ALERT REPORT: Week 19, Monday May 4th, 2015 - Sunday May 10th, 2015 (124j - 130j) Completed: Sunday May 10th, 2015 Operator: Mike Elsasser Assistant Operator: Sara Battaglia ***********Highlights of the Week************* *126j Chartered flight arrives for the afternoon with Rosa Wu, Richard Hogue, Patti Edwards, Jennifer Sokol, Andrea Faechner, Gerry Forbes, Ted Gresiuk, Matthew Aitchison, and Nathon Kucherhan. *126j Andrew, Sandy, Cecilia and Geoff leave Alert. *126j Co-op student Sara Battaglia arrives in Alert. 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. - PSAP o-rings (inner filter holder) - large 7um filter element for O17 inlet line - Jigsaw blades **AEROSOL PROGRAM** *124j 13:46z-14:03z 1um & 10um Impactor servicing 14:03z-14:09z for Zero air *128j BZ from 13:15z-14:28z Aethalometer 2 (Magee Scientific) O.K. PSAP Program O.K. CLAP (Continuous Light Absorption Photometer) O.K. Nephelometer *124j Span check @ 14:11z Avg error: 3.52% O.K. Aerosol Chemical Speciation Monitor O.K. Scanning Mobility Particle Sizer O.K. Single Particle Soot Photometer (SP2) O.K. Cloud Condensation Nuclei Counter (CCN) *124j CCN continuing to have issues with flow stability. Troubleshooting Black carbon filter packs *124j Quartz & Teflon Filters Changed: see checksheet for details. Pumps off from 14:11z-14:23z O.K. CPC Counter O.K. GRIMM OPC O.K. PAX Offline ALERT HI-VOL UNIT Last Blank: 110j 21 filter(s) in inventory Received: Case # in: 1 Case # out: 5 O.K. IGLOOLIK Sampler O.K. (backup) NCP POPs Sampler 34 PUF filters canisters, 7 Blank(s) canisters, 54 GFF(s) 16 Toxics case(s) remaining in inventory Last blank: 110j O.K. PS-1 PUF Sampler Last blank: 117j, 2015 Last flow calibration: 117j, 14:30z Bulb changed 044j 21 filters remaining in inventory, 20 additional back ups 17 cartridge remaining in inventory O.K. PS-1 OPOFR Sampler Last blank: --- Last flow calibration: 124j, 13:55z Bulb changed --- *120j Installed PS-1 unit outdoors with Andrew and Cecilia. O.K. GAPS Network Passive sampling program Site 1A: Last Sample Change: 089j Site 1B (SIP): Installed 089j Site In Lab: Last Sample Change: 089j Inventory: 12 O.K. **MET PROGRAM** 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 2015.xls checksheet attached to weekly report email Licor NDIR O.K. PICARRO O.K. LGR Offline CAPMoN Ozone TEI 49C #49C-31313-672 O.K. CAPMoN Ozone Teco 49I 09052 322 O.K. CAPMoN Ozone Calibration Unit O.K. **MERCURY PROGRAM** Please see Mercury.xls checksheet attached to weekly report email RGM Unit, 1130(141), 2537X (5077): *124j Filter change from 16:30z-16:42z. Changed: Sample line filter Zero air line filter RPF (In A, Out B) Denuder (In SS02, Out AL20) Impactor Frit RGM left on during filter changes; Sandy/Geoff running zero air and doing Hg injections RGM Unit 2537A (007): OFFLINE GEM Unit 2537A (124): O.K. 2537X (5023): O.K. Hg/Pb/Particulate system: Offline DENUDER INVENTORY = 2 case(s), 0 tube(s): 9 denuder(s). Snow Sampling Last Table Sample: 2015/05/07 Last Ground Sample: 2015/04/07 Hg Glass Jars Remaining: 23 **OTHER PROGRAMS** O17 Moisture Trap O.K. Health Canada Precipitation Collector Changed: 089j, 2015 Inventory: 3 month(s) Health Canada Thermo-Luminescence Detector Changed: 089j, 2015 Brewers 019: Offline 029: O.K. 194: O.K. Permafrost O.K. **INTERNATIONAL PROGRAMS** Bi-weekly 14C-CO2 Sample for U. of Heidelberg NaOH Inventory: 16 bottle(s), 31 week(s) O.K. DOAS System Offline (since October; taken back south) Ozone Instrument @ AWOS O.K. NOAA Scaffold Tracker O.K. NOAA Albedo tower O.K. NOAA ETL SONIC Offline NOAA All-Sky Camera Offline Platform Tracker Offline Platform Albedo (EC tipping) O.K. LAB HI-VOL UNIT - U of Stockholm 14C 0 cases, 0 filter(s) in inventory FINISHED LAB HI-VOL UNIT - U. of California Irvine 14C 2 cases, 7 filter(s) in inventory O.K. **FLASK SAMPLING SUMMARY**: ** See note at bottom of section Sampling Conditions: -15.4 C, 0 m/s, R.H. 45%, 999.46 mbar. Flasks sampled: 2015-05-07 Scripps 5L glass greased stopcock, evacuated: i-177, i-178 Inventory 14 box(es), 28 week(s) NOAA 2.5L 007 pressurized: 2869-99, 2870-99 Inventory 14 box(es), 28 week(s) MSC 2L glass double valve pressurized: P2-587, P2-588 Inventory 10.5 box(es), 21 week(s) NOAA stainless steel 850mL/2.5L pressurized: 5051, 5052 Inventory 2 box(es), 2 week(s) CSIRO flasks, pressurized: G050-244, Inventory 39 box(es), 39 week(s) SCRIPPS 3 X 5L Oxygen: 302, 341, 258 Inventory 4 box(es), 8 week(s) U of Heidelberg 1L glass pressurized: 22-Q11, 22-Q12 Inventory 44 flask(s), 22 week(s) Max Planck Institute - BGC: J0894, J1738, J0892 Inventory 7 case(s), 14 week(s) Max Planck Institute - 13CH4: TT680 Inventory 75 flask(s), 150 week(s) **COMPUTERS** O.K. **TRANSPORTATION** Fuel Consumption, May: 161L 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 Main door handle needs replacing. O.K. Office O.K. **MAIL & SHIPPING**: SHIPPING Shipping Received: Shipping Sent: Triwall 19A - NOAA 007 (471-99. 472-99, 443-99, 444-99) - MSC (P2-556, P2-557, P2-558, P2-559) - NOAA SS (5137, 5138) - Container of assorted fittings for Dan Veber - Large green tool kit for Dan Veber - GAST Pumps (obsolete) (x5) - SCRIPPS 3x5 (339, 317, 405) - SCRIPPS 5L (I-173, I-174) - Stockholm Hi-Vol (Ale_B#47 - Ale_B#51) - Old Mercury isotope filter container - Assorted old small pumps & flow controllers - Mailbag: - PSAP filters (114ps117, 119ps121, 121ps124, 125ps128) Mail Received: Mail Sent: