ALERT REPORT: Week 49. Sunday December 3, 2006 - Saturday December 9, 2006 Prepared: Sunday December 10, 2006 ***********Highlights of the Week*************** - 339j Truck went into maintenance to check tracks and fluids. Lights were left on all night and batteries drained. Batteries left to recharge for most of the afternoon. - 340j Truck went into maintenance in order to change the rear spring leaf brackets. Truck ready on 341j - Both trucks in good shape now. ***********Highlights of the Week*************** THINGS WE NEED: *The items will be left on the list until they are physically received in Alert.* - Mop Bucket - Set of jumper cables - Scripps 5L flasks (none available) - PRL Flasks (3 weeks worth of flasks left) - MPI Flasks (3 weeks worth of flasks left) Please note: Inventories are current as of the date the report is written unless stated otherwise. AEROSOL PROGRAM Aethalometer 1 Last blank on day 310j, 2006. O.K. PSAP Program 3 Unopened filter cases in Inventory O.K. Nephelometer - Offline CNC Counter O.K. Alert High Volume Sampler - Sampling switched to Igloolik sampler O.K. Last Blank: 338j, 2006 12 filter(s) in inventory Toxics Sampler O.K. 7 PUF filters, 3 Blank(s), 13 GFF(s) 4 Toxics case(s) remaining in inventory Last blank: 338j, 2006. PS-1 PUF Sampler O.K. 3 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 CAPMoN Ozone Calibration Unit O.K. PAN GC - 338j Helium tank replaced from 1611z to 1619z Tank off: QMPAN 010 Pressure off: 250 psi Tank on : QMPAN Pressure on : 2000psi O.K. CH4/CO2/N2O/SF6/CO GC O.K. CFC 11, 12, 13 GC O.K. Complete Gas Tank Inventory - current as of 323j, 2006 Pump Room (Spares) - Nitrogen: 3 steel tanks - Argon: 6 Steel tanks - P-5: 0 aluminum tanks - Ultra Zero Air: 1 steel tank - Hydrogen: 2 steel tanks - He: 1 steel tank, 2 aluminum tanks - CO2 tanks: 1 Steel tank, 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 steel (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) - 3 He, 2 P-5, 3 Argon aluminum, 2 CO2 aluminum tanks ready for shipping - 4 aluminum Argon tanks to be taken to the lab - 3 Steel tanks for disposal or shipping (1 Argon, 1 Zero Air, 1 He) MERCURY PROGRAM Ambient air (007): OFF Ambient air (012): - 338j offline 1527z to 1627z for the following changes and tests: - Sample line filter (Leak tested) - Argon tank change Tank off: APCL 896472 (could not find AES number) pressure off: 200 psi Tank on: T533578 pressure on: 2550 psi - Lamp voltage check: 9.67 Volts - 338j Error on screen promted to press any key to reboot. Rebooted at 1731z. O.K. RGM Unit, 1130 0016, 2537A 040: - 338j offline at 1527z for the following changes and tests - Sample line filter (leak tested) - Soda lime trap - GEM inlet filter - Zero air inlet filter - Teflon zero air filter - Sample inlet Quartz filter - Frit, RPF and denuder glassware - Argon tank change Tank off: APCL 896472 (could not find AES number) pressure off: 200 psi Tank on: T533578 pressure on: 2550 psi - Lamp voltage check: 7.75 Volts - All heating on at 1720z - All cooling on at 1735z - All switches to auto at 1752z - 340j Since RGM concentrations were high, RPF glassware was changed at 1844z - all heating on at 1857z - all cooling on at 1922z - all switches to auto at 1951z - 340j GEM concentrations found to be high (in the order of 1.8). Instrument placed to check connections and lines at 2050z - All heating on at 2058z - all cooling on at 2108z - all switches to auto at 2123z. DENUDER INVENTORY = 2 tubes: 2 denuders. O.K. RDMQ 2006 QC for 007 and 012 complete up to 317j OTHER PROGRAMS Health Canada Precipitation Collector Changed: 338j. Inventory: 12 month(s) Health Canada Thermo-Luminescence Detector Changed: 277j. Brewers 019: O.K. 029: O.K. INTERNATIONAL PROGRAMS Bi-weekly 14C/12C-CO2 Sample for U. of Heidelberg Last Sample: 331j O.K. Inventory: 12 bottle(s), 25 week(s) Radon Monitor - 338j Filter change started at 1856z. Data collection was not stopped until 1915z. Instrument back on at 1921z O.K. Last filter change: Day 310j. DOAS System - Offline IGLOOLIK Sampler O.K. NOAA SEARCH - 328j, 329j, 330j taking CM22's, NIP's, SP2 from NOAA scaffolding, tracker and albedo tower - 2AP tracker off. - SP2 heater #1 off NOAA ETL O.K. FLASK SAMPLING SUMMARY ********************Flask Report*************************** - 342j Flasking postponed until this day due to unsuitable conditions during the previous two days. - No Scripps 5L available for next week's sampling - PRL Flasks (3 weeks worth of flasks left) - MPI Flasks (3 weeks worth of flasks left) ********************Flask Report*************************** Sampling Conditions: -18.5 C, 0 m/s, R.H. 35%, 977.5 mbar. Flasks sampled: 08/12/2006 (342j) Scripps 5L glass greased stopcock, evacuated: 0, 0 Inventory 0 box(es), 0 week(s) MSC Ocean Chemistry (Victoria), I.O.S.: 5319, 5320 Inventory 26 flask(s), 26 week(s) Japanese Halocarbon, steel 5L: NA Inventory 3 box(es), 6 week(s) NOAA 2.5L 007 pressurized: 167-99, 168-99, 1735-99, 1736-99 Inventory 12 box(es), 12 week(s) MSC 2L glass double valve pressurized: P2-67, P2-68 Inventory 4 box(es), 8 week(s) NOAA stainless steel 850mL/2.5L pressurized: 5083L, 5084R Inventory 4 box(es), 4 week(s) CSIRO/MSC 2L glass, pressurized: P2-, P2- Inventory 2 box(es), 4 week(s) SCRIPPS 3 X 5L Oxygen: NA Inventory 4 box(es), 8 week(s) PRL VOC, pressurized: AL013 Inventory 4 flask(s), 4 week(s) U of Heidelberg 1L glass pressurized: 22-Q9, 22-Q11 Inventory 52 flask(s), 26 week(s) Max Planck Institute - BGC: TT 264, TT 270,TT 272 Inventory 2 case(s), 4 week(s) COMPUTERS OK. TRANSPORTATION Fuel Consumption: October : 244 L November: 315 L Ford (Nuuk) - 333j parked inside Ice Shelf building O.K. GMC (EC Rider) - 340j Truck went into maintenance in order to change the rear spring leaf brackets. Truck ready on 341j O.K. New Ford (No name yet. Tentative name: Red Rover) - 339j Truck went into maintenance to check tracks and fluids. Lights were left on all night and batteries drained. Batteries left to recharge for most of the afternoon. ok. BUILDINGS O.K. SHIPPING Shipping Received: 7/12/06 - 1 triwal - 3 boxes with Passive filter - 1 MSC orange case - 1 CSIRO blue case - 4 NOAA SS boxes - 1 case of Hi-Vol filters - 1 Pallet - 4 Argon aluminum cylinders Shipping Sent: MAIL Mail Received: Mail Sent: Alert Weekly News