ARSV LAURENCE M. GOULD DAILY SITUATION REPORT

GMT DATE:              29 April 2002

METRICS:               SS

GMT TIME:                   0000          0600          1200          1800

LATITUDE (S):                                                      67'44.0" S
LONGITUDE (W):                                                     68'40.6" W

WEATHER
TEMPERATURE (C):             AT            AT            AT           -0.3
AIR PRESSURE(MB):         ROTHERA       ROTHERA       ROTHERA        991.2
REL HUMIDITY (%):         STATION       STATION       STATION         84.0
WIND SPEED (KN):                                                       30
WIND DIRECTION:                                                        NE
SWELL HEIGHT (ft):                                                    2-4
SWELL DIRECTION:                                                       NE
SALINITY(PSU):                                                        32.4
SEA SURF TEMP(C):                                                     -1.1
VISIBILITY (NM):                                                       8+
CLOUDS (%):                                                            60
SEA STATE:                                                             2

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

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

FUEL ON BOARD: (gallons)             109,778

REMARKS: Arrived Rothera Station at 1800 LT on 4/28, and tied up for the night. The BAS station staff hosted an evening gathering for ship's crew and science personnel. We exchanged station and ship tours this morning, and loaded the seal team's field gear back on board. Jenn Burns (BG-232-O) reports that the cooperative work at Rothera was very successful and they deployed the last three of their eight transmitter tags via BAS Zodiacs. Departed Rothera at 1100 4/29. We are currently doing an extensive acoustics survey in the Avian Island vicinity with the ADCP/HTI systems.
Regards,
Steve


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