ARSV LAURENCE M. GOULD DAILY SITUATION REPORT
GMT DATE: 23 April 2002
METRICS: SS
GMT TIME: 0000 0600 1200 1800
LATITUDE (S): 67'42.8" S 67'41.6" S 67'52.9" S 67'39.0" S
LONGITUDE (W): 68'00.2" W 68'02.6" W 67'57.1" W 69'22.5" W
WEATHER
TEMPERATURE (C): -0.6 0.0 -0.7 -1.4
AIR PRESSURE(MB): 982.2 982.8 982.4 979.2
REL HUMIDITY (%): 46.0 45.0 69.0 70.0
WIND SPEED (KN): 7 15-20 0-5 10
WIND DIRECTION: NNE NE NNE SE
SWELL HEIGHT (ft): 1-3 1-2 1-2 2-4
SWELL DIRECTION: NE NE NE NE
SALINITY(PSU): 33.2 33.2 33.2 33.2
SEA SURF TEMP(C): -1.5 -1.5 -1.3 -1.1
VISIBILITY (NM): 6-8 5+ 10+ 8+
CLOUDS (%): 10 35 10 70
SEA STATE: 2-3 1 1-2 1-2
SEA ICE
ICE TOTAL(TENTHS): 1 1 2 2
NEW & GREY ICE:
GREY-WHITE:
THIN ICE (30-60):
MED ICE (60-120): BRASH
THICK ICE (120-200): BITS BITS BITS BITS
OLD ICE 2 Yr. Plus: BERGS BERGS BERGS BERGS
SNOW DEPTH (CM):
ICE PRESSURE:
ENGINES/PITCH: 2/80 2/20 2/30 2/100
(OS-On Station, VP-Variable Pitch, OE-One Engine)
FUEL ON BOARD: (gallons) 128,100
REMARKS: Rendezvous with NBP at 0800 today, we transferred various chemicals and cruise supplies, then headed out to our shelf break station West of Adelaide Island. Currently we are cruising under clear skies with moderate seas from the Northeast. ETA 0000 tonight.
Regards,
Steve
Steven Ager
Raytheon Polar Services Company
Marine Projects Coordinator
ARSV Laurence M. Gould
email to: mpc@lmg.polar.org