ALERT REPORT: Week 30, Monday July 21 - Sunday July 27, 2014 (202j- 208j)
Completed: Sunday July 27, 2014
Operator: Mike Elsasser, Miranda Brintnell
Assistant Operator: Nathanael Love

***********Highlights of the Week*************
The majority of the snow in and around Alert has now melted! But heavy fog has been sticking around.
Close to half the station's come down with a cold. Your's truly is okay, so far...

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.

-Masking tape
-Glass stoppers for flask tubing

**AEROSOL PROGRAM**	
*202j	13:25-13:39z 1um Impactor servicing
	13:42-15:45z Zero Air
*206j	NOAA Laptop rebooted @ 12:36z (LiveCPD2 was not open, and if the daily 'aerosol user' email is any
		indication, was offline for roughly 18 hours).
	BZ from 12:39-13:47z

Aethalometer 2(Magee Scientific)
O.K.

PSAP Program
O.K.

Nephelometer
*202j	Span check performed at 14:03z
	    Avg error: 2.84%
O.K.

Aerosol Chemical Speciation Monitor
O.K.

Scanning Mobility Particle Sizer
*206j	Continues to detect particles during BZ.
O.K.
   
Single Particle Soot Photometer
O.K.

Black carbon filter packs
*202j	Quartz, Teflon & Russell Filters Changed: see checksheet for details.
	Pumps off at 13:49z-14:02z
O.K.

CPC Counter
O.K.

OPC
O.K.

PAX
O.K.

ALERT HI-VOL UNIT
Last Blank: 181j
11 filter(s) in inventory
Received:
Case # in: 5
Case # out: 3
O.K.

IGLOOLIK Sampler 
O.K. backup standby

NCP POPs Sampler
O.K.
24 PUF filters canisters (48 PUFS), 6 Blank(s) canisters, 27 GFF(s) 
9 Toxics case(s) remaining in inventory
Last blank:  195j

PS-1 PUF Sampler
Last blank: 202j, 2014
Last flow calibration: 197j, 16:38utc
Bulb changed J167

36 filters remaining in inventory, 20 additional back ups
6 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
*202j	Trap change from 15:23z-15:27z
		Poff = 20
		 Pon = 20
		Foff = 77.7
		 Fon = 77.7
	"WT" Tank AES031 was found closed during Tank Checks, possibly having been that way for several days.
		(AES031 WT was installed only a few weeks previous, and 
		likely was only opened up slightly when installed)
O.K.

PICARRO
*202j	Error messages persist on Picarro/LGR, unable to connect to server database. 
		Senen is aware of the problem.
	Trap change from 15:34-15:35z.
O.K.

LGR
O.K.

CAPMoN Ozone TEI 49C #49C-73452-672
O.K. [Offline as backup]

CAPMoN Ozone Teco 49I 35356 087 
O.K.

CAPMoN Ozone Calibration Unit
O.K.

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


RGM Unit, 1130(141), 2537A (007):
*202j	Idle from 15:41-16:32z. Changed:
		Sample flow filter
		1130 Pump diaphragm [Diaphragm was very warn out, and almost ripped in a few places]
	Idle from 17:29-17:40z. Changed:
		Pump brushes on 1130 Pump. No visible problems with the brushes that were removed.
	The 1135 case still cannot maintain a temperature higher than 18C; still troubleshooting.
*206j	Idle from 13:09-13:22z
		Inspected 1135 case heater, and compared to 1130 case heater.
		No voltage readings are found on the 1135, however the 1130 registers at ~115VAC.
O.K.

2537X(5023):
O.K.

Ambient Air 2537A (040):
O.K. [Offline]

Hg/Pb/Particulate system:
Offline

DENUDER INVENTORY = 2 case(s), 0 tube(s): 6 denuder(s).

Snow Sampling
Last Table Sample:  2014/06/25
Last Ground Sample: 2014/07/08

Hg Glass Jars Remaining: 0

**OTHER PROGRAMS**

O17 Moisture Trap
O.K.

Health Canada Precipitation Collector
Changed: 182j, 2014 
Inventory: 11 month(s)

Health Canada Thermo-Luminescence Detector
Changed: 199j, 2014

Brewers

019:
O.K.

029:
O.K.

194:
O.K. 

Permafrost
O.K. 

BSRN Solar Radiation Program
Offline

**INTERNATIONAL PROGRAMS**

Bi-weekly 14C-CO2 Sample for U. of Heidelberg    
NaOH Inventory: 6 bottle(s), 12 week(s)
O.K.

DOAS System
O.K. 

Ozone Instrument @ AWOS
O.K.

NOAA SEARCH
O.K.

NOAA ETL
OFF

NOAA All-Sky Camera
O.K.

LAB HI-VOL UNIT - U of Stockholm 14C
O.K.
3 cases, 14 filter(s) in inventory

 
**FLASK SAMPLING SUMMARY**:

*197j 	Flask unit for NOAA SS pump unit changed; inlet now bypasses back pump unit, from D. Mondeel's instructions

Sampling Conditions:  3.1 C, 2.4 m/s, R.H. 81.3%, 982.3 mbar.		
Flasks sampled:	16/07/2014	(197j)

Scripps 5L glass greased stopcock, evacuated:  M5039, M5040	
Inventory	6 box(es), 12 week(s)

NOAA 2.5L 007 pressurized:  5361-99, 5362-99	
Inventory	6.5 box(es), 13 week(s)

MSC 2L glass double valve pressurized:  P2-69, P2-70	
Inventory	5.5 box(es), 11 week(s)

NOAA stainless steel 850mL/2.5L pressurized:  5083L 5084R	
Inventory	6 box(es), 6 week(s)

CSIRO/MSC 2L glass, pressurized:  P2-279, P2-560	
Inventory	0.5 box(es), 1 week(s)

SCRIPPS 3 X 5L Oxygen:  206, 407, 490	
Inventory	3 box(es), 6 week(s)

U of Heidelberg 1L glass pressurized:  22-Q145, 22-Q154	
Inventory	4 flask(s), 2 week(s)

Max Planck Institute - BGC:  J1729, J2134, J2139	
Inventory	9 case(s), 18 week(s)

Max Planck Institute - 13CH4:  TT-574	
Inventory	80 flask(s), 160 week(s)

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


**COMPUTERS** 

*205j	GAW Lab Server PC restarted @ ~18:00z, due to communication issues. 
	Reboot ended up fixing all Radmin issues.

**TRANSPORTATION**

Fuel Consumption, July: L total

2005 GMC (EC Rider)
O.K.

2006 Ford (Red Rover)
O.K.

2009 Ford (Brown Betty)
*202j	Right front inner track replaced. Track tightened.
O.K.

2011 Ford (Big Red)
O.K.

**BUILDINGS**

Lab
O.K.

APU
O.K.

TX
O.K.

SST
O.K.

Office
O.K.

**MAIL & SHIPPING**:

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