ARSV LAURENCE M. GOULD DAILY SITUATION REPORT
GMT DATE: 3 May 2002
METRICS: SS
GMT TIME: 0000 0600 1200 1800
LATITUDE (S): 68'42.5" S 68'39.8" S 68'46.3" S 68'48.4" S
LONGITUDE (W): 69'53.7" W 69'52.0" W 69'52.1" W 69'42.7" W
WEATHER
TEMPERATURE (C): -1.2 -1.9 -2.4 -4.2
AIR PRESSURE(MB): 1005.5 1008.5 1005.0 998.1
REL HUMIDITY (%): 78.0 99.0 99.0 82.0
WIND SPEED (KN): 3 10-15 17 15-20
WIND DIRECTION: WNW NNW NNW WNW
SWELL HEIGHT (ft): 2-3 2-3 2-3
SWELL DIRECTION: N N N
SALINITY(PSU): 33.0 33.2 33.1 33.0
SEA SURF TEMP(C): -1.6 -1.6 -1.6 -1.6
VISIBILITY (NM): 2-4 1 4-6 8+
CLOUDS (%): 100/SNOW 10/SNOW 100/SNOW 60
SEA STATE: 3 2 2-3
SEA ICE
ICE TOTAL(TENTHS): 1 1 10 10
NEW & GREY ICE: 2 2
GREY-WHITE: 2
THIN ICE (30-60): 2 2
MED ICE (60-120): 2 2
THICK ICE (120-200): 2
OLD ICE 2 Yr. Plus: 2 2
SNOW DEPTH (CM): 40
ICE PRESSURE:
ENGINES/PITCH: 2/70 2/80 2/20 OE/VP
(OS-On Station, VP-Variable Pitch, OE-One Engine)
FUEL ON BOARD: (gallons) 99,500
REMARKS: Still working into and out of the ice here in Southern Marguerite Bay. BG-232-O seal team worked up two more animals in the afternoon, being out on the ice for 5-1/2 hours. They have successfully worked up eleven Crabeaters so far. We trawled with the Tucker, MOC 1 and MOC 10 systems last night, operating in heavy ice conditions.
Regards,
Steve
Steven Ager
Raytheon Polar Services Company
Marine Projects Coordinator
ARSV Laurence M. Gould
email to: mpc@lmg.polar.org