ARSV LAURENCE M. GOULD DAILY SITUATION REPORT
GMT DATE: 17 April 2002
METRICS: SS
GMT TIME: 0000 0600 1200 1800
LATITUDE (S): 66'38.1" S 66'36.6" S 66'37.3" S 66'36.8" S
LONGITUDE (W): 67'25.7" W 67'26.0" W 67'27.1" W 67'30.5" W
WEATHER
TEMPERATURE (C): -2.2 -1.6 -1.2 -0.3
AIR PRESSURE(MB): 976.5 980.5 979.7 979.6
REL HUMIDITY (%): 93.0 98.0 76.0 67.0
WIND SPEED (KN): 15 10 20 20
WIND DIRECTION: SE ESE SE SE
SWELL HEIGHT (ft): 1-2 1 1-2
SWELL DIRECTION: SE SE SE
SALINITY(PSU): 33.1 33.1 33.1 33.1
SEA SURF TEMP(C): -1.4 -1.5 -1.5 -1.5
VISIBILITY (NM): 1-3 1-2 5-7 8+
CLOUDS (%): 100 100 95 60
SEA STATE:
SEA ICE
ICE TOTAL(TENTHS): 5 3 4 2
NEW & GREY ICE:
GREY-WHITE:
THIN ICE (30-60):
MED ICE (60-120): BRASH BRASH
THICK ICE (120-200): BITS BITS BITS BITS
OLD ICE 2 Yr. Plus: BERGS BERGS BERGS BERGS
SNOW DEPTH (CM):
ICE PRESSURE:
ENGINES/PITCH: OS OS VP VP
(OS-On Station, VP-Variable Pitch, OE-One Engine)
FUEL ON BOARD: (gallons) 143,100
REMARKS: Two each one and ten meter MOCNESS tows overnight. BG-232-O seal team tagged fourth Crabeater here in the Laird Island area. Departing Crystal Sound at present en route for Avian Island to drop off BG-234-O penguin team. ETA Avian is 0600 tomorrow.
Regards,
Steve
Steven Ager
Raytheon Polar Services Company
Marine Projects Coordinator
ARSV Laurence M. Gould
email to: mpc@lmg.polar.org