ALERT REPORT: Week 2, Monday January 5, 2015 - Sunday January 11, 2015 (005j - 011j) Completed: Sunday January 11, 2015 Operator: Mike Elsasser Assistant Operator: Melody Fraser ***********Highlights of the Week************* *007-008j Large blizzard stays in the area for several days, causing flight delays and making me unable to travel to the lab. *009j Melody Fraser returns to Alert for another 4 months as an assistant operator. *009j Truck @ lab from 18:59z-19:19z 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** *005j 14:28z-14:35z 1um Impactor servicing 14:35z-14:46z Zero Air *009j BZ from 19:28z-21:23z Aethalometer 2(Magee Scientific) O.K. PSAP Program *009j Off from 18:56z-21:33z for truck @ lab O.K. Continuous Light Absorption Photometer (CLAP) *005j Changed filter from 14:49z-14:55z O.K. Nephelometer *005j Span check performed at 15:14z Avg error: 2.83% O.K. Aerosol Chemical Speciation Monitor O.K. Scanning Mobility Particle Sizer O.K. Single Particle Soot Photometer O.K. Black carbon filter packs *005j Quartz & Teflon Filters Changed: see checksheet for details. Pumps off from 15:25z-15:34z *009j Pumps off from 18:56z-21:33z for truck @ lab 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 51 PUF filters canisters, 11 Blank(s) canisters, 74 GFF(s) 25 Toxics case(s) remaining in inventory Last blank: 363j *009j Pump off from 18:56z-21:33z for truck @ lab O.K. PS-1 PUF Sampler Last blank: 005j, 2015 Last flow calibration: 005j, 17:40utc Bulb changed 342j 29 filters remaining in inventory, 20 additional back ups 25 cartridge remaining in inventory *009j Off from 18:56z-21:33z for truck @ lab 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-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): *005j Idle from 14:27z-14:34z. Changed: Sample Line filter Ongoing issues with the 1135; no power to unit since 7:49pm (local) on Sunday, December 28th 2014. *009j Idle from 18:56z-21:33z for truck @ lab. *010j Removed blown GFI from 1135, and reconnected wiring. Power restored to 1135, though desorb cycles not okay. O.K. RGM Unit 2537A (007): O.K. (Backup) 2537X (5023): 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: 23 bottle(s), 46 week(s) O.K. DOAS System Offline (since October; taken back south) Ozone Instrument @ AWOS O.K. NOAA SEARCH *008j PC found logged off; logged back on @ 14:47z. Likely shut down momentarily from power outage on station during 007j @ 17:00z. 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 *009j Off from 18:56z-21:33z for truck @ lab O.K. **FLASK SAMPLING SUMMARY**: Sampling Conditions: -22.7 C, 1.51 m/s, R.H. 48.4%, 983.6 mbar. Flasks sampled: 2015-01-10 Scripps 5L glass greased stopcock, evacuated: , Inventory 23 box(es), 46 week(s) NOAA 2.5L 007 pressurized: NA Inventory 22.5 box(es), 45 week(s) MSC 2L glass double valve pressurized: P2-411, P2-417 Inventory 17 box(es), 34 week(s) NOAA stainless steel 850mL/2.5L pressurized: 5553, 5554 Inventory 5 box(es), 5 week(s) CSIRO flasks, pressurized: G050-374, Inventory 52 box(es), 52 week(s) SCRIPPS 3 X 5L Oxygen: , , Inventory 16 box(es), 32 week(s) U of Heidelberg 1L glass pressurized: 22-Q119, 22-Q120 Inventory 80 flask(s), 40 week(s) Max Planck Institute - BGC: , , Inventory 11 case(s), 22 week(s) Max Planck Institute - 13CH4: Inventory 85 flask(s), 170 week(s) **COMPUTERS** O.K. **TRANSPORTATION** Fuel Consumption, 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 *009j Truck @ lab from 18:59z-19:19z O.K. APU O.K. TX O.K. SST O.K. Office O.K. **MAIL & SHIPPING**: SHIPPING Shipping Received: Shipping Sent: Mail Received: Mail Sent: