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<br />ClL4.PTER II. METEOROLOGICAL STUDIES <br /> <br />A. "PROBE" MESONET PREPARATION <br /> <br />1. EQUIPMENT AND FACILITIES <br /> <br />a. PROBE Equipment <br /> <br />I. <br />d <br /> <br />The PROBE mesonet platforms and associated equipment were delivered to the <br />DNRC RIPLEX headquaters in different quantities over approximately 15 months. <br />Also, the quantities of various platform equipment were not always the same <br />within an individual delivery. A close accounting of the inventory had to be <br />maintained to assure that sufficient numbers of instruments were available for <br />field operations. Cataloguing of the equipment was maintained by model and <br />serial numbers. The location of field instruments was registered with a card <br />catalogue; with each reassignment and transfer of a particular instrument, the <br />card catalogue was updated. <br /> <br />For the CCOPE field program the number of PROBE platforms and associated <br />equipment that was available for deployment during some interval of CCOPE field <br />preparations or operations is listed in Table 11.1. Some of the numbers listed <br />in Table 11.1 includ,e PROBE equipment that may have passed through DNRC <br />possession or been non-functional during CCOPE preparation or operations. <br /> <br />b. Storage and Lab Wacilities <br /> <br />Workshop and lab facilities were needed to perform the routine calibration, <br />maintenance, trouble shooting and repair exercises. Sheltered storage area~ <br />for all instruments and tools required about 450 m2 both before and after field <br />operations. <br /> <br />Vehicle parking and outdoor storage was needed beyond the 450 m2 area. <br />DNRC leased approximately 7000 m2 of land to locate lab, workshop, stor.age and <br />parking facilities. An electronics lab was set up in a 3- by l7-m mobile home <br />for calibration and repair. Another mobile home was used for basic workshop <br />and storage. The lab and workshop facilities were interconnected for <br />convenient access. <br /> <br />c. Service Instruments and Equipment <br /> <br />Service equipment and tools were necessary for lab and field operations. <br />Major service equipment are listed in Table II.2. Not all of the equipment in <br />Table 11.2 was fully functional for the entire field season and therefore, <br />spares of various items were required as indicated by the quantities. <br /> <br />2. PERSONNEL <br /> <br />a. Recruitment <br /> <br />Personnel to manage and perform the activities of PROBE mesonet operations <br />were specifically mobilized for CCOPE. National recruitment was conducted to <br />secure the proper personnel for software design, conversion and production. In <br />addition, extensive recruitment for electronic technicians and field assistants <br />was conducted to assemble an effective field operations staff (Table 11.3). <br /> <br />5 <br />