ARSV LAURENCE M. GOULD DAILY SITUATION REPORT

GMT DATE:              7 May 2002

METRICS:               SS

GMT TIME:                   0000          0600          1200          1800

LATITUDE (S):            69'11.5" S    67'53.8" S    68'06.0" S    67'59.7" S
LONGITUDE (W):           70'22.1" W    70'13.6" W    69'39.4" W    70'04.1" W

WEATHER
TEMPERATURE (C):            -7.2          -6.6          -5.0          -3.4
AIR PRESSURE(MB):          998.5         997.9         994.5         985.4
REL HUMIDITY (%):           76.0          72.0          82.0          91.0
WIND SPEED (KN):            0-5            15            19          25-30
WIND DIRECTION:             VAR           WSW           WNW           WSW
SWELL HEIGHT (ft):          2-3           2-4           2-4           2-4
SWELL DIRECTION:            NNW           WSW           WNW            W
SALINITY(PSU):              33.4          33.5          33.4          33.5
SEA SURF TEMP(C):           -1.3          -1.0          -1.1          -1.1
VISIBILITY (NM):            8-10           8+           8-10           8+
CLOUDS (%):                CLEAR         CLEAR           95           100
SEA STATE:                                 4             4             4

SEA ICE
ICE TOTAL(TENTHS):           1
NEW & GREY ICE:
GREY-WHITE:
THIN ICE (30-60):
MED ICE (60-120):          BRASH
THICK ICE (120-200):
OLD ICE 2 Yr. Plus:
SNOW DEPTH (CM):
ICE PRESSURE:

ENGINES/PITCH:              2/90          2/65          2/VP          2/OS
                     (OS-On Station, VP-Variable Pitch, OE-One Engine)

FUEL ON BOARD: (gallons)             89,750

REMARKS: Continued open water trawling throughout last night and surveying with acoustics in the vicinity of GLOBEC survey station 42. We will move up the Avian Island vicinity tomorrow for more acoustics and net tows, and we will also run BG-234-O penguin team ashore at Avian to deploy the last three of their transmitter tags.
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