ARSV LAURENCE M. GOULD DAILY SITUATION REPORT

GMT DATE:              15 April 2002

METRICS:               SS

GMT TIME:                   0000          0600          1200          1800

LATITUDE (S):            66'29.5" S    66'39.7" S    66'45.0" S    66'46.2" S
LONGITUDE (W):           67'00.6" W    67'23.7" W    66'45.2" W    66'47.3" W

WEATHER
TEMPERATURE (C):            -0.4          0.0           -0.9          -0.1
AIR PRESSURE(MB):          986.6         985.4         983.3         981.3
REL HUMIDITY (%):           97.0          94.0          85.0          91.0
WIND SPEED (KN):             12            6             12          15-20
WIND DIRECTION:             WNW            N             NE           NNE
SWELL HEIGHT (ft):           1            1-3
SWELL DIRECTION:             SW            NW
SALINITY(PSU):              33.3          33.0          33.1          33.0
SEA SURF TEMP(C):           -0.9          -1.5          -1.4          -1.5
VISIBILITY (NM):            1-3           1-3           5-7            8+
CLOUDS (%):               100/SNOW        100            95           100
SEA STATE:                   2             1

SEA ICE
ICE TOTAL(TENTHS):           2             9             2             5
NEW & GREY ICE:                            1
GREY-WHITE:                                1                         BRASH
THIN ICE (30-60):                          1
MED ICE (60-120):                          1
THICK ICE (120-200):                                    BITS          BITS
OLD ICE 2 Yr. Plus:        BERGS           5           BERGS         BERGS
SNOW DEPTH (CM):                           20
ICE PRESSURE:

ENGINES/PITCH:              2/60           VP           2/60           OS
                     (OS-On Station, VP-Variable Pitch, OE-One Engine)

FUEL ON BOARD: (gallons)             147,700

REMARKS: Trawling last night very successful and the labs are fairly bustling with activity today. We followed the fishing with six CTD casts throughout the night across the mouth of Crystal Sound. Today the seal group sampled and tagged two more Crabeaters, and we are currently moving West toward Laird Island where we will trawl again tonight and then circumnavigate the island with acoustics and CTD casts.
Regards,
Steve


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