ALERT REPORT: Week 16, Monday April 15th, 2013 - Sunday April 21st, 2013 (105j - 111j) Completed: Sunday, April 21st, 2013 Operator: Mike Elsasser Assistant Operator: Melody Fraser ***********Highlights of the Week************* *106j Power outage in lab @ 14:46z; Generator Crew running tests *107j Andrew, Richard, Alexi and Dan arrive in Alert for Aerosol programs *108j Truck @ Lab from 13:00z-13:05z. Offloaded aerosol equipment for technicians 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** *105j 13:57-14:04z Impactor Servicing 1um 14:04-14:10z Zero Air *109j 13:39-15:05z Bench Zero (Extended by request of Richard) O.K. Aethalometer 2(Magee Scientific) O.K. PSAP Program *108j Pump off from 12:55-13:50z for truck @ lab. O.K. Nephelometer *105 Span check performed at 15:05z -Avg error: 3.32% O.K. Aerosol Chemical Speciation Monitor O.K. Scanning Mobility Particle Sizer O.K. Single Particle Soot Photometer *107z Data not saving; hard drive full. Archived/deleted old files from January 2013, @ 12:13z. Files began saving afterwards again. O.K. Black carbon filter packs *105j Filters Changed: see checksheet for details. Pumps off at 15:40z-16:06z *108j Pumps off from 12:55-13:50z for truck @ lab. O.K. CPC Counter O.K. OPC O.K. PAX O.K. ALERT HI-VOL UNIT Last Blank: 098j 13 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 31 PUF filters canisters, 6 Blank(s) canisters, 50 GFF(s) 14 Toxics case(s) remaining in inventory Last blank: 084j *108j Pump off from 12:55-13:50z for truck @ lab. O.K. PS-1 PUF Sampler Last blank: 077j, 2013 Last flow calibration: 070j, 2013 17 filters remaining in inventory 17 cartridges remaining in inventory *108j Pump off from 12:55-13:50z 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 *105j Calibrated @ 14:24z *109j Shut off/Disassembled @ 14:30z. Set to be shipped down South for calibrations. Tank #1 @ 1800psi, Tank #2 @ 1300psi Offine 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): *105j Idle from 14:26-14:54z. The following changes were made: Sample Line filter Zero Air filter RPF: Cleaned 'C', reinstalled Denuder: In 'PL500', Out 'CG100' ` Impactor Frit replacement *106j Idle from 14:21z-14:39z Changed time on RGM from "14:35z" to 14:39z, @ 14:39z Cleaned out wool in the top part of RPF 'C', to try to bring flow back up to 9LPM. *108j Idle from 13:03z-13:50z, 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: 2013/04/08 Glass Jars Remaining: 0 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), 45 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: -26.7 C, 1.2 m/s, R.H. 76.9%, 990.7 mbar. Flasks sampled: 17/04/2013 (107j) Scripps 5L glass greased stopcock, evacuated: 0, 0 Inventory 11 box(es), 22 week(s) NOAA 2.5L 007 pressurized: 3069-99, 3070-99 Inventory 0.5 box(es), 1 week(s) MSC 2L glass double valve pressurized: P2-184, P2-185 Inventory 2.5 box(es), 5 week(s) NOAA stainless steel 850mL/2.5L pressurized: L, R Inventory 0 box(es), 0 week(s) CSIRO/MSC 2L glass, pressurized: P2-520, P2-521 Inventory 0 box(es), 0 week(s) SCRIPPS 3 X 5L Oxygen: NA Inventory 6 box(es), 12 week(s) PRL VOC, pressurized: AL035 Inventory 4 flask(s), 4 week(s) U of Heidelberg 1L glass pressurized: 22-Q50, 22-Q51 Inventory 39 flask(s), 19.5 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: 265L 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 *108j Truck @ Lab from 13:00-13:05z. Offloaded aerosol equipment for technicians. O.K. APU O.K. TX O.K. SST O.K. **MAIL & SHIPPING**: SHIPPING Shipping Received: Shipping Sent: MAIL Mail Received: Mail Sent: