ALERT REPORT: Week 53 Monday December 26, 2011 - Sunday January 1, 2012 (360j - 001j) Completed: Monday, January 2, 2012 Operator: Matthew Kieffer Co-op Student: ***********Highlights of the Week************** Happy New Year! Sarah arrives safely in Alert. **********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 *360j Impactor valve closed 21:36 - 21:43 UTC for 1 um impactor servicing Zero Air 21:43 - 21:49 UTC *364j Bench Zero 18:40 - 20:57 UTC O.K. Aethalometer 2(Magee Scientific) O.K. PSAP Program O.K. IGLOOLIK Sampler O.K. Nephelometer *360j Span check performed @ 21:08 UTC -Ave error: 2.85% O.K. Aerosol Chemical Speciation Monitor *255j Software Issues, Not opperational Scanning Mobility Partical Sizer O.K. Single Particle Soot Photometer O.K. Black carbon filter pack *353j Filter Change Off: AL111219Tef Flow: 27.0 Time: 20:53 UTC On: AL111226Tef Flow: 27.0 Time: 21:02 UTC O.K. CNC Counter O.K. Alert High Volume Sampler O.K. ALERT HI-VOL UNIT Last Blank: 353j 23 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 39 PUF filters canisters, 10 Blank(s) canisters, 53 GFF(s) 22 Toxics case(s) remaining in inventory Last blank: 360j. O.K. PS-1 PUF Sampler Last blank: 318j, 2011 Last flow calibration: 318j, 2011 23 filters remaining in inventory 23 cartridges remaining in inventory O.K. GAPS Network Passive sampling program O.K. FTAS *273j Unit taken down for shipment to Downsview 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, 2010 -Sampling ceased, instrument offline -OFFLINE Complete Gas Tank Inventory ***Please see Inventory 2011.xls checksheet attached to weekly report email MERCURY PROGRAM Ambient air (007): Offline Ambient Air (071): *362j GEM 071 Pump Blown No Spare Pump GEM off, waiting instructions *364j 007 pump swaped for 071 071 on at 21:16 *001j 071 Displaying zero values, off for repair on Monday O.K. RGM Unit, 1130 0016, 2537A (012): *360j The following changes were made between 16:00 and 16:15 UTC RPF: Out: A In: B Denuter: Out:PLCC In:13 Quartz Sample Filter Zero Line Filter Impactor Frit Flip Soda Lime Trap *362j Leak Test 13:58 - 14:29, no problems found Desorb Now @ 14:29 O.K. DENUDER INVENTORY = 1 case(s), 0 tube(s): 4 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: 336j, 2011 Inventory: 9 month(s) Health Canada Thermo-Luminescence Detector Changed:288j, 2011 Brewers 019: O.K. 029: O.K. 194: OFFLINE on 244j, 2011 Permafrost O.K. BSRN Solar Radiation Program O.K. INTERNATIONAL PROGRAMS Bi-weekly 14C/12C-CO2 Sample for U. of Heidelberg Last Sample: 185j Inventory: 31 bottle(s), 62 week(s) O.K. Radon Monitor *292j Radon monitor sent to Downsview Last filter change: Day292j O.K. DOAS System Offline NOAA SEARCH *294j SkyCam inside for Dark Season O.K. NOAA ETL O.K. SUMMARY: Sampling Conditions: -31 C, 1.1 m/s, R.H. 34.4%, 979.5 mbar. Flasks sampled: 30/12/2011 (364j) Scripps 5L glass greased stopcock, evacuated: M5022, M5021 Inventory 21 box(es), 21 week(s) Japanese Halocarbon, steel 5L: NA Inventory 6 box(es), 12 week(s) NOAA 2.5L 007 pressurized: 767-99, 768-99 Inventory 11 box(es), 22 week(s) MSC 2L glass double valve pressurized: P2-31, P2-32 Inventory 2 box(es), 4 week(s) NOAA stainless steel 850mL/2.5L pressurized: 4637L, 4659R Inventory 5 box(es), 5 week(s) CSIRO/MSC 2L glass, pressurized: P2-, P2- Inventory 4 box(es), 16 week(s) SCRIPPS 3 X 5L Oxygen: NA Inventory 15 box(es), 30 week(s) PRL VOC, pressurized: AL032 Inventory 14 flask(s), 14 week(s) U of Heidelberg 1L glass pressurized: 22-Q3, 22-Q25 Inventory 70 flask(s), 35 week(s) Max Planck Institute - BGC: TT-, TT-, TT- Inventory 3 case(s), 6 week(s) Max Planck Institute - 13CH4: TT- Inventory 16 case(s), 32 week(s) French Program: -25, -25 Inventory 34 Flask(s), 17 week(s) COMPUTERS O.K. TRANSPORTATION Fuel Consumption, for December: 267 L GMC (EC Rider) *250j In storage for winter, Battery Dead O.K. 2006 Ford (Red Rover) O.K. 2009 Ford (Brown Betty) O.K. 2011 Ford (Big Red) *277j In storage for winter O.K. BUILDINGS TX O.K. Lab O.K. SHIPPING: Shipping Received: Shipping Sent MAIL Mail Received: *363j Black Carbon Filters HC Radiation Mail Sent: