ARSV LAURENCE M. GOULD DAILY SITUATION REPORT

GMT DATE:              5 May 2002

METRICS:               SS

GMT TIME:                   0000          0600          1200          1800

LATITUDE (S):            68'33.3" S    68'35.9" S    68'29.9" S    68'30.2" S
LONGITUDE (W):           69'54.3" W    69'38.7" W    69'36.6" W    69'51.9" W

WEATHER
TEMPERATURE (C):            -6.9          -7.7          -6.1         -10.1
AIR PRESSURE(MB):          986.4
REL HUMIDITY (%):           87.0          77.0          85.0          95.0
WIND SPEED (KN):             13            5             5             10
WIND DIRECTION:             SSE           VAR           VAR           SSE
SWELL HEIGHT (ft):          1-2           1-2           1-2           1-2
SWELL DIRECTION:             NW            N             NW            N
SALINITY(PSU):              33.2          33.2          33.3          33.4
SEA SURF TEMP(C):           -1.6          -1.6          -1.4          -1.4
VISIBILITY (NM):            4-6            6+           5-7            8+
CLOUDS (%):                 100           100         10/SNOW       100/SNOW
SEA STATE:                   3             1

SEA ICE
ICE TOTAL(TENTHS):           8             3             8             9
NEW & GREY ICE:              2          PANCAKE       PANCAKE      4/PANCAKE
GREY-WHITE:                                                            3
THIN ICE (30-60):            2                                         1
MED ICE (60-120):            2
THICK ICE (120-200):         1
OLD ICE 2 Yr. Plus:          1                                         1
SNOW DEPTH (CM):             20                                        10
ICE PRESSURE:

ENGINES/PITCH:              2/25          2/55          2/55           VP
                     (OS-On Station, VP-Variable Pitch, OE-One Engine)

FUEL ON BOARD: (gallons)             95,050

REMARKS: ten meter MOCNESS tows throughout last night, followed by a 60 mile ADCP track. Seal team worked up their 12th animal this morning, and Torres' dive team worked this afternoon under the new pancake ice that is covering the area. Temperatures have dropped markedly in the last 48 hours and the new ice is forming very fast. We are currently under way to GLOBEC survey station 60 for continued acoustics/trawl/CTD/seal/dive/penguin ops.
Regards,
Steve


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