ALERT REPORT: Week 11. Monday March 10, 2008 - Sunday March 16, 2008 (070j - 076j) Completed: Sunday March 16, 2008 ***********Highlights of the Week*************** *Finally had a plane come in from Trenton this Sunday. Though still no idea if there were any of the items were waiting for on it. Hopefully milk and eggs at least. ***********Highlights of the Week*************** THINGS WE NEED: *The items will be left on the list until they are physically received in Alert* Please note: Inventories are current as of the date the report is written unless stated otherwise. AEROSOL PROGRAM Aethalometer 1 O.K. PSAP Program O.K. Nephelometer O.K. Black carbon filter pack O.K. CNC Counter *071j - CPC was unplugged and all tubing and comms cable disconnected @ ~1520z. Instrument cover was removed and critical orifice and nozzle were cleaned. Instrument was then re-assembled and put back in place. *074j - CPC was disconnected and the butanol from the reservoir drained. Air was continued to be pumped through to dry out any remaining butanol. *Not reading particles Alert High Volume Sampler O.K. Last Blank: 49j, 2008 10 filter(s) in inventory Toxics Sampler O.K. 10 PUF filters, 3 Blank(s), 13 GFF(s) 5 Toxics case(s) remaining in inventory Last blank: 35j, 2008. PS-1 PUF Sampler *sample put on this week O.K. Last Blank: 71j, 2008 5 filters remaining in inventory GAPS Network Passive sampling program 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. CAPMoN Ozone TEI 49C #49C-73452-373 O.K. CAPMoN Ozone Teco #347 - Offline CAPMoN Ozone Calibration Unit O.K. PAN GC O.K. CH4/CO2/CO GC O.K. *Hydrogen generator on way back up to Alert after being sent South for repairs. CFC 11, 12, 13 GC O.K. Complete Gas Tank Inventory - last full (truly reliable) update: 028j, 2008 Pump Room (Storage) - Nitrogen: 2 steel tanks - Argon: 13 Steel tanks, 5 aluminum tanks - Ultra Zero Air: 0 - Hydrogen: 1 steel tanks - He: 0 steel tank, 0 aluminum tanks - CO2 tanks: 2 Steel tanks, 1 aluminum for Neph., 3 CO2 aluminum tank for NDIR - HeXe: 0 Pump Room (in use or connected as spares) - Nitrogen: 1 steel (not in use) - Ultra Zero Air: 1 steel, 1 aluminum (not in use) - Hydrogen: 1 steel (not in use) - P-5: 0 - Argon: 1 aluminum(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 in use - HeXe: 1 large (light blue) steel tank Red Shed Storage - 7 Hydrogen steel tanks - 4 Zero Air steel tanks Lab vestibule (empty, to be shipped South) - CO2 WT from NDIR Office (recently received, full cylinders) - 6 Argon steel tanks - 6 Argon aluminum tanks Office (loading dock, for shipping or disposal) - 1 Steel tanks for disposal or shipping (He) - 1 Nitrogen steel tank being used by the birdman and his crew MERCURY PROGRAM Ambient air (007): O.K Ambient air (012): Offline - pump/flow problems RGM Unit, 1130 0016, 2537A (040): *071j - 040 placed in idle mode from 1623z to 1631z for quartz filter change. O.K. DENUDER INVENTORY = 3 case(s), 0 tube(s): 5 denuder(s). O.K. RDMQ 2007QC for 007 and 012 complete up to 365j OTHER PROGRAMS Health Canada Precipitation Collector Changed: 060j Inventory: 10 month(s) Health Canada Thermo-Luminescence Detector Changed: 6j Brewers 019: O.K. 029: O.K. INTERNATIONAL PROGRAMS Bi-weekly 14C/12C-CO2 Sample for U. of Heidelberg Last Sample: 063j O.K. Inventory: 16 bottle(s), 32 week(s) Radon Monitor Last filter change: Day 063j O.K. DOAS System *Setup inside lab. Some software problems with Hoffman? IGLOOLIK Sampler O.K., not currently in use NOAA SEARCH *NIPs to be re-installed shortly *SP02s to be re-installed shortly *tracker sent South for repairs, motor and comms problems NOAA ETL O.K. ***************FLASKING REPORT************** Sampling Conditions: -33.8 C, 2.4 m/s, R.H. 38.6%, 982.1 mbar. Flasks sampled: 12/03/2008 (72j) Scripps 5L glass greased stopcock, evacuated: M5021, M5022 Inventory 2 box(es), 2 week(s) MSC Ocean Chemistry (Victoria), I.O.S.: NA Inventory 22 flask(s), 22 week(s) Japanese Halocarbon, steel 5L: 6796, 1144 Inventory box(es), week(s) NOAA 2.5L 007 pressurized: 4121-99, 4122-99, 4939-99, 4940-99 Inventory 9 box(es), 9 week(s) MSC 2L glass double valve pressurized: T-31, T-32 Inventory 3 box(es), 3 week(s) NOAA stainless steel 850mL/2.5L pressurized: 5159L, 5160R Inventory 6 box(es), 6 week(s) CSIRO/MSC 2L glass, pressurized: P2-, P2- Inventory 5 box(es), 20 week(s) SCRIPPS 3 X 5L Oxygen: NA Inventory 3 box(es), 6 week(s) PRL VOC, pressurized: AL001 Inventory 6 flask(s), 6 week(s) U of Heidelberg 1L glass pressurized: Ut-Q40, Ut-Q41 Inventory 49 flask(s), 24.5 week(s) Max Planck Institute - BGC: J, J, J Inventory 7 case(s), 7 week(s) French Program: 2013-25, 2108-25 Inventory 8 Flask(s), 4 week(s) COMPUTERS OK. TRANSPORTATION Fuel Consumption, for Feb., 73L + ??? GMC (EC Rider) Talked to shop head 038j said "it will be a couple of weaks until they can get to it". *Mattracks in desperate need to be fixed. Mechanic warned that as him being liable wont install them until tracks refurbished. *New front wheel bearings have arrived in Alert and need to be installed. *Back wheels require 4 new studs each. Studs have arrived in Alert and need to be installed. O.K. New Ford (Red Rover) O.K. BUILDINGS TX- O.K. Lab- O.K SHIPPING Shipping Received: Shipping Sent: MAIL Mail Received: Mail Sent: Alert Weekly News