ALERT REPORT: Week 53 (2014) & Week 1 (2015), Monday December 29, 2014 - Sunday January 4, 2015 (363j - 004j) Completed: Sunday January 4, 2015 Operator: Mike Elsasser Assistant Operator: --- ***********Highlights of the Week************* *365j Eve Cooper leaves Alert for a slightly warmer New Years in Ontario. 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 **AEROSOL PROGRAM** *363j 15:08z-15:23z 1um & 10um Impactor servicing 15:23z-15:27z Zero Air *002j 2 hour BZ from 13:55z-16:00z Aethalometer 2(Magee Scientific) O.K. PSAP Program O.K. CLAP O.K. Nephelometer *363j Span check performed at 16:07z Avg error: 2.81% O.K. Aerosol Chemical Speciation Monitor O.K. Scanning Mobility Particle Sizer O.K. Single Particle Soot Photometer *363j Impactor cleaning @ 15:50z O.K. Black carbon filter packs *363j Quartz & Teflon Filters Changed: see checksheet for details. Pumps off from 15:34z-15:42z O.K. CPC Counter O.K. OPC O.K. PAX Offline ALERT HI-VOL UNIT Last Blank: 363j 25 filter(s) in inventory Received: Case # in: 2 Case # out: 3 O.K. IGLOOLIK Sampler O.K. (backup) NCP POPs Sampler 52 PUF filters canisters, 11 Blank(s) canisters, 75 GFF(s) 25 Toxics case(s) remaining in inventory Last blank: 363j O.K. PS-1 PUF Sampler Last blank: 314j, 2014 Last flow calibration: 342j, 15:05utc Bulb changed 342j 31 filters remaining in inventory, 20 additional back ups 27 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 O.K. PICARRO O.K. LGR *002j Rebooted from 15:34z-16:06z to allow the network to establish a connection (had been out since November roughly) O.K. CAPMoN Ozone TEI 49C #49C-31313-672 O.K. [Offline as backup] CAPMoN Ozone Teco 49I 09052 317 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 (124): *363j Changed Argon Tank @ 14:52z. New Argon Tank @ 2500psi; Old Tank @ 0psi Idle from 14:24z-14:52z. Changed: Sample Line filter Zero air filter RPF (In D, Out B) Denuder (In P13, Out AL700) Impactor Frit Soda Lime trap Outside ambient & zero air filters O.K. RGM Unit 2537A (007): *363j Changed Argon Tank @ 14:52z. New Argon Tank @ 2500psi; Old Tank @ 0psi O.K. (Backup) 2537X (5023): *363j Changed Argon Tank @ 14:52z. New Argon Tank @ 2500psi; Old Tank @ 0psi O.K. Hg/Pb/Particulate system: Offline DENUDER INVENTORY = 3 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: 363j, 2014 Inventory: 6 month(s) Health Canada Thermo-Luminescence Detector Changed: 363j, 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: 24 bottle(s), 47 week(s) O.K. DOAS System Offline (since October; taken back south) Ozone Instrument @ AWOS O.K. NOAA SEARCH O.K. NOAA ETL Offline NOAA All-Sky Camera Offline LAB HI-VOL UNIT - U of Stockholm 14C 4 cases, 17 filter(s) in inventory O.K. **FLASK SAMPLING SUMMARY**: Sampling Conditions: -22 C, 0.62 m/s, R.H. 46.9%, 990 mbar. Flasks sampled: 2015-01-02 Scripps 5L glass greased stopcock, evacuated: I-193, I-194 Inventory 23 box(es), 46 week(s) NOAA 2.5L 007 pressurized: 2911-99, 2912-99 Inventory 23 box(es), 46 week(s) MSC 2L glass double valve pressurized: P2-408, P2-409 Inventory 17.5 box(es), 35 week(s) NOAA stainless steel 850mL/2.5L pressurized: 5051, 5052 Inventory 6 box(es), 6 week(s) CSIRO flasks, pressurized: G050-628, Inventory 53 box(es), 53 week(s) SCRIPPS 3 X 5L Oxygen: 389, 237, 495 Inventory 16 box(es), 32 week(s) U of Heidelberg 1L glass pressurized: 22-Q113, 22-Q118 Inventory 82 flask(s), 41 week(s) Max Planck Institute - BGC: J1834, J2073, J1178 Inventory 11 case(s), 22 week(s) Max Planck Institute - 13CH4: TT681 Inventory 85 flask(s), 170 week(s) **COMPUTERS** O.K. **TRANSPORTATION** Fuel Consumption, Final December: 171L January: 51L 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. Office O.K. **MAIL & SHIPPING**: SHIPPING Shipping Received: Jan 2nd 2015 - "CABM/AEROSOLS" Hi-Vol Pump - "CABM/AEROSOLS" Gast Pump (x5) - "CABM/AEROSOLS" Muffler Box - "CABM/AEROSOLS" electrostatic filters - Alert Hi-Vol cases (x2) - NOAA SS case (x1) - Thermal blanket/reflector for NETCARE (x3) - Empty NETCARE cooler w/ icepacks - Hoover vacuum for office - Portable induction cooking surface w/ frying pan & sauce pan - GAPS filters (x17) - Student (Mel's) luggage Shipping Sent: Mail Received: Mail Sent: