ALERT REPORT: Week 8, Monday February 18th, 2013 - Sunday February 24th, 2013 (049j - 055j) Completed: Sunday, February 24th, 2013 Operator: Andrew Platt Assistant Operator: Melody Fraser ***********Highlights of the Week************* Melody caught a fish, but stole Andrew's off his line at the same time :( Andrew scores winning goal in ball hockey! Still recovering from soreness... 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. Printer Ink Cartridges NOAA 007 Masts Mercury Teflon filters for 1130 **AEROSOL PROGRAM** *049j 15:55-16:15z Impactor Servicing 1um BspGrn=2.6 - went up from ambient value(?)tightened all fittings inline, could not find a leak. *053j 14:53z - 16:32z Bench Zero O.K. Aethalometer 2(Magee Scientific) O.K. PSAP Program O.K. Nephelometer *042j Span check performed at 19:10 UTC -Avg error: 3.6% O.K. Aerosol Chemical Speciation Monitor O.K. Desi doing software install this week Scanning Mobility Particle Sizer O.K. Single Particle Soot Photometer O.K. Black carbon filter packs *049j Filters Changed: see checksheet for details. Pumps off at ~19:20z O.K. CPC Counter 049j Impactor cleaned 20:00z O.K. OPC O.K. PAX O.K. ALERT HI-VOL UNIT Last Blank: 014j 14 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 38 PUF filters canisters, 8 Blank(s) canisters, 59 GFF(s) 19 Toxics case(s) remaining in inventory Last blank: 028j O.K. PS-1 PUF Sampler Last blank: 007j, 2013 Last flow calibration: 007j, 2013 23 filters remaining in inventory 23 cartridges remaining in inventory O.K. GAPS Network Passive sampling program O.K. **MET PROGRAM** O.K Ambient Temperature Sensor [Campbell 107F] Offline - needs replacing and new logger pgm. Stevenson Screen and Dew Cells Temperature probe offline 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 O.K. PICARRO *053j 17:55z Online - Fans and heatsinks dusted, power supply fan repaird. Internal pump replaced. Sequesnces corrected and cleaned up. ** T1 tank swap: tank OFF - HA2217, 0psi - tank had blown out due to wrong sequence tank ON: JA02519, 1800psi - leak chk good. CAPMoN Ozone TEI 49C #49C-73452-373 O.K. Zero line drawing from in room near floor. CAPMoN Ozone Teco #347 - Offline CAPMoN Ozone Calibration Unit O.K. **MERCURY PROGRAM** Ambient air (007): Offline Ambient Air (071): *049j Clock reset ~19:00z is was 2 min fast O.K. RGM Unit, 1130 0016, 2537A (012): *049j Clock reset ~19:00z is was 2 min slow *049j Idle from 20:15-21:06z. The following changes were made: Quartz & Teflon filter chg RPF 'C' wool and filter changed, RPF 'C' put back on. Impactor frit flipped Denuder changed *049j bimodal - Patrick sending instructions for gold trap change. *053j Gold trap change ON idle & ZZ air @ 17:57z - installed cartridge set 155487-259305 @ 18:50z. Leak chk OK Off idle @ 20:00z DENUDER INVENTORY = 1 case(s), 0 tube(s): 4 denuder(s). Snow Sampling Last Table Sample: Last Ground Sample: Glass Jars Remaining: 33 O.K. **OTHER PROGRAMS** Health Canada Precipitation Collector Changed: 032j, 2012 Inventory: 18 month(s) Health Canada Thermo-Luminescence Detector Changed: 011j, 2013 Brewers 019: O.K. 029: O.K. 194: Offline - inside Permafrost O.K. BSRN Solar Radiation Program Offline **INTERNATIONAL PROGRAMS** Bi-weekly 14C-CO2 Sample for U. of Heidelberg NaOH Inventory: 28 bottle(s), 56 week(s) O.K. DOAS System Offline - working on installing at MET shack NOAA SEARCH O.K. Intermittent communication problems to PC, unresolved as of yet. NOAA ETL O.K. continuing to have high std. dev. despite cleaning **FLASK SAMPLING SUMMARY**: Sampling Conditions: -45.5C, 1.7 m/s, R.H. 69.6%, 1004mbar. Flasks sampled: 20/02/2013 (51j) Scripps 5L glass greased stopcock, evacuated: M50##,M50## Inventory 14 box(es), 28 week(s) NOAA 2.5L 007 pressurized: 5365-99, 5366-99 Inventory 5.0 box(s), 10 week(s) MSC 2L glass double valve pressurized: P2-89 P2-90 Inventory 4.5 Box(es), 9 week(s) NOAA stainless steel 850mL/2.5L pressurized: 5151L, 5152R Inventory 3 box(es), 3 week(s) CSIRO/MSC 2L glass, pressurized: P2-440, P2-443 Inventory 2.0 Box(es), 8 week(s) SCRIPPS 3 X 5L Oxygen: Inventory 9 Box(es), 18 week(s) PRL VOC, pressurized: AL025 Inventory 12 flask(s), 12 week(s) U of Heidelberg 1L glass pressurized: 22-Q79, 22-Q81 Inventory 51 flask(s), 25.5 week(s) Max Planck Institute - BGC: TT-, TT-, TT- Inventory 4 case(s), 8 week(s) Max Planck Institute - 13CH4: TT- Inventory 18 case(s), 36 week(s) French Program: NA Inventory 0 Flask(s), 0 week(s) **COMPUTERS** Server computer FTP was hung for a few days. A reboot seemed to wake it up. Allsky has intermittent connectivity issues. Haven't nailed it down yet. Outlook contstantly reports fatal error upon send/receive request & must close. I tried connecting through the terminal server & it reports the account is locked out. Will call client support. **TRANSPORTATION** Fuel Consumption, February: 158L GMC (EC Rider) O.K. 2006 Ford (Red Rover) O.K. 2009 Ford (Brown Betty) Front right steer assist piston slow leak. Part required. Rear left track cracking, will monitor and replace as necessary. 2011 Ford (Big Red) O.K. Weather Stn. staff using for Ice& snow **BUILDINGS** Lab O.K. APU O.K. TX O.K. SST O.K. **MAIL & SHIPPING**: SHIPPING Shipping Received: WEEK 7 fEB 11 NOAA SS X2 FORD AIR & FUEL FIILTERS KEEP FROZEN STICKERS ORANGE CASE HEIDELBERG CASE 3 COOLERS Hg SNOW SAMPLE JARS (33 TOTAL JARS) O-17 WATER VAPOUR COLLECTION PUMPS Shipping Sent: Week 6 FEb 5: NCP POPs case 2013/01/07 - 2013/01/21 NOAA 007 (1713-99,1714-99,220-99,219-99) CSIRO P2-408,P2-409,P2-411,TEMP25) SCRIPPS 3x5L (428,191,259) NOAA SS (4643,4659) MPI (TT-180,TT155,TT-139) ORANGE P2-57,58,59,60 HEIDELBERG CASE NCP POPs CASE (2013/01/21-2013/02/04) MAIL BAG - SP02 USB,NCP SAMPLE FORM x2, SODA LIME,IMPACTORS FRITS MAIL Mail Received: HEALTH CAN. PRECIP SAMPLE MEDIA x12 Mail Sent: HEALTH CAN. PRECIP SAMPLE - JAN 2013