ARSV LAURENCE M. GOULD DAILY SITUATION REPORT

GMT DATE:              8 May 2002

METRICS:               SS

GMT TIME:                   0000          0600          1200          1800

LATITUDE (S):            67'51.9" S    67'52.1" S    67'49.4" S    67'48.0" S
LONGITUDE (W):           70'10.8" W    69'09.0" W    68'52.5" W    68'49.3" W

WEATHER
TEMPERATURE (C):            -3.0          -5.0          -5.2          -6.6
AIR PRESSURE(MB):          983.7         982.0         979.5         981.1
REL HUMIDITY (%):           87.0          85.0          92.0          70.0
WIND SPEED (KN):           30-35           20           0-5          20-25
WIND DIRECTION:              SW           WSW           WNW           ESE
SWELL HEIGHT (ft):          5-8           6-8           2-4           4-6
SWELL DIRECTION:            WSW           WSW           WNW            E
SALINITY(PSU):              33.5          33.2          33.3          33.3
SEA SURF TEMP(C):           -1.0          -1.4          -1.3          -1.3
VISIBILITY (NM):            3-5           2-3           2-4            8+
CLOUDS (%):                 100           100         100/SNOW         60
SEA STATE:                  5-6            5             5            4-5

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

ENGINES/PITCH:              2/25         2/100          2/25          2/OS
                     (OS-On Station, VP-Variable Pitch, OE-One Engine)

FUEL ON BOARD: (gallons)             87,750

REMARKS:2 MOC 10 trawls last night, followed by an acoustics survey Southeast of Avian Island. arrived Avian Island at 0930, splashed Zodiacs at 1000, running BG-234-O penguin team ashore to deploy their last three transmitters. All aboard at 1330 and we are proceeding with acoustics, CTDs, and plummet net deployments this afternoon.
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