ARSV LAURENCE M. GOULD DAILY SITUATION REPORT

GMT DATE:              24 February 2002

METRICS:                     SS

GMT TIME:                   0000          0600          1200          1800

LATITUDE (S):             67 49.6       68 11.9       68 40.9       68 48.5
LONGITUDE (W):            068 51.1      070 37.2      070 44.2      069 46.3

WEATHER
TEMPERATURE (C):            0.8           1.1           -0.1          -0.3
AIR PRESSURE(MB):          972.0         972.5         977.9         983.0
REL HUMIDITY (%):           88.0          96.0          99.0          95.0
WIND SPEED (KN):             10           8-10           10          12-15
WIND DIRECTION:              E             NE           WNW            N
SWELL HEIGHT (ft):          2-4           3-5           4-5           4-5
SWELL DIRECTION:             W             NE            NW            N
SALINITY(PSU):              32.9          32.8          31.7          32.1
SEA SURF TEMP(C):           +0.7          -0.2          -1.4          -1.3
VISIBILITY (NM):             6          <1/SNOW         10+         3-4/SNOW
CLOUDS (%):                 100           100            95           100
SEA STATE:                   3             3             3             3

SEA ICE
ICE TOTAL(TENTHS):         <1/10         <1/10          2/10          4/10
NEW & GREY ICE:         BERGS, BITS      BERGS      BERGS, BITS   BERGS, BITS
GREY-WHITE:                BRASH                      GROWLERS      GROWLERS
THIN ICE (30-60):                                      BRASH         BRASH
MED ICE (60-120):
THICK ICE (120-200):
OLD ICE 2 Yr. Plus:
SNOW DEPTH (CM):
ICE PRESSURE:

ENGINES/PITCH:            800/100        800/75        800/VP        800/VP
                     (OS-On Station, VP-Variable Pitch, OE-One Engine)

FUEL ON BOARD: (gallons)             N/A

REMARKS:  Spent the day conducting marine mammal surveys north of Alexander Island.  Launched zodiac and managed to get several good biopsies and close up photographs.  Decision was made late in the day to head back north and not continue work in this area as planned.  We'll cruise offshore overnight and deploy three solo drift buoys, then return to mooring site C1 to attempt another drag to recover.

Regards, Owen
Marine Projects Coordinator
R/V LAURENCE M. GOULD
email to: mpc@lmg.usap.gov