ALERT REPORT: Week 18, Monday April 28 - May 4, 2014 (118j- 124j)
Completed: Sunday May 4, 2014 
Operator: Miranda Brintnell
Assistant Operator: Caitlyn Lyons

***********Highlights of the Week*************
C Lyons prepares for her depature, N Love to become assistance operator

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**	

J118 Truck in at lab 12:40z -13:15z
J120 15:45-16:01 UTC 1uM Impactor Servicing (forgot to turn pump off)
J120 19:26-19:30 UTC Zero Air

Aethalometer 2(Magee Scientific)
O.K.

PSAP Program
O.K.

Nephelometer
J118	Neph scan error 3.66% at 15:45 utc (Dan Veber)
J124	Bench Zero from 13:45-14:45utc
O.K.

Aerosol Chemical Speciation Monitor
O.K.

Scanning Mobility Particle Sizer
J124 	Particles no longer visible during BZ
O.K.
   
Single Particle Soot Photometer
J118 Adjusted by D. Veber; data found to be not recording and restarted on J125
O.K.

Black carbon filter packs
J118 12:40-17:15utc Teflon, Quartz & Russell filters changed
O.K.

CPC Counter
J118 Cleanaed by D. Veber
O.K.

OPC
O.K.

PAX
O.K.

ALERT HI-VOL UNIT
Last Blank:  041j
33 filter(s) in inventory
Received:
Case # in: 2
Case # out: 4
O.K.

IGLOOLIK Sampler 
O.K. backup standby

NCP POPs Sampler
O.K.
28 PUF filters canisters, 7 Blank(s) canisters, 41 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

1 filters remaining in inventory 
13 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
J124 WT port 3 tank changed, as per L. Giroux
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):
J122 Sample filter(quartz) changed @ 17:30utc  
O.K.

2537X(5023):
J124 Quartz filter holder changed at 16:00utc, line also adjusted as falling out from plastic holder
O.K. but not agreeing with 5023

Ambient Air 2537A (040):
Offline

Hg/Pb/Particulate system:
O.K.

DENUDER INVENTORY = 1 case(s), 0 tube(s): 9 denuder(s).

Snow Sampling
Last Table Sample:  2014/04/23
Last Ground Sample: 2014/04/30

Hg Glass Jars Remaining: 56

**OTHER PROGRAMS**

O17 Moisture Trap
O.K.

Health Canada Precipitation Collector
Changed: J120, 2014 
Inventory: 2 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
O.K. 

Ozone Instrument @ AWOS
O.K.

NOAA SEARCH
O.K.

NOAA ETL
OFF

NOAA All-Sky Camera
J119	Clear sky reference completed
O.K.

LAB HI-VOL UNIT - U of Stockholm 14C
O.K.
Last Blank:  J035
0 cases, 0 filter(s) in inventory

 
**FLASK SAMPLING SUMMARY**:
SUMMARY:
	
Sampling Conditions:  -10.9 C, 8.8 m/s, R.H. 50.9%, 995.5 mbar.		
Flasks sampled:	30/04/2014	(120j)

Scripps 5L glass greased stopcock, evacuated:  0, 0	
Inventory	12 box(es), 24 week(s)

NOAA 2.5L 007 pressurized:  2527-99, 2528-99	
Inventory	11.5 box(es), 23 week(s)

MSC 2L glass double valve pressurized:  P2-79, P2-80	
Inventory	4 box(es), 8 week(s)

NOAA stainless steel 850mL/2.5L pressurized:  5021L 5022R	
Inventory	11 box(es), 11 week(s)

CSIRO/MSC 2L glass, pressurized:  P2-577, P2-578	
Inventory	3.5 box(es), 7 week(s)

SCRIPPS 3 X 5L Oxygen:  NA	
Inventory	9 box(es), 18 week(s)

U of Heidelberg 1L glass pressurized:  22-Q136, Ut-Q6	
Inventory	48 flask(s), 24 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: 288L

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
	toxics sampling sheeting 2014/4/7 to 2014/4/21
Shipping Sent:
	MSc Orange P2-537,538,534,533
April 29 
	Scripps 2x5L M-5015,5016
	Scrippx 3x5L 509,135,316
	NOAA ss 5127L, 5128R
	Alert hi-vol cal kit x2
	CSIRO p2-551,566,548, 550
	U of H 22Q46 Q50, Q38, Q33, Q34, Q31, Q32, Q24, Q25, Q40, Q43, Q26, Q28
	SP2 pump
	NOAA SS pump leaking
	MPI TT1836, TT1716, TT1837
Received:
	April 29
	3 tanks of C02
	3L x 5 bottles of methanol (weather station)
Mail Sent: