ARSV LAURENCE M. GOULD DAILY SITUATION REPORT

GMT DATE:              25 April 2002

METRICS:               SS

GMT TIME:                   0000          0600          1200          1800

LATITUDE (S):            66'01.3" S    66'02.3" S    66'11.9" S    66'06.0" S
LONGITUDE (W):           71'09.7" W    71'09.1" W    71'16.4" W    71'35.1" W

WEATHER
TEMPERATURE (C):            1.9           0.4           0.5           0.8
AIR PRESSURE(MB):          983.8         981.1         981.7         980.0
REL HUMIDITY (%):           90.0         101.0          86.0          83.0
WIND SPEED (KN):             18          28-33           18          15-20
WIND DIRECTION:              NE           NNE            NW           NNE
SWELL HEIGHT (ft):          6-8           8-10          6-8           6-8
SWELL DIRECTION:             NE           NNE            N             N
SALINITY(PSU):              33.7          33.7          33.7          33.7
SEA SURF TEMP(C):           -0.2          -0.4          -0.3          -0.4
VISIBILITY (NM):            4-6           1/2           4-6            8+
CLOUDS (%):                 100         100/SNOW         95            95
SEA STATE:                   5             7             5             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
SNOW DEPTH (CM):
ICE PRESSURE:

ENGINES/PITCH:              2/30           OS           2/30           OS
                     (OS-On Station, VP-Variable Pitch, OE-One Engine)

FUEL ON BOARD: (gallons)             121,600

REMARKS: Still working out on the shelf break. We are doing a grid in the vicinity of GLOBEC process station 1 with CTDs, ADCP, and HTI acoustics. Tucker trawls, one and ten meter MOCNESS tows back-to-back through the night. A bit bumpy last night, but better today. We'll be fishing through the night again and then continuing acoustics.
Regards,
Steve


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