ARSV LAURENCE M. GOULD DAILY SITUATION REPORT
GMT DATE: 8 May 2002
METRICS: SS
GMT TIME: 0000 0600 1200 1800
LATITUDE (S): 67'51.9" S 67'52.1" S 67'49.4" S 67'48.0" S
LONGITUDE (W): 70'10.8" W 69'09.0" W 68'52.5" W 68'49.3" W
WEATHER
TEMPERATURE (C): -3.0 -5.0 -5.2 -6.6
AIR PRESSURE(MB): 983.7 982.0 979.5 981.1
REL HUMIDITY (%): 87.0 85.0 92.0 70.0
WIND SPEED (KN): 30-35 20 0-5 20-25
WIND DIRECTION: SW WSW WNW ESE
SWELL HEIGHT (ft): 5-8 6-8 2-4 4-6
SWELL DIRECTION: WSW WSW WNW E
SALINITY(PSU): 33.5 33.2 33.3 33.3
SEA SURF TEMP(C): -1.0 -1.4 -1.3 -1.3
VISIBILITY (NM): 3-5 2-3 2-4 8+
CLOUDS (%): 100 100 100/SNOW 60
SEA STATE: 5-6 5 5 4-5
SEA ICE
ICE TOTAL(TENTHS): 1
NEW & GREY ICE:
GREY-WHITE:
THIN ICE (30-60):
MED ICE (60-120):
THICK ICE (120-200): BITS
OLD ICE 2 Yr. Plus: BERGS
SNOW DEPTH (CM):
ICE PRESSURE:
ENGINES/PITCH: 2/25 2/100 2/25 2/OS
(OS-On Station, VP-Variable Pitch, OE-One Engine)
FUEL ON BOARD: (gallons) 87,750
REMARKS:2 MOC 10 trawls last night, followed by an acoustics survey Southeast of Avian Island. arrived Avian Island at 0930, splashed Zodiacs at 1000, running BG-234-O penguin team ashore to deploy their last three transmitters. All aboard at 1330 and we are proceeding with acoustics, CTDs, and plummet net deployments this afternoon.
Regards,
Steve
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Steven Ager
Raytheon Polar Services Company
Marine Projects Coordinator
ARSV Laurence M. Gould
email to: mpc@lmg.polar.org