ALERT REPORT: Week 38 Monday September 14, 2009 - Sunday September 20, 2009 (257j - 263j) Completed: Sunday, September 20, 2009 Operator: Byron Felske Co-op Student: Graham Pope ***********Highlights of the Week*************** September 18 -Box-top crew departs Alert -Byron gets truck stuck in ditch while following Andrew/Vicram's advice; Graham wakes up during September 19 -GAW Lab sweeps podium at weekly poker(trivia) tournament: Graham 1st, Byron 2nd September 20 -Terry Fox Run in Alert ***********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. -Sleeves for CARFs -Permafrost 24 pin Amphenol connector MS3102A24-28P for Coastal Site -Spare Net2Net Receiver/Subscriber AEROSOL PROGRAM *232j -Hard restart NOAA laptop at 13:35 UTC; software frozen -Laptop unable to resume regular operation in Linux OS O.K. Aethalometer 1 261j -Aethalometer unit removed upon completion of final filter change at 16:00 UTC 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: 243j, 2009 16 filter(s) in inventory Received: Case # in: Sent out: Case # out: O.K. LAB HI-VOL UNIT Last Blank: 243j, 2009 6 filter(s) in inventory *263j -Truck at lab -Hi-vol off 17:03 - 18:13 UTC Received: Case # in: Sent out: Case # out: O.K. Toxics Sampler *263j -Truck at lab -Toxics off 17:02 - 18:13 UTC 20 PUF filters, 6 Blank(s), 24 GFF(s) 10 Toxics case(s) remaining in inventory Last blank: 243j, 2009. O.K. PS-1 PUF Sampler *263j -Truck at lab -PS-1 off 17:07 - 18:13 UTC O.K. Last blank: 243j, 2009 Last flow calibration: 243j, 2009 6 filters remaining in inventory 6 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 *258j -Software found frozen, computer remotely restarted at 12:50 UTC -Software restarted at 13:35 UTC *259j -Software found frozen at 12:16 UTC, remotely restarted at 12:18 UTC -Sequences for Instruments 1 and 2 run at 12:19 UTC -Software found frozen at 18:04 UTC -Restarted software for Instrument 1 and 2 at 18:05 UTC -Sequences run at 18:06 UTC *261j -H2 Generator turned off for deionized water refill 14:07 - 14:12 UTC O.K. CH4/CO2/CO GC O.K. Complete Gas Tank Inventory ***Please see Inventory 2009.xls checksheet attached to weekly report email MERCURY PROGRAM Ambient air (007): Ambient air (012): O.K. RGM Unit, 1130 0016, 2537A (040): *257 -Software paused at 14:48 UTC for the following changes: -RPF Change -Denuder Change -Sample quartz filter change -Zero teflon filter change -Frit flip -leak test reading 0.05 lpm -Placed in continuous mode at 16:34 UTC *263j -Truck at lab -RGM on zero air 17:02 - 17:16 UTC DENUDER INVENTORY = 0 case(s), 9 tube(s): 9 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: 243j Inventory: 9 month(s) Health Canada Thermo-Luminescence Detector Changed: 184j Brewers 019: O.K. 029: O.K. 194: *261j -Software found frozen at 12:41 UTC; re-started software -Placed in schedule AL1MK3 at 12:42 UTC *263j -Software found with incorrect julian date; 261 should be 263 -Error message 'Spectrometer alignment trouble' at 16:12 UTC O.K. INTERNATIONAL PROGRAMS Bi-weekly 14C/12C-CO2 Sample for U. of Heidelberg Last Sample: 257j Inventory: 9 bottle(s), 18 week(s) O.K. Radon Monitor Last filter change: Day 250j, 2009 *257j -Software found not having recorded data since 09/13/2009 @ 14:00 UTC -Restarted computer at 12:28 UTC -Software initialized at 12:36 UTC O.K. DOAS System O.K. NOAA SEARCH O.K. NOAA ETL O.K. ***************FLASKING REPORT************** Sampling Conditions: -11.4 C, 5.9 m/s, R.H. 71.3%, 986.1 mbar. Flasks sampled: 17/09/2009 (260j) Scripps 5L glass greased stopcock, evacuated: M5013, M5014 Inventory 5 box(es), 5 week(s) MSC Ocean Chemistry (Victoria), I.O.S.: 26, 0 Inventory 2 flask(s), 2 week(s) Japanese Halocarbon, steel 5L: NA Inventory 5 box(es), 5 week(s) NOAA 2.5L 007 pressurized: 2957-99, 2958-99, 4889-99, 4890-99 Inventory 6 box(es), 6 week(s) MSC 2L glass double valve pressurized: P2-63, P2-64 Inventory 5 box(es), 5 week(s) NOAA stainless steel 850mL/2.5L pressurized: 5051L, 5052R Inventory 12 box(es), 12 week(s) CSIRO/MSC 2L glass, pressurized: P2-440, P2-441 Inventory 2 box(es), 8 week(s) SCRIPPS 3 X 5L Oxygen: 232, 490, 504 Inventory box(es), 0 week(s) PRL VOC, pressurized: AL002 Inventory 5 flask(s), 5 week(s) U of Heidelberg 1L glass pressurized: 22-Q12, 22-Q13 Inventory 30 flask(s), 15 week(s) Max Planck Institute - BGC: TT219, TT238, TT261 Inventory 8 case(s), 8 week(s) French Program: 2082-25, 2323-25 Inventory 34 Flask(s), 17 week(s) COMPUTERS O.K. TRANSPORTATION Fuel Consumption, for September: 70 L GMC (EC Rider) O.K. New Ford (Red Rover) O.K. BUILDINGS TX O.K. Lab O.K. SHIPPING: Shipping Received: *261j -Laptop -NOAA SS x2 -NOAA 007 x3 -Scripps 5L x5 -French -Japanese x2 Shipping Sent: MAIL Mail Received: Mail Sent: Alert Weekly News: