ALERT REPORT: Week 35, Monday September 1 - Sunday September 7, 2014 (244j - 250j)
Completed: Sunday September 7, 2014
Operator: Mike Elsasser
Assistant Operator: Eve Cooper

***********Highlights of the Week*************
*244j	Sangeeta Sharma departs Alert, while Dan Veber and Rob Albee continue working at the lab.
*244j	Co-op student Eve Cooper arrives in Alert, and Nathanael Love departs.


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**	
*244j	13:57-14:18z 1um & 10um Impactor servicing
	14:18-14:21z Zero Air

Aethalometer 2(Magee Scientific)
*244j	Issues ongoing where the 'check' light is flashing. Currently no data appears to be collecting.
Troubleshooting

PSAP Program
O.K.

Nephelometer
*244j	No span check; lines/pumps and instruments on aerosol bench being moved or swapped.
O.K.

Aerosol Chemical Speciation Monitor
O.K.

Scanning Mobility Particle Sizer
O.K.

Single Particle Soot Photometer
O.K.

Black carbon filter packs
*244j	Quartz, Teflon & Russell Filters Changed: see checksheet for details.
	Pumps off from 13:10z-14:50z (Off early due to truck @ lab)
O.K.

CPC Counter
O.K.

OPC
O.K.

PAX
Offline

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

IGLOOLIK Sampler
*244j	Taken offline by Dan Veber, brought back to the office for refurbishing. No pump installed in ALERT HI-VOL
24 filter(s) in inventory
Last Blank: 209j
Offline

NCP POPs Sampler
16 PUF filters canisters, 5 Blank(s) canisters, 34 GFF(s) 
8 Toxics case(s) remaining in inventory
Last blank: 223j
O.K.

PS-1 PUF Sampler
Last blank: 245j, 2014
Last flow calibration: 245j, 14:56utc
Bulb changed 237j
37 filters remaining in inventory, 20 additional back ups
2 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):
*244j	Idle from 13:10z-15:19z (Off for so long due to truck @ lab). Changed:
		Sample line filter
*248j	Idle from 14:28z-14:38z.
		Argon tank changed. New tank @ 2600psi
O.K.

RGM Unit, 1130(141), 2537A (040):
O.K. (Backup)

2537X(5023):
O.K.

Hg/Pb/Particulate system:
Offline

DENUDER INVENTORY = 1 case(s), 0 tube(s): 3 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: 244j, 2014 
Inventory: 10 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: 2 bottle(s), 3 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.
5 cases, 25 filter(s) in inventory


**FLASK SAMPLING SUMMARY**:
Sampling Conditions:  -0.8 C, 8 m/s, R.H. 64%, 984 mbar.	
Flasks sampled:	05/09/2014

Scripps 5L glass greased stopcock, evacuated:  0, 0	
Inventory	3 box(es), 6 week(s)

NOAA 2.5L 007 pressurized:  3147-99, 3148-99	
Inventory	1.5 box(es), 3 week(s)

MSC 2L glass double valve pressurized:  P2-186, P2-187	
Inventory [Shared with CSIRO]	8.5 box(es), 8.5 week(s)

NOAA stainless steel 850mL/2.5L pressurized:  5051L 5052R	
Inventory	8 box(es), 8 week(s)

CSIRO 2L glass, pressurized:  P2-259, P2-501	
Inventory [Shared with MSC]	8.5 box(es), 8.5 week(s)

SCRIPPS 3 X 5L Oxygen:  NA	
Inventory	0 box(es), 0 week(s)

U of Heidelberg 1L glass pressurized:  Ut-Q4, Ut-Q19	
Inventory	12 flask(s), 6 week(s)

Max Planck Institute - BGC:  J1922, J1906, J1914	
Inventory	8 case(s), 16 week(s)

Max Planck Institute - 13CH4:  TT-735	
Inventory	94 flask(s), 188 week(s)


**COMPUTERS** 
O.K.


**TRANSPORTATION**

Fuel Consumption, Final for August: 229L (includes the 85L from DFO Tidal Crew)
		  September: 91L

2005 GMC (EC Rider)
*246j	Taken into Maintenance; flat tires replaced, and power steering restored.
O.K.

2006 Ford (Red Rover)
O.K.

2009 Ford (Brown Betty)
O.K.

2011 Ford (Big Red)
O.K.

**BUILDINGS**

Lab
*244j	Truck @ Lab from 13:14z-13:53z. Instruments (RGM / Toxics / Stockholm Hi-Vol / Black Carbon Filters / PSAP) offline.
O.K.

APU
O.K.

TX
O.K.

SST
O.K.

Office
O.K.

**MAIL & SHIPPING**:

SHIPPING
Shipping Received:


Shipping Sent:


Mail Received:
	- O17 water trap vials (x72)

Mail Sent: