ALERT REPORT: Week 10. Sunday March 4, 2007 - Saturday March 10, 2007 Prepared: Sunday March 11, 2007 ***********Highlights of the Week*************** - No U of H Flasks available for Flasking. Using French flasks - No Japanese flasks available for next scheduled flasking (Two weeks) - 064j B-V in cariboo road and at SST from 1543z to 1605z. Hydro 1 and Bandit did buldinng checks - 067j B-V at TX building. Maintenance to check generator. Generator running from 1405z to 1800. Noted in the Generator visits log. - 067j 2AP tracker received - 068j - 070j, installation of new 2AP tracker, SP2 heaters, SP2's, radiometers, NIP's (problems with SP2 instruments and SP2 heaters) ***********Highlights of the Week*************** THINGS WE NEED: *The items will be left on the list until they are physically received in Alert.* - Heat packs for flasks - Mop Bucket - Large latex gloves - Double sided velcro - Set of jumper cables - Stirer oil for NaOH motor and hollow glass shaft. NaOH spare motor - Complete Burn Kit and First Aid Kit Please note: Inventories are current as of the date the report is written unless stated otherwise. AEROSOL PROGRAM Aethalometer 1 Last blank on day 057j, 2007. O.K. PSAP Program N/A Nephelometer N/A CNC Counter O.K. Alert High Volume Sampler - Sampling switched to Igloolik sampler - 067j Fixed Hi-vol blower received from Downsview O.K. Last Blank: 050j, 2006 6 filter(s) in inventory Toxics Sampler O.K. 14 PUF filters, 4 Blank(s), 20 GFF(s) 7 Toxics case(s) remaining in inventory Last blank: 064j, 2007. PS-1 PUF Sampler O.K. 8 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 - 067j checked sample lines at 0155z (placed on adjusting mode and turned pump off. Cleaned lines from water trap to plumbing and reconnected. Checked flows at distinct points from after the flow controller to Licor instrument. Flows ok. Back on at 0225z and data stabilizes. Last trap change: day 061j. O.K. CAPMoN Ozone TEI 49C #49C-73452-373 O.K. CAPMoN Ozone Teco #347 - Offline CAPMoN Ozone Calibration Unit O.K. PAN GC - 066j Switching PAN laptop with DOAS laptop (started at approximately 2000z. Successfully installed laptop, installed Edgeport and loggernet and set communications between CR23X and computer. Back on at 0120z of 067j - 067j Turned NOx box and pump at 1600z - 067j Testing other Ocean Optics cables on instrument. Switching between Hoffman and Ocean Optics ports. No luck. Finished at approx. 2030z O.K. CH4/CO2/N2O/SF6/CO GC O.K. CFC 11, 12, 13 GC O.K. Complete Gas Tank Inventory - current as of 067j, 2007 Pump Room (Spares) - Nitrogen: 3 steel tanks - Argon: 8 Steel tanks, 11 aluminum tanks - P-5: 2 aluminum tanks - Ultra Zero Air: 1 steel tank - Hydrogen: 2 steel tanks - He: 1 steel tank, 2 aluminum tanks - CO2 tanks: 1 Steel tank, 1 aluminum for Neph. 1 CO2 aluminum tank for NDIR - 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) - 2 Steel tanks for disposal or shipping (1 Zero Air, 1 He) - 2 Helium, 1 Argon aluminum tank, 1 C02 aluminum tanks for shipping MERCURY PROGRAM Ambient air (007): - 068j On zero air for tank change from 1520z to 1530z Tank off: AES 711 Pressure off: 180 psi Tank on : AES 707 Pressure on: 2050 psi - 069j Offline for time reset at 2003z O.K. Ambient air (012): - 068j On zero air for tank change from 1520z to 1530z Tank off: AES 711 Pressure off: 180 psi Tank on : AES 707 Pressure on: 2050 psi - 069j Offline for time reset at 2003z O.K. RGM Unit, 1130 0016, 2537A 040: - 064j instrument running in zero air mode for the previous 24 hours approximately. Control unit (SAU) stuck in this step. Reseted SAU by disconnecting from back of instrument at 1710z - 068j On zero air for tank change from 1520z to 1530z Tank off: AES 711 Pressure off: 180 psi Tank on : AES 707 Pressure on: 2050 psi - 069j Offline for time reset at 2008z O.K. DENUDER INVENTORY = 0 cases: 0 denuder. O.K. RDMQ 2007QC for 007 and 012 complete up to 029 OTHER PROGRAMS Health Canada Precipitation Collector Changed: 061j Inventory: 6month(s) Health Canada Thermo-Luminescence Detector Changed: 001j, 2007. Brewers 019: O.K. 029: O.K. INTERNATIONAL PROGRAMS Bi-weekly 14C/12C-CO2 Sample for U. of Heidelberg Last Sample: 064j O.K. Inventory: 5 bottle(s), 11 week(s) Radon Monitor O.K. Last filter change: Day 064j. Leak test: off 446 on 1450 DOAS System - 067j switched DOAS laptop with PAN laptop at approximately 0122z. Plugged Hoffman and Ocean optic cables. Hoffman was installed but Ocean Optics was not recognozed. Opened DOASIS program, checked battery voltage and set temperature to -20 C. Finished at 0145z - Offline IGLOOLIK Sampler O.K. NOAA SEARCH - 062j Wind storm during night created Drift under the snow depth sensor by approxiamtely 150 mm. Manual depth checks suggest that snow depth measurements by sensor are accurate. - 067j Installed 2AP tracker on main platform at approx 2000z - 069j Installed radiometers, SP2's, SP2 heater #1. Problem with SP2 heater. O.K. NOAA ETL O.K. ***************FLASKING REPORT************** - No U of H Flasks available for Flasking. Using French flasks - No Japanese flasks available for next scheduled flasking (Two weeks) ***************FLASKING REPORT************** Sampling Conditions: -38.1 C, 2.3 m/s, R.H. 38.3%, 1000.4 mbar. Flasks sampled: 07/03/2007 (66j) Scripps 5L glass greased stopcock, evacuated: M5027, M5028 Inventory 3 box(es), 3 week(s) MSC Ocean Chemistry (Victoria), I.O.S.: NA Inventory 12 flask(s), 12 week(s) Japanese Halocarbon, steel 5L: H1020, H1041 Inventory box(es), 0 week(s) NOAA 2.5L 007 pressurized: 1091-99, 1092-99, 4431-99, 4432-99 Inventory 7 box(es), 7 week(s) MSC 2L glass double valve pressurized: P2-65, P2-66 Inventory 6 box(es), week(s) NOAA stainless steel 850mL/2.5L pressurized: 5049L, 5050R Inventory 7 box(es), 7 week(s) CSIRO/MSC 2L glass, pressurized: P2-442, P2-443 Inventory 6 box(es), 12 week(s) SCRIPPS 3 X 5L Oxygen: 160, 174, 277 Inventory 2 box(es), 4 week(s) PRL VOC, pressurized: AL014 Inventory 13 flask(s), 13 week(s) U of Heidelberg 1L glass pressurized: 771-27, 976-27 Inventory 10 flask(s), 5 week(s) Max Planck Institute - BGC: TT 112, TT 114,TT 100 Inventory 3 case(s), 6 week(s) COMPUTERS OK. TRANSPORTATION Fuel Consumption: February: 238 L GMC (EC Rider) - 060j Truck's transmission broke down while on the way to the lab. Vehicle out of comission New Ford (No name yet. Tentative name: Red Rover) - 064j Small wheel in track found damaged. - 065j Truck went into maintenance to replace small wheel. The whole guide wheel assembly was found damaged (cracked). Replaced assembly by switching part with GMC part. BUILDINGS O.K. SHIPPING Shipping Received: 08/03/07 - Small crate with Hi-Vol blower - One Pallet with tracker, pelican case and heaters Shipping Sent: MAIL Mail Received: Mail Sent: Alert Weekly News