-Apr-2002Site namesallmaclean
4 Mon 08-Apr-2002Site lat,long,elevallmaclean
2 Fri 04-Jan-2002Site layout considerationsallhorst


23: Planning, Site all, Wed 01-May-2002 14:31:19 MDT, magnetic declinations
Following are the magnetic declinations for the 9 Flux-PAM sites,
obtained from http://www.ngdc.noaa.gov/cgi-bin/seg/gmag/fldsnth1.pl

Site	Declination (E declination)
1	7 deg 30'
2	7 deg 31'
3	7 deg 30'
4	6 deg 3'
5	6 deg 0'
6	5 deg 40'
7	5 deg 11'
8	5 deg 4'
9	4 deg 55'

11: Planning, Site all, Tue 23-Apr-2002 10:30:01 MDT, Driving directions & land owners - East Leg
East Leg
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	From Wichita, drive east on Kellog to I-235, south on 
	I-235/I-35 to exit 33 ($0.35), east on K53 to Mulvane, and 
	south/east on K15 to US 77.  Alternately, after exiting I-35, 
	go east 2 miles on K53, south to Belle Plaine on county road,
	east on K55 to K15, and east on K15 to US77.

7	N 37 deg 18.792'; W 96 deg 56.323'; 382 m
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	From intersection of US 77 and KS 15, drive south on US 77
	2 miles to 82nd Road; drive east 3 miles on 82nd Road and 
	turn south on 111th Road; drive south 3 miles on 111th Road 
	to 112th Road
	OR:
	From US 160 in Winfield, drive north on US 77 3 miles to 
	132nd Road; drive east 2 miles on 132nd Road and turn north 
	on 101st Road; drive north on paved road 2+ miles to 112th Road
	THEN:
	Drive east on 112th Road 1.25 miles to 121st Road;
	drive south 1/2 mi on 121st Road, then east 1/4 mi;
	site is 1/4 mi north, access through gate to the north;
	BE SURE TO close gate; DO NOT drive on field if wet.

	Owner: Donald M. Long, DVM
	855 East Pechham Lane
	Reno, NV 89502

	Farmed by: Keith Wilson
	office: 620-221-1639; home 620-221-0948; cell 620-222-1295

8	N 37 deg 24.418'; W 96 deg 45.937'; 430 m
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	From intersection of US 77 and KS 15, drive north on US 77
	3.5 miles to Rock, east on Cowley Cnty Road 2 (32nd Road) 
	to Cowley Cnty Road 5 (211th Road) in Atlanta, then south
	1.9 miles south on Cowley Cnty 5 (211th Road) to 52nd Drive; 
	enter gate on east; site is 1/4 mile north of gate, 
	200 m east of 211th Road

	Alternate Route:  Drive east on Kellog through Augusta 
	to Leon and then south on county road to Atlanta; 
	site is 1.9 miles south of Atlanta on County 5.

        Current Owner as of May 17:
        Jack Bannon, 316-747-2722, fax: 316-747-2950
        P.O. Box 365
        Douglass, KS 67039

	Former Owner: Dale O. McConaghy, 620-442-9300
	Medicalodge East
	203 E. Osage
	Arkansas City, KS 67005
	or: 2121 131st Road
	Winfield, KS 67156

	Formerly Farmed by: Brian Thiel, 620-221-9346
	11499 131st Road
	Winfield, KS 67156

9	N 37 deg 24.618'; W 96 deg 34.028'; 447 m
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	From intersection of US 77 and KS 15, drive south 10 miles
	to US 160 in Winfield; drive east on US 160 24 miles to 
	Cambridge; continue 7 miles east on US 160 and turn north 
	on 333rd Road at the sign for Ferguson Ranch; drive north 
	4 miles to ranch gate at 62nd Road; continue north another 
	1.3 miles; turn west onto track, site is 0.4 mi west 

	Shorter route from Atlanta:
	Drive 7 miles east on Cowley County Road 2 to County Road 7,
	south 2 miles on County 7 to 62nd road (marked by 
	small sign to Ferguson Ranch), east 5 miles on 62nd Road
	to 327th Road; drive north through gate to Ferguson Ranch 
	and continue to site as above.

	Ranch Foreman: David Burdette, 620-467-2653, dlcbb at sktc dot net

	Owner: William M. Ferguson, 620-326-3641, wmferg at frontier dot net
	101 N. Washington
	Box 236
	Wellington, KS 67152
	Lawyer: Martin Peck, address above

Crossroads for East Leg:  
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For all three sites on the east leg, a convenient crossroads for
visiting more than one site is where eastbound US 160 turns from north
to east, 18 miles east of Winfield and 5.5 mi west of Cambridge.  From
this intersection, site 7 is 9 miles west on 112th Road, site 8 is 6
miles north on 211th Road, and the turnoff to site 9 at 333rd Road is
13 miles east on US 160.  (But see route from Atlanta to site 9 above.)
























10: Planning, Site all, Tue 23-Apr-2002 10:28:15 MDT, Driving directions & land owners - Central Leg
Central Leg
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Good eats at Country Creamery in Harper, on south side of US 160,
2 blocks west of intersection of US 160 and K2 

4	N 37 deg, 21.474'; W 98 deg, 14.679'; 509 m
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	From Wichita, drive SW, then W on KS 42 to KS 14 north of Rago
	Drive south on KS 14 5-6 miles to Ridge Rd (NW 150 Rd)
	OR:
	From Harper at intersection of US 160 & KS 2,
	Drive north on KS 14 6 miles to Ridge Rd (NW 150 Rd)
	THEN:
	Drive west on Ridge Road 9.5 miles to 110th Ave
	Drive south 3/4 mile on 110th Ave
	Site is on west side of 110th Ave behind empty house
	Enter oil pump road and continue past oil pump 
	Site is 1/4 mile west of 110th Ave on south side of fence
	
	Owner: Jeffery A. Ryan, 620-356-2483
	501 North Ridgewood Road
	Ulysses, KS 67880

5	N 37 deg, 22.684'; W 98 deg 9.816'; 506 m
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	See directions for site 4; from the intersection of KS 14
	and Ridge Road (NW 150 Rd), drive west on Ridge Road 5.3 miles 
	to 70th Ave; drive north 0.5 mile on 70th Ave;
	Site is 300 m east 

	Owner: Laura and Cleyon Yowell, 620-663-8873, cyowell at kscable dot com
	2 Crescent Blvd
	Hutchison, KS 67502

	Farmed by Pat Maloney (son Mike), 620-532-2126
	1740 N. Spruce
	Kingman, KS 67068

6	N 37 deg, 21.269'; W 97 deg 39.200'; 417 m
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	From Wichita, drive southwest on KS 42, then south on KS 49
	to Conway Springs; continue south 2 miles on KS 49
	to 70th Avenue; drive west about 3/4 mile on 70th Avenue 
	to tracks heading south to station.

	Owner: Kenneth F. and Melva J. Andra, 620-456-2886
	1067 W. 90th Avenue North
	Conway Springs, KS 67031

	Farmed by Bryan Andra, 620-456-2984




9: Planning, Site all, Tue 23-Apr-2002 10:25:00 MDT, Driving directions & land owners - West Leg
West Leg
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	From Wichita, drive west on US 54 to Meade, then south on 
	KS 23 to join US 270 heading south.  
	From Liberal, drive south 10 miles on US 83 and turn east 
	then south on US 270 to Beaver, OK (site 3 is north of Beaver).

1	N 36 deg 28.370'; W 100 deg 37.075'; 872 m
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	From Beaver, drive south on US 270 to 1.5 mi south of Texas 
	state line, then 5 mi west on County Road C and 0.3 mi
	south on County Road 26 to stock well on east.  
	Site is 350 m to east

	Owner: Leonore A. Schultz
	C/O: Bradley E. Schultz 
	201 S Eastern Ave
	Booker, TX 79005
	Office: 806-658-4715
	Home:   806-658-4710
	Cell:   806-435-0646

2	N 36 deg 37.327'; W 100 deg 37.619'; 859 m
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	From Beaver, drive south 14 miles on US 270 to Elmwood
	Drive west on US 412/OK 3 6 miles, then north 0.5 mile
	on road marked 04 26 11.00, to cattle guard on east
	side of road; leave road at this point and drive south
	parallel to road ~1/8 mile until reach tracks heading
	east to station.

	Owner: Gary and Paula Tice, 580-646-3488
	Route 2, Box 57
	Balko, OK 73931

3	N 36 deg 51.662'; W 100 deg 35.670'; 780 m
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	From Beaver, drive north 3 mi on US 270 to road marked
	04 20 03.10 at sign for Beaver River Wildlife Mgmt Area
	Drive west 4.35 miles, enter property through cattle guard
	to the south and drive south perhaps 0.1 mile, then follow
	track heading west to station.

	Owner: Dwain and Peggy McFarland
	Box 336
	705 W. Main
	Beaver, OK
	home: 580-625-4266, 
	car mobile: 580-651-6497; truck mobile: 580-651-3734










5: Planning, Site all, Mon 08-Apr-2002 09:48:24 MDT, Site names
Possible site names.

Based on nearby towns, or landowner:
1. Booker
2. Elmwood
3. Beaver
4. Attica (or Zenda)
5. Duquoin (or Spivey)
6. Conway Spgs
7. Winfield (or New Salem)
8. Atlanta
9. Ferguson Ranch (or Cambridge)


Names for plots:

1. Booker
2. Elmwood
3. Beaver
4. Attica
5. Spivey
6. Conway
7. NewSalem
8. Atlanta
9. FergRnch




4: Planning, Site all, Mon 08-Apr-2002 09:32:03 MDT, Site lat,long,elev
West Leg (Oklahoma panhandle)
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1.	N 36 deg 28.370'; W 100 deg 37.075' 	(winter wheat)
2.	N 36 deg 37.327'; W 100 deg 37.619'	(grassland)
3.	N 36 deg 51.662'; W 100 deg 35.670'	(sagebrush)

Central Leg (Southwest of Wichita)
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4.	N 37 deg, 21.474'; W 98 deg, 14.679'	(grassland)
5.	N 37 deg, 22.684'; W 98 deg 9.816'	(winter wheat)
6.	N 37 deg, 21.269'; W 97 deg 39.200'	(winter wheat)

East Leg (Southeast of Wichita)
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7.	N 37 deg 18.792'; W 96 deg 56.323'	(grassland)
8.	N 37 deg 24.418'; W 96 deg 45.937'	(grassland)
9.	N 37 deg 24.618'; W 96 deg 34.028'	(grassland)



Elevations, from Peggy Lemone:

1 872 m (5/1/02 revised by TWH from 871 m using Booker, TX 7.5' quad)
2 859 m
3 780 m

4 509 m
5 506 m
6 417 m

7 382 m
8 430 m
9 447 m







2: Planning, Site all, Fri 04-Jan-2002 10:08:30 MST, Site layout considerations
IHOP layout of Flux-PAM mast, radiation stand, and solar panels

IHOP latitude ~ Oklahoma/Kansas border = 37 deg N.

Operation dates: May 1 - June 30

Need to place radiation stand and solar panels beyond shadow of 
10m mast.  

Daytime shadows extend north of sunrise/sunset azimuths + 180 deg.

Sunrise/sunset azimuths
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Date	35 deg N latitude	40 deg N latitude
----	-----------------	-----------------
May 1	73/287			72/288
June 22	60/300			58/302

Thus okay to place radstand or solar panels south of 58/302 + 180 =
122-238 deg.

If radstand and mast are placed more than 8.5 m from the mast,
shadow of mast will not reach them for solar elevation > 50 deg.

Azimuth for solar elevation of 50 deg
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Date	35 deg N latitude	40 deg N latitude
----	-----------------	-----------------
May 1	112/248			119/241
June 22	 95/265			102/258

Thus okay to place radstand or solar panels north of 119/241 + 180 =
61-299 deg.

Conclusion
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Excluded azimuths for radstand and solar panels with respect to 
the Flux-PAM mast are 61-122 degrees and 238-299 degrees, 
roughly 30 degrees N&S of E&W.

Note that the rain gauge should if possible be placed north of the
radiation stand to avoid shading the ground under the radiometers.