ALERT REPORT: Week 18, Monday April 29th, 2013 - Sunday May 5th, 2013 (119j - 125j) Completed: Sunday, May 5th, 2013 Operator: Mike Elsasser Assistant Operator: Melody Fraser & Celyne Begin ***********Highlights of the Week************* *119j Truck @ Lab from 13:18z-14:35z *120j Melody leaves Alert in favor of civilization and university, leaving Celyne to pick up the slack. *120j Richard, Desi, and Lynn leave for the balmy South. *122j Truck @ lab from 13:58z-14:58z; moved Brewers, Flasks, and Dan Veber's grey case from lab to office. 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** *119j 13:47-14:03z Impactor Servicing 1um & 10um 14:03-14:10z Zero Air *123j 13:15-15:18z 2 hour Bench Zero O.K. Aethalometer 2(Magee Scientific) *123j Off from 14:10z-14:13z Data Backup O.K. PSAP Program *119j Pump off from 13:14-16:52z for truck @ lab. O.K. Nephelometer *119j Span check performed at 14:11z -Avg error: 3.22% O.K. Aerosol Chemical Speciation Monitor O.K. Scanning Mobility Particle Sizer *119j Impactor cleaning from 17:18z-17:20z O.K. Single Particle Soot Photometer *119j Impactor cleaning from 17:18z-17:20z O.K. Black carbon filter packs *119j Filters Changed: see checksheet for details. Pumps off at 13:14z-16:33z Large difference in time, for truck @ lab O.K. CPC Counter O.K. OPC O.K. PAX O.K. ALERT HI-VOL UNIT Last Blank: 098j 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 29 PUF filters canisters, 5 Blank(s) canisters, 47 GFF(s) 13 Toxics case(s) remaining in inventory Last blank: 112j *119j Pump off from 13:15z-16:56z for truck @ lab. *122j Pump off from 13:55z-15:42z, for truck @ lab. O.K. PS-1 PUF Sampler Last blank: 119j, 2013 Last flow calibration: 119j, 2013 16 filters remaining in inventory 16 cartridges remaining in inventory *122j Pump off from 13:55z-15:42z, for truck @ lab. 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 O.K. PICARRO Offine CAPMoN Ozone TEI 49C #49C-73452-373 Offline CAPMoN Ozone Teco #347 O.K. CAPMoN Ozone Calibration Unit O.K. **MERCURY PROGRAM** Ambient air (007): Offline Ambient Air (071): *119j Changed outdoor filters @ 15:02z Idle from 16:28z-16:42z. Argon tank change: Out @ 200psi, In @ 2550psi O.K. RGM Unit, 1130 0016, 2537A (012): *119j Idle from 13:14-16:20z. The following changes were made: Sample Line filter Zero Air filter RPF: Cleaned 'C' Denuder: In 'PL109', Out 'PL500' Impactor Frit Flip Idle from 16:28z-16:42z. Argon tank change: Out @ 200psi, In @ 2550psi *122j Idle from 13:55z-15:31z. Truck @ Lab Idle from 17:29z-17:37z. Switched Particulate & Pyrolyzer PIDs *123j Idle from 15:19z-15:34z. Switched PIDs - Pyrolyzer into Case Temp, and vice-versa Idle from 18:25z-19:54z. Switched back all PIDs to original position O.K. Hg/Pb/Particulate system: *119j Pumps off from 13:14z-17:41z, for truck @ lab *122j Pumps off from 13:55z-15:42z, for truck @ lab. O.K. DENUDER INVENTORY = 4 case(s), 0 tube(s): 16 denuder(s). Snow Sampling Last Table Sample: 2013/04/15 Last Ground Sample: 2013/04/29 Glass Jars Remaining: 30 O.K. **OTHER PROGRAMS** Health Canada Precipitation Collector Changed: 119j, 2013 Inventory: 16 month(s) Health Canada Thermo-Luminescence Detector Changed: 099j, 2013 Brewers 019: O.K. 029: O.K. 194: Offline Permafrost O.K. BSRN Solar Radiation Program Offline **INTERNATIONAL PROGRAMS** Bi-weekly 14C-CO2 Sample for U. of Heidelberg NaOH Inventory: 22 bottle(s), 43 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: -9.1 C, 1.4 m/s, R.H. 48.5%, 988 mbar. Flasks sampled: 01/05/2013 (121j) Scripps 5L glass greased stopcock, evacuated: 0, 0 Inventory 12 box(es), 24 week(s) NOAA 2.5L 007 pressurized: 1159-99, 1160-99 Inventory 8.5 box(es), 17 week(s) MSC 2L glass double valve pressurized: P2-69, P2-70 Inventory 3.5 box(es), 7 week(s) NOAA stainless steel 850mL/2.5L pressurized: 4651L, 4652R Inventory 5 box(es), 5 week(s) CSIRO/MSC 2L glass, pressurized: P2-560, P2-561 Inventory 1.5 box(es), 6 week(s) SCRIPPS 3 X 5L Oxygen: NA Inventory 5 box(es), 10 week(s) PRL VOC, pressurized: AL Inventory 0 flask(s), 0 week(s) U of Heidelberg 1L glass pressurized: 22-Q158, 22-Q159 Inventory 34 flask(s), 17 week(s) Max Planck Institute - BGC: 0, 0, 0 Inventory 5 case(s), 10 week(s) Max Planck Institute - 13CH4: Inventory 14 case(s), 28 week(s) French Program: 0, 0 Inventory 0 Flask(s), 0 week(s) **COMPUTERS** O.K. **TRANSPORTATION** Fuel Consumption, May: 116L 2005 GMC (EC Rider) O.K. 2006 Ford (Red Rover) O.K. 2009 Ford (Brown Betty) O.K. 2011 Ford (Big Red) O.K. Weather Stn. staff using for Ice & Snow surveys **BUILDINGS** Lab *119j Truck @ Lab from 13:18z-14:35z *122j Truck @ lab from 13:58z-14:58z; moved Brewers, Flasks, and Dan Veber's grey case from lab to office. O.K. APU O.K. TX O.K. SST O.K. **MAIL & SHIPPING**: SHIPPING Shipping Received: Shipping Sent: MAIL Mail Received: Mail Sent: