ALERT REPORT: Week 6. Monday February 4, 2008 - Sunday February 10, 2008 (035j - 041j) Completed: Saturday January 19, 2008 ***********Highlights of the Week*************** Christian sould be back next week if the plane comes in. ***********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 -035j neph span is high 9.19 redid another span 037 and 039j also around 9 to 11 range -039j tried checking neph with osiliscope but had a bad lead will check again on 042j. Black carbon filter pack O.K. CNC Counter O.K. Alert High Volume Sampler O.K. Last Blank: 021j, 2007 9 filter(s) in inventory Toxics Sampler O.K. 3 PUF filters, 1 Blank(s), 4 GFF(s) 3 Toxics case(s) remaining in inventory Last blank: 337j, 2007. PS-1 PUF Sampler O.K. -035j Installed new heat light in sampler. Last Blank: 323j, 2007 8 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. 039j- Adjusted temp of fridge to be warmer. Need WT tanks 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. Sending hydrogen generator back to Downsview for repair. CFC 11, 12, 13 GC O.K. Complete Gas Tank Inventory - last full (truly reliable) update: 028j, 2007 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) Office (recently received, full cylinders) - 6 Argon steel 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): 037j -1406- Did leak check on both A and B; results: where fine -1449- Did burn on both cartriges -1453- Back into sample mode Ambient air (012): O.K. RGM Unit, 1130 0016, 2537A (040): 035j Changed quartz and Soda lime trap O.K. DENUDER INVENTORY = 0 case(s), 3 tube(s): 2 denuder(s). O.K. RDMQ 2007QC for 007 and 012 complete up to 319j OTHER PROGRAMS Health Canada Precipitation Collector Changed: 032j Inventory: 11 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: 035j O.K. Inventory: 18 bottle(s), 36 week(s) Radon Monitor Last filter change: Day 035j Pump blown 037j replaced 037j with new pump flow 1315 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************** Sampling Conditions: -28.7 C, 5.4 m/s, R.H. 45.4%, 976.7 mbar. Flasks sampled: 06/02/2008 (37j) Scripps 5L glass greased stopcock, evacuated: M5005, M5006 Inventory 8 box(es), 8 week(s) MSC Ocean Chemistry (Victoria), I.O.S.: 5225, 5226 Inventory 28 flask(s), 28 week(s) Japanese Halocarbon, steel 5L: NA Inventory 1 box(es), 2 week(s) NOAA 2.5L 007 pressurized: 4245-99, 4246-99, 1493-99, 1494-99 Inventory 11 box(es), 11 week(s) MSC 2L glass double valve pressurized: P2-61, P2-62 Inventory 3 box(es), week(s) NOAA stainless steel 850mL/2.5L pressurized: 5157L, 5158R Inventory 6 box(es), 6 week(s) CSIRO/MSC 2L glass, pressurized: P2-424, P2-425 Inventory 3 box(es), 12 week(s) SCRIPPS 3 X 5L Oxygen: 492, 268, 459 Inventory 0 box(es), 0 week(s) PRL VOC, pressurized: AL008 Inventory 10 flask(s), 10 week(s) U of Heidelberg 1L glass pressurized: Ut-Q15, Ut-Q31 Inventory 56 flask(s), 28 week(s) Max Planck Institute - BGC: TT039, TT041, J0403 Inventory 10 case(s), 20 week(s) French Program: 2116-25, 2303-25 Inventory 2 Flask(s), 1 week(s) COMPUTERS OK. TRANSPORTATION Fuel Consumption, for Jan. 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: no plane no shipping/mail in Loose Items: Shipping Sent: Feb 7/08 -2 x scripps 3x5 -2 x NOAA 007 -1 x Japanese -1 x MSC orange -2 x NOAA SS -1 x MPI Feb 8/08 -6 x CO2 cylinders (old C std) MAIL Mail Received: Mail Sent: Feb 5/08 -Health Can precip sample. -PSAP filters -Aethalometer filters -Hi-Vol sample sheet -Toxics sample sheet Alert Weekly News No plane in this week was going to be 3 but one had two prop bearings go and was forced to land in Yellowknife and may be a couple of weeks; Another plane was called away; and the last plane which finally left Trenton late on Friday due to weather landed in Iqaluit overnight, only to wake up the next morning with a broken windshield. It is said it will be here on Monday, maybe.