ALERT REPORT: Week 12. Monday March 17, 2008 - Sunday March 23, 2008 (077j - 083j) Completed: Sunday March 23, 2008 ***********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* 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 *077j - CN reconnected to laptop and filled with butanol after having been dried out. Instrument still not reading particle concentrations. Instrument left running for awhile, then butanol drained @ 1622z. Pump left on and connected to dry out instrument. *079j - CN pump turned off, instrument completely disconnected and inlets and outlets capped off @ ~1500z. *Being shipped South for repairs. Was not reading particles. Alert High Volume Sampler O.K. Last Blank: 77j, 2008 8 filter(s) in inventory Toxics Sampler O.K. 9 PUF filters, 3 Blank(s), 12 GFF(s) 4 Toxics case(s) remaining in inventory Last blank: 35j, 2008. PS-1 PUF Sampler *sample taken off 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 *080j - server computer was not downloading data from NDIR datalogger. Discovered at lab that power was flipping off and on for all equipment plugged into NDIR UPS. Likely due to turning up power on NDIR fridge yesterday (79j). UPS was already pushed to limit power this. - fridge was turned off and cryo-cooler unplugged to let UPS power build back up. - cryo-cooler plugged back in @ 1922z, fridge left off so as not to over burden UPS. 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 *077j - 007 placed in idle mode @ 1726z (while 040 still in idle after glass change) for Argon tank changes: tank off: 07 327 03 tank on: 07 327 06 pres off: 200 psi pres on: 2450 psi - 007 back sampling @ 1737z. Ambient air (007): *077j - 007 placed in idle mode from 1726z to 1737z for Argon tank change. O.K Ambient air (012): Offline - pump/flow problems RGM Unit, 1130 0016, 2537A (040): *077j - 040 placed in idle mode @ 1703z for the following changes: - denuder (500 on) - RPF (D off, A on) - impactor frit - quartz filter - Teflon zero air filter - soda lime trap - all heating and zero air on @ 1725z. - cooling on and heating off @ 1755z. - clock on 040 moved ahead ~1 min. - all switches set to auto and sampling resumed @ 1813z. O.K. DENUDER INVENTORY = 2 case(s), 0 tube(s): 4 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: 15 bottle(s), 30 week(s) Radon Monitor Last filter change: Day 063j O.K. DOAS System *079j - Radmin installed on DOAS laptop @ ~1430z. Still cannot remote in correctly. *081j - DOAS instrument set up outside, level checked, finished @ ~ 1700z - laptop setting changed to not enter sleep mode while plugged in. - calibration done @ 1710z and UV lamp check attempted afterwards. However, Max value was low possible setting problem for spectrometer or problem with UV lamp. Left on auto-aquisition afterwards @ 1735z. *Setup inside lab. Some software problems with Hoffman? IGLOOLIK Sampler O.K., not currently in use NOAA SEARCH *All dome instruments on main tower clamped to tower railing (essentially measuring global, not diffuse radiation) *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: -37.1 C, 0.6 m/s, R.H. 36.3%, 999.6 mbar. Flasks sampled: 20/03/2008 (80j) Scripps 5L glass greased stopcock, evacuated: M5003, M5004 Inventory 1 box(es), 1 week(s) MSC Ocean Chemistry (Victoria), I.O.S.: 5059, 5060 Inventory 20 flask(s), 20 week(s) Japanese Halocarbon, steel 5L: NA Inventory box(es), week(s) NOAA 2.5L 007 pressurized: 6593-99, 6594-99, 4923-99, 4924-99 Inventory 11 box(es), 11 week(s) MSC 2L glass double valve pressurized: P2-73, P2-74 Inventory 5 box(es), 5 week(s) NOAA stainless steel 850mL/2.5L pressurized: 4651L, 4652R Inventory 4 box(es), 4 week(s) CSIRO/MSC 2L glass, pressurized: P2-402, P2-403 Inventory 5 box(es), 20 week(s) SCRIPPS 3 X 5L Oxygen: 365, 330, 238 Inventory 2 box(es), 4 week(s) PRL VOC, pressurized: AL003 Inventory 5 flask(s), 5 week(s) U of Heidelberg 1L glass pressurized: Ut-Q42, Ut-Q43 Inventory 47 flask(s), 23.5 week(s) Max Planck Institute - BGC: TT201, TT260, J0240 Inventory 6 case(s), 6 week(s) French Program: 3261-25, 3262-25 Inventory 6 Flask(s), 3 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: 16/13/08 *T/W#1: - Denuder case - Toxics case (08/02/14 - 08/01/28) - Scripps 5L flasks (M5035-6) - MPI flask case (TT077, TT142, DJTT023) - PRL flask case (AL 005, 015, 002, 024, 025, 008) - Scripps 5L flasks (M5021-2) - NOAA SS flasks (5159-60) - Japanese flasks (6796, 1144) - MSC Orange flasks (T29-32) - Toxics case (08/02/25 - 08/03/11) - PIRs x2 (in blue cases) 20/03/08 *PAL#1: - NOAA 007 flasks (x3) - MSC Orange flasks (x3) MAIL Mail Received: 20/03/08 *Heated cartridge for N2 generator *fish food *ziploc bags *Tekran pump and SAU with cables Mail Sent: Alert Weekly News