ALERT REPORT 8: Week 8. Sunday February 15, 2004 - Saturday February 21, 2004 Prepared: February 22, 2004 THINGS WE NEED: *The items will be left on the list until they are physically received in Alert.* - truck parts (ANDREW) - tire pressure gauge (ANDREW) - student computer (ANDREW) - electric timer (ANDREW) - Need more hot pads for greased stopcock flask sampling. Please note: Inventories are current as of the date the report is written. AEROSOL PROGRAM Aethalometer 1 Last blank on day 033j, 2004. O.K. Aethalometer 2 Currently not in use. PSAP Program O.K. Black Carbon Filter Pack Program O.K. Last filter pack change: 047j, 2004. Last blank: 019j, 2004. Inventory: 14 filter packs (6 samples, with one set of blanks) High Volume Samplers O.K. Last Blank: 047j, 2004 10 filter(s) in inventory Armand advised use via Michele that the Hivol sample frequency to increase to twice weekly. Please confirm wether we need to use new filters? Email with details of new procedure. Toxics Sampler O.K. Gas tank and new instruments delivery to lab, turned sample off from 048j, 1855z to 1955z and 051j, 1500z to 1518z. 14 PUF tin(s) + 5 Blank(s) remaining in inventory 8 Toxics case(s) remaining in inventory Last blank: 040j, 2004. MET PROGRAM Ambient Temperature Sensor [Campbell 107F] O.K. Stevenson Screen and Dew Cells O.K. Tall Tower 10m and Lab Platform 10m RM Young Wind Sensors Currently there is only one functioning anemometer at the GAW lab (the one on the 10m tilting tower). Tested Wind Direction on RM Young Wind Sensor Anemometer, GPS reads 210 deg, logger reads 160deg. Wires not connected properly when installed. Problem will be corrected by next week. O.K. GAS PROGRAM NDIR O.K. NDIR Moisture Trap Sample Last trap change: day 356j, 2003. CAPMoN Ozone Teco #49C-73452-373 O.K. CAPMoN Ozone Calibration Unit Old PAN GC Hung up on 047j, reprogrammed on 050j. O.K. New PAN GC 047j Replaced tygon tubing and teflon Ts with straight teflon connectors. Instrument on line at 1740z. O.K. CH4/CO2/N2O/SF6 GC Adjusted target flow to 250-300 ml/min range. Adjusted sample valve to cryocooler for GCs, was slightly above 25 psi, adjusted to 20psi. O.K. CO GC Adjusted Ambient flow to 250-300 ml/min range. Adjusted sample valve to cryocooler for GCs, was slightly above 25 psi, adjusted to 20psi. O.K. CFC 11, 12, 13 GC Adjusted ambient flow to 250-300 ml/min range. Adjusted sample valve to cryocooler for GCs, was slightly above 25 psi, adjusted to 20psi. O.K. Support Gas Tank Inventory - current as of 044j, 2004 Nitrogen: 4 tank(s) Argon: 9 tank(s) (6 large steel tanks; 3 small aluminum tanks) P-5: 6 tank(s) Zero Air: 7 tank(s) Ultra Zero Air: 2 tank(s) Hydrogen: 9 tank(s) He: 5 tank(s) (2 large blue steel tanks; 1 small aluminum tank) CO2 tanks: 3 MERCURY PROGRAM Ambient air (007): Argon tank change, 007 unit off at 1855z Argon tank off at 1858z, psi end 200; Tank on at 1900z, psi start 1900. O.K. Ambient air (012): Instrument shut down, keeping it as back up. Closed and plugged the inlet line. O.K. RGM Unit, 1130 0016, 2537A 040: 047j 1130 unit malfunction, unplugged and disconnected from 2534 unit. This fixed the clean/span loop problem, but the pump flow on the 1130 was still not recording a value on the front display. Unit 1130 turned off overnight. Lines still connecte, 040 still running. 048j 040 unit on idle while unit 1130 was disconnected, and until new unit is installed. 051j unit 1130 replaced and online at 1550z, with unit 040. O.K. RDMQ 2004 QC for 007 and 012 complete up to 034j Mercury Snow Sampling Experiment Shut down for season, tables in TX covered with dropsheets. Particulate Mercury Samplers Shut down for season. OTHER PROGRAMS Health Canada Precipitation Collector Changed: 037j. Inventory: 10 month(s) Health Canada Thermo-Luminescence Detector Changed: 012j. Brewers 019: Adjusted time, 23 minutes off. Power turned over on 044j by DND must have hung up the computer. O.K. 029: Program halted, restarted program O.K. Pete installed hardrive and Windows NT on Brewer 1 computer, 051j. INTERNATIONAL PROGRAMS University of Heidelberg CH4 Sample: This program has now ended. Weekly 14 CO2 Sample for U. of Heidelberg Last Sample: 019j O.K. Inventory: 36 bottle(s), 72 week(s) Radon Monitor RE-booted computer, virus program waiting for re-boot. O.K. Last filter change: Day 033j. DOAS System O.K. FLASK PROGRAM Sampling Conditions: -29.8 C, 1.1 m/s, R.H. 40.5%, 990 mbar. Flasks sampled: 19/02/2004 (50j) Scripps 5L glass greased stopcock, evacuated: M5027, M5028 Inventory 4 box(es), 4 week(s) MSC Ocean Chemistry (Victoria), I.O.S.: 5161, 5162 Inventory 34 flask(s), 34 week(s) Japanese Halocarbon, steel 5L: NA Inventory box(es), 0 week(s) NOAA 2.5L 007 pressurized: 309-91, 310-91, 4423-91, 4424-91 Inventory 14 box(es), 14 week(s) MSC 2L glass double valve pressurized: P2-57, P2-58 Inventory 4 box(es), 8 week(s) NOAA stainless steel 850mL/2.5L pressurized: 4000L, 4087R Inventory 4 box(es), 4 week(s) York University VOC steel, pressurized: AES082 Inventory 1 flask(s), 1 week(s) CSIRO/MSC 2L glass, pressurized: P2-242, P2-243 Inventory 2 box(es), 4 week(s) SCRIPPS 3 X 5L Oxygen: NA Inventory 4 box(es), 8 week(s) PRL VOC, pressurized: AL008 Inventory 8 flask(s), 8 week(s) Comments: Japanese Flasks being evacuated before getting to the site. No flasks available for sampling. COMPUTERS I'd like to get a working student computer sent up. TRANSPORTATION Fuel Consumption: 230 L in January. Ford (Nuuk) Truck requires a new latch for the hood - it is very difficult to open the hood right now, and it does not close properly. O.K. Need: Complete new set of Mattrack black linkage pieces. Last Oil and Filter change: May 13, 2003. Standard Military inspection on Jul 30, 2002. GMC (EC Rider) Power Steering Pump shaft broken, power steering is gone. Brakes seem to be affected as well. Mechanics looked at it on Sunday night, and we've backed it straight into the garage overnight. O.K. Franken-Truck Both trucks sitting beside the hydrogen shed. Rad Flushed: Aug 25th, 2002 Oil Changed: Aug 25th, 2002 Fluids checked: Jan 15th, 2003 Greased: Aug 25th, 2002 BUILDINGS 048j Electrician replaced a broken breaker on fuse panel. Recommends re-wiring of kitchen, refrigerator, and server/office. TMS tech at site to assess communication needs. Requested a diagram of the network. O.K. SHIPPING Shipping Received: Shipping Sent: NONE MAIL (No flight this week, no mail sent or received) Mail Received: 3 boxes of Japanese flasks 1 Hivol case 1 Mercury Pump 1130 unit 3 York flask boxes 2 MSC Orange flask cases 1 Cryocooler Mail Sent: 1 Box Japanese Flasks 1 Box Empty PUF tins 1 Box NOAA 007 flasks 2 Boxes NOAA SS 1 Box Scripps 3x5 litre 1 case RGM denuders 1 box precipitation sample 1 case CSIRO Blue 1 case MSC Orange 1 case Blanck Carbon filters 2 boxes Scripps 5 litre In envelope 1 PAN roll 3 cds of SST site data, Ralph Staedler 5 AE1 filters 1 soda lime trap from Hg sampler Alert Weekly News On Vacation!!! Lates, --K Kevin Anderson Alert Baseline Operator From the Desk of Pete: This week kind of just evaporated after it happened... or is it sublimated? A few events stand out, like the time I replaced a hard drive in one of the brewer computers, or when I blew a fuse in the kitchen (mother always said I had a temper), or when I was paid (huzzah!). Our new special friend Michele arrived on the thursday plane... apparently she's the only one who reads this, so why am I even writing? Cheers! -Pete Celine's column Happy to see Michele here.. She's been working hard on the GC system at the lab. The 1130 set up went smoothly, and it is behaving well so far. The twilight is lasting longer from 830 to 1400 est, it's nice to see the landscape. Problems with the truck continue. The GMC is parked for repairs again. We delivered tanks and equipment to the lab twice this week. The RGM unit was on idle, and the toxics were turned off during our unloading and loading times. Still enjoying the adventure up here, the time is flying by...