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

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Mooring A0142 : Massachusetts Bay


Latitude: 42° 31.39´N
Longitude: 70° 33.93´W
Location Description: SE of Gloucester
Deployed: Nov 26 2019
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: Dec 14, 03 AM EST
Last GOES Transmission: Nov 26, 06 PM EST
Latest Event:
Nov 26, 03 PM EST
deployed by the R/V Connecticut

Specialized Plots:
Temperature, Salinity, Density: Temperature and Dissolved Oxygen:

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.

Variable (measurement depth in meters) Last
Observation		 Last
Update
(EST)		 Most
Recent Data
Plot		 Full
Deployment
Plot		 Full
Historical
Plot		 Make
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Own
Significant Wave Height (0m)1.7 meters (5.4 ft)Dec 14 3:00 AM
Dominant Wave Period (0m)6.4 seconds Dec 14 3:00 AM
Significant Wave Height (test) (0m)1.5 meters (5.0 ft)Dec 14 3:00 AM
Maximum Wave Height (test) (0m)2.5 meters (8.0 ft)Dec 14 3:00 AM
Dominant Wave Period (test) (0m)6.7 seconds Dec 14 3:00 AM
Mean Wave Direction (test) (0m)112.3 degrees Dec 14 3:00 AM
Air Temperature (-3m)8.9 C (48.1 F)Dec 14 3:00 AM
Visibility (-3m)927.5 meters Dec 14 3:00 AM
Barometric Pressure (-3m)1011.4 millibars Dec 14 3:00 AM
Wind Direction (-4m)ESEDec 14 3:00 AM
Wind 2 Direction [Primary] (-4m)SEDec 14 3:00 AM
Wind Speed (-4m)9.0 m/s (20 mph, 17 kts)Dec 14 3:00 AM
Wind 2 Speed [Primary] (-4m)9.5 m/s (21 mph, 18 kts)Dec 14 3:00 AM
Wind Gust (-4m)13.3 m/s (30 mph, 26 kts)Dec 14 3:00 AM
Wind 2 Gust [Primary] (-4m)11.4 m/s (26 mph, 22 kts)Dec 14 3:00 AM
Water Temperature (1m)7.7 C (45.9 F) Dec 14 3:00 AM
Water Temperature (2m)7.7 C (45.9 F) Dec 14 3:00 AM
Water Temperature (20m)7.7 C (45.8 F) Dec 14 3:00 AM
Water Temperature (50m)8.5 C (47.3 F) Dec 14 3:00 AM
Water Temperature (51m)8.5 C (47.2 F) (opt)Dec 14 3:00 AM
Salinity (1m)32.1 psu Dec 14 3:00 AM
Salinity (20m)32.3 psu Dec 14 3:00 AM
Salinity (50m)32.8 psu Dec 14 3:00 AM
Pressure (50m)51.0 decibars Dec 14 3:00 AM
Dissolved Oxygen (50m)3.7 ml/l (5.3 mg/l)Dec 14 3:00 AM
Dissolved Oxygen (51m)6.2 ml/l (8.9 mg/l)Dec 14 3:00 AM
Oxygen Saturation (50m)6.6 ml/l Dec 14 3:00 AM
Oxygen Saturation (51m)6.6 ml/l Dec 14 3:00 AM
Percent Oxygen Saturation (50m)55.8 % Dec 14 3:00 AM
Percent Oxygen Saturation (51m)93.8 % Dec 14 3:00 AM
Sigma-T (1m)25.0 kg/m^3 Dec 14 3:00 AM
Sigma-T (20m)25.2 kg/m^3 Dec 14 3:00 AM
Sigma-T (50m)25.5 kg/m^3 Dec 14 3:00 AM
Current Direction (2m)ENEDec 14 3:00 AM
Current Speed (2m)8.1 cm/s (0.16 kts)Dec 14 3:00 AM
East Current Velocity (2m)7.1 cm/s (0.14 kts)Dec 14 3:00 AM
East Current Velocity (10m)14.4 cm/s (0.28 kts)Dec 14 3:00 AM
East Current Velocity (14m)16.7 cm/s (0.33 kts)Dec 14 3:00 AM
East Current Velocity (18m)16.2 cm/s (0.32 kts)Dec 14 3:00 AM
East Current Velocity (22m)15.4 cm/s (0.30 kts)Dec 14 3:00 AM
East Current Velocity (50m)-2.3 cm/s (-0.04 kts)Dec 14 3:00 AM
North Current Velocity (2m)3.9 cm/s (0.08 kts)Dec 14 3:00 AM
North Current Velocity (10m)-0.6 cm/s (-0.01 kts)Dec 14 3:00 AM
North Current Velocity (14m)-2.7 cm/s (-0.05 kts)Dec 14 3:00 AM
North Current Velocity (18m)-4.2 cm/s (-0.08 kts)Dec 14 3:00 AM
North Current Velocity (22m)-3.6 cm/s (-0.07 kts)Dec 14 3:00 AM
North Current Velocity (50m)-1.8 cm/s (-0.04 kts)Dec 14 3:00 AM
Average Chlorophyll Concentration (3m)1.4 micrograms/liter Dec 14 3:00 AM
Sea water Turbidity (3m)0.6 ntus Dec 14 3:00 AM

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:
This Deployment:
Entire Position History:

How to Read a Stick Plot

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:

How to Read a Stick Plot

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