ALERT REPORT: Week 21, Monday May 18th, 2015 - Sunday May 24th, 2015 (138j - 144j) Completed: Sunday May 24th, 2015 Operator: Mike Elsasser Assistant Operator: Sara Battaglia ***********Highlights of the Week************* *141j No incoming/outgoing phone lines working at the moment. Situation ongoing (as of Monday, May 25th [145j]) *144j Took 14 people from the Station out to the Lab for a tour of the area. Very beautiful day out for it! 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** *138j 13:05z-13:12z 1um Impactor servicing 13:12z-13:50z for Zero air *142j BZ from 13:25z-14:36z Aethalometer 2 (Magee Scientific) O.K. PSAP Program O.K. CLAP (Continuous Light Absorption Photometer) O.K. Nephelometer *138j Span check @ 13:51z Avg error: 3.64% O.K. Aerosol Chemical Speciation Monitor (ACSM) O.K. Scanning Mobility Particle Sizer (SMPS) *140j Turned off SMPS (SN: J96210) @ 13:28z, in preperation for the new SMPS to be installed. (Old SMPS has a leak somewhere). *141j Installed new SMPS (SN: J122093) @ 13:34z. Old SMPS packed up. *142j Exchanged old SMPS impactor system for a new impactor @ 15:46z. O.K. Single Particle Soot Photometer (SP2) *138j Found program closed, from what looks like since early Sunday. Opened program back up @ 13:03z. Laser & Pump on @ 13:12z. O.K. Cloud Condensation Nuclei Counter (CCN) Troubleshooting Black carbon filter packs *138j Quartz & Teflon Filters Changed: see checksheet for details. Pumps off from 13:52z-14:01z O.K. CPC Counter O.K. GRIMM OPC O.K. PAX Offline ALERT HI-VOL UNIT Last Blank: 138j 18 filter(s) in inventory Received: Case # in: 3 Case # out: 1 O.K. IGLOOLIK Sampler O.K. (backup) NCP POPs Sampler 32 PUF filters canisters, 6 Blank(s) canisters, 51 GFF(s) 15 Toxics case(s) remaining in inventory Last blank: 138j O.K. PS-1 PUF Sampler Last blank: 117j, 2015 Last flow calibration: 117j, 14:30z Bulb changed 044j 19 filters remaining in inventory, 20 additional back ups 15 cartridge remaining in inventory O.K. PS-1 OPFR Sampler Last blank: --- Last flow calibration: 124j, 13:55z Bulb changed --- 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): *138j Filter change from 14:12z-14:30z. Changed: Sample line filter Zero air line filter RPF (In B, Out A) Denuder (In AL020, Out SS02) Impactor Frit *139j Idle from 17:53z-19:01z. 1130 pump not reaching 7LPM (more like ~4LPM), but still reaches 9LPM on regular cycle. Found problem; kink in line developed from "Ambient Air In" line, in the area where the line goes from indoors to outdoors. 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): 8 denuder(s). Snow Sampling Last Table Sample: 2015/05/14 Last Ground Sample: 2015/05/22 Hg Glass Jars Remaining: 0 Hg Isotope Jars Remaining: ~14 **OTHER PROGRAMS** O17 Moisture Trap O.K. Health Canada Precipitation Collector Changed: 089j, 2015 Inventory: 2 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: 15 bottle(s), 29 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 1 cases, 4 filter(s) in inventory O.K. **FLASK SAMPLING SUMMARY**: ** See note at bottom of section Sampling Conditions: -10.7 C, 0.294 m/s, R.H. 48.7%, 982.97 mbar. Flasks sampled: 2015-05-22 Scripps 5L glass greased stopcock, evacuated: I-185, I-186 Inventory 13 box(es), 26 week(s) NOAA 2.5L 007 pressurized: 4637-99, 4638-99 Inventory 13 box(es), 26 week(s) MSC 2L glass double valve pressurized: P2-69, P2-70 Inventory 9.5 box(es), 19 week(s) NOAA stainless steel 850mL/2.5L pressurized: 5087, 5088 Inventory 0 box(es), 0 week(s) CSIRO flasks, pressurized: G050-246, Inventory 37 box(es), 37 week(s) SCRIPPS 3 X 5L Oxygen: 264, 381, 303 Inventory 3 box(es), 6 week(s) U of Heidelberg 1L glass pressurized: 22-Q, 22-Q Inventory 40 flask(s), 20 week(s) Max Planck Institute - BGC: TT324, TT718, TT592 Inventory 6 case(s), 12 week(s) Max Planck Institute - 13CH4: J1562 Inventory 74 flask(s), 148 week(s) **COMPUTERS** O.K. **TRANSPORTATION** Fuel Consumption, May: 349L 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: Mail Received: Mail Sent: