ALERT REPORT: Week 31 Monday July 27, 2009 - Sunday August 2, 2009 (208j - 214j) Completed: Sunday, August 2, 2009 Operator: Adrienne Glover/Byron Felske Co-op Student: Laura Wadsworth ***********Highlights of the Week*************** *211j -Hercules plane circling Alert 13:00-15:30 UTC for new airfield lighting system check PREP-WORK FOR NEW TOWER *211j -Quarry Truck into lab 15:12-15:28 UTC -EC Rider into lab to drop off weights to Albedo rack 15:32-15:45 UTC -Heavy equipment for tower construction at lab 18:15-20:45 UTC -EC Rider trip into lab 19:55-20:15 UTC -Heavy equipment operating at lab 21:45-22:30 UTC *212j -Heavy equipment operating at lab 17:26-19:40 UTC LAB VISIT *212j -Lab Visit from British Antarctic Survey and NRCan ***********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. -Methanol -Mercury Lime Traps -Mercury Gold Cartridges -Butanol for CPC Unit -Hard Cover Lab Notebook -Permafrost 24 pin Amphenol connector MS3102A24-28P for Coastal Site AEROSOL PROGRAM *208j -Impactor system leak test. Leak reading 0.30 pt/cm3 -Blowers turned off 16:40-16:54 UTC -Zero filter on 16:43-16:46 UTC -CPC switched to impactors 16:44-16:45 UTC O.K. Aethalometer 1 **SHOWING DECREASE IN VOLTAGE WITH SAMPLING TIME** Aethalometer 2(Magee Scientific) O.K. PSAP Program O.K. IGLOOLIK Sampler O.K. Nephelometer **NEPHELOMETER IN TRANSIT. SHIPPED TO TORONTO FOR MOTOR UPGRADE.** Black carbon filter pack O.K. CNC Counter O.K. Alert High Volume Sampler O.K. ALERT HI-VOL UNIT Last Blank: 159j, 2009 10 filter(s) in inventory Received: Case # in: Sent out: Case # out: O.K. LAB HI-VOL UNIT Last Blank: 145j, 2009 5 filter(s) in inventory Received: Case # in: Sent out: Case # out: *211j -Blower switched off 15:09-23:24 UTC *212j -Blower switched off 17:24-20:05 UTC O.K. Toxics Sampler 4 PUF filters, 1 Blank(s), 4 GFF(s) 2 Toxics case(s) remaining in inventory Last blank: 182j, 2009. *211j -Toxics off 15:08-23:23 UTC *212j -Toxics off 17:23-20:04 UTC O.K. PS-1 PUF Sampler O.K. Last blank: 187j, 2009 Last flow calibration: 187j, 2009 2 filters remaining in inventory 2 cartridges remaining in inventory GAPS Network Passive sampling program O.K. MET PROGRAM O.K 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 Juice Jug Inlet O.K. CFC 11,12,13 GC *208j -CFC Ambient pump switched off 14:13-14:18 UTC line trap switch out O.K. CH4/CO2/CO GC *208j -Ambient pump switched off at 15:04-15:19 UTC for cryo-cooler trap change O.K. Complete Gas Tank Inventory ***Please see Inventory 2009.xls checksheet attached to weekly report email MERCURY PROGRAM Ambient air (007): **007 Sent South for Servicing Ambient air (012): 210j -012 paused at 14:31-16:55 UTC -Power off at 14:31 UTC due to screen display problem -Cartridge burns performeed due to bimodal data -Full calibration ran at 14:42 UTC -Cartridge burns performed -Full calibration ran at 16:13 UTC -Put in continuous run mode at 16:55 UTC *212j -012 paused 13:56-14:17 UTC for the following -Clean cycle ran at 13:57 UTC -Lamp voltage adjusted from 16.4 V to 9.0 V -Time change +25 s -Cartridge burns -Put in continuous run mode at 14:17 UTC -012 paused at 18:35-20:07 UTC for the following -Cartridge burns -Htdur switched to 30s from 28s -Calibration ran at 19:19 UTC -Htdur switched to 28s from 30s -Calibraiton ran at 19:40 UTC -Put in continuous run mode at 20:07 UTC O.K. RGM Unit, 1130 0016, 2537A (040): *208j -Quartz sample filter changed at 17:06 UTC *211j -Zero air switched on 15:08-23:23 UTC *212j -Zero air switched on 17:21-20:03 UTC O.K. DENUDER INVENTORY = 0 case(s), 2 tube(s): 2 denuder(s). O.K. RDMQ 2009QC for 007 complete up to 183j 2009QC for 012 complete up to 138j OTHER PROGRAMS Health Canada Precipitation Collector Changed: 182j Inventory: 4 month(s) Health Canada Thermo-Luminescence Detector Changed: 184j Brewers 019: O.K. 029: O.K. INTERNATIONAL PROGRAMS Bi-weekly 14C/12C-CO2 Sample for U. of Heidelberg Last Sample: 187j Inventory: 15 bottle(s), 30 week(s) O.K. Radon Monitor Last filter change: Day 187j, 2009 *201j -Leak test performed -Logger stopped at 13:06 UTC -Logger initated at 13:21 UTC -Logger started at 13:22 UTC -Logger logged at 13:22 UTC *205j -Software closed and computer restarted at 12:03 UTC -Software initialized at 12:05 UTC -Software started at 12:06 UTC -log started at 12:06 UTC -'Range Check Error' O.K. DOAS System O.K. NOAA SEARCH O.K. NOAA ETL O.K. ***************FLASKING REPORT************** Sampling Conditions: 1.1 C, 2.9 m/s, R.H. 75.7%, 1000.2 mbar. Flasks sampled: 29/07/2009 Scripps 5L glass greased stopcock, evacuated: M5008, M5007 Inventory 2 box(es), 2 week(s) MSC Ocean Chemistry (Victoria), I.O.S.: NA Inventory 7 flask(s), 7 week(s) Japanese Halocarbon, steel 5L: 7916, 7772 Inventory 2 box(es), 2 week(s) NOAA 2.5L 007 pressurized: 581-99, 582-99, 3475-99, 3476-99 Inventory 5 box(es), 5 week(s) MSC 2L glass double valve pressurized: P2-89, P2-90 Inventory 5 box(es), 5 week(s) NOAA stainless steel 850mL/2.5L pressurized: 5073L, 5074R Inventory 9 box(es), 9 week(s) CSIRO/MSC 2L glass, pressurized: temp 10, temp 11 Inventory 0 box(es), 0 week(s) SCRIPPS 3 X 5L Oxygen: NA Inventory 2 box(es), 4 week(s) PRL VOC, pressurized: AL009 Inventory 0 flask(s), 0 week(s) U of Heidelberg 1L glass pressurized: 22-Q106, 22-Q107 Inventory 42 flask(s), 21 week(s) Max Planck Institute - BGC: 0, 0, 0 Inventory 9 case(s), 9 week(s) French Program: 2150-25, 2186-25 Inventory 14 Flask(s), 7 week(s) COMPUTERS O.K. TRANSPORTATION Fuel Consumption, for July: 70 L GMC (EC Rider) O.K. New Ford (Red Rover) O.K. BUILDINGS TX O.K. Lab O.K. SHIPPING: Shipping Received: *July 30, 2009 -CSIRO BLUE x 2 Shipping Sent: MAIL Mail Received: Mail Sent: Alert Weekly News: -Andrew Platt and Technicians to arrive for GAW Audit August 13 -Possible Chief of Defence staff visit August 24-25 -Laraquette the lemming still happily residing under the GAW Lab shed