ALERT REPORT: Week 52. Sunday December 24, 2006 - Saturday December 30, 2006 Prepared: Sunday December 31, 2006 ***********Highlights of the Week*************** - 359j Problems with Radon program, Radwind. Program restarted Friday, 363j at 1859z. - Making manual file dumps into server from MET and NDIR Loggers during the week. - 363j Found entire logger communication network down. Checked entire line connections and rebooted MD9 from server. Server MD9 suspected of failing. Making manual file dumps from MET, NDIR, PSAP and AETHELOMETER Loggers into server. ***********Highlights of the Week*************** THINGS WE NEED: *The items will be left on the list until they are physically received in Alert.* - Mop Bucket - Large latex gloves - Water traps for GC Crycooler - Set of jumper cables - Stirr oil for NaOH motor and hollow glass shaft Please note: Inventories are current as of the date the report is written unless stated otherwise. AEROSOL PROGRAM Aethalometer 1 - MD9 communications with server down. Making manual transfers from local laptop to server. Last blank on day 338j, 2006. O.K. PSAP Program - MD9 communications with server down. Making manual transfers from local laptop to server. 2 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: 359j, 2006 13 filter(s) in inventory Toxics Sampler O.K. 12 PUF filters, 4 Blank(s), 18 GFF(s) 6 Toxics case(s) remaining in inventory Last blank: 338j, 2006. PS-1 PUF Sampler 2 filters remaining in inventory O.K. MET PROGRAM Ambient Temperature Sensor [Campbell 107F] - MD9 communications with server down. Making manual transfers from local laptop to server. O.K. Stevenson Screen and Dew Cells - MD9 communications with server down. Making manual transfers from local laptop to server. O.K. Tall Tower 10m and Lab Platform 10m RM Young Wind Sensors - MD9 communications with server down. Making manual transfers from local laptop to server. O.K. GAS PROGRAM NDIR - MD9 communications with server down. Making manual transfers from local laptop to server. O.K. NDIR Moisture Trap Sample Last trap change: day 338j, 2006. CAPMoN Ozone Teco #49C-73452-373 O.K. CAPMoN Ozone Teco #347 - Offline CAPMoN Ozone Calibration Unit O.K. PAN GC - 359j HeXe tank change from 2033z to 2045z Tank off: OF3075 Pressure: 270psi Tank on : OF0567 Pressure: 1900psi O.K. CH4/CO2/N2O/SF6/CO GC - 361j Power blip in station and lab the night before caused the compressor breaker to be thrown off. Nitrogen generator found with no pressure. GC1 flame out. Compressor back on at 1855z - 362j GC detector relit at approximately 0100z O.K. CFC 11, 12, 13 GC O.K. Complete Gas Tank Inventory - current as of 360j, 2006 Pump Room (Spares) - Nitrogen: 3 steel tanks - Argon: 8 Steel tanks, 6 aluminum tanks - P-5: 2 aluminum tanks - Ultra Zero Air: 1 steel tank - Hydrogen: 2 steel tanks - He: 1 steel tank, 3 aluminum tanks - CO2 tanks: 1 Steel tank, 2 aluminum tanks - HeXe:1 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) - 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, 4 Argon aluminum, 4 CO2 aluminum tanks ready for shipping - 3 Steel tanks for disposal or shipping (1 Argon, 1 Zero Air, 1 He) MERCURY PROGRAM Ambient air (007): OFF Ambient air (012): - 365j Offline for sample inlet filter change and lamp voltage check from 1925z to 1936z - Leak tested - Lamp voltage: 12.21V O.K. RGM Unit, 1130 0016, 2537A 040: - 365j offline at 1942z for the following changes: - Sample inlet filter. Leak tested. - Lamp voltage check. Lamp voltage: 7.61 V - GEM inlet filter - Zero air generator inlet filter - Soda Lime trap - RPF - Fritz - Quartz filter - Zero teflon filter - All heating on at 2036z - All cooling on at 2053 - All switches to auto at 2115z DENUDER INVENTORY = 1 tube: 1 denuder. O.K. RDMQ 2006 QC for 007 and 012 complete up to 352j OTHER PROGRAMS Health Canada Precipitation Collector Changed: 338j. Inventory: 9 month(s) Health Canada Thermo-Luminescence Detector Changed: 277j. Brewers 019: - 359j Error message found in computer. Computer and software rebooted at 1825z. Computer shows it had been frozen since Dec. 22 O.K. 029: O.K. INTERNATIONAL PROGRAMS Bi-weekly 14C/12C-CO2 Sample for U. of Heidelberg Last Sample: 359j O.K. Inventory: 10 bottle(s), 21 week(s) Radon Monitor - 359j Message error "Check range" shown on Radon program. Program tried to be restarted with no luck. Data shows that it stopped since Dec. 19 at 1300z. - 363j Rebooting Radon instrument and computer: - Turned off instrument and restarted at 1850. Error message continued to show - Turned off instrument and truned off computer at 1855z. Rebooted computer, restarted Radwind program. Radon back on at 1859z O.K. Last filter change: Day 310j. DOAS System - Offline IGLOOLIK Sampler O.K. NOAA SEARCH O.K. NOAA ETL O.K. FLASK SAMPLING SUMMARY ********************Flask Report*************************** ********************Flask Report*************************** Sampling Conditions: -31.1 C, 5.4 m/s, R.H. 40.2%, 987 mbar. Flasks sampled: 27/12/2006 Scripps 5L glass greased stopcock, evacuated: M5007, M5008 Inventory 9 box(es), 9 week(s) MSC Ocean Chemistry (Victoria), I.O.S.: NA Inventory 22 flask(s), 22 week(s) Japanese Halocarbon, steel 5L: 5238, H1018 Inventory 2 box(es), 4 week(s) NOAA 2.5L 007 pressurized: 1387-99, 1388-99, 1945-99, 1946-99 Inventory 9 box(es), 9 week(s) MSC 2L glass double valve pressurized: P2-77, P2-78 Inventory 5 box(es), 10 week(s) NOAA stainless steel 850mL/2.5L pressurized: 4651L, 4652R Inventory 6 box(es), 6 week(s) CSIRO/MSC 2L glass, pressurized: P2-428, P2-429 Inventory 3 box(es), 6 week(s) SCRIPPS 3 X 5L Oxygen: 215, 460, 401 Inventory 5 box(es), 10 week(s) PRL VOC, pressurized: AL023 Inventory 12 flask(s), 12 week(s) U of Heidelberg 1L glass pressurized: 22-Q47, 22-Q53 Inventory 46 flask(s), 23 week(s) Max Planck Institute - BGC: TT 164, TT 142,TT 146 Inventory 5 case(s), 10 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) O.K. New Ford (No name yet. Tentative name: Red Rover) ok. BUILDINGS O.K. SHIPPING Shipping Received: Shipping Sent: MAIL Mail Received: 29/12/06 - Thermoluminescence detector from Health Canda Mail Sent: Alert Weekly News