ARSV LAURENCE M. GOULD DAILY SITUATION REPORT
GMT DATE: 19 April 2002
METRICS: SS
GMT TIME: 0000 0600 1200 1800
LATITUDE (S): 67'58.5" S 67'47.6" S 67'42.2" S 67'32.1" S
LONGITUDE (W): 68'10.4" W 68'12.3" W 68'16.8" W 67'59.7" W
WEATHER
TEMPERATURE (C): -1.1 -1.2 -1.6 0.5
AIR PRESSURE(MB): 986.5 988.2 991.3 994.2
REL HUMIDITY (%): 59.0 65.0 80.0 69.0
WIND SPEED (KN): 18 10 0-5 10
WIND DIRECTION: ENE NNE E NW
SWELL HEIGHT (ft): 1-3 1-2
SWELL DIRECTION: ENE NE
SALINITY(PSU): 33.2 33.2 33.2 33.2
SEA SURF TEMP(C): -1.1 -1.0 -1.3 -1.4
VISIBILITY (NM): 6-8 6+ 8-10 10
CLOUDS (%): 20 40 50 70
SEA STATE: 3-4 1
SEA ICE
ICE TOTAL(TENTHS): 1 1 1 1
NEW & GREY ICE:
GREY-WHITE:
THIN ICE (30-60):
MED ICE (60-120):
THICK ICE (120-200):
OLD ICE 2 Yr. Plus: BERGS BERGS BERGS BERGS
SNOW DEPTH (CM):
ICE PRESSURE:
ENGINES/PITCH: 2/35 2/40 2/20 2/20
(OS-On Station, VP-Variable Pitch, OE-One Engine)
FUEL ON BOARD: (gallons) 137,800
REMARKS: Successful trawls last night, followed by ADCP and HTI survey in the Northern Marguerite bay area, approximately 20 hours to complete. We'll be fishing again tonight following acoustics.
Regards,
Steve
Steven Ager
Raytheon Polar Services Company
Marine Projects Coordinator
ARSV Laurence M. Gould
email to: mpc@lmg.polar.org