ARSV LAURENCE M. GOULD DAILY SITUATION REPORT
GMT DATE: 7 May 2002
METRICS: SS
GMT TIME: 0000 0600 1200 1800
LATITUDE (S): 69'11.5" S 67'53.8" S 68'06.0" S 67'59.7" S
LONGITUDE (W): 70'22.1" W 70'13.6" W 69'39.4" W 70'04.1" W
WEATHER
TEMPERATURE (C): -7.2 -6.6 -5.0 -3.4
AIR PRESSURE(MB): 998.5 997.9 994.5 985.4
REL HUMIDITY (%): 76.0 72.0 82.0 91.0
WIND SPEED (KN): 0-5 15 19 25-30
WIND DIRECTION: VAR WSW WNW WSW
SWELL HEIGHT (ft): 2-3 2-4 2-4 2-4
SWELL DIRECTION: NNW WSW WNW W
SALINITY(PSU): 33.4 33.5 33.4 33.5
SEA SURF TEMP(C): -1.3 -1.0 -1.1 -1.1
VISIBILITY (NM): 8-10 8+ 8-10 8+
CLOUDS (%): CLEAR CLEAR 95 100
SEA STATE: 4 4 4
SEA ICE
ICE TOTAL(TENTHS): 1
NEW & GREY ICE:
GREY-WHITE:
THIN ICE (30-60):
MED ICE (60-120): BRASH
THICK ICE (120-200):
OLD ICE 2 Yr. Plus:
SNOW DEPTH (CM):
ICE PRESSURE:
ENGINES/PITCH: 2/90 2/65 2/VP 2/OS
(OS-On Station, VP-Variable Pitch, OE-One Engine)
FUEL ON BOARD: (gallons) 89,750
REMARKS: Continued open water trawling throughout last night and surveying with acoustics in the vicinity of GLOBEC survey station 42. We will move up the Avian Island vicinity tomorrow for more acoustics and net tows, and we will also run BG-234-O penguin team ashore at Avian to deploy the last three of their transmitter tags.
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