ARSV LAURENCE M. GOULD DAILY SITUATION REPORT
GMT DATE: 10 April 2002
METRICS: SS
GMT TIME: 0000 0600 1200 1800
LATITUDE (S): 57'57.2" S 58'42.7" S 60'23.1" S
LONGITUDE (W): 62'44.8" W 61'45.8" W 60'53.6" W
WEATHER
TEMPERATURE (C): 4.7 -0.1 0.4 -0.1
AIR PRESSURE(MB): 985.5 983.7 985.7 986.8
REL HUMIDITY (%): 87.0 86.0 75.0 74.0
WIND SPEED (KN): 17-22 23-27 25-35 30-40
WIND DIRECTION: WSW WSW SW WSW
SWELL HEIGHT (ft): 8-12 10-15 8-12 10-15
SWELL DIRECTION: WSW WSW SW SW
SALINITY(PSU): 34.0 33.7 33.7 33.7
SEA SURF TEMP(C): 5.0 1.9 2.4 0.8
VISIBILITY (NM): 6-8 8 10-12 5
CLOUDS (%): 100 100 90 100
SEA STATE: 6-7 7 6-7 7-8
SEA ICE
ICE TOTAL(TENTHS):
NEW & GREY ICE:
GREY-WHITE:
THIN ICE (30-60):
MED ICE (60-120):
THICK ICE (120-200):
OLD ICE 2 Yr. Plus:
SNOW DEPTH (CM):
ICE PRESSURE:
ENGINES/PITCH: 2/100 2/100 2/100 2/100
(OS-On Station, VP-Variable Pitch, OE-One Engine)
FUEL ON BOARD: (gallons) 163,600
REMARKS: Southbound in the Drake Passage. Rough crossing. ETA Palmer Station 0800 4/12.
Regards,
Steve
Steven Ager
Raytheon Polar Services Company
Marine Projects Coordinator
ARSV Laurence M. Gould
email to: mpc@lmg.polar.org