ALERT REPORT: Week 15, Monday April 8th, 2013 - Sunday April 14th, 2013 (098j - 104j) Completed: Sunday, April 14th, 2013 Operator: Mike Elsasser Assistant Operator: Melody Fraser ***********Highlights of the Week************* *100j Sandy, Geoff, and Torunn leave Alert in favour of a warmer climate 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 Fish Filter Cartridges NOAA 007 Masts Mercury Teflon filters for 1130 Mercury Soda Lime Traps Tools: 11/16" wrenches torx drivers small & micro clamps speed square x2 **AEROSOL PROGRAM** *098j 14:38-14:46z Impactor Servicing 1um 14:46-14:50z Zero Air *102j 13:12-14:41z Bench Zero O.K. Aethalometer 2(Magee Scientific) *098j HEPA filter attached to inlet for 24 hours, starting @ 19:50z [Requested by Sangeeta] *099j HEPA filter removed at 19:51z. Data sent to Sangeeta. Aethelometer rebooted @ 20:13z O.K. PSAP Program O.K. Nephelometer *098j Span check performed at 15:01z -Avg error: 1.49% O.K. Aerosol Chemical Speciation Monitor O.K. Scanning Mobility Particle Sizer O.K. Single Particle Soot Photometer O.K. Black carbon filter packs *098j Filters Changed: see checksheet for details. Pumps off at 16:27z-16:57z O.K. CPC Counter O.K. OPC O.K. PAX O.K. ALERT HI-VOL UNIT Last Blank: 098j 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 32 PUF filters canisters, 6 Blank(s) canisters, 51 GFF(s) 15 Toxics case(s) remaining in inventory Last blank: 084j O.K. PS-1 PUF Sampler Last blank: 077j, 2013 Last flow calibration: 070j, 2013 18 filters remaining in inventory 18 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 *098j Trap change from 14:54z-14:59z Foff=77.9 Fon =77.8 Poff=17.0 Pon =18.0 *102j Pump off from 13:59z-14:01z, to inspect moisture trap for Picarro. Found nothing out of the ordinary. O.K. PICARRO *098j Trap change from 14:54z-14:59z Foff=0.417 Fon =0.415 Calibrated @ 15:09z *101j Restarted computer @ 18:13z; program wasn't running *102j Unplugged/reset all Picarro equipment @ 13:59z (the program had been giving sine wave-like graphs since before Monday). Pump off from 13:59z-14:01z, to inspect moisture trap. Found nothing out of the ordinary. Ran a calibration @ 14:40z Problem not resolved. O.K. CAPMoN Ozone TEI 49C #49C-73452-373 O.K. CAPMoN Ozone Teco #347 O.K. CAPMoN Ozone Calibration Unit O.K. **MERCURY PROGRAM** Ambient air (007): Offline Ambient Air (071): O.K. RGM Unit, 1130 0016, 2537A (012): *098j Idle from 15:29-16:40z. The following changes were made: Sample Line filter RPF: Cleaned 'C', reinstalled Denuder: In CG100 (Sandy had removed CG100 the day before and swapped with another denuder, but wanted it swapped back) O.K. DENUDER INVENTORY = 5 case(s), 0 tube(s): 17 denuder(s). Snow Sampling Last Table Sample: 2013/04/04 Last Ground Sample: 2013/04/08 Glass Jars Remaining: 3 O.K. **OTHER PROGRAMS** Health Canada Precipitation Collector Changed: 091j, 2013 Inventory: 16 month(s) Health Canada Thermo-Luminescence Detector Changed: 099j, 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: 23 bottle(s), 46 week(s) O.K. DOAS System O.K. Ozone Instrument @ Met Shack O.K. NOAA SEARCH O.K. NOAA ETL O.K. **FLASK SAMPLING SUMMARY**: Sampling Conditions: -13.9 C, 9.8 m/s, R.H. 49.7%, 993.3 mbar. Flasks sampled: 10/04/2013 (100j) Scripps 5L glass greased stopcock, evacuated: I-199, I-200 Inventory 11 box(es), 22 week(s) NOAA 2.5L 007 pressurized: 1999-99, 5416-99 Inventory 1 box(es), 2 week(s) MSC 2L glass double valve pressurized: P2-64, P2-259 Inventory 3 box(es), 6 week(s) NOAA stainless steel 850mL/2.5L pressurized: L, R Inventory 0 box(es), 0 week(s) CSIRO/MSC 2L glass, pressurized: NA Inventory 0.5 box(es), 2 week(s) SCRIPPS 3 X 5L Oxygen: 139, 340, 348 Inventory 6 box(es), 12 week(s) PRL VOC, pressurized: AL033 Inventory 5 flask(s), 5 week(s) U of Heidelberg 1L glass pressurized: 22-Q147, 22-Q149 Inventory 41 flask(s), 20.5 week(s) Max Planck Institute - BGC: 0, 0, 0 Inventory 0 case(s), 0 week(s) Max Planck Institute - 13CH4: Inventory 15 case(s), 30 week(s) French Program: 0, 0 Inventory 0 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, April: 179L 2005 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. O.K. 2011 Ford (Big Red) 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 15A -POPs Toxics [2013/03/18 - 2013/04/01] -NOAA SS (5553, 5554) -PRL VOC flasks (AL036, AL007, AL010, AL009, AL024, AL004) -NOAA 007 (755-99, 756-99, 389,99, 390-99) -SCRIPPS 2x5L (I-199, I-200) -SCRIPPS 3x5L (139, 340, 348) -CCMR Orange case (P2-62, P2-63, P2-64, P2-259) -Ozone equipment (Box 1 of 2) -Ozone equipment (Box 2 of 2) -Mercury supplies box -Mailbag -PSAP filters [2013/03/15 - 2013/04/12] -Soda Lime Trap [2013/03/11 - 2013/04/01] -POPs Toxics form [2013/03/18 - 2013/04/01] MAIL Mail Received: *100j Health Canada Thermoluminescence Detector Mail Sent: *092j Health Canada Precipitation Sampler *101j Health Canada Thermoluminescence Detector