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