ARSV LAURENCE M. GOULD DAILY SITUATION REPORT

GMT DATE:              4 May 2002

METRICS:               SS

GMT TIME:                   0000          0600          1200          1800

LATITUDE (S):            68'45.1" S    68'41.2" S    68'35.7" S    68'36.4" S
LONGITUDE (W):           69'49.3" W    69'57.6" W    69'41.2" W    69'52.7" W

WEATHER
TEMPERATURE (C):            -6.4          -8.0          -7.7          -7.2
AIR PRESSURE(MB):          993.1         988.0         989.1         990.3
REL HUMIDITY (%):           84.0          95.0          85.0          90.0
WIND SPEED (KN):             19            15            9             5
WIND DIRECTION:             WNW           SSW            NW            NW
SWELL HEIGHT (ft):          1-2           1-3           1-2           1-2
SWELL DIRECTION:             NW            N             NW            NW
SALINITY(PSU):              33.1          33.1          33.1          33.1
SEA SURF TEMP(C):           -1.6          -1.6          -1.7          -1.6
VISIBILITY (NM):            6-8            8+           8-10           8+
CLOUDS (%):                  80            60            90            90
SEA STATE:                   2             2             2             1

SEA ICE
ICE TOTAL(TENTHS):           10            8             10            10
NEW & GREY ICE:              2             2             8             2
GREY-WHITE:                  2             2                           1
THIN ICE (30-60):            2             3             2             4
MED ICE (60-120):            2                                         2
THICK ICE (120-200):         1             1
OLD ICE 2 Yr. Plus:          1                                         1
SNOW DEPTH (CM):             20            25                          30
ICE PRESSURE:

ENGINES/PITCH:              2/VP          2/50          2/70           OS
                     (OS-On Station, VP-Variable Pitch, OE-One Engine)

FUEL ON BOARD: (gallons)             97,250

REMARKS: Still operating in and out of the ice cover. We have been trawling with the Tucker and MOCNESS systems, as well as carrying out extensive ADCP surveys of the area. Penguin team a bit mystified by an inexplicable lack of penguins here. We cruised for about four hours this afternoon along the ice edge, and saw none... We will work here for another day and then move out to the vicinity of GLOBEC survey station 60 tomorrow.
Regards,
Steve


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