PhOG, School of Marine Science, University of Maine
Physical Oceanography Group
School of Marine Sciences
University of Maine

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Mooring A0147 : Massachusetts Bay


Latitude: 42° 31.39´N
Longitude: 70° 33.93´W
Location Description: SE of Gloucester
Deployed: Sep 20 2023
Coast Guard Light List Letter: A
Coast Guard Light List Number 367
Water Depth: 65 meters (213 feet)
Watch Circle Radius: 45 meters (148 feet)
Last Cell Phone Transmission: Mar 18, 11 PM EDT
Last GOES Transmission: Mar 18, 10 PM EDT
Latest Event:
Sep 20, 07 PM EDT
Deployed by M/V James Goodwin


Specialized Plots:
Temperature, Salinity, Density:

Text Reports: Surface, Ocean, Currents OR Data Download (All data for this location)

Sensor Information (this deployment only)


Latest Conditions:

Click on the graph icons below to see time series plots of the listed variables. The latest conditions are in local time but all plots are in GMT(Summer EDT is 4 hours behind GMT; Winter EST is 5 hours behind GMT; Atlantic AST is always 4 hours behind GMT).

We follow the convention that depth is measure positive "down". That's why parameters like wind speed have negative depths attached to them! The latest eastward and northward subsurface currents are displayed at a subset of available depths; no plots are presently available for current velocity vectors below 2m. Click here for additional Information.

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Significant Wave Height (0m)0.7 meters (2.4 ft)Mar 18 11:00 PM
Dominant Wave Period (0m)3.6 seconds Mar 18 11:00 PM
Significant Wave Height (test) (0m)1.0 meters (3.1 ft)Mar 18 11:00 PM
Dominant Wave Period (test) (0m)10.0 seconds Mar 18 11:00 PM
Mean Wave Direction (test) (0m)109.0 degrees Mar 18 11:00 PM
Air Temperature (-3m)4.5 C (40.1 F)Mar 18 11:00 PM
Visibility (-3m)2999.4 meters Mar 18 11:00 PM
Barometric Pressure (-3m)1001.5 millibars Mar 18 11:00 PM
Wind Direction (-4m)WNWMar 18 11:00 PM
Wind 2 Direction [Primary] (-4m)WNWMar 18 11:00 PM
Wind Speed (-4m)8.9 m/s (20 mph, 17 kts)Mar 18 11:00 PM
Wind 2 Speed [Primary] (-4m)9.4 m/s (21 mph, 18 kts)Mar 18 11:00 PM
Wind Gust (-4m)12.0 m/s (27 mph, 23 kts)Mar 18 11:00 PM
Wind 2 Gust [Primary] (-4m)11.5 m/s (26 mph, 22 kts)Mar 18 11:00 PM
Water Temperature (1m)5.5 C (42.0 F) Mar 18 11:00 PM
Water Temperature (2m)5.5 C (42.0 F) Mar 18 11:00 PM
Water Temperature (10m)5.3 C (41.5 F) Mar 18 11:00 PM
Water Temperature (20m)4.9 C (40.9 F) Mar 18 11:00 PM
Water Temperature (50m)4.8 C (40.6 F) Mar 18 11:00 PM
Water Temperature (51m)4.8 C (40.5 F) (opt)Mar 18 11:00 PM
Salinity (1m)30.1 psu Mar 18 11:00 PM
Salinity (10m)30.9 psu Mar 18 11:00 PM
Salinity (20m)31.1 psu Mar 18 11:00 PM
Salinity (50m)31.6 psu Mar 18 11:00 PM
Pressure (10m)10.0 decibars Mar 18 11:00 PM
Dissolved Oxygen (50m)Sensor FailureMar 18 11:00 PM
Dissolved Oxygen (51m)Sensor FailureMar 18 11:00 PM
Oxygen Saturation (50m)7.3 ml/l Mar 18 11:00 PM
Oxygen Saturation (51m)7.2 ml/l Mar 18 11:00 PM
Percent Oxygen Saturation (50m)Sensor FailureMar 18 11:00 PM
Percent Oxygen Saturation (51m)Sensor FailureMar 18 11:00 PM
Sigma-T (1m)23.7 kg/m^3 Mar 18 11:00 PM
Sigma-T (10m)24.4 kg/m^3 Mar 18 11:00 PM
Sigma-T (20m)24.6 kg/m^3 Mar 18 11:00 PM
Sigma-T (50m)25.0 kg/m^3 Mar 18 11:00 PM
Current Direction (2m)ENEMar 18 11:00 PM
Current Speed (2m)27.5 cm/s (0.53 kts)Mar 18 11:00 PM
East Current Velocity (2m)26.4 cm/s (0.51 kts)Mar 18 11:00 PM
East Current Velocity (10m)18.7 cm/s (0.36 kts)Mar 18 11:00 PM
East Current Velocity (14m)13.6 cm/s (0.26 kts)Mar 18 11:00 PM
East Current Velocity (18m)12.7 cm/s (0.25 kts)Mar 18 11:00 PM
East Current Velocity (22m)9.1 cm/s (0.18 kts)Mar 18 11:00 PM
East Current Velocity (50m)0.0 cm/s (0.00 kts)Mar 18 11:00 PM
North Current Velocity (2m)7.6 cm/s (0.15 kts)Mar 18 11:00 PM
North Current Velocity (10m)23.1 cm/s (0.45 kts)Mar 18 11:00 PM
North Current Velocity (14m)19.0 cm/s (0.37 kts)Mar 18 11:00 PM
North Current Velocity (18m)12.7 cm/s (0.25 kts)Mar 18 11:00 PM
North Current Velocity (22m)4.8 cm/s (0.09 kts)Mar 18 11:00 PM
North Current Velocity (50m)-0.5 cm/s (-0.01 kts)Mar 18 11:00 PM
Average Chlorophyll Concentration (3m)Sensor FailureMar 18 11:00 PM
Sea water Turbidity (3m)Sensor FailureMar 18 11:00 PM


Measured Ocean Currents and Wind Stress

Hourly averaged wind stress at 4 m and currents (rotated to true north) at 2 m (current meter) and from 10 m to a maximum of 126 m (Doppler).
Latest Month's:
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Entire Position History:

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Wind and Residual Ocean Currents

Measured winds and currents which are low-pass filtered to remove tidal currents. Winds at 4 m above sea surface, surface currents at a depth of 2 m, and doppler currents at 4 meter bins from 10 meters to a maximum of 126 meters.
Latest Month's:
This Deployment:
Entire Position History:

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