ARSV LAURENCE M. GOULD DAILY SITUATION REPORT
GMT DATE: 30 April 2002
METRICS: SS
GMT TIME: 0000 0600 1200 1800
LATITUDE (S): 67'51.5" S 67'39.2" S 67'33.3" S 68'30.0" S
LONGITUDE (W): 68'53.1" W 69'22.9" W 69'29.5" W 69'39.3" W
WEATHER
TEMPERATURE (C): -0.1 2.0 0.8 -2.0
AIR PRESSURE(MB): 989.5 988.0 988.3 988.2
REL HUMIDITY (%): 87.0 62.0 82.0 92.0
WIND SPEED (KN): 21 35-40 30-35 15
WIND DIRECTION: ENE NE NNE SE
SWELL HEIGHT (ft): 1-3 4-8 8-12 4-6
SWELL DIRECTION: E NNE NNE NE
SALINITY(PSU): 33.2 33.4 33.4 33.3
SEA SURF TEMP(C): -1.1 -0.8 -0.7 -1.2
VISIBILITY (NM): 3-5 1-2 5-7 8+
CLOUDS (%): 90 90 100 95
SEA STATE: 3 6 6 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): BITS
OLD ICE 2 Yr. Plus: BERGS
SNOW DEPTH (CM):
ICE PRESSURE:
ENGINES/PITCH: 2/30 OS 2/90 2/100
(OS-On Station, VP-Variable Pitch, OE-One Engine)
FUEL ON BOARD: (gallons) 107,878
REMARKS: Completed extensive ADCP/HTI survey from Avian Island to the Johnston strait, out West from Adelaide Island. We encountered 45 knot winds and rough seas out there that precluded trawling after the survey. We are under way for GLOBEC process station 4, down in the South end of Marguerite Bay. ETA late this afternoon.
Regards,
Steve
Steven Ager
Raytheon Polar Services Company
Marine Projects Coordinator
ARSV Laurence M. Gould
email to: mpc@lmg.polar.org