ALERT REPORT: Week 16 Monday April 11, 2011 - Sunday April 17, 2011 (101j - 107j) Completed: Monday, April 18, 2011 Operator: Joshua Benmergui Co-op Student: Natalie Dierx Visitors: Sangeeta Sharma, Ralph Steabler, Byron Felske, Kevin Anderson, POLAR-5 Crew ***********Highlights of the Week*************** All week Many PAMARCMIP flights, snow sampling, SP2 flux micrometeorology experiment *106j Natalie and Josh take a day trip to Thule. Low flying, sight-seeing flight there, went shopping, ate at the TOW club. **********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. AEROSOL PROGRAM *101j Impactor valve closed 15:14-15:30 UTC for 1 um impactor servicing (Neph was off at the time - Byron was servicing) *105j Aerosols system zero 16:07 - 17:16 UTC O.K. Aethalometer 2(Magee Scientific) O.K. PSAP Program O.K. IGLOOLIK Sampler O.K. Nephelometer *101j Span check performed @ 17:11 UTC -Ave error: 3.8% O.K. ACSM O.K. Black carbon filter pack *101j Black carbon filter pack changed Off: AL110404T-56079-13 / AL110404Tef Time: 14:33 UTC On: AL110411T-56079-14 / AL110411Tef Time: 16:31 UTC O.K. CNC Counter O.K. Alert High Volume Sampler O.K. ALERT HI-VOL UNIT Last Blank: 094j 13 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 *101j Timer changed between samples *105j Blower off 14:19-15:18 for truck at lab (supply drop off) *104j Blower off 15:12-15:31 for truck at lab 31 PUF filters canisters, 8 Blank(s) canisters, 41 GFF(s) 17 Toxics case(s) remaining in inventory Last blank: 087j. O.K. PS-1 PUF Sampler Last blank: 080j, 2011 Last flow calibration: 080j, 2011 17 filters remaining in inventory 17 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): O.K. Ambient Air (070): -OFFLINE RGM Unit, 1130 0016, 2537A (012): *101j The following changes were made between 15:03-15:05 UTC -Quartz sample line filter changed *104j Set to zero air 15:11 - 15:31 UTC fof truck at lab *105j Set to zero air 14:19 - 15:18 UTC for truck at lab (supplies drop off) O.K. DENUDER INVENTORY = 4 case(s), 0 tube(s): 11 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: 094j, 2011 Inventory: 5 month(s) Health Canada Thermo-Luminescence Detector Changed:101j Brewers 019: OFFLINE 029: O.K. 194: OFFLINE Permafrost O.K. BSRN Solar Radiation Program O.K. INTERNATIONAL PROGRAMS Bi-weekly 14C/12C-CO2 Sample for U. of Heidelberg *101j Volume of sample off was 19.03m^3. Turning flowrate down to 7 to improve volume (get closer to 15) Last Sample: 101j Inventory: 29 bottle(s), 58 week(s) O.K. Radon Monitor Last filter change: Day 094j O.K. DOAS System *103j Auto Calibration sequence run @ 12:37 UTC *098j Hg Calibration started @ 17:33 UTC Auto Calibration Sequence started @ 17:46 UTC Minimax and DOASIS closed @ 19:00 UTC, USB unplugged and spectrometer powered down All systems restored @ 19:05 UTC O.K. NOAA SEARCH O.K. NOAA ETL O.K. ***************FLASKING REPORT************** Sampling Conditions: -26.9 C, 2 m/s, R.H. 47.6%, 975.6 mbar. Flasks sampled: 13/04/2011 (103j) Scripps 5L glass greased stopcock, evacuated: I-203, I-204 Inventory 10 box(es), 10 week(s) Japanese Halocarbon, steel 5L: NA Inventory box(es), week(s) NOAA 2.5L 007 pressurized: 981-99, 982-99, -99, -99 Inventory 3 box(es), 3 week(s) MSC 2L glass double valve pressurized: P2-99, P2-100 Inventory 5 box(es), 10 week(s) NOAA stainless steel 850mL/2.5L pressurized: 4412L, 4425R Inventory 6 box(es), 6 week(s) CSIRO/MSC 2L glass, pressurized: P2-418, P2-600 Inventory 1 box(es), 4 week(s) SCRIPPS 3 X 5L Oxygen: 513, 220, 351 Inventory 12 box(es), 24 week(s) PRL VOC, pressurized: AL029 Inventory 3 flask(s), 3 week(s) U of Heidelberg 1L glass pressurized: 22-Q111, 22-Q112 Inventory 54 flask(s), 27 week(s) Max Planck Institute - BGC: TT-054, TT-070, TT-074 Inventory 4 case(s), 4 week(s) French Program: 2150-25, 2152-25 Inventory 23 Flask(s), 11.5 week(s) COMPUTERS O.K. TRANSPORTATION Fuel Consumption, for April: 70 L GMC (EC Rider) O.K. 2006 Ford (Red Rover) *101j Rear drivers side track tread broke and fell off. Replaced. *103j Rear passenger's side track tread has a large crack. Replaced. O.K. 2009 Ford (Brown Betty) O.K. BUILDINGS TX O.K. Lab O.K. SHIPPING: Shipping Received: *104j Argon tank for Polar-5 Triwall #1: GAW Lab Electrical supplies boxes 1 & 2 of 2 GAW Lab Office Supplies boxes 1 & 2 of 2 1 box of paper 2 MPI 2 Japaneese 2 CSIRO Tonya UAB Triwall #2: 2 STB 2 CSIRO 2 Japaneese 1 NOAA SS 4 NOAA 007 Heidelberg Calendar 1/2 Triwall #1 2 MPI 1 STB 1 CSIRO 1 NOAA SS 1 PRL 1/2 Triwall #2 1 NOAA SS 1 PRL 1 NOAA 007 1 Japaneese Shipping Sent: *104j Triwall: Toxics cases x3 (2011/02-28-2011/03/14,2011/03/14-2011/02/28,2011/03/28-2011/04/11) Empty Puf tins for POP's program Scripps 5L x2 (M5003,M5004,M5005,M5006) FTAS (11/03/2011-04/04/2011) NOAA SS x2 (5015L,5016R,4425R,4412L) STB (P2-105,P2-106,P2-107,P2-108) NOAA 007 (1151-99,1152-99,3965-99,3966-99) MAIL Mail Received: *101j Health Canada TLD Toxics Clock NOAA ETL USB keys x 5 Hg Snow sample bottles x 22 (in 2 coolers) Mail Sent: *101j Health Canada TLD Health Canada Radiation Hi-Vol filter