ALERT REPORT: Week 17, Monday April 21 - April 28, 2014 (111j- 118j) Completed: Sunday April 28, 2014 Operator: Miranda Brintnell Assistant Operator: Caitlyn Lyons ***********Highlights of the Week************* D. Veber visiting 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. CPC manual strainer to catch O17 trap beads **AEROSOL PROGRAM** J111 17:54-18:01 UTC 1uM Impactor Servicing J111 18:01-18:05 UTC Zero Air No bench zero at request of D. Veber Aethalometer 2(Magee Scientific) O.K. PSAP Program O.K. Nephelometer J111 Neph scan error 4.11% at 16:10 utc J117 Bench Zero from 14:13-15:33utc O.K. Aerosol Chemical Speciation Monitor O.K. Scanning Mobility Particle Sizer J108 During Bench Zero still seeing particles of varying sizes throughout the hour. Seen on J101 too. O.K. Single Particle Soot Photometer O.K. Black carbon filter packs J111 15:50-16:50utc Teflon, Quartz & Russell filters changed O.K. CPC Counter O.K. OPC O.K. PAX O.K. ALERT HI-VOL UNIT Last Blank: 041j 35 filter(s) in inventory Received: Case # in: 2 Case # out: 1 O.K. IGLOOLIK Sampler O.K. backup standby NCP POPs Sampler O.K. 17 PUF filters canisters, 7 Blank(s) canisters, 42 GFF(s) 17 Toxics case(s) remaining in inventory Last blank: 113j PS-1 PUF Sampler Last blank: 105j, 2014 Last flow calibration: 105j, 15:34z Bulb changed J097 15 filters remaining in inventory 15 cartridges remaining in inventory *Note, now sampled once a month in winter 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 2014.xls checksheet attached to weekly report email Licor NDIR O.K. PICARRO O.K. LGR O.K. CAPMoN Ozone TEI 49C #49C-73452-672 O.K. CAPMoN Ozone Teco 49I 09052 #317 Offline CAPMoN Ozone Calibration Unit O.K. **MERCURY PROGRAM** Please see Mercury.xls checksheet attached to weekly report email RGM Unit, 1130(141), 2537A (007): J110 New Hg lamp installed in 007 2537A, new lamp voltage of 9V from 13:30-14:40z J111 1130 continued autocalibrations, restarted at 16:50z J115 14:50utc sample filter(quartz) changed @ 17:30utc zero line (teflon), RPF B, denuder, impactor frit changed due to concern over desorpbtion O.K. 2537X(5023): O.K. Ambient Air 2537A (040): Offline Hg/Pb/Particulate system: O.K. DENUDER INVENTORY = 1 case(s), 0 tube(s): 5 denuder(s). Snow Sampling Last Table Sample: 2014/04/23 Last Ground Sample: 2014/04/25 Hg Glass Jars Remaining: 73 **OTHER PROGRAMS** O17 Moisture Trap O.K. Health Canada Precipitation Collector Changed: J090, 2014 Inventory: 3 month(s) Health Canada Thermo-Luminescence Detector Changed: J020j, 2014 Awaiting new samples from Health Canada Brewers 019: Offline 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: 12 bottle(s), 24 week(s) O.K. DOAS System J108 Port 1 failed; raid drive rebuilt @ 17:09z O.K. Ozone Instrument @ AWOS O.K. NOAA SEARCH O.K. NOAA ETL OFF J110 ELT sonics turned off as fan was malfunctioning. Rob Albee informed. NOAA All-Sky Camera J115 4th thumb drive now being used for storage O.K. LAB HI-VOL UNIT - U of Stockholm 14C O.K. Last Blank: J035 1 cases, 1 filter(s) in inventory **FLASK SAMPLING SUMMARY**: SUMMARY: Sampling Conditions: -19.8 C, 1.6 m/s, R.H. 48.4%, 1006 mbar. Flasks sampled: 24/04/2014 (113j) Scripps 5L glass greased stopcock, evacuated: M-5015, M-5016 Inventory 12 box(es), 24 week(s) NOAA 2.5L 007 pressurized: 2363-99, 2364-99 Inventory 12 box(es), 24 week(s) MSC 2L glass double valve pressurized: P2-78, P2-79 Inventory 6.5 box(es), 13 week(s) NOAA stainless steel 850mL/2.5L pressurized: 5127L 5128R Inventory 6 box(es), 6 week(s) CSIRO/MSC 2L glass, pressurized: P2-551, P2-568 Inventory 3 box(es), 6 week(s) SCRIPPS 3 X 5L Oxygen: 509, 135, 316 Inventory 5 box(es), 10 week(s) U of Heidelberg 1L glass pressurized: 22-Q46, 22-Q50 Inventory 50 flask(s), 25 week(s) Max Planck Institute - BGC: TT-1836, TT-1716, TT-1837 Inventory 4 case(s), 8 week(s) Max Planck Institute - 13CH4: TT-846 Inventory 63 flask(s), 126 week(s) French Inventory Flask(s), 0 week(s) **COMPUTERS** **TRANSPORTATION** Fuel Consumption, April: L 2005 GMC (EC Rider) O.K. 2006 Ford (Red Rover) O.K. 2009 Ford (Brown Betty) O.K. 2011 Ford (Big Red) O.K. **BUILDINGS** Lab O.K. APU O.K. TX O.K. SST O.K. **MAIL & SHIPPING**: SHIPPING Shipping Received: April 25 Boxes of radiosondes x4 box of mercury supplies denuders x2 scripps 3x5L MPI x2 Snow sampling coolers (x3) empty picarro box Mailbag Shipping Sent: Received: Mail Sent: