ARSV LAURENCE M. GOULD DAILY SITUATION REPORT
GMT DATE: 6 May 2002
METRICS: SS
GMT TIME: 0000 0600 1200 1800
LATITUDE (S): 68'40.7" S 68'40.3" S 68'42.4" S 68'29.8" S
LONGITUDE (W): 70'30.8" W 70'37.0" W 70'57.5" W 70'09.3" W
WEATHER
TEMPERATURE (C): -11.3 -10.8 -10.9 -13.4
AIR PRESSURE(MB): 990.04 993.9 997.0 997.8
REL HUMIDITY (%): 90.0 80.0 87.0 87.0
WIND SPEED (KN): 14 15 5 15
WIND DIRECTION: SE E NE SSE
SWELL HEIGHT (ft):
SWELL DIRECTION:
SALINITY(PSU): 33.2 33.0 33.2 32.8
SEA SURF TEMP(C): -1.7 -1.7 -1.7 -1.5
VISIBILITY (NM): 4-6 5+ 10+ 10+
CLOUDS (%): 100/SNOW 100 CLEAR CLEAR
SEA STATE:
SEA ICE 10 10 10 9
ICE TOTAL(TENTHS): 1 1 1 1
NEW & GREY ICE: 1 1 1 4
GREY-WHITE: 3 3 3 3
THIN ICE (30-60): 3 3 3
MED ICE (60-120): 1 1 1
THICK ICE (120-200): 1 1 1
OLD ICE 2 Yr. Plus: 1 1
SNOW DEPTH (CM): 30 30 30 10
ICE PRESSURE:
ENGINES/PITCH: 2/70 2/VP 2/40 2/VP
(OS-On Station, VP-Variable Pitch, OE-One Engine)
FUEL ON BOARD: (gallons) 92,500
REMARKS: Arrived vicinity GLOBEC survey station 60 at 2200 5/5. We are conducting an extensive exploratory ADCP survey as there are no soundings in this area on the charts. We surveyed from the bridge to locate a seal for sampling this morning but there was no open water for Zodiac operation. Later, we looked for a suitable site for dive ops, but extreme temperatures (-13 ambient, -30 wind chill) canceled that notion. We will do a CTD cast shortly followed by a couple of Tucker trawls and a MOC 10.
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