ALERT REPORT: Week 3, Monday January 13, 2013 - Sunday January 19, 2014 (13j- 19j)
Completed:  Sunday January 19, 2014
Operator: Miranda Brintnel / Andrew Platt
Assistant Operator: Caitlyn Lyons

***********Highlights of the Week*************
Miranda heads out for her winter leave, Andrew in to cover off.

Andrew loses in charity poker tourney after going all in with a full house, winner had quads! "It's better to burn out, than to fade away..."

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.
Sunlight!


**AEROSOL PROGRAM**	
No Impactor servicing or Bench Zero this week.
Laptop offline for trouble shooting - CD-ROM drive not working, new laptop installed(J016), WiFi disabled in BIOS but light still coming on when booted in CPD, need to have IStech double check that it is not transmitting.


Aethalometer 2(Magee Scientific)
O.K.

PSAP Program
*015j	PSAP new o-rings installed in both filter try and upper & lower housing


Nephelometer
*015j	NO SPAN check, laptop offline
Running but no data being collected.

Aerosol Chemical Speciation Monitor
O.K.

Scanning Mobility Particle Sizer
O.K.

Single Particle Soot Photometer
O.K.

Black carbon filter packs
*013j	Filters changed and pumps off from 
O.K.

CPC Counter
j016 Noticed that Butanol had run dry, refilled resevoir but status still says empty. Investigating..no manual onsite! 

OPC
j016 Noticed OPC powerd off. Turned it on but during self test mode it just turns off again. No error message shown. Consulting with Mike E.

PAX
O.K.

ALERT HI-VOL UNIT
Last Blank:  340j
24 filter(s) in inventory
Received:
Case # in: 2
Case # out: 1
O.K.

LAB HI-VOL UNIT
Not in Use

IGLOOLIK Sampler 
O.K. backup standby

NCP POPs Sampler
53 PUF filters canisters, 14 Blank(s) canisters, 65 GFF(s) 
25 Toxics case(s) remaining in inventory
Last blank:  343j
O.K.

PS-1 PUF Sampler
Last blank: 006j, 2014
Last flow calibration: 310j, 2013
22 filters remaining in inventory 
22 cartridges remaining in inventory
*Note, now sampled once a month in winter

*005j	Teflon line from magnehelic found off, replaced. Needs attention in the spring


GAPS Network Passive sampling program
O.K. 

**MET PROGRAM**
O.K

Ambient Temperature Sensor [Campbell 109]
O.K.

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 2013.xls checksheet attached to weekly report email

Licor NDIR
j017 ~19:00z - 22:00z pump found with torn diaphram. Replaced pump, replaced power chord to pump(cracked insulation), replaced methanol in cryocooler(contaminated with Butanol, new moisture trap installed, back online ~22:00z but Adjusting accidentally left on until ~24:00z.

PICARRO
j015 System frozen- resolved by Bob/Senen via Radmin.
j017 ~19:00z - 22:00z pump off for cryocooler maintenance, trap removed and system exposed to room air.

LGR
O.K.

CAPMoN Ozone TEI 49C #49C-73452-373
Offline

CAPMoN Ozone Teco #347
- reading consistently 20ppb, airstrip analyser reads 40ppb(historically normal). Contacted Monique.

CAPMoN Ozone Calibration Unit
O.K.

**MERCURY PROGRAM**
Please see Mercury.xls checksheet attached to weekly report email

RGM Unit, 1130, 2537A (007):
*013j	glassware change,Changed quartz filter @16:00z
j016 ~16:45z glassware fittings tightened, RFP found not attached correctly. Zeros looked good afterwards.
j016 18:15z rebooted PC to try to unhang HGlogger+, noticed the old HGlogger program starts automatically but not HGlogger+, found registry entries and removed old HGlogger program entry.
j016 21:50z AutoCal on INtrument 007 set to 'OFF' from AUTO on Amanda's instructions.
O.K.

Ambient Air (071):
Offline

Ambient Air 2537A (012):
Offline

2537X(5023):
O.K.

Hg/Pb/Particulate system:
Program has ended for the year. 
O.K.

DENUDER INVENTORY = 3 case(s), 0 tube(s): 4 denuder(s).

Snow Sampling
Last Table Sample:  2013/05/30
Last Ground Sample: 2013/07/15

Glass Jars Remaining: 0
Jars and scoop sent south for cleaning in Sept'13. Send back North soon!!

**OTHER PROGRAMS**

O17 Moisture Trap
O.K.

Health Canada Precipitation Collector
Changed: 365j, 2013 
Inventory: 7 month(s)

Health Canada Thermo-Luminescence Detector
Changed: 301j, 2013

Brewers

019:
Offline

029:
O.K.
j016 16:12z Attempted Moonsighting, looked OK, no adjustment but very hard to see. Mike downloaded new program to remove filters.
j017 attempted another sighting but moon obscurred by clouds.
j018 attempted another sighting but moon now too low during day, max only 9deg above at 2AM...

194:
Offline

Permafrost
j018 Found coastal site that was missed previously by Miranda(poor vis). Completed monthly measurements.
O.K. 

BSRN Solar Radiation Program
Offline

**INTERNATIONAL PROGRAMS**

Bi-weekly 14C-CO2 Sample for U. of Heidelberg    
NaOH Inventory: 18 bottle(s), 37 week(s)
O.K.

DOAS System
j018  Noticed QE65000 temperature 'ERROR', rebooted. OK
j018  Investigating ZIP file problem, does not appear spectra are being sent to correct DIR that batch file expects. I changed the Spectra location to C:\MiniMax\Spectra\ZIP, that directory is being modified but no files seem to be accumulating in it? Need to confirm with Stoyka.
O.K.

Ozone Instrument @ AWOS
O.K.
j018 Filter holder found on ground, filter changed and reinstalled.

NOAA SEARCH
O.K.

NOAA ETL
O.K.
High std dev periodically. 

**FLASK SAMPLING SUMMARY**:
SUMMARY:	

Sampling Conditions:  -29.0 C, 1.5m/s, R.H. 46.7%, 984.6 mbar.		
Flasks sampled:	15/01/2014	(015j)

Scripps 5L glass greased stopcock, evacuated:  I-177, I-178	
Inventory	18 box(es), 36 week(s)

NOAA 2.5L 007 pressurized:  3912-99, 3911-99	
Inventory	16.0 box(es), 32 week(s) - to be verified!

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:  5183L 5182R	
Inventory	6 box(es), 6 week(s)

CSIRO/MSC 2L glass, pressurized:  P2-520, P2-521	
Inventory	3 box(es), 6 week(s)

SCRIPPS 3 X 5L Oxygen:  499, 126,228	
Inventory	12 box(es), 24 week(s)	

U of Heidelberg 1L glass pressurized:  22-Q90, 22-Q98		
Inventory	56 flask(s), 28 week(s)	

Max Planck Institute - BGC:  		
Inventory	2 case(s), 4 week(s)	

Max Planck Institute - 13CH4:  		
Inventory	71 flask(s), 142 week(s)	

French		
Inventory	 Flask(s), 0 week(s)	

**COMPUTERS**
O.K.

**TRANSPORTATION**

Fuel Consumption, Jan: 101L

2005 GMC (EC Rider)
O.K.

2006 Ford (Red Rover)
O.K.

2009 Ford (Brown Betty)
Broken braket FR track, out of service.

2011 Ford (Big Red)
O.K.

**BUILDINGS**

Lab
O.K.

APU
O.K.

TX
O.K.

SST
O.K.


**MAIL & SHIPPING**:

SHIPPING
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