ALERT REPORT: Week 12 Monday March 14, 2011 - Sunday March 20, 2011 (073j - 079j) Completed: Monday, March 21, 2011 Operator: Joshua Benmergui Co-op Student: Natalie Dierx Visitors: Patrick Lee, Ormanda Niebergal ***********Highlights of the Week*************** *074 Northern Entertainment Show Tour *078 Station Casino night - Natalie places second **********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. -New Oscilloscope AEROSOL PROGRAM *073j Impactor valve closed 15:03-15:15 UTC for 1 um impactor servicing -Zero filter on 15:13-15:15 UTC -bap_G is ? *077j ACSM restarted, prisma powered down and back up @ 15:55 UTC O.K. Aethalometer 2(Magee Scientific) O.K. PSAP Program O.K. IGLOOLIK Sampler O.K. Nephelometer *073j Span check performed @ 15:19 UTC -ave error: 31.33% Span check repeated @ 16:13 UTC -ave error: 6.56% O.K. Black carbon filter pack *073j Quartz black carbon filter pack changed Off: AL110307T-56079-8 Time: 15:56 UTC Flow: 30.6 On: AL110314T-56079-9 Time: 16:07 UTC Flow: 29.9 Teflon black carbon filter pack changed Off: AL110307Tef Time: 18:32 UTC Flow: 30.6 On: AL110314Tef Time: 18:44 UTC Flow: 30.0 O.K. CNC Counter *073j Impactor cleaned @ 15:23 UTC O.K. Alert High Volume Sampler *077j Health Canada Radiation Episode Kit deployed @ 19:25 UTC -One missing wingnut, no pressure reading *078j Installed extra wingnut onto Health Canada Radiation Episode Kit @ 16:20 UTC Installed pressure gage @ 16:20 UTC O.K. ALERT HI-VOL UNIT Last Blank: 354j, 2010 8 filter(s) in inventory Received: Case # in: Sent out: Case # out: O.K. LAB HI-VOL UNIT *095j, 2010 -Lab Hi-Vol filters now being counted for use with Alert Hi-Vol as sampling ceased as of 088j Last Blank: 074j, 2010 0 filter(s) in inventory Received: Case # in: Sent out: Case # out: O.K. Toxics Sampler 35 PUF filters canisters, 9 Blank(s) canisters, 45 GFF(s) 17 Toxics case(s) remaining in inventory Last blank: 059j. O.K. PS-1 PUF Sampler Last blank: 326j, 2010 Last flow calibration: 326j, 2010 10 filters remaining in inventory 10 cartridges remaining in inventory O.K. GAPS Network Passive sampling program O.K. FTAS 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. PICARRO O.K. CAPMoN Ozone TEI 49C #49C-73452-373 O.K. CAPMoN Ozone Teco #347 - Offline CAPMoN Ozone Calibration Unit O.K. CFC 11,12,13 GC *348j, 2009 -Pump unplugged as instrument sampling was ceased at 14:29 UTC -OFFLINE CH4/CO2/CO GC *259j Flame out; after attempts to turn back on Robert Kessler concluded that the EPC circuit board must be damaged. Turned off FID station and Thomas pump -OFFLINE Complete Gas Tank Inventory ***Please see Inventory 2011.xls checksheet attached to weekly report email MERCURY PROGRAM Ambient air (007): *066j -007 on idle from 17:36 - 17:44 UTC for filter changes (GEM inlet and zero - outside) O.K. Ambient Air (070): -OFFLINE RGM Unit, 1130 0016, 2537A (012): O.K. DENUDER INVENTORY = 1 case(s), 0 tube(s): 1 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: 064j, 2011 Inventory: 6 month(s) Health Canada Thermo-Luminescence Detector Changed:365j, 2010 Brewers 019: *078j Dessicant check performed OFFLINE 029: *078j Sighting, steps per revolution and dessicant checks performed O.K. 194: *078j Powered down, opened up and moved micrometers to ~ 5. The top micrometer felt stiff. Set back to al1mk3. Dessicant check performed. Attempted sighting. Brewer was facing the wrong direction. Powered down Brewer and tracker and turned the Brewer to face the right direction. Set back to al1mk3. O.K. Permafrost O.K. BSRN Solar Radiation Program O.K. INTERNATIONAL PROGRAMS Bi-weekly 14C/12C-CO2 Sample for U. of Heidelberg Last Sample: 052j Inventory: 31 bottle(s), 62 week(s) *073j -New pump installed. Flow set to 10 cm^3/min. Class motor drive died. NAOH off @ 14:26 UTC. New Motor installed , back on @ 14:55 UTC -Galss motor is not spinning @ 19:00 UTC. If turned off and allowed to cool it will start up again, but will only last for about 1 hr. O.K. Radon Monitor Last filter change: Day 066j O.K. DOAS System O.K. NOAA SEARCH O.K. NOAA ETL O.K. ***************FLASKING REPORT************** Sampling Conditions: -34.1 C, 2.7 m/s, R.H. 38.8%, 1002.7 mbar. Flasks sampled: 09/03/2011 (77j) Scripps 5L glass greased stopcock, evacuated: I195, I196 Inventory 14 box(es), 14 week(s) Japanese Halocarbon, steel 5L: 7216, 5279 Inventory 1 box(es), 1 week(s) NOAA 2.5L 007 pressurized: 3405-99, 3406-99, -99, -99 Inventory 6 box(es), 6 week(s) MSC 2L glass double valve pressurized: P2-31, P2-32 Inventory 7 box(es), 14 week(s) NOAA stainless steel 850mL/2.5L pressurized: 5101L, 5102R Inventory 4 box(es), 4 week(s) CSIRO/MSC 2L glass, pressurized: P2-520, P2-521 Inventory 2 box(es), 8 week(s) SCRIPPS 3 X 5L Oxygen: 172, 312, 260 Inventory 14 box(es), 28 week(s) PRL VOC, pressurized: AL005 Inventory 14 flask(s), 14 week(s) U of Heidelberg 1L glass pressurized: 22-Q103, 22-Q104 Inventory 18 flask(s), 9 week(s) Max Planck Institute - BGC: TT-589, TT-590, TT-510 Inventory 6 case(s), 6 week(s) French Program: -25, -25 Inventory 20 Flask(s), 10 week(s) COMPUTERS O.K. TRANSPORTATION Fuel Consumption, for March: 93 L GMC (EC Rider) O.K. 2006 Ford (Red Rover) O.K. 2009 Ford (Brown Betty) O.K. BUILDINGS TX O.K. Lab O.K. SHIPPING: Shipping Received: Shipping Sent: MAIL Mail Received: Mail Sent: