ALERT REPORT: Week 34, Monday August 18 - Sunday August 24, 2014 (230j - 236j)
Completed: Sunday August 24, 2014
Operator: Mike Elsasser
Assistant Operator: Nathanael Love

***********Highlights of the Week*************
*232j	Miranda Brintnell finished up her EC contract and heads back down south.
*234j	The old GAW Lab/Tx Site APU ("Ol' Faithful"), is transferred to DND, and moved outside of Alert's Power Plant.

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.


**AEROSOL PROGRAM**	
*230j	12:50-13:04z 1um Impactor servicing
	13:04-13:08z Zero Air
*234j	BZ from 13:43-14:43z. Continue to have paricles counts on SMPS.

Aethalometer 2(Magee Scientific)
O.K.

PSAP Program
O.K.

Nephelometer
*230j	Span check performed at 13:13z
	    Avg error: 2.69%
O.K.

Aerosol Chemical Speciation Monitor
O.K.

Scanning Mobility Particle Sizer
O.K.
   
Single Particle Soot Photometer
O.K.

Black carbon filter packs
*230j	Quartz, Teflon & Russell Filters Changed: see checksheet for details.
	Pumps off from 13:16z-13:28z
O.K.

CPC Counter
O.K.

OPC
O.K.

PAX
*230j	Program found frozen; restarted @ 15:02z
O.K.

ALERT HI-VOL UNIT
Offline (Hi-Vol Pump to be replaced)

IGLOOLIK Sampler
Last Blank: 209j
25 filter(s) in inventory
Received:
Case # in: 5
Case # out: 5
O.K.

NCP POPs Sampler
18 PUF filters canisters, 5 Blank(s) canisters, 36 GFF(s) 
9 Toxics case(s) remaining in inventory
Last blank: 223j
O.K.

PS-1 PUF Sampler
Last blank: 202j, 2014
Last flow calibration: 217j, 15:34utc
Bulb changed 167j
39 filters remaining in inventory, 20 additional back ups
4 cartridges remaining in inventory
O.K.

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. [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):
*233j	Changed FET & insulation pad, and replaced fusible link. Went back online @ 13:15z, and ran full calibration.
		Accidentally left the lamp switch in 'Fixed'; plan to change soon, as well as run full cal after perm
		source warms up.
*234j	Moved lamp switch back to 'Auto' from 'Fixed', and ran full cal @ 14:43z. Changed baseline voltage to 0.150V, and was back
		on schedule @ 15:23z
O.K.

RGM Unit, 1130(141), 2537A (040):
*230j	Idle from 13:58-14:07z. Changed:
		Sample line filter
*233j	Offline @ 13:15z, when SN007 was put back online.
O.K. (Backup)

2537X(5023):
O.K.

Hg/Pb/Particulate system:
Offline

DENUDER INVENTORY = 1 case(s), 0 tube(s): 5 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: 213j, 2014 
Inventory: 11 month(s)

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

Brewers

019:
O.K.

029:
O.K.

194:
O.K. 

Permafrost
*234j	Removed all old white RBR loggers and Vemco miniloggers from the permafrost sites, and replaced them with new ones.
O.K. 

BSRN Solar Radiation Program
Offline

**INTERNATIONAL PROGRAMS**

Bi-weekly 14C-CO2 Sample for U. of Heidelberg    
NaOH Inventory: 3 bottle(s), 5 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.
6 cases, 26 filter(s) in inventory


**FLASK SAMPLING SUMMARY**:
*232j	No Heidelberg flasks to sample with.

Sampling Conditions:  9.1 C, 3.2 m/s, R.H. 57.4%, 987.2 mbar.	
Flasks sampled:	20/08/2014

Scripps 5L glass greased stopcock, evacuated:  0, 0	
Inventory	4 box(es), 8 week(s)

NOAA 2.5L 007 pressurized:  1677-99, 1678-99	
Inventory	3 box(es), 6 week(s)

MSC 2L glass double valve pressurized:  P2-79, P2-80	
Inventory [Shared with CSIRO]	4.5 box(es), 4.5 week(s)

NOAA stainless steel 850mL/2.5L pressurized:  5151L 5152R	
Inventory	6 box(es), 6 week(s)

CSIRO 2L glass, pressurized:  P2-73, P2-74	
Inventory [Shared with MSC]	4.5 box(es), 4.5 week(s)

SCRIPPS 3 X 5L Oxygen:  NA	
Inventory	1 box(es), 2 week(s)

U of Heidelberg 1L glass pressurized:  22-Q, 22-Q	
Inventory	0 flask(s), 0 week(s)

Max Planck Institute - BGC:  TT-185, TT-535, TT-933	
Inventory	9 case(s), 18 week(s)

Max Planck Institute - 13CH4:  TT-619	
Inventory	95 flask(s), 190 week(s)


**COMPUTERS** 


**TRANSPORTATION**

Fuel Consumption, August: 229L (includes the 85L from DFO Tidal Crew)

2005 GMC (EC Rider)
*218j	Being used by Jim Milne for the next few weeks.
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
*234j	Older APU transferred to DND as EC surplus. Moved from the old Tx Site to CFS Alert on Friday, Aug 22nd. 
O.K.

TX
O.K.

SST
O.K.

Office
O.K.

**MAIL & SHIPPING**:

SHIPPING
Shipping Received:
	

Shipping Sent:
Triwall 34A
	- NOAA SS (5137L, 5138R)
	- Old Alert Hi-Vol Blower
	- NOAA 007 (975-99, 976-99, 4089-99, 4090-99)
	- MPI-BGC (TT-185, TT-535, TT-933)
	- NOAA 007 (1677-99, 1678-99, 1173-99, 1174-99)
	- CSIRO (P2-532, P2-535, P2-536, P2-539)
	- NOAA SS (5151L, 5152R)
	- SCRIPPS 2x5L (M5037, M5038)
	- MSC (P2-77, P2-78, P2-79, P2-80)
	- NCP POPs Case 19 (GFFs 1958, 1959; PUFs 2878[1-2], 2879[1-2])

Mail Received:
	- Permafrost equipment 
		- White RBR loggers (x3)
		- Vemco miniloggers for ground (x3)
		- Vemco miniloggers for air (x5)

Mail Sent: