ALERT REPORT: Week 42. Sunday October 15, 2006 - Saturday October 21, 2006 Prepared: Sunday October 22, 2006 ***********Highlights of the Week*************** ***********Highlights of the Week*************** THINGS WE NEED: *The items will be left on the list until they are physically received in Alert.* - Log books!!!! - "AAA" Batteries (Not until Fall) - New Face Shield for NaOH Change - Mop Bucket - Packing Tape - Scotch Tape - Medium and large ziploc bags (general use) - Scripps 5 L flasks, Japanese Flasks, CSIRO Flasks - PS-1 and Hi-Vol filters Please note: Inventories are current as of the date the report is written unless stated otherwise. AEROSOL PROGRAM Aethalometer 1 Last blank on day 247j, 2006. O.K. PSAP Program 3 Unopened filter cases in Inventory O.K. Nephelometer - 289j 1 micrometer Impactor cleaning at 1806z - 291j Span done at 1713z O.K CNC Counter O.K. Alert High Volume Sampler O.K. Last Blank: 275j, 2006 1 filter(s) in inventory Toxics Sampler O.K. 1 PUF tin(s) + 1 Blank(s) remaining in inventory + 1 Box that recently arrived 9 Toxics case(s) remaining in inventory Last blank: 250j, 2006. PS-1 PUF Sampler O.K. 0 filters remaining in inventory 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 279j, 2006. CAPMoN Ozone Teco #49C-73452-373 O.K. CAPMoN Ozone Teco #347 - Offline O.K. CAPMoN Ozone Calibration Unit O.K. PAN GC - 289j Snow inlet found covered under the snow. Cleaned at 1555z and changed inlet filter at 1804z. - 293j He gas tank change at 1800z Tank off: QMPAN 005 Pressure off: 250 psi Tank on: QMPAN 002 Pressure on: 2200 psi Line Delivery Pressure: 70 psi O.K. CH4/CO2/N2O/SF6/CO GC - 293j P-5 gas tank change at 1755z Tank off: GGML 002 Pressure: 300 psi Tank on: GGML 003 Pressure: 1700 psi Line delivery pressure: 75 psi O.K. CFC 11, 12, 13 GC O.K. Complete Gas Tank Inventory - current as of 252j, 2006 Pump Room (Spares) - Nitrogen: 3 steel tanks - Argon: 7 Steel tanks, 2 Aluminum Tanks - P-5: 1 aluminum tanks - Ultra Zero Air: 1 steel tank - Hydrogen: 2 steel tanks - He: 1 steel tank, 2 aluminum tanks - CO2 tanks: 2 aluminum tanks - HeXe: 1 small steel tank Pump Room (in use or connected as spares) - Nitrogen: 1 steel (not in use) - Zero Air: 1 steel, 1 aluminum (not in use) - Hydrogen: 1 steel (not in use) - P-5: 1 aluminum (in use) - Argon: 1 aluminum (in use) - CO2: 1 aluminum (in use for Nephelometer) - CO2 (GC WL): 1 aluminum (not in use) - CO T aluminum tank - CO WH aluminum tank - CO WL aluminum tank - CFC WH aluminum tank - 6890 WH aluminum tank - 6890 T aluminum tank Old Lab (PAN GC Tanks) - Zero Air: 2 Steel tanks (not in use. Spares) - Nitrogen: 2 steel tanks (not in use. Spares) - NO: 1 aluminum tank - He: 1 aluminum - HeXe: 1 small steel tank Red Shed Storage - 7 Hydrogen steel tanks - 5 Zero Air steel tanks Office (loading dock, for shipping or disposal) - 1 He and 1 P-5 aluminum tanks ready for shipping - 3 Steel tanks for disposal or shipping (1 Argon, 1 Zero Air, 1 He) MERCURY PROGRAM Ambient air (007): - 289j Offline for Argon Tank change Tank off AES 719 Pressure off: 280 psi Pressure on: 2200psi Line pressure: 60 psi O.K. Ambient air (012): - 289j Offline for Argon Tank change Tank off AES 719 Pressure off: 280 psi Pressure on: 2200psi Line pressure: 60 psi Offline: Being kept as spare RGM Unit, 1130 0016, 2537A 040: - 289j Offline for Argon Tank change, soda lime trap and sample inlet quartz filter Tank off AES 719 Pressure off: 280 psi Pressure on: 2200psi Line pressure: 60 psi - 291j Check Sodal Lime trap and leak found. Offline from 1340z to 1350z to fix. DENUDER INVENTORY = 2 cases, 2 tubes: 6 denuders. O.K. RDMQ 2006 QC for 007 and 012 complete up to 294j OTHER PROGRAMS Health Canada Precipitation Collector Changed: 275j. Inventory: 13 month(s) Health Canada Thermo-Luminescence Detector Changed: 277j. Brewers 019: - 291j Maintenance: Steps per revolution test and dessicant change from 1600z to 1700z O.K. 029: - 291j Maintenance: Steps per revolution test and dessicant change from 1600z to 1700z O.K. INTERNATIONAL PROGRAMS Bi-weekly 14C/12C-CO2 Sample for U. of Heidelberg Last Sample: 289j O.K. Inventory: 15 bottle(s), 31 week(s) Radon Monitor - 289j Offline for file back up and time check O.K. Last filter change: Day 275j. DOAS System - 290j Installed DOAS partially at 2000z - 293j unable to install intrument - Offline IGLOOLIK Sampler - Offline NOAA SEARCH - 290j All SkyCam brought inside at 1833z - 2AP tracker off. NOAA ETL O.K. FLASK SAMPLING SUMMARY Sampling Conditions: 1.4 C, 11.1 m/s, R.H. 75.4%, 994.6 mbar. Flasks sampled: 18/10/2006 (291j) Scripps 5L glass greased stopcock, evacuated: M5027, M5028 Inventory 1 box(es), 1 week(s) MSC Ocean Chemistry (Victoria), I.O.S.: NA Inventory 32 flask(s), 32 week(s) Japanese Halocarbon, steel 5L: 1117, 6004 Inventory box(es), 0 week(s) NOAA 2.5L 007 pressurized: 2211-99, 2212-99, 3761-99, 3762-99 Inventory 5 box(es), 5 week(s) MSC 2L glass double valve pressurized: P2-93, P2-94 Inventory 5 box(es), 10 week(s) NOAA stainless steel 850mL/2.5L pressurized: 5159L, 5160R Inventory 3 box(es), 3 week(s) CSIRO/MSC 2L glass, pressurized: P2-432, P2-433 Inventory 0 box(es), 0 week(s) SCRIPPS 3 X 5L Oxygen: 367, 435, 416 Inventory 3 box(es), 6 week(s) PRL VOC, pressurized: AL016 Inventory 10 flask(s), 10 week(s) U of Heidelberg 1L glass pressurized: 22-Q99, 22-Q100 Inventory 64 flask(s), 32 week(s) Max Planck Institute - BGC: TT 194, TT 197,TT 252 Inventory 5 case(s), 10 week(s) COMPUTERS OK. TRANSPORTATION Fuel Consumption: August 252L Ford (Nuuk)--> RIP O.K. GMC (EC Rider) O.K. New Ford (No name yet. Tentative name: Red Rover) ok. BUILDINGS New lab still leaking water around main stack O.K. SHIPPING Shipping Received: 16/10/06 - 5 boxes NOAA 007 - 1 case PRL - 4 cases MSC orange - 1 case CSIRO blue - 4 boxes Scripps 3x5 L - 3 boxes NOAA SS - 1 French pump unit - 2 cases French flasks Shipping Sent: 17/10/06 - 1 Pallet - 3 Argon cylinders - 1 He cylinder - 1 NO cylinder - 1 Pallet with CO2 cylinder - 1 Crate - 1 case with NOx instrument (Stoyka) - 1 box with snow sampling supplies (Sandy or Patrick) - 1 box Japanese Flasks - 3 NOAA 007 - 3 boxes Scripps 5 L - 1 case Hi-Vol - 1 case U fo H Flasks - 2 cases CSIRO blue - 2 boxes NOAA SS - 1 case MPI - 1 case PRL - 1 case Toxics - 1 case Vic Grey - 1 case MSC orange MAIL Mail Received: 20/10/06 - 4 Japanese flasks boxes Mail Sent: 17/10/06 - Weekly envelope - 6 PSAP filters - 4 Aethelometer filters Alert Weekly News It has been a fund raising week for the United Way here in Alert. Last sunday Gabe and I joined Vimy house in the volleyball team played some "blind" matches, that is a bed sheet is laid across the net so we can't see when the ball is coming from the opposite side. Vimy house came on second place (thanks to our help). Thursday night there was casino night. I volunteered to deal some black jack and Gabe was generous enough to gamble some of his money. The highlight was this sunday during the novelty bowling tournament in which the GAW Lab/Vimy team was the uncontested winner. All in all, it has been some fun times this week. Cheers, Lee