ALERT REPORT: Week 2. Monday January 7, 2008 - Sunday January 13, 2008 (7j - 13j) Completed: Sunday January 13, 2008 ***********Highlights of the Week*************** *I will be leaving for my vacation this week (hopefully). Some tasks will therefore still be done on different days than usual next week. Larry will be here in my place for the next four weeks. ***********Highlights of the Week*************** THINGS WE NEED: *The items will be left on the list until they are physically received in Alert* - 0.3 Amp mini fuses for Radon instruments - Set of jumper cables - 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 O.K. PSAP Program O.K. Nephelometer O.K. Black carbon filter pack O.K. CNC Counter O.K. Alert High Volume Sampler O.K. Last Blank: 344j, 2007 11 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: 337j, 2007. PS-1 PUF Sampler O.K. Last Blank: 323j, 2007 10 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 *Juice Jug Inlet: pump broken, needs to be repaired or replaced O.K. CH4/CO2/CO GC *11j - UPS for GC computer was warning that "battery needs changing". While checking out problem, UPS was accidently turned off which caused the computer to reset @ 1632z. UPS now seems alright but will be monitored. O.K. CFC 11, 12, 13 GC O.K. Complete Gas Tank Inventory - last full (truly reliable) update: 319j, 2007 Pump Room (Storage) - Nitrogen: 2 steel tanks - Argon: 8 Steel tanks, 1 aluminum tanks - P-5: 0 - Ultra Zero Air: 0 - Hydrogen: 2 steel tanks - He: 1 steel tank, 0 aluminum tanks - CO2 tanks: 1 Steel tanks, 1 aluminum for Neph., 1 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: 1 aluminum (empty) - 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) - 2 Argon aluminum tanks - 1 HeXe (small light blue tank) - 1 NDIR reference gas tank Office (recently received, full cylinders) - 11 Argon steel tanks - 2 NDIR reference gas tanks - 5 NDIR calibration gas tanks Office (loading dock, for shipping or disposal) - 2 Steel tanks for disposal or shipping (2 Zero Air, 1 He) - 1 CO2 steel tank for Neph. - 1 Nitrogen steel tank being used by the birdman and his crew - 3 empty He aluminum tanks - 4 empty argon - 1 empty P-5 - 5 full P-5 MERCURY PROGRAM *Rob up performing calibration and maintenance on mercury equipment (10j - 15j?) *10j - mercury instruments in idle mode while Argon cylinder changed @ 1620z tank off: - tank on: AES715 pres off: 400 psi pres on: 2150 psi Ambient air (007): O.K., turned off Ambient air (012): *6j - 012 placed in idle mode @ 1947z for the following: - inside ambient air filter change - leak tested, no leak detected - lamp check: 11.41 V - continuous sampling resumed @ 2000z O.K. RGM Unit, 1130 0016, 2537A (040): *6j - the following changes were made for RGM unit while it was already in idle mode (due to malfunction) from ~1900z to 2000z: - RPF - denuder - impactor frit flip - 1130 zero air filter - outdoor zero air filter - quartz filter - GEM inlet filter - inside ambient air filter change - soda lime trap - leak tested, no leak detected - lamp check: 9.70 V - clock reset, was ~1.5 mins behind - all heating & zero air on @ 1957z - all cooling on & heating off @ 2025z - all switches on auto @ 2055z *7j - 040 had been found not reading values the previous week and was set in idle mode. Controller unit was discovered to be malfunctioning. Screen displayed odd characters and unit was warm. Controller was unplugged and plugged back in several minutes later. 040 set back to continuous sampling @ 1952z. O.K. DENUDER INVENTORY = 0 case(s), 3 tube(s): 3 denuder(s). O.K. RDMQ 2007QC for 007 and 012 complete up to 319j OTHER PROGRAMS Health Canada Precipitation Collector Changed: 6j Inventory: 4 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: 344j O.K. Inventory: 20 bottle(s), 40 week(s) Radon Monitor *13j - "Range check error" message found on Radon computer. Instrument and computer restarted @ 1732z. *requires 0.3 amp mini fuse Last filter change: Day 365j O.K. DOAS System Offline, shipped South. IGLOOLIK Sampler O.K., not currently in use NOAA SEARCH *NIPs removed and shipped South for maintenance *SP02s have been removed and shipped South *sensor alignment off late in day, appears entire 2AP tracker requires adjusting NOAA ETL O.K. ***************FLASKING REPORT************** ***************FLASKING REPORT************** Sampling Conditions: -29.9 C, 4.3 m/s, R.H. 65%, 992.6 mbar. Flasks sampled: 09/01/2008 (9j) Scripps 5L glass greased stopcock, evacuated: M5025, M5026 Inventory 6 box(es), 6 week(s) MSC Ocean Chemistry (Victoria), I.O.S.: 5265, 5266 Inventory 30 flask(s), 30 week(s) Japanese Halocarbon, steel 5L: NA Inventory 3 box(es), 6 week(s) NOAA 2.5L 007 pressurized: 2615-99, 2616-99, 2171-99, 2172-99 Inventory 10 box(es), 10 week(s) MSC 2L glass double valve pressurized: P2-89, P2-90 Inventory 1 box(es), week(s) NOAA stainless steel 850mL/2.5L pressurized: 5051L, 5052R Inventory 5 box(es), 5 week(s) CSIRO/MSC 2L glass, pressurized: P2-440, P2-441 Inventory 3 box(es), 12 week(s) SCRIPPS 3 X 5L Oxygen: 134, 485, 208 Inventory 0 box(es), 0 week(s) PRL VOC, pressurized: AL019 Inventory 14 flask(s), 14 week(s) U of Heidelberg 1L glass pressurized: Ut-Q7, Ut-Q8 Inventory 62 flask(s), 31 week(s) Max Planck Institute - BGC: TT317, TT319, TT327 Inventory 9 case(s), 18 week(s) French Program: 2257-25, 2295-25 Inventory 10 Flask(s), 5 week(s) COMPUTERS *13j - could not remote into server computer from office. At lab found message "application failed to initialize properly (0xc0000142), clicked "OK" to terminate. Computer was restarted @ 1713z as it was very slow. Also, it appears the server grouped the last data packet from the 12th and first three from the 13th all together in one file to be sent South. OK. TRANSPORTATION *back to using Ford Fuel Consumption, December: 244 L GMC (EC Rider) *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 *7j - main heater temp raised from 12'C to 14'C @ 1551z O.K. SHIPPING Shipping Received: 09/01/08 *T/W#1: - Bar set x2 - Medium disposable gloves, 2 boxes - screwdriver set - tap & die set - mobile booster pack - GMC and Ford tools kits - contempro heater x2 - spotlight x2 - utility heater - AAA batteries - hand cleaner - rivet set - metal clippers - duct tape - Kate's UAB, 2 containers - NOAA SS flasks x1 - NOAA 007 flasks x2 Loose Items: - NOAA 007 flasks x3 - CSIRO Blue x1 - MSC Orange Shipping Sent: MAIL Mail Received: Mail Sent: Alert Weekly News