ALERT REPORT: Week 8, Monday February 16, 2015 - Sunday February 22, 2015 (047j - 053j) Completed: Sunday February 22, 2015 Operator: Andrew Platt Assistant Operator: Melody Fraser ***********Highlights of the Week************* Twilight approaches! 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. -PSAP o-rings (inner filter holder) -large 7um filter element for O17 inlet line - Jigsaw blades - Squirt bottles **AEROSOL PROGRAM** *047j - 053j - Impactor valve continues to be OFFLINE, problem appears to be with the logger program itself. Valve in 'OPEN' 1um position. -Impactor valve is installed and ready for logger program update to activate. *047j Laptop time correction: laptop ~ 30sec ahead UTC, Corrected @17:20UTC *047j 16:15z-16:33z 1um Impactor servicing Zero filter ON 16:25z - 16:32z *051j BZ 15:28z - 16:39z Bsp_Grn(avg) =0.0 Aethalometer 2 (Magee Scientific) O.K. PSAP Program Inner o-rings for filter holder need replacing, no spares on site. O.K. CLAP (Continuous Light Absorption Photometer) 049j ~16:30z power accidentally shut off, spot reset to 1 upon restart. Dan reset spot# manually following day O.K. Nephelometer *047j Span check performed at 16:40 - 17:15z Avg error: 3.41% *047j See note above on Impactor valve status. Left it in OPEN position. O.K. Aerosol Chemical Speciation Monitor O.K. Scanning Mobility Particle Sizer O.K. Single Particle Soot Photometer (SP2) O.K. Black carbon filter packs *047j Quartz & Teflon Filters Changed: see checksheet for details. Pumps off from 17:25z-18:08z Blank done O.K. CPC Counter O.K. GRIMM OPC OFFLINE -received on this week's plane Friday. Will install wk08. PAX Offline ALERT HI-VOL UNIT Last Blank: 026j 17 filter(s) in inventory Received: Case # in: 2 Case # out: 3 O.K. IGLOOLIK Sampler O.K. (backup) NCP POPs Sampler 45 PUF filters canisters, 10 Blank(s) canisters, 67 GFF(s) 22 Toxics case(s) remaining in inventory Last blank: 040j O.K. PS-1 PUF Sampler Last blank: 005j, 2015 Last flow calibration: 005j, 17:40utc Bulb changed 044j 28 filters remaining in inventory, 20 additional back ups 24 cartridge remaining in inventory O.K. GAPS Network Passive sampling program Site 1A: Last Sample Change: 010j Site In Lab: Last Sample Change: 010j Inventory: 15 O.K. **MET PROGRAM** Ambient Temperature Sensor [Campbell 109] O.K. Stevenson Screen and Dew Cells O.K. 10m Tipping Tower and Lab Platform 10m RM Young Wind Sensors O.K. **TRACE GAS PROGRAM** Complete Gas Tank Inventory ***Please see Inventory 2015.xls checksheet attached to weekly report email Licor NDIR 047j - Field Calibration END @ 15:00z, off adjusting and normal operation 16:10z O.K. PICARRO O.K. LGR Multiple instances of hanging and lost comms with Picarro all week. Rebooted to reconnect. Power to network switch good. Cooling vents clear Time in synch 051j 20:40z took three tries at rebooting to get instrument running. Would not 'initialize' properly. CAPMoN Ozone TEI 49C #49C-31313-672 051j 49C taken offline and back to spare status O.K. CAPMoN Ozone Teco 49I 09052 322 051j 17:45utc 49i-09052-322 installed and connected. 49i-09052-317 taken out of rack and shipped back. -noticed a loose wire on NL100 12V supply. Corrected. CAPMoN Ozone Calibration Unit O.K. **MERCURY PROGRAM** Please see Mercury.xls checksheet attached to weekly report email RGM Unit, 1130(141), 2537A (124): *047j ON IDLE at 19:20z, for glassware and filter changes. clock not adjusted -glassware changed 19:30 - 19:45z RPF A ON, B Off -19:50z ambient inlet (hood) teflon filter changed -19:55z zero air ambient teflon inlet filter (wall) changed, NB there was no filter in the holder upon opening it, was full of snow. -20:15z "ambient to 1130" teflon inlet filter (wall) changed, filter quite dirty, filter holder full of snow upon opening. -20:20z #0124 Ambient and Zero filter change (back of analyzer), leak chk OK -20:50z Soda Lime trap changed *047j -20:53z #0124 power OFF for gold cartridge change. Pair 155405-259301 installed. -21:23 #0124 power ON, instrument not booting up. Occasionally flashes 'initializing' or 'autostart pending'. Tried several power reboots. *048j -~14:00z #0124 found problem, thermal breaker in valve housing had been tripped. Reset & restarted instrument. -14:25z #0124 leak chk A & B OK -14:35z #0124 Air Burn A & B OK -14:45z Start Calibration -Zero on A wasn't =0 so ran another cal @ 16:00z *048j -17:20z Continuous RUN started O.K. RGM Unit 2537A (007): OFFLINE 2537X (5023): 047j 20:30 - 20:40z ON IDLE for Ambient and Zero filter change (back of analyzer) - leak chk OK O.K. Hg/Pb/Particulate system: Offline DENUDER INVENTORY = 2 case(s), 0 tube(s): 9 denuder(s). Snow Sampling Last Table Sample: 2014/06/25 Last Ground Sample: 2014/07/08 Hg Glass Jars Remaining: 0 **OTHER PROGRAMS** O17 Moisture Trap 033j - Pump dead again, no spares. Haven't had time to troubleshoot yet. -051j sampling manifold moved to other side of bench to accommodate new Aerosol equipment. No changes to inlet line etc. - 7um filters changed Health Canada Precipitation Collector Changed: 033j, 2015 Inventory: 6 month(s) Health Canada Thermo-Luminescence Detector Changed: 363j, 2014 Brewers 019: 047j 20:46utc - HG bulb replaced. 051j - noticed HG @ FAILED! error on screen. Tom did some testing and shut instrument down until solution can be found. Suspect secondary power supply or solder connections to lamp. O.K. 029: 051j 20:10z 20:30z Instrument shutdown for UPS swap. Powerware 1130 installed. Battery test failing on old APC model. O.K. 194: 051j 20:10z 20:30z Instrument shutdown for UPS swap. Powerware 1130 installed. Battery test failing on old APC model. O.K. Permafrost O.K. **INTERNATIONAL PROGRAMS** Bi-weekly 14C-CO2 Sample for U. of Heidelberg NaOH Inventory: 21 bottle(s), 42 week(s) O.K. DOAS System Offline (since October; taken back south) 049j 19:00z - attempted to install DOAS software on WIN7 -MiniMax (pkzip) OK -HMT USB activex OK - DOASIS OK - SpectraSuite - could not complete install as supplied password 'invalid' -Stoyka to investigate as time permits. Field spectrometer left on bench with PC Ozone Instrument @ AWOS 049j 19:00z - 20:00z stopped for DOAS install. O.K. NOAA Scaffold Tracker 045j - 'Dark Season' ini file loaded. Can communicate with tracker and data collecting on logger. Seems to be 'following sun' even though no direct beam yet. O.K. NOAA Albedo tower O.K. NOAA ETL SONIC Offline NOAA All-Sky Camera Offline Platform Tracker 045j - 'Dark Season' ini file loaded. Can communicate with tracker and data collecting on logger but no movement or response to commands. Time/date and position correct(set to southerly altitude) Waiting for trouble shooting instructions from Rob Albee. Platform Albedo (EC tipping) OK LAB HI-VOL UNIT - U of Stockholm 14C 4 cases, 17 filter(s) in inventory O.K. **FLASK SAMPLING SUMMARY**: ** See note at bottom of section WEEK 8 DATE 2015-02-18 Sampling Conditions: -37.8 C, 2.98 m/s, R.H. 39.9%, 984.37 mbar. Flasks sampled: Scripps 5L glass greased stopcock, evacuated: , Inventory NOAA 2.5L 007 pressurized: 3247-99, 3248-99 Inventory MSC 2L glass double valve pressurized: P2-418, P2-421 Inventory NOAA stainless steel 850mL/2.5L pressurized: 4412, 4425 Inventory CSIRO flasks, pressurized: G050-202, Inventory SCRIPPS 3 X 5L Oxygen: , , Inventory U of Heidelberg 1L glass pressurized: 22-Q87, 22-Q88 Inventory Max Planck Institute - BGC: TT-, TT-, TT- Inventory Max Planck Institute - 13CH4: TT- Inventory **NOTE: (050j Feb 19, 2015) Scripps, MPI & NOAA Halocarbon sample pumps moved to other side of lab bench to accommodate new Aerosol equipment. 4ft section of 3/8" Dekoron tubing added to each inlet line with SS swage union. Week 09 Flasks will be first samples on new set up. SCRIPP's 3x5L, MSC 2L, CSIRO, Heidleberg, MPI, NOAA halocarbon programs affected. **COMPUTERS** O.K. **TRANSPORTATION** Fuel Consumption, January: 150L 2005 GMC (EC Rider) O.K. 2006 Ford (Red Rover) O.K. 2009 Ford (Brown Betty) O.K. 2011 Ford (Big Red) 047j - oil change and all filters changed. Rear tail lense replaced. 049j - recovery called on return to base. Low fuel pressure, no engine power - due to improper installation of fuel filter. Corrected. O.K. **BUILDINGS** Lab O.K. APU O.K. TX O.K. SST Main door handle needs replacing. O.K. Office O.K. **MAIL & SHIPPING**: NO Plane this week, nothing in or out. SHIPPING Shipping Received: Shipping Sent: Mail bag: Mail Received: Mail Sent: