ALERT REPORT: Week 11, Monday March 11th, 2013 - Sunday March 17th, 2013 (070j - 076j) Completed: Sunday, March 17th, 2013 Operator: Mike Elsasser Assistant Operator: Melody Fraser ***********Highlights of the Week************* *073j Truck stuck in snowdrift on way to lab. Blizzard like conditions. *076j Organized large GAW Lab tour, with 20 people going (almost 1/3 of station personnel!) 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 RGM Denuders Tools: 11/16" wrenches torx drivers small & micro clamps speed square x2 **AEROSOL PROGRAM** *070j 13:33-13:41z Impactor Servicing 1um & 10um 13:41-13:46z Zero Air *074j 15:37-16:51z Bench Zero O.K. Aethalometer 2(Magee Scientific) *070j Switched off, then on @ 14:29z - program was constantly going to 'connected to external com', and was not displaying information on the display. O.K. PSAP Program O.K. Nephelometer *070j Span check performed at 14:17z -Avg error: 3.66% O.K. Aerosol Chemical Speciation Monitor O.K. Scanning Mobility Particle Sizer O.K. Single Particle Soot Photometer O.K. Black carbon filter packs *070j Filters Changed: see checksheet for details. Pumps off at 14:16z-14:46z O.K. CPC Counter O.K. OPC O.K. PAX O.K. ALERT HI-VOL UNIT Last Blank: 070j 19 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 36 PUF filters canisters, 7 Blank(s) canisters, 56 GFF(s) 17 Toxics case(s) remaining in inventory Last blank: 056j O.K. PS-1 PUF Sampler Last blank: 007j, 2013 Last flow calibration: 070j, 2013 21 filters remaining in inventory 21 cartridges remaining in inventory O.K. GAPS Network Passive sampling program O.K. **MET PROGRAM** O.K Ambient Temperature Sensor [Campbell 109] O.K. [Inspectors will calibrate in April] Stevenson Screen and Dew Cells O.K. 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 *070j Trap change from 13:50z-13:53z Foff=77.9 Fon =77.7 Poff=16.5 Pon =19.0 O.K. PICARRO *070j Trap change from 13:50z-13:53z Foff=0.419 Fon =0.419 Calibrated @ 14:16z O.K. CAPMoN Ozone TEI 49C #49C-73452-373 Offline CAPMoN Ozone Teco #347 *070j Off from 16:18z-16:21z. Moved main unit's analogue wires to the backup unit. Data now appearing on CAPMoN website. O.K. CAPMoN Ozone Calibration Unit O.K. **MERCURY PROGRAM** Ambient air (007): Offline Ambient Air (071): *072j Argon line closed by accident at 16:48z. Restarted software and opened argon tank at 16:53z *075j Reopened zero air line for NS071 (toggle valve on plywood), after it was presumably closed on *072j when the Argon line was closed too. -Reopened zero air line @ 15:36z -Ran full calibration @ 15:40z -Calibration done and put on continuous mode @ 16:12z O.K. RGM Unit, 1130 0016, 2537A (012): *070j Idle from 13:17-13:31z. The following changes were made: Sample Line filter Soda Lime Trap change *072j Idle from 13:01z-13:54z Replaced 1135 Pump. Previous pump not working properly (no flow). Newly installed pump working. Argon line closed by accident at 16:48z. Restarted software and opened argon tank at 16:53z O.K. DENUDER INVENTORY = 0 case(s), 0 tube(s): 0 denuder(s). Snow Sampling Last Table Sample: 2013/03/15 Last Ground Sample: 2013/03/11 Glass Jars Remaining: 24 O.K. **OTHER PROGRAMS** Health Canada Precipitation Collector Changed: 063j, 2012 Inventory: 17 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: 26 bottle(s), 52 week(s) O.K. DOAS System *071j Ran mercury lamp calibrations from 12:48-13:25z. Ran background calibrations from 13:31-13:44z. Sunlight contaminated the background calibration, so calibration was redone from 17:15-17:30z. O.K. NOAA SEARCH Intermittent communication problems to PC, unresolved as of yet. Tracker not tracking, comms are good, won't home or track, internal temp = -19C. Suspect too cold. NOAA ETL O.K. **FLASK SAMPLING SUMMARY**: Sampling Conditions: -23.7 C, 2.9 m/s, R.H. 40.4%, 1003.6 mbar. Flasks sampled: 13/03/2013 (72j) Scripps 5L glass greased stopcock, evacuated: I-203, I-204 Inventory 13 box(es), 26 week(s) NOAA 2.5L 007 pressurized: 3531-99, 3532-99 Inventory 3.5 box(es), 7 week(s) MSC 2L glass double valve pressurized: P2-99, P2-100 Inventory 3 box(es), 6 week(s) NOAA stainless steel 850mL/2.5L pressurized: 4412L, 4425R Inventory 4 box(es), 4 week(s) CSIRO/MSC 2L glass, pressurized: NA Inventory 1.5 box(es), 6 week(s) SCRIPPS 3 X 5L Oxygen: 500, 414, 508 Inventory 8 box(es), 16 week(s) PRL VOC, pressurized: AL010 Inventory 9 flask(s), 9 week(s) U of Heidelberg 1L glass pressurized: 22-Q93, 22-Q94 Inventory 49 flask(s), 24.5 week(s) Max Planck Institute - BGC: TT-208, TT-183, TT-336 Inventory 2 case(s), 4 week(s) Max Planck Institute - 13CH4: TT-694 Inventory 16 case(s), 32 week(s) French Program: 0, 0 Inventory Flask(s), 0 week(s) **COMPUTERS** Allsky has intermittent connectivity issues. Haven't nailed it down yet. Outlook up and running again Monday (056j) afternoon. Opened a high priority service ticket. Never heard back on what they did. **TRANSPORTATION** Fuel Consumption, March: 166L 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) *073j Truck got stuck in snowdrift outside of Hydrogen Shed. Blizzard-like conditions outside. Truck recovered by a BV later that day. O.K. Weather Stn. staff using for Ice & Snow surveys **BUILDINGS** Lab O.K. APU O.K. TX O.K. SST O.K. **MAIL & SHIPPING**: SHIPPING Shipping Received: Shipping Sent: Triwall 11A - PoPs Toxics [2012/12/24 - 2013/01/07] - PoPs Toxics [2013/02/18 - 2013/03/04] - FTIR filter pump (can't pull full flow) - NOAA SS (4412, 4425) - NOAA SS (5182, 5183) - NOAA SS (5200, 5201) - NOAA 007 (401-99, 402-99, 195-99, 196-99) - Hi-Vol Aerosol case #5 [2013/02/11 - 2013/03/11] - Mercury 1135 pump (not working) - SCRIPPS 2x5L (I203, I204) - SCRIPPS 3x5L (508, 414, 500) - CCMR Orange flasks (P2-97, P2-98, P2-99, P2-100) - MPI (TT-183, TT-208, TT-339) - Snow pants - Mail Bag -Teflon sample sheet [2013/01/21 - 2013/02/18] -Quartz sample sheet [2013/01/21 - 2013/02/18] -NCP field sample history form [2013/02/18 - 2013/03/04] -Hi-Vol sample sheet [2013/02/11 - 2013/03/11] -PSAP filters (059ps063 - 072ps074) [2013/02/28 - 2013/03/15] -Toxics timer (not working) -Soda Lime trap [2013/02/25 - 2013/03/11] -Sonic ETL USB [Jan - 2013/03/03] MAIL Mail Received: - Denuder 2-Pack case (x3) - Denuder 6-Pack case (x2) - Denuder 1-Pack box (x1) Mail Sent: