ARSV LAURENCE M. GOULD DAILY SITUATION REPORT
GMT DATE: 11 May 2002
METRICS: SS
GMT TIME: 0000 0600 1200 1800
LATITUDE (S): 68'12.7" S 68'12.0" S 68'13.0" S 67'41.1" S
LONGITUDE (W): 67'25.5" W 68'02.3" W 69'29.1" W 69'19.1" W
WEATHER
TEMPERATURE (C): -7.1 -8.6 -8.2 -7.6
AIR PRESSURE(MB): 993.8 997.1 999.1 999.4
REL HUMIDITY (%): 68.0 89.0 81.0
WIND SPEED (KN): 5 5 10 10
WIND DIRECTION: VAR VAR S S
SWELL HEIGHT (ft): 1-2
SWELL DIRECTION: VAR
SALINITY(PSU): 32.6 32.4 32.4 33.4
SEA SURF TEMP(C): -1.6 -1.6 -1.5 -1.5
VISIBILITY (NM): 8+ 8+ 8+ 8+
CLOUDS (%): CLEAR CLEAR CLEAR CLEAR
SEA STATE:
SEA ICE
ICE TOTAL(TENTHS): 10 10 9 9
NEW & GREY ICE: 3 3 3 3
GREY-WHITE: 3 3 3 2
THIN ICE (30-60): 3 3 3 2
MED ICE (60-120): 1
THICK ICE (120-200):
OLD ICE 2 Yr. Plus: 1 1 1
SNOW DEPTH (CM): 5 5 5 10
ICE PRESSURE:
ENGINES/PITCH: 2/50 2/50 2/50 2/VAR
(OS-On Station, VP-Variable Pitch, OE-One Engine)
FUEL ON BOARD: (gallons) 81,000
REMARKS: We departed Marguerite bay this morning, heading North up the West side of Adelaide Island. The sea ice in Marguerite seems to be setting for the winter, and we saw ice to all horizons as we left. We splashed a Zodiac to go after a large pod of killer whales (15-20) this afternoon, but our hopes for tissue samples were dashed when the orcas cleverly ducked into an area of 10/10 ice. Whale observations continue throughout the day as we move up toward Crystal Sound.
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