ALERT REPORT: Week 8 Monday February 14, 2011 - Sunday February 20, 2011 (045j - 051j) Completed: Sunday, February 20, 2011 Operator: Kevin Anderson Co-op Student: Natalie Dierx Visitors: Byron Felske (arrived 047j) ***********Highlights of the Week*************** *047j Byron (former GAW lab operator) arrives to install new aerosols equipment at lab - most people on station think he has simply returned to Alert from an extended vacation! *050j Byron and Kevin square off in the weekly station poker night - unfortunately, neither wins. *051j Natalie and Kevin team up in the weekly station badminton afternoon - unfortunately, neither wins. **********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 *045j -Aerosols laptop manually rebooted @ 21:50 UTC *046j -Attempted to clean 1um impactor @ 15:11 UTC -laptop did not respond to "CTRL M" command -laptop rebooted @ 15:12 UTC -laptop still not responding to "CTRL M" command; impactor service not performed this week O.K. Aethalometer 1 *261j, 2009 -Aethalometer unit removed upon completion of final filter change at 16:00 UTC -OFFLINE Aethalometer 2(Magee Scientific) O.K. PSAP Program O.K. IGLOOLIK Sampler O.K. Nephelometer *045j -Span Check performed @ 19:20 UTC -Ave error: "nan" - *049j -Byron fixed nephelometer connection (to computer) and performed span check O.K. Black carbon filter pack O.K. CNC Counter O.K. Alert High Volume Sampler O.K. ALERT HI-VOL UNIT Last Blank: 354j, 2010 5 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 *047j -blower off from 19:25 - 21:50 UTC while truck at lab to unload aerosols equipment *049j -blower off from 14:13 - 15:58 UTC while truck at lab to unload aerosols equipment 40 PUF filters canisters, 10 Blank(s) canisters, 50 GFF(s) 18 Toxics case(s) remaining in inventory Last blank: 003j. O.K. PS-1 PUF Sampler *045j -closed valve by mistake (instead of on/off switch); immediately realised mistake, opened valve and turned on/off switch to "off". While collecting sample, noticed that glass cartridge was missing many pellets; some pellets were found on the inside of the lower canister. Last blank: 326j, 2010 Last flow calibration: 326j, 2010 6 filters remaining in inventory 6 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 *045j -Connected additional flow meter to "outlet" at back of Picarro @ 16:55 UTC (meter reads 0.160) O.K. CAPMoN Ozone TEI 49C #49C-73452-373 *045j -TECO analyser showing alarm due to high internal temperature; space heater in old lab was turned off to bring room temperature down *046j -alarm has cleared 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): O.K. Ambient Air (070): -OFFLINE RGM Unit, 1130 0016, 2537A (012): *045j -The following changes were made between 21:01 - 21:30 UTC -Denuder change OUT: PCG333 IN: PCG444 -RPF glassware change OUT: B IN: C -Impactor frit flipped -zero line filter change (outside) -sample filter change (outside) -All heaters and desorb switched to ON (manually) from 21:30 - 21:54 UTC -Heaters OFF; cooling manually ON from 21:54 - 22:04 UTC -System back to AUTO @ 22:04 UTC *046j -Desorb cycles not showing clean zero values - suspect that RPF glassware was not installed correctly on 045j -set to idle (and 1130 pump OFF) @ 16:18 UTC -found that RPF glassware was not seated correctly in teflon elbow; problem was corrected by re-seating glassware -All heaters and desorb switched to ON (manually) from 16:25 - 16:45 UTC -Heaters OFF; cooling manually ON from 16:45 - 16:55 UTC -System back to AUTO @ 16:55 UTC *047j -RGM on zero air from 19:25 - 21:10 UTC while truck at lab to unload aerosols equipment *048j -RGM on zero air from 14:13 - 15:58 UTC while truck at lab to unload aerosols equipment O.K. DENUDER INVENTORY = 1 case(s), 0 tube(s): 3 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: 365j, 2010 Inventory: 8 month(s) Health Canada Thermo-Luminescence Detector Changed:365j, 2010 Brewers 019: Offline 029: O.K. 194: O.K. Permafrost *032j Monthly permafrost checks completed O.K. BSRN Solar Radiation Program O.K. INTERNATIONAL PROGRAMS Bi-weekly 14C/12C-CO2 Sample for U. of Heidelberg Last Sample: 031j Inventory: 33 bottle(s), 66 week(s) O.K. Radon Monitor Last filter change: Day 031j O.K. DOAS System O.K. NOAA SEARCH O.K. NOAA ETL O.K. ***************FLASKING REPORT************** Sampling Conditions: -29.2 C, 0.4 m/s, R.H. 43.6%, 986.2 mbar. Flasks sampled: 17/02/2011 (048j) Scripps 5L glass greased stopcock, evacuated: I197, I198 Inventory 18 box(es), 18 week(s) Japanese Halocarbon, steel 5L: N/A Inventory 1 box(es), 1 week(s) NOAA 2.5L 007 pressurized: 2695-99, 2696-99, 6047-66, 6048-66 Inventory 3 box(es), 3 week(s) MSC 2L glass double valve pressurized: P2-79, P2-80 Inventory 6 box(es), 12 week(s) NOAA stainless steel 850mL/2.5L pressurized: 5129L, 5130R Inventory 5 box(es), 5 week(s) CSIRO/MSC 2L glass, pressurized: P2-414, P2-415 Inventory 1 box(es), 4 week(s) SCRIPPS 3 X 5L Oxygen: 268, 406, 440 Inventory 16 box(es), 32 week(s) PRL VOC, pressurized: AL031 Inventory 17 flask(s), 17 week(s) U of Heidelberg 1L glass pressurized: 22-Q74, 22-Q79 Inventory 26 flask(s), 13 week(s) Max Planck Institute - BGC: TT-463, TT-465, TT-471 Inventory 6 case(s), 6 week(s) French Program: 2603-25, 2604-25 Inventory 38 Flask(s), 19 week(s) COMPUTERS *045j -Kiosk UPS started beeping after using the printer; pressed ESC on front of UPS and beeping ceased temporarilly -after ~ 5 minutes, beeping restarted; rebooted UPS, kiosk computer and printer and beeping ceased O.K. TRANSPORTATION Fuel Consumption, for February: 81 L GMC (EC Rider) O.K. 2006 Ford (Red Rover) O.K. 2009 Ford (Brown Betty) O.K. BUILDINGS TX O.K. Lab *045j -temperature in old lab is quite high (~ +30 degrees C); space heater in old lab was turned off @ 16:50 UTC O.K. SHIPPING: Shipping Received: Shipping Sent: -1/2 triwall (from Week 7; didn't get sent out until Week 8) Toxics pump 3 x NOAA 007 (6158-66, 6157-66, 1563-99, 1564-99; 2512-99, 2511-99, 3157-99, 3158-99; 4329-99, 4330-99, 241-99, 242-99) Scripps 5L (M5001, M5002) NOAA SS (5049L, 5050R) -triwall (from Week 8) 2 x NOAA SS (5192L, 5193R; 5129L, 5130R) FTAS (04/01/2011 - 02/02/2011) HiVol case (11/01/17 - 11/02/14) Toxics case (2011/01/31 - 2011/02/14) Scripps 3x5 (268, 406, 440) ICP blue (P2-412, P2-413, P2-414, P2-415) STB orange (P2-77, P2-78, P2-79, P2-80) Scripps 5L (I197, I198) NOAA 007 (6047-66, 6048-66, 2695-99, 2696-99) MPI (TT-463, TT-465, TT-471) MAIL Mail Received: Mail Sent: