ALERT REPORT: Week 13. Monday March 24, 2008 - Sunday March 30, 2008 (084j - 090j) Completed: Sunday March 30, 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 *Being shipped South for repairs. Was not reading particles. Alert High Volume Sampler O.K. Last Blank: 77j, 2008 7 filter(s) in inventory Toxics Sampler O.K. 8 PUF filters, 3 Blank(s), 12 GFF(s) 4 Toxics case(s) remaining in inventory Last blank: 35j, 2008. PS-1 PUF Sampler *sample on this week O.K. Last Blank: 71j, 2008 4 filters remaining in inventory GAPS Network Passive sampling program *088 - PUFs changed. 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 *086j - NDIR pump turned off and leak tested by plugging high pressure side @ 1823z. Could not maintain pressure after pump switched off, likely needs new diaphragm. Back on @ 1831z. *088j - NDIR set to adjusting mode and pump turned off and unplugged @ 1508z. Tried new pump diaphragm but this did not fix the low pressure problem. New pump swapped in & some fittings at outlet end up pump replaced as they had been crossthreaded. - Adjusting mode off and pump running @ 1718z O.K. CAPMoN Ozone TEI 49C #49C-73452-373 O.K. CAPMoN Ozone Teco #347 - Offline CAPMoN Ozone Calibration Unit O.K. PAN GC *088j - He low (<100 psi) so instrument had to be shut down. Instruments switched off, pumps unplugged and tanks closed @ 1744z. -Offline CH4/CO2/CO GC O.K. *New hydrogen generator arrived in Alert. To be installed shortly. 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): *084j - ambient line opened to room air momentarily while 012 was unhooked from ambient line for pump change. *086j - 007 set in idle mode @ 16553z while 012 hooked back up to ambient air line. Set back to continuous sampling @ 1656z. O.K Ambient air (012): *084j - pump swaped in 012, new UN 89 pump installed in place of older UN 79. Pump tested briefly while inlet open to room air. *086j - New SAU controller programmed (copied program from previous SAU controller, program named USER - 1800). - New controller hooked into 012, also data and clock set on instrument. Inlet capped for leak check before hooking back up ambient line. - Instrument set to continuous sampling @ 1656z. O.K. RGM Unit, 1130 0016, 2537A (040): *084j - 040 placed in idle mode from 1608z to 1613z for quartz filter change. O.K. DENUDER INVENTORY = 2 case(s), 0 tube(s): 4 denuder(s). O.K. RDMQ 2007QC for 007 and 012 complete up to 84j, 2008 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 *089j - Range check error discovered on Radon software. Had stopped reading @ 0900z. COmputer restarted @ 1549z and sampling resumed @ 1554z. Last filter change: Day 063j O.K. DOAS System *084j - DOAS computer appears to have restarted itself over weekend. Programs (Doasis and Minimax) started and auto-aquisition resumed @ 1421z. *087j - DOAS auto-aquisition stopped @ 1309z to verify program setup is correct. New .ini file copied to MiniMax folder, previous file renamed "Minimax removed Mar 2008". Auto-aquisition resumed @ ~1415z. *Operational but may require change to settings/sofware. Appears to be reading low peak magnitudes. 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: -25 C, 0.8 m/s, R.H. 52%, 996.7 mbar. Flasks sampled: 26/03/2008 (86j) Scripps 5L glass greased stopcock, evacuated: M5007, M5008 Inventory 0 box(es), 0 week(s) MSC Ocean Chemistry (Victoria), I.O.S.: NA Inventory 20 flask(s), 20 week(s) Japanese Halocarbon, steel 5L: -, - Inventory 2 box(es), 2 week(s) NOAA 2.5L 007 pressurized: 2133-99, 2134-99, 2219-99, 2220-99 Inventory 6 box(es), 6 week(s) MSC 2L glass double valve pressurized: P2-75, P2-76 Inventory 5 box(es), 5 week(s) NOAA stainless steel 850mL/2.5L pressurized: 4657L, 4658R Inventory 3 box(es), 3 week(s) CSIRO/MSC 2L glass, pressurized: P2-, P2- Inventory 5 box(es), 20 week(s) SCRIPPS 3 X 5L Oxygen: NA Inventory 2 box(es), 4 week(s) PRL VOC, pressurized: AL013 Inventory 4 flask(s), 4 week(s) U of Heidelberg 1L glass pressurized: Ut-Q44, Ut-Q45 Inventory 45 flask(s), 22.5 week(s) Max Planck Institute - BGC: J, J, J Inventory 7 case(s), 7 week(s) French Program: 2232-25, 2248-25 Inventory 4 Flask(s), 2 week(s) COMPUTERS OK. TRANSPORTATION Fuel Consumption, for Mar.: 162L 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: 28/03/08 *NDIR cal tanks (2 cases) *H2 generator *GC 6890 gas cylinder *PAL#1: - Scripps 5L flasks (x4) - Scripps 3x5 flasks (x2) - MSC Orange flasks (x3) - MPI flask cases (x4) - CSIRO Blue flasks (x2) Shipping Sent: 25/03/08 *NOAA 007 (3595/96-99, 4981/82-99) *NOAA SS (4425, 4412) *NOAA 007 (4121/22-99, 4939/40-99) *Hi-Vol case *T/RH probe for NOAA *Denuder case *NOAA 007 (6593/94-99, 4923/24-99) *Scripps 5L (M5003-4) *Vic Grey (5057-60) *NOAA SS (4651-52) *CSIRO Blue (P2|400 - 403) *FTAS PUFs *Mail Bag: - 1 lambda PSAP filters (056PS058 - 077PS079) - 3 lambda PSAP filters (056PS058 - 077PS079) - AE1 filters (A10809SB - A10811SB) - Radon Filter (04/02/08 - 03/03/08) - Larry's ball hockey medal - Toxics sheet (08/02/25 - 08/03/11) - Hi Vol sheet (08/02/18 - 08/03/17) - Toxics sheet (08/03/11 - 08/03/24) MAIL Mail Received: 26/03/08 *snow sampling bottles (4 coolers) *Japanese flasks (x2) *Tekran 1130 pump Mail Sent: 25/03/08 *2AP tracker parts (for Ormanda) Alert Weekly News *Potentially last souper des nobles took place this weekend. Any future ones will likely be a completely different format after the handover of the base to civilians takes place.