ARSV LAURENCE
M. GOULD DAILY SITUATION REPORT
GMT
DATE:
18 May 2002
METRICS:
SS
GMT
TIME:
0000
0600
1200 1800
LATITUDE
(S):
59'38.9" S 58'40.2" S
57'41.7" S 56'37.9" S
LONGITUDE
(W):
63'28.2" W 63'47.8" W
64'07.2" W 64'28.2" W
WEATHER
TEMPERATURE
(C):
1.6
2.6
4.0 4.4
AIR PRESSURE(MB):
993.2
991.0
992.6 985.6
REL HUMIDITY (%):
100.0
95.0
90.0 89.0
WIND SPEED
(KN):
25-30
25-40
20-25 15-20
WIND
DIRECTION:
WNW
WNW
WSW WSW
SWELL HEIGHT (ft):
10-12
12-14
10-14 10-12
SWELL
DIRECTION:
WNW
WNW
W
WSW
SALINITY(PSU):
32.9
33.1
33.3 33.4
SEA SURF
TEMP(C):
-0.4
3.3
4.6 4.3
VISIBILITY
(NM):
3
1
2-4
8+
CLOUDS
(%):
100
100
100
95
SEA
STATE:
6-7
7
7
6
SEA ICE
ICE TOTAL(TENTHS):
NEW & GREY ICE:
GREY-WHITE:
THIN ICE (30-60):
MED ICE (60-120):
THICK ICE (120-200):
OLD ICE 2 Yr. Plus:
SNOW DEPTH (CM):
ICE PRESSURE:
ENGINES/PITCH:
2/100
2/100
2/100 2/100
(OS-On Station, VP-Variable Pitch, OE-One Engine)
FUEL ON BOARD:
(gallons)
62,950
REMARKS: TCO2 sampling continues. All three NOAA drifters deployed. ETA
Punta Arenas 5/20 at 1200 LT.
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