ALERT REPORT: Week 53, Monday December 31st, 2012 (366j)
	      Week 1, Tuesday January 1st, 2013 - Sunday January 6th, 2013 (001j - 006j)
Completed: Sunday, January 6th, 2013
Operator: Mike Elsasser
Assistant Operator: Melody Fraser

***********Highlights of the Week*************

*003j	Co-op student Melody Fraser and technician Dan Veber arrive in Alert

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.

SP2 USBs
NOAA 007 Masts


**AEROSOL PROGRAM**	
*366j 	13:47-14:03z Impactor Servicing 1um & 10um
	14:03-14:11z Zero Air
*005j	Bench Zero from 18:46z-20:50z
O.K.

Aethalometer 2(Magee Scientific)
O.K.

PSAP Program
*005j	New cartridge brought up by Dan Veber - cartridge solved transmittance issue. PSAP will continue sampling on 007j
O.K.

Nephelometer
*366j	Span check performed at 14:11 UTC
		-Avg error: 3.31%
O.K.

Aerosol Chemical Speciation Monitor
O.K.

Scanning Mobility Particle Sizer
*366j	Impactor cleaning @ 14:15z
O.K.

Single Particle Soot Photometer
*366j	Impactor cleaning @ 14:16z
*005j	Restarted @ 18:58z - SP2 screen very slow due to Aersol BZ
O.K.

Black carbon filter pack
*366j 	Filters Changed: see checksheet for details.
	Pumps off at 14:39z-15:00z	
O.K.

CNC Counter
O.K.

OPC
*142j	Pump malfuctioning.  Waiting for spare pump.
Offline

PAX
O.K.

ALERT HI-VOL UNIT
Last Blank:  352j
20 filter(s) in inventory
Received:
Case # in: 
Case # out:   
O.K.

LAB HI-VOL UNIT
Not in Use

IGLOOLIK Sampler 
O.K. backup standby

NCP POPs Sampler
45 PUF filters canisters, 9 Blank(s) canisters, 66 GFF(s) 
22 Toxics case(s) remaining in inventory
Last blank:  359j
O.K.

PS-1 PUF Sampler
Last blank: 317j, 2012
Last flow calibration: 345j, 2012
25 filters remaining in inventory 
25 cartridges remaining in inventory
O.K.

GAPS Network Passive sampling program
O.K. 

**MET PROGRAM**
O.K

Ambient Temperature Sensor [Campbell 107F]
O.K.

Stevenson Screen and Dew Cells
*361j	Replacement Temperature probe arrives
O.K. (Temperature probe offline however)

10m Tipping Tower and Lab Platform 10m RM Young Wind Sensors
O.K.

**TRACE GAS PROGRAM**
Complete Gas Tank Inventory
***Please see Inventory 2012.xls checksheet attached to weekly report email

Licor NDIR
*366j	Trap change from 14:07z-14:10z
		Foff=77.9
		Fon =77.5
		Poff=18
		Pon =20
O.K.

PICARRO
*366j	Trap change from 14:07z-14:10z
		Foff=0.408
		Fon =0.408
	Calibrated @ 15:50z
O.K.


CAPMoN Ozone TEI 49C #49C-73452-373
O.K.

CAPMoN Ozone Teco #347
- Offline

CAPMoN Ozone Calibration Unit
O.K.


**MERCURY PROGRAM**

Ambient air (007):
Offline

Ambient Air (071):
*005j	Idle from 18:30z-21:03z; Argon tank change (I thought I'd turned it back on at 18:42z)
	Restarted computer @ 22:59z - GEM reading '0' for everything, and had been for several days before the argon tank change
O.K.

RGM Unit, 1130 0016, 2537A (012):
*366j	Idle from 16:00-16:06z. The following changes were made:
		Sample line filter change
	Response Factors deviating noticeably
*005j	Idle from 18:30z-21:03z; Argon tank change (I thought I'd turned it back on at 18:42z)

O.K.

DENUDER INVENTORY = 1 case(s), 0 tube(s): 5 denuder(s).

Snow Sampling
Last Table Sample: 
Last Ground Sample: 

Glass Jars Remaining: 0 [Sent down south for cleaning/prepping]
Sampling Stopped for 2012
O.K.

**OTHER PROGRAMS**

Health Canada Precipitation Collector
Changed: 366j, 2012 
Inventory: 7
 month(s)

Health Canada Thermo-Luminescence Detector
Changed: 275j, 2012

Brewers

019:
O.K.

029:
O.K.

194:
Offline

Permafrost
O.K.

BSRN Solar Radiation Program
*298j	Radiometers on tracker and platform packed up and shipped down south for a tune-up
Offline

**INTERNATIONAL PROGRAMS**

Bi-weekly 14C-CO2 Sample for U. of Heidelberg    
NaOH Inventory: 10 bottle(s), 20 week(s)
O.K.

DOAS System
Offline

NOAA SEARCH
Offline

NOAA ETL
*356j	Found ETL Sonics not writting data - program did not restart when computer was unplugged and rebooted on 354j. Problem unresolved.
Data not being written


**FLASK SAMPLING SUMMARY**:			
Sampling Conditions:  -26 C, 0.6 m/s, R.H. 75.9%, 963.6 mbar.		
Flasks sampled:	05/01/2013	(5j)

Scripps 5L glass greased stopcock, evacuated:  0, 0	
Inventory	18 box(es), 36 week(s)

NOAA 2.5L 007 pressurized:  4095-99, 4096-99	
Inventory	9 box(es), 18 week(s)

MSC 2L glass double valve pressurized:  P2-103, P2-104	
Inventory	8 box(es), 16 week(s)

NOAA stainless steel 850mL/2.5L pressurized:  5083L, 5084R	
Inventory	8 box(es), 8 week(s)

CSIRO/MSC 2L glass, pressurized:  P2-, P2-	
Inventory	3.5 box(es), 14 week(s)

SCRIPPS 3 X 5L Oxygen:  291, 502, 292	
Inventory	13 box(es), 26 week(s)	

PRL VOC, pressurized:  AL019		
Inventory	19 flask(s), 19 week(s)	

U of Heidelberg 1L glass pressurized:  22-Q127, 22-Q130		
Inventory	50 flask(s), 25 week(s)	

Max Planck Institute - BGC:  TT-601, TT-589, TT-592		
Inventory	6 case(s), 12 week(s)	

Max Planck Institute - 13CH4:  TT-819		
Inventory	21 case(s), 42 week(s)	

French Program:  517-25, 933-25		
Inventory	4 Flask(s), 2 week(s)	



**COMPUTERS**
OK 


**TRANSPORTATION**
	
Fuel Consumption, January: 0L
				
GMC (EC Rider)
O.K.

2006 Ford (Red Rover)
O.K.

2009 Ford (Brown Betty)
O.K.

2011 Ford (Big Red)
*355j	In for servicing; steering-assist related problem
O.K.


**BUILDINGS**

Lab
O.K.

APU
O.K.

TX
O.K.

SST
O.K.


**MAIL & SHIPPING**:

SHIPPING
Shipping Received:


Shipping Sent:


MAIL
Mail Received:
	

Mail Sent:
	-Precipitation Sampler for Health Canada