ALERT REPORT 06: Week 06. Sunday February 05, 2006 - Saturday February 11, 2006 Prepared: February 12, 2006 THINGS WE NEED: *The items will be left on the list until they are physically received in Alert.* - Log books Please note: Inventories are current as of the date the report is written unless stated otherwise. AEROSOL PROGRAM Aethalometer 1 Last blank on day 339j, 2005. O.K. Aethalometer 2 Currently not in use. PSAP Program O.K. Nephalometer Not on Site CNC Counter O.K. High Volume Sampler O.K. Last Blank: 339j, 2005 3 filter(s) in inventory Toxics Sampler O.K. 3 PUF tin(s) + 3 Blank(s) remaining in inventory 4 Toxics case(s) remaining in inventory Last blank: 325j, 2005. PS-1 PUF Sampler Running low on filters O.K. 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 O.K. GAS PROGRAM NDIR O.K. NDIR Moisture Trap Sample Last trap change: day 020j, 2006. CAPMoN Ozone Teco #49C-73452-373 O.K. CAPMoN Ozone Teco #347 O.K. CAPMoN Ozone Calibration Unit O.K. PAN GC - 038j Snow Deck Inlet Servicing, 1625z to 1706z - 039j Railing Inlet Servicing, 1933z to 1957z - Small amount of snow in box O.K. CH4/CO2/N2O/SF6/CO GC O.K. CFC 11, 12, 13 GC O.K. Support Gas Tank Inventory - current as of 015j, 2006 Nitrogen: 1 tank(s) Argon: 10 tank(s) (4 Aluminum) P-5: 3 tank(s) Zero Air: 7 tank(s) Ultra Zero Air: 1 tank(s) Hydrogen: 9 tank(s) He: 5 tank(s) CO2 tanks: 2 NDIR tanks, 1 spare for Nephalometer MERCURY PROGRAM Ambient air (007): - 037j Instrument offline from 1928z to 1944z for Argon Tank Change - Old Tank AES 710 @ 400psi - New Tank AES 703 @ 2075psi - 037j Instrument offline @ 2028z for Air Burn - Autocal initiated @ 2104z - Online @ ~2210z - 038j Lamp Check @ 1839z: 7.70V - Not Adjusted O.K. Ambient air (012): - 037j Instrument offline from 1928z to 1944z for Argon Tank Change - Old Tank AES 710 @ 400psi - New Tank AES 703 @ 2075psi - 038j Lamp Check @ 1940z: 9.32V - Adjusted to 7.00V - Keyboard Calibration Started @ 1842z O.K. RGM Unit, 1130 0016, 2537A 040: DENUDER INVENTORY = 1 - 037j Instrument offline from 1928z to 1944z for Argon Tank Change - Old Tank AES 710 @ 400psi - New Tank AES 703 @ 2075psi - 038j 040 Offline from 1700z to 1835z for RPF, Denuder, Quartz Sample Filter, Teflon Zero Filter, 1130 Zero Filter, Frit Change, and Instrument Back Inlet Change - Online from 1832z to 1834z to leak test - all heating on @ 1836z - all heating off, all cooling on @ 1856z - all cooling off @ 1914z - 038j Lamp Check @ 1844z: 7.54V - not adjusted O.K. RDMQ 2005 QC for 007 and 012 complete up to 012j OTHER PROGRAMS Health Canada Precipitation Collector Changed: 002j. Inventory: 14 month(s) Health Canada Thermo-Luminescence Detector Changed: 006j. Brewers 019: O.K. 029: O.K. INTERNATIONAL PROGRAMS Weekly 14 CO2 Sample for U. of Heidelberg Last Sample: 360j Using Radon filters O.K. Inventory: 36 bottle(s), 71 week(s) Radon Monitor O.K. Last filter change: Day 002j. DOAS System Not on location IGLOOLIK Sampler O.K. SEARCH O.K. Flask Summary Sampling Conditions: -36.7 C, 1.5 m/s, R.H. 42.4%, 995.1 mbar. Flasks sampled: 08/02/2006 (39j) Scripps 5L glass greased stopcock, evacuated: 5033, 5034 Inventory 4 box(es), 4 week(s) MSC Ocean Chemistry (Victoria), I.O.S.: NA Inventory 8 flask(s), 8 week(s) Japanese Halocarbon, steel 5L: 1149, 2163 Inventory 4 box(es), 8 week(s) NOAA 2.5L 007 pressurized: 3929-99, 3930-99, 4177-99, 4178-99 Inventory 6 box(es), 6 week(s) MSC 2L glass double valve pressurized: P2-69, P2-70 Inventory 7 box(es), 14 week(s) NOAA stainless steel 850mL/2.5L pressurized: 4628L, 4657R Inventory 7 box(es), 7 week(s) CSIRO/MSC 2L glass, pressurized: P2-410, P2-411 Inventory 3 box(es), 6 week(s) SCRIPPS 3 X 5L Oxygen: 290, 218, 437 Inventory 2 box(es), 4 week(s) PRL VOC, pressurized: AL025 Inventory 13 flask(s), 13 week(s) U of Heidelberg 1L glass pressurized: 22-Q9, 22-Q10 Inventory 18 flask(s), 9 week(s) Max Planck Institute - BGC: TT 169, TT 170,TT 175 Inventory 11 case(s), 11 week(s) COMPUTERS O.K. TRANSPORTATION Fuel Consumption: 217L in January Ford (Nuuk) - 38j Out of storage and in use until 040j O.K. GMC (EC Rider) - 37j Truck found leaking oil from rear main seal. Topped up. No easy Solution. Will monitor. O.K. BUILDINGS - 037j Several emergency lights out. Mostly bulbs suspected. Will inform smokey - 039j Back Door light, bulb out and frozen in place. Will replace in summer O.K. SHIPPING Shipping Received: 10/02/06 - 5 Boxes SCRIPPS 5L - 1 Box SCRIPPS 3x5 - 2 Boxes NOAA SS - 2 Boxes NOAA 007 - 2 Cases CSIRO Blue - 1 Case Hi-Vol Filters - 3 Tanks Helium Shipping Sent: 11/02/06 - 9 Boxes Old PAN GC stuff (Pumps, Manuals, motors, integrators, controlers, switches, cables, etc.) MAIL Mail Received: Mail Sent: 08/02/06 - 8 PSAP Filters - 6 AE1 Filters - 2 Black Carbon Filters Weekly Envelope Alert Weekly News Week 6, time's passing pretty quickly. I should be much further along in my studies for the coming term, but I essentially haven't started yet. This week the GM truck had a bit of an oil problem so it was in the shop for a couple days and we took the Ford out and about. So a little variety is fun. The GM is all fixed up now and running as well as before, no worries there. It also snowed for the first time that I can remember since being here. Sure, there's been high wind and snow blowing around as a result, but I haven't seen the calm day with a softly falling fluff that makes winter winter for a long time. Not quite what I was expecting, going to the North Pole and finding that it doesn't really snow. We've also been making final preparations for visitors coming up next week. Tidying up and the like. I imagine it'll be good to meet some new people and have some more variety in my work. Yep, that's what's going on. -Karl