ARSV LAURENCE M. GOULD DAILY SITUATION REPORT
GMT DATE: 26 April 2002
METRICS: SS
GMT TIME: 0000 0600 1200 1800
LATITUDE (S): 66'10.6" S 66'05.4" S 66'08.5" S 66'12.7" S
LONGITUDE (W): 71'18.7" W 71'23.4" W 71'19.5" W 71'06.1" W
WEATHER
TEMPERATURE (C): 0.0 0.1 0.4 -0.7
AIR PRESSURE(MB): 973.5 964.8 965.5 964.7
REL HUMIDITY (%): 91.0 100.0 103.0 102.0
WIND SPEED (KN): 25-35 35 25-35 20-25
WIND DIRECTION: NE NNE NNE NE
SWELL HEIGHT (ft): 6-10 12-16 10-14 10-14
SWELL DIRECTION: NE NNE NNE NNE
SALINITY(PSU): 33.7 33.6 33.6 33.7
SEA SURF TEMP(C): -0.2 -0.3 -0.4 -0.5
VISIBILITY (NM): 1 1 1
CLOUDS (%): 100/SNOW 100/SNOW 100/SNOW 100
SEA STATE: 5-6 7-8 7 6
SEA ICE
ICE TOTAL(TENTHS):
NEW & GREY ICE:
GREY-WHITE:
THIN ICE (30-60):
MED ICE (60-120):
THICK ICE (120-200):
OLD ICE 2 Yr. Plus: BERGS BERGS
SNOW DEPTH (CM):
ICE PRESSURE:
ENGINES/PITCH: 2/30 2/50 2/70 2/70
(OS-On Station, VP-Variable Pitch, OE-One Engine)
FUEL ON BOARD: (gallons) 119,000
REMARKS: Ongoing trawls last night with the Tucker and ten meter MOCNESS. Deteriorating weather forced us to close out deck operations about midnight last night, with winds in the forties and a worsening sea state. We are currently pitching and rolling along a 110 mile acoustics grid with the ADCP, near GLOBEC process station 1. Tomorrow weather permitting we will do two long day tows with the MOC ten, and head towards Avian Island to pick up the penguin team.
Regards,
Steve
Steven Ager
Raytheon Polar Services Company
Marine Projects Coordinator
ARSV Laurence M. Gould
email to: mpc@lmg.polar.org