ALERT REPORT: Week 8. Monday February 19, 2008 - Sunday February 25, 2008 (049j - 055j) Completed: Sunday February 25, 2008 ***********Highlights of the Week*************** *Severe weather prevented trips to the lab on Wenesday and Thursday of this week. *Ormanda Neibergall is here this week to work on NOAA SEARCH equipment. ***********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 O.K. Alert High Volume Sampler O.K. Last Blank: 49j, 2008 8 filter(s) in inventory Toxics Sampler O.K. 1 PUF filters, 1 Blank(s), 3 GFF(s) (more PUFs and GFFs received this week not yet included in inventory) 1 Toxics case(s) remaining in inventory Last blank: 35j, 2008. PS-1 PUF Sampler O.K. Last Blank: 323j, 2007 7 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 *53j - NDIR WT cylinder swapped, logger set to adjusting mode (loc. 53 to 1) @ 1651z. - switched to port 3 from 1705z to 1908z to flush WT line tank off: AES132 tank on: AES047 pres off: <100 psi pres on: 1875 psi CO2 conc'n off: 375.078 ppm CO2 conc'n on: 367.261 ppm - set back to port 1 and adjusting mode off (loc. 53 to 0) @ 1908z. O.K. CAPMoN Ozone TEI 49C #49C-73452-373 O.K. CAPMoN Ozone Teco #347 - Offline CAPMoN Ozone Calibration Unit O.K. PAN GC *54j - PAN GC computer found off likely due to power outage the previous night. Switched back on @ 1947z. 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, 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) 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): O.K Ambient air (012): *53j - 012 set to continuous sampling to see if and when pump fails. Pump failed after only a few minutes. Instrument placed back in idle mode. *Offline - low sample volume RGM Unit, 1130 0016, 2537A (040): O.K. DENUDER INVENTORY = 2 case(s), 0 tube(s): 4 denuder(s). *received denuders this week O.K. RDMQ 2007QC for 007 and 012 complete up to 365j 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: 17 bottle(s), 34 week(s) Radon Monitor Last filter change: Day 035j O.K. DOAS System Offline, awaiting return of instrument to lab. IGLOOLIK Sampler O.K., not currently in use NOAA SEARCH *NIPs to be re-installed shortly *SP02s to be re-installed shortly *tracker not responsding NOAA ETL O.K. ***************FLASKING REPORT************** Sampling Conditions: -26.3 C, 2 m/s, R.H. 49%, 986.6 mbar. Flasks sampled: 22/02/2008 (53j) Scripps 5L glass greased stopcock, evacuated: M5001, M5002 Inventory 6 box(es), 6 week(s) MSC Ocean Chemistry (Victoria), I.O.S.: 5227, 5228 Inventory 26 flask(s), 26 week(s) Japanese Halocarbon, steel 5L: NA Inventory 2 box(es), 4 week(s) NOAA 2.5L 007 pressurized: 3121-99, 3122-99, 1185-99, 1186-99 Inventory 9 box(es), 9 week(s) MSC 2L glass double valve pressurized: P2-105, P2-106 Inventory 2 box(es), week(s) NOAA stainless steel 850mL/2.5L pressurized: 5061L, 5062R Inventory 5 box(es), 5 week(s) CSIRO/MSC 2L glass, pressurized: P2-426, P2-427 Inventory 2 box(es), 8 week(s) SCRIPPS 3 X 5L Oxygen: NA Inventory 0 box(es), 0 week(s) PRL VOC, pressurized: AL002 Inventory 6 flask(s), 6 week(s) U of Heidelberg 1L glass pressurized: Ut-Q34, Ut-Q35 Inventory 45 flask(s), 22.5 week(s) Max Planck Institute - BGC: TT228, TT298, TT377 Inventory 10 case(s), 20 week(s) French Program: 0, 0 Inventory Flask(s), 0 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: 22/02/08 *PAL#1: - NOAA SS flasks (x4) - Scripps 3x5 flasks (x2) - MSC Orange flasks (x1) - CSIRO blue flasks (x2) - Petrie dishes (1 box) *PAL#2: - NOAA 007 flasks (x4) - CSIRO blue flasks (x1) - Hi-Vol filters (1 case) *PAL#3: - French flasks (x1) - SPO2s (with heater) Shipping Sent: MAIL Mail Received: 22/02/08 - solid state relay (Crydom) - Acklans Grainger catalog - toxics cases (x6) - box of toxics PUFs - denuders (2 cases, 4 denuders) - snow sampling gear (4 coolers) - Tekran pump - STB flask connector - ETL sonics USB drives (x4) Mail Sent: Alert Weekly News