ALERT REPORT: Week 14. Monday March 31, 2008 - Sunday April 6, 2008 (091j - 097j) Completed: Sunday April 6, 2008 ***********Highlights of the Week*************** *Truck driven into lab on 91j frin 1736z to 1812z. ***********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 6 filter(s) in inventory Toxics Sampler O.K. 7 PUF filters, 2 Blank(s), 9 GFF(s) 3 Toxics case(s) remaining in inventory Last blank: 91j, 2008. PS-1 PUF Sampler *sample off this week O.K. Last Blank: 71j, 2008 4 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 *091j - He purifiers had been left on after GC turned off last week. Unplugged @ 1531z. -Offline CH4/CO2/CO GC *093j - GC back detector flame re-ignited @ 1353z. - H2 shut off from 1457z to 1538z while installing new H2 generator. - Flame re-ignited after H2 generator installed. H2 tank left closed for time being to test if generator operates correctly. - H2 generator occassionally displaying "overrun" message, H2 cylinder opened back up to insure steady flow of H2 reaches GC (@~1900z). O.K. *New hydrogen generator installed. 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 *092j - all instruments switched to idle mode from 1731z to 1826z while truck at lab. Ambient air (007): *091j - instrument set in idle mode from 1541z to 1655z for back inlet change and leak test. No leaks detected. *093j - lamp voltage measured: 10.42 V O.K Ambient air (012): *091j - instrument set in idle mode from 1541z to 1655z for back inlet change and leak test. No leaks detected. *093j - lamp voltage measured: 10.18 V O.K. RGM Unit, 1130 0016, 2537A (040): *091j - instrument set in idle mode @ 1541z for the following changes: - back inlet filter change and leak test - GEM outdoor filter - Outdoor zero air filter - Quartz filter - 1130 zero air filter - RPF (A off, C was broken, D on) - denuder ( 500 off, 400 on) - impactor frit flip - all heating and zero air on @ 1655z - all heating off and cooling on @ 1725z - all switches to auto and set to continuous sampling @ 1740z *093j - lamp voltage measure: initially ~ 14 V and lamp indicator light lit up. A minute later, 7.08 V and indicator light off. *095j - instrument turned off and back on and lamp voltage raised from ~ 7 V to 9.11 V @ ~1340z. - set to perform calibration after current sample @ 1423z as it was reading slightly high after lamp voltage adjusment (compared to 007). O.K. DENUDER INVENTORY = 2 case(s), 0 tube(s): 3 denuder(s). O.K. RDMQ 2007QC for 007 and 012 complete up to 84j, 2008 OTHER PROGRAMS Health Canada Precipitation Collector Changed: 093j Inventory: 9 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: 091j O.K. Inventory: 14 bottle(s), 28 week(s) Radon Monitor Last filter change: Day 091j O.K. DOAS System *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: -24.4 C, 1.6 m/s, R.H. 42.6%, 1006.3 mbar. Flasks sampled: 02/04/2008 (93j) Scripps 5L glass greased stopcock, evacuated: M5015, M5016 Inventory 3 box(es), 3 week(s) MSC Ocean Chemistry (Victoria), I.O.S.: 5041, 5042 Inventory 18 flask(s), 18 week(s) Japanese Halocarbon, steel 5L: NA Inventory 2 box(es), 2 week(s) NOAA 2.5L 007 pressurized: 1811-99, 1812-99, 4979-99, 4980-99 Inventory 9 box(es), 9 week(s) MSC 2L glass double valve pressurized: P2-81, P2-82 Inventory 7 box(es), 7 week(s) NOAA stainless steel 850mL/2.5L pressurized: 4621L, 4650R Inventory 2 box(es), 2 week(s) CSIRO/MSC 2L glass, pressurized: P2-432, P2-433 Inventory 6 box(es), 24 week(s) SCRIPPS 3 X 5L Oxygen: 335, 305, 540 Inventory 3 box(es), 6 week(s) PRL VOC, pressurized: AL021 Inventory 3 flask(s), 3 week(s) U of Heidelberg 1L glass pressurized: Ut-Q16, Ut-Q17 Inventory 43 flask(s), 21.5 week(s) Max Planck Institute - BGC: TT325, TT329, TT384 Inventory 10 case(s), 10 week(s) French Program: 2057-25, 2323-25 Inventory 1 Flask(s), 0.5 week(s) COMPUTERS *091j - server computer found with message "application failed to initialize properly (0xc0000142). Computer restarted @ 1312z. 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: 03/04/08 *UPS - powerware *UPS - Furman *Pulsar STS *Hi-Vol filters (1 case) *MSC Orange flasks (x1) Shipping Sent: 03/04/08 *T/W#1: - Scripps 3x5 (365, 330, 238) - MSC Orange (P2|73-76) - NOAA 007 (2133/34-99, 2219/20-99) - NOAA SS (4657, 4658) - U of H (Ut-Q31 - UtQ45) - empty toxics PUF tins - NOAA SS (4621, 4650) - NOAA 007 (4979/80-99, 1811/12-99) - Scripps 3x5 (335, 305, 540) - MPI case (TT325, 329, 384) MAIL Mail Received: Mail Sent: 03/04/08 *Health Canada rainwater sampler Alert Weekly News