ARSV LAURENCE M. GOULD DAILY SITUATION REPORT

GMT DATE:              22 April 2002

METRICS:               SS

GMT TIME:                   0000          0600          1200          1800

LATITUDE (S):            67'47.9" S    67'46.3" S    67'57.8" S    67'41.8" S
LONGITUDE (W):           67'23.3" W    68'07.7" W    68'31.2" W    68'00.9" W

WEATHER
TEMPERATURE (C):            -1.0          0.6           -0.1          -1.5
AIR PRESSURE(MB):          978.8         976.6         977.7         980.2
REL HUMIDITY (%):           85.0          76.0          66.0          55.0
WIND SPEED (KN):           25-30           20          20-25         15-20
WIND DIRECTION:              NE           NNE            E             NE
SWELL HEIGHT (ft):          1-2            1            4-6           1-2
SWELL DIRECTION:             NE            NE            NE            NE
SALINITY(PSU):              33.3          33.2          33.2          33.2
SEA SURF TEMP(C):           -1.4          -1.2          -1.1          -1.4
VISIBILITY (NM):             1            1-2           4-6            8
CLOUDS (%):               100/SNOW      100/SNOW        100            40
SEA STATE:                  2-3            1                           1

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

ENGINES/PITCH:              2/80           OS           2/80           OS
                     (OS-On Station, VP-Variable Pitch, OE-One Engine)

FUEL ON BOARD: (gallons)             130,200

REMARKS: With the penguinators ashore at Avian Island and the seal party ashore at Rothera Station, we are trawling and doing CTD casts around the clock. We will rendezvous with the NBP tomorrow morning (4/23) to exchange equipment and various lab supplies, then transit offshore to GLOBEC process station 1 for ADCP/HTI surveys and more fishing.
Regards,
Steve


Steven Ager
Raytheon Polar Services Company
Marine Projects Coordinator
ARSV Laurence M. Gould
email to: mpc@lmg.polar.org