ARSV LAURENCE M. GOULD DAILY SITUATION REPORT
GMT DATE: 20 April 2002
METRICS: SS
GMT TIME: 0000 0600 1200 1800
LATITUDE (S): 67'17.9" S 67'19.1" S 67'17.9" S 67'22.1" S
LONGITUDE (W): 67'50.3" W 67'49.7" W 67'49.7" W 67'39.7" W
WEATHER
TEMPERATURE (C): -1.7 -1.0 -0.7 -1.2
AIR PRESSURE(MB): 996.2 998.1 998.8 999.1
REL HUMIDITY (%): 78.0 78.0 69.0 72.0
WIND SPEED (KN): 9 0-5 10
WIND DIRECTION: N VAR NNW N
SWELL HEIGHT (ft): 1
SWELL DIRECTION: N
SALINITY(PSU): 33.2 33.2 33.1 33.2
SEA SURF TEMP(C): -1.4 -1.5 -1.5 -1.4
VISIBILITY (NM): 4-6 5+ 5-7 8+
CLOUDS (%): 100 100 90 30
SEA STATE:
SEA ICE
ICE TOTAL(TENTHS): 2 3 2
NEW & GREY ICE:
GREY-WHITE:
THIN ICE (30-60):
MED ICE (60-120): BRASH BRASH
THICK ICE (120-200): BITS BITS BITS
OLD ICE 2 Yr. Plus: BERGS BERGS BERGS
SNOW DEPTH (CM):
ICE PRESSURE:
ENGINES/PITCH: VP 2/10 2/30 OS
(OS-On Station, VP-Variable Pitch, OE-One Engine)
FUEL ON BOARD: (gallons) 135,400
REMARKS: Ten meter and one meter MOCNESS tows last night, with CTDs before and after. BG-232-O bagged and tagged their fifth Crabeater this morning, and BG-245-O scuba component is doing their first dives Northwest of Rothera point this afternoon. We'll go in tonight and drop off the seal team for a seven or eight day stay at Rothera Station for cooperative seal research with the British Antarctic Survey.
Regards,
Steve
Steven Ager
Raytheon Polar Services Company
Marine Projects Coordinator
ARSV Laurence M. Gould
email to: mpc@lmg.polar.org