ALERT REPORT 5: Week 5. Sunday January 30, 2005 - Saturday February 5, 2005 Prepared: February 6, 2005 THINGS WE NEED: *The items will be left on the list until they are physically received in Alert.* - hot plate - masking tape Please note: Inventories are current as of the date the report is written. AEROSOL PROGRAM Aethalometer 1 Last blank on day 003j, 2005. O.K. Aethalometer 2 Currently not in use. PSAP Program O.K. Nephalometer O.K. CNC Counter O.K. High Volume Samplers O.K. Last Blank: 355j, 2004 7 filter(s) in inventory Toxics Sampler O.K. 3 PUF tin(s) + 2 Blank(s) remaining in inventory 2 Toxics case(s) remaining in inventory Last blank: 362j, 2004. MET PROGRAM 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. NDIR Moisture Trap Sample Last trap change: day 355j, 2004. CAPMoN Ozone Teco #49C-73452-373 O.K. CAPMoN Ozone Calibration Unit O.K. Old PAN GC O.K. New PAN GC New PAN GC, Cal/Valve unit, and laptop shipped to Downsview for service on 349j, 2004. CH4/CO2/N2O/SF6 GC Software restarted on 033j at 1430z after instrument power on/off O.K. CO GC Sent to Downsview for service on 025j. CFC 11, 12, 13 GC O.K. Support Gas Tank Inventory - current as of 017j, 2004 Nitrogen: 2 tank(s) Argon: 11 tank(s) (6 large steel tanks; 5 small aluminum tanks) P-5: 2 tank(s) Zero Air: 7 tank(s) Ultra Zero Air: 1 tank(s) Hydrogen: 9 tank(s) He: 4 tank(s) (4 small aluminum tank) CO2 tanks: 0 NDIR tanks, 1 spare for Nephalometer MERCURY PROGRAM Ambient air (007): O.K. Ambient air (012): Offline since 292j, 2004. RGM Unit, 1130 0016, 2537A 040: System offline until new diaphragm arrives. RDMQ 2005 QC for 007 and 012 complete up to 023j OTHER PROGRAMS Health Canada Precipitation Collector Changed: 035j. Inventory: 25 month(s) Health Canada Thermo-Luminescence Detector Changed: 014j. Brewers 019: O.K. 029: O.K. INTERNATIONAL PROGRAMS Weekly 14 CO2 Sample for U. of Heidelberg Last Sample: 024j O.K. Inventory: 10 bottle(s), 20 week(s) Radon Monitor O.K. Last filter change: Day 003j. DOAS System O.K. IGLOOLIK Sampler Visit from electrician required to check wiring and transformer before installing new motor. SEARCH O.K. FLASK PROGRAM Sampling Conditions: -28.4 C, 4.9 m/s, R.H. 39.2%, 985.3 mbar. Flasks sampled: 02/02/2005 (33j) Scripps 5L glass greased stopcock, evacuated: M5007, M5008 Inventory 4 box(es), 4 week(s) MSC Ocean Chemistry (Victoria), I.O.S.: 5211, 5212 Inventory 16 flask(s), 16 week(s) Japanese Halocarbon, steel 5L: NA Inventory 1 box(es), 2 week(s) NOAA 2.5L 007 pressurized: 0, 0, 0, 0 Inventory 18 box(es), 18 week(s) MSC 2L glass double valve pressurized: P2-63, P2-64 Inventory 1 box(es), 2 week(s) NOAA stainless steel 850mL/2.5L pressurized: 4621L, 4626R Inventory 6 box(es), 6 week(s) York University VOC steel, pressurized: AES045 Inventory 3 flask(s), 3 week(s) CSIRO/MSC 2L glass, pressurized: P2-306, P2-307 Inventory 6 box(es), 12 week(s) SCRIPPS 3 X 5L Oxygen: NA Inventory 4 box(es), 8 week(s) PRL VOC, pressurized: AL029 Inventory 6 flask(s), 6 week(s) U of Heidelberg1L glass pressurized: 22-Q126, 22-Q127 Inventory 18 flask(s), 9 week(s) Max Planck Institute - BGC: J1065, J1066,J1045 Inventory 4 case(s), 4 week(s) COMPUTERS Operator computer is running VERY slowly. TRANSPORTATION Fuel Consumption: 135L in December. Ford (Nuuk) In shop for maintenance on drivetrain and engine. GMC (EC Rider) Made new bracket to hold hydarulic line for front right track (old bracket was broken). Installed rods on front bumper to hold extension cord. Drilled out cracks on the left rear panel to hopefully stop them from spreading. Left rear panel in pretty bad shape. O.K. BUILDINGS O.K. SHIPPING Shipping Received: None Shipping Sent: 03/02/2005 1 case Vic Grey flasks MAIL Mail Received: 04/02/2005 1 box laptop AC adapter 1 case Hi-Vol filters Mail Sent: 03/02/2005 1 box Scripps 5 L flasks 1 box NOAA SS flasks 1 case MPI-BGC flasks 1 case PRL flasks 1 case Toxics 1 box GC valve 1 envelope containing: - 2 PAN GC rolls - 1 toxics yellow copy - 1 Hi-Vol yellow copy - 1 envelope flask sheets - 6 PSAP filters - 4 AE filters Alert Weekly News Well, there's less than a month left now. I wish I had something better for my lead-off item, but in the eyes of this journalist, that's the biggest news around these parts. We had a flight in on Friday, and they actually stayed overnight and took off yesterday with plans to make it back to Trenton non-stop. It took them hours to fuel here since the aircraft fuel line has the approximate diameter of a garden hose. Then 10 minutes after they took off they lost one engine, so they went to Iqaluit and it's now there indefinitely. One of the COs from when I was operator is here for a week to do some planning for Hurricane. And finally, the Red Ford might be riding again as early as this week. I'll keep you posted. Tim Christie Alert Baseline Operator