ARSV LAURENCE M. GOULD DAILY SITUATION REPORT

GMT DATE:              9 May 2002

METRICS:               SS

GMT TIME:                   0000          0600          1200          1800

LATITUDE (S):            67'50.9" S    68'01.8" S    68'06.6" S    68'09.5" S
LONGITUDE (W):           68'48.7" W    68'00.1" W    67'44.0" W    67'46.1" W

WEATHER
TEMPERATURE (C):            -9.4         -12.0         -10.9         -10.5
AIR PRESSURE(MB):          985.1         987.2         987.1         986.3
REL HUMIDITY (%):           62.0          50.0          49.0          47.0
WIND SPEED (KN):             22            15            5             5
WIND DIRECTION:             ESE           ESE           ESE            E
SWELL HEIGHT (ft):          2-4           1-2
SWELL DIRECTION:             E             E
SALINITY(PSU):              33.2          33.1          33.2          32.3
SEA SURF TEMP(C):           -1.5          -1.7          -1.6          -1.6
VISIBILITY (NM):            5-7           3-5           8-10           8+
CLOUDS (%):                  20            40            0             0
SEA STATE:                  3-4

SEA ICE
ICE TOTAL(TENTHS):           1             10            9             9
NEW & GREY ICE:                            3             1             1
GREY-WHITE:                                2             2             2
THIN ICE (30-60):                          1             3             3
MED ICE (60-120):                          1             3             3
THICK ICE (120-200):
OLD ICE 2 Yr. Plus:                        3
SNOW DEPTH (CM):                           10           5-10           5
ICE PRESSURE:

ENGINES/PITCH:              2/10          2/VP          2/50          2/OS
                     (OS-On Station, VP-Variable Pitch, OE-One Engine)

FUEL ON BOARD: (gallons)             85,024

REMARKS: Overnight ADCP survey, followed by a day of marine mammal surveying. No viable seals were found, and no whales or penguins sighted. Dive ops via Zodiac this afternoon in -12 C temps. Tucker and MOC 10 trawls tonight, and MOC 1 tows after midnight.
Regards,
Steve


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