Refer to the general reference below if you use this data in reports or presentations. Before Using FRS1 includes instrumentation to collect a wide variety of data. There are two main purposes for the instrumentation. The first is monitoring an active freeze-back system. This will block a potential ground-water pathway to the Kuskokwim River.
Thermistors measure soil temperatures.
Campbell Scientific CS615 soil moisture probes measure unfrozen soil moisture. We use soil moisture probes to indicate the degree of saturation before freezing. The second main purpose is monitoring and dewatering the lined containment basin and controlled dewatering in the general area. Pressure transducers measure water levels in the dewatering wells. An airlift pumping system is used in each well to pump the wells within the tank containment area.