ALERT REPORT: Week 45, Monday November 3 - Sunday November 9, 2014 (307j - 313j)
Completed: Sunday November 9, 2014
Operator: Mike Elsasser
Assistant Operator: Eve Cooper

***********Highlights of the Week*************
*307j	Truck @ lab from 15:54z-16:03z
*309j	Andrew leaves Alert, after spending a full month in the Arctic!
*309j	Mark and Miranda arrive in Alert for the Hg program.
*311j	Gave a GAW Lab tour; 17 people on the trip! (That's 1/5 of the whole station!)

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.
	- Jigsaw blades
	- Squirt bottles
	- Shopvac 5gal bags
	- Scissors
	- Meter sticks

**AEROSOL PROGRAM**	
*307j	16:12-16:27z 1um & 10um Impactor servicing
	16:27-16:33z Zero Air
*309j	Data Accumulator PC found having no connection to NDIR/PSAP/MET dataloggers at ~13:00z
	Shut of power to each datalogger Digi from 14:12-14:14z, but no change.
	Resolved by Andrew/Senen @ ~15:45z
	PSAP datalogger noticed to be ahead of time by roughly 14 minutes, 30 seconds. Corrected @ 15:48z.
*311j	BZ from 13:57z-15:15z


Aethalometer 2(Magee Scientific)
O.K.

PSAP Program
*307j	Pump off from 15:30z-16:47z, for truck @ lab.
O.K.

CLAP
*309j	Changed out filter @ 16:24z. New filter on @ 16:34z.
O.K.

Nephelometer
*307j	Span check performed at 17:09z
		Avg error: 3.17%
*309j	Off from 15:12z-15:36z for bulb change.
	Span check @ 16:04z.
		Avg error: 3.45%
O.K.

Aerosol Chemical Speciation Monitor
O.K.

Scanning Mobility Particle Sizer
*307j	Impactor cleaned @ 20:18z
O.K.

Single Particle Soot Photometer
*307j	Impactor cleaned @ 20:18z
O.K.

Black carbon filter packs
*307j	Quartz & Teflon Filters Changed: see checksheet for details.
	Pumps off from 15:30z-17:02z
O.K.

CPC Counter
O.K.

OPC
O.K.

PAX
Offline

ALERT HI-VOL UNIT
Last Blank: 279j
27 filter(s) in inventory
Received:
Case # in: 1
Case # out: 1
O.K.

IGLOOLIK Sampler
O.K. (backup)

NCP POPs Sampler
*307j	Pump off from 15:30z-16:47z, for truck @ lab.
53 PUF filters canisters, 14 Blank(s) canisters, 88 GFF(s)
30 Toxics case(s) remaining in inventory
Last blank: 279j
O.K.

PS-1 PUF Sampler
Last blank: 300j, 2014
Last flow calibration: 286j, 14:56utc
Bulb changed 237j
34 filters remaining in inventory, 20 additional back ups
10 cartridge 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
*307j	Trap change from 17:15z-17:19z
	Foff = 77.8	Poff = 20
	Fon  = 77.7	Pon  = 20
O.K.

PICARRO
*311j	Replaced file "fitScriptCO2.py" with a new .py file @ 14:10z. It should remove the constant useless error messages that we've been seeing.
	The old file has been renamed "fitScriptCO2_old.py"
O.K.

LGR
*268j	Unplugged from network @ 19:24z, due to possible Linux exploit. Remains unplugged.
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
*307j	Argon tank change from 16:34z-16:41z.
		New Tank: 2600psi	Old Tank: <100psi

RGM Unit, 1130(141), 2537A (124):
*307j	Idle from 15:30z-16:41z for truck @ lab.
	Idle from 18:06z-18:22z. Changed out:
		Sample line filter
		Zero air filter
		RPF (In D, Out B)
		Denuder (In AL020, Out AC02)
		Impactor Frit
		Soda Lime Trap
O.K.

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

2537X(5023):
O.K.

Hg/Pb/Particulate system:
Offline

DENUDER INVENTORY = 2 case(s), 0 tube(s): 12 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: 274j, 2014 
Inventory: 9 month(s)

Health Canada Thermo-Luminescence Detector
Changed: 276j, 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: 28 bottle(s), 55 week(s)
O.K.

DOAS System
O.K. 

Ozone Instrument @ AWOS
O.K.

NOAA SEARCH
O.K.

NOAA ETL
OFF

NOAA All-Sky Camera
Offline

LAB HI-VOL UNIT - U of Stockholm 14C
*307j	Pump off from 15:30z-16:45z, for truck @ lab.
4 cases, 19 filter(s) in inventory
O.K.


**FLASK SAMPLING SUMMARY**:
Sampling Conditions:  0 C, 1.2 m/s, R.H. 100%, 988.5 mbar.	
Flasks sampled:	2014-11-05
	
Scripps 5L glass greased stopcock, evacuated:  M5033, M5034	
Inventory	27 box(es), 54 week(s)
	
NOAA 2.5L 007 pressurized:  543-99, 544-99	
Inventory	28 box(es), 56 week(s)
	
MSC 2L glass double valve pressurized:  P2-89, P2-90	
Inventory [Shared with CSIRO]	20.5 box(es), 20.5 week(s)
	
NOAA stainless steel 850mL/2.5L pressurized:  5083, 5084	
Inventory	5 box(es), 5 week(s)
	
CSIRO 2L glass, pressurized: P2-573, P2-574	
Inventory [Shared with MSC]	20.5 box(es), 20.5 week(s)
	
SCRIPPS 3 X 5L Oxygen: 236, 180, 139	
Inventory	20 box(es), 40 week(s)
	
U of Heidelberg 1L glass pressurized: 22-Q36, 22-Q37	
Inventory	99 flask(s), 49.5 week(s)
	
Max Planck Institute - BGC:  J1500, J0256, J0114	
Inventory	10 case(s), 20 week(s)
	
Max Planck Institute - 13CH4:  TT684	
Inventory	89 flask(s), 178 week(s)



**COMPUTERS** 
O.K.


**TRANSPORTATION**

Fuel Consumption, November: 155L
		  

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
*307j	Truck @ lab from 15:54z-16:03z.
O.K.

APU
O.K.

TX
O.K.

SST
O.K.

Office
O.K.

**MAIL & SHIPPING**:

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