ALERT REPORT: Week 29. Monday July 14, 2008 - Sunday July 20, 2008 (196j - 202j) Completed: Sunday July 20, 2008 ***********Highlights of the Week*************** *199j -Truck at lab from 1805z to 1839z ***********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 week the report is written unless stated otherwise. AEROSOL PROGRAM *196j -AER laptop restarted after losing communications with instruments @ 1329 -AER datalogger lost power after being touched during AEI logger checks. Power re-established and program re-sent at 1827z *197j -Much of the AER equipment was turned off/ unplugged from 1825z to 1949z while cables organized and instruments hooked into UPS (including PSAP) -AER laptop restarted at 2003z to reset comms w/instruments *199j -AER valve logger plugged in (received new adapter and program sent at 1832z. *200j -AER valve realy fuse reset at 1432z -valve now switching. -Problem with pressure build up in neph during spans corrected. Appears outflow was blocked in impactor box before HEPA filter O.K. 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: 189j, 2008 12 filter(s) in inventory Received: Sent out: Toxics Sampler *199j -toxics off from 1801z to 1849z O.K. 16 PUF filters, 5 Blank(s), 21 GFF(s) 8 Toxics case(s) remaining in inventory Last blank: 175j, 2008. PS-1 PUF Sampler *199j - PS-1 off from 1802z to 1852z O.K. Last blank: 182j, 2008 Last flow calibration: 126j, 2008 3 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 -Offline, due to lack of He Juice Jug Inlet O.K. CH4/CO2/CO GC *200j -GC relay/valve making buzzing sound. Channel A on interface "not ready" and "comms" LED flashing. Pressed STOP on interface at 1513z and buzzing stopped. *Hydrogen generator shipped South for repairs. Tank currently in use for H2 source. O.K. CFC 11, 12, 13 GC *196j -CFC pump unplugged momentarily @ 1756z to insert moisture filter to ambient line. *197j -CFC pump turned off from 1745z to 2006z while pump was replaced. (New pump was broken, so old pump was cleaned and put back in place.) O.K. Complete Gas Tank Inventory - last full (truly reliable) update: 092j, 2008 Pump Room (Storage) - Nitrogen: 1 steel tanks - Argon: 4 aluminum tanks, 12 steel tanks - Ultra Zero Air: 0, 1 steel-empty (used for Hg ( ~100psi left)) - Hydrogen: 0 - He: 0 steel, 0 aluminum - CO2: 1 aluminum tank, 1 aluminum for Neph., 3 CO2 aluminum tanks for NDIR - HeXe: 0 - 3 empty aluminum tanks ( 1 regular, 2 small) to be filled with air by Larry. - 6890 WH (for GC): 1 aluminum tank Pump Room (in use or connected as spares) - Nitrogen: 1 steel (in use) - Ultra Zero Air: 1 steel, 1 steel ( not in use) - Hydrogen: 1 steel (not in use) - P-5: 0 - Argon: 1 steel (in use) - CO2: 1 aluminum ( in use for Nephelometer) (empty?) - 1 CFC WH aluminum tank - 1 6890 WH aluminum tank (empty?) - 1 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 [~1800 psi remaining in each]) - NO: 1 aluminum tank - He: 1 steel tank ( in use) - HeXe: 1 large (light blue) steel tank Red Storage Shed - Hydrogen: 7 steel tanks - Zero Air: 4 steel tanks Lab Vestibule - Nothing Office (recently received full cylinders) - 5 argon steel tanks (in crate) Office (loading dock, for shipping or disposal) - 5 aluminum Argon tanks - 1 steel Argon tank - 1 aluminum CO2 (Neph) - full & unused - 1 aluminum compressed gases (N.O.S) - 1 large aluminum compressed air - 1600psi for Greg? - 1 steel tank of Helium for disposal or shipping? MERCURY PROGRAM Ambient air (007): *offline - to be shipped south for replacement of lamp circuit board Ambient air (012): O.K. RGM Unit, 1130 0016, 2537A (040): *196j -040 set in idle mode @ 1657z for quartz filter change. Back sampling at 1702z *199j -040 in idle mode from 1800z to 1849z O.K. DENUDER INVENTORY = 0 case(s), 4 tube(s): 4 denuder(s). O.K. RDMQ 2007QC for 007 and 012 complete up to 175j, 2008 OTHER PROGRAMS Health Canada Precipitation Collector Changed: 184j Inventory: 7 month(s) Health Canada Thermo-Luminescence Detector Changed: 193j Brewers 019: O.K. 029: O.K. INTERNATIONAL PROGRAMS Bi-weekly 14C/12C-CO2 Sample for U. of Heidelberg Last Sample: 105j Inventory: 12 bottle(s), 24 week(s) *instrument offline, possible problem with power supply. Radon Monitor Last filter change: Day 182j, 2008 O.K. DOAS System *198j -DOAS appeared to not be recording spectra. Lamp restarted at 1428z. -DOAS detector temperature still not responding. Computer restarted, this time with 0.0. and Hoffman powered down and unplugged from computer -Everything started back up and DOAS sampling at 1642z O.K. IGLOOLIK Sampler O.K., not currently in use NOAA SEARCH *tracker and instruments may need fine tuning of level and sighting *Shade ball for B&W diffuse off during afternoon. O.K. NOAA ETL O.K. ***************FLASKING REPORT************** Sampling Conditions: 1 C, 3.5 m/s, R.H. 93.7%, 985.5 mbar. Flasks sampled: 16/07/2008 Scripps 5L glass greased stopcock, evacuated: 5031, 5032 Inventory 3 box(es), 3 week(s) MSC Ocean Chemistry (Victoria), I.O.S.: NA Inventory 10 flask(s), 10 week(s) Japanese Halocarbon, steel 5L: 5398, 5491 Inventory 3 box(es), 3 week(s) NOAA 2.5L 007 pressurized: 4477-99, 4478-99, 1277-99, 1278-99 Inventory 8 box(es), 8 week(s) MSC 2L glass double valve pressurized: P2-79, P2-80 Inventory 5 box(es), 5 week(s) NOAA stainless steel 850mL/2.5L pressurized: 4651L, 4652R Inventory 5 box(es), 5 week(s) CSIRO/MSC 2L glass, pressurized: P2-, P2- Inventory 3 box(es), 12 week(s) SCRIPPS 3 X 5L Oxygen: NA Inventory 4 box(es), 8 week(s) PRL VOC, pressurized: AL007 Inventory 4 flask(s), 4 week(s) U of Heidelberg 1L glass pressurized: 22-Q5, 22-Q6 Inventory 64 flask(s), 32 week(s) Max Planck Institute - BGC: J, J, J Inventory 6 case(s), 6 week(s) French Program: 2089-25, 2097-25 Inventory 20 Flask(s), 10 week(s) COMPUTERS *197j -on access scan disabled on new operator computer to see if this speeds up thunderbird at 1435z *199j -McAffee Virus scan loaded onto Student, Visitor and Old Operator computers in office TRANSPORTATION Fuel Consumption, for June: 191L GMC (EC Rider) *Mattracks in desperate need to be fixed. Mechanic warned that as him being liable wont install them until tracks refurbished. O.K. New Ford (Red Rover) O.K. BUILDINGS TX O.K. Lab. O.K SHIPPING Shipping Received: July 18, 2008 *200j -NOAA SS Flasks (x1) -MSC Orange flasks (x1) Shipping Sent: *T/W#2: *Mailbag: MAIL Mail Received: July 17, 2008 *199j -Empty mailbags (x2) -Data logger adapter -Campbell scientific software cd Mail Sent: July 17, 2008 *199j -Rain sample (Health Canada) -TLD (Health Canada) Alert Weekly News -Polar Dip July 19, 2008