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

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Mooring A0149 : Massachusetts Bay


Latitude: 42° 31.39´N
Longitude: 70° 33.93´W
Location Description: SE of Gloucester
Deployed: Dec 15 2024
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 29, 01 AM EDT
Last GOES Transmission: Mar 29, 12 AM EDT
Latest Event:
Dec 14, 09 PM EST
deployed by R/V Connecticut


Specialized Plots:
Temperature, Salinity, Density: Temperature, Salinity, Density (Deployment Only):

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)0.2 meters (0.7 ft)Mar 29 1:00 AM
Dominant Wave Period (0m)6.4 seconds Mar 29 1:00 AM
Significant Wave Height (test) (0m)0.2 meters (0.6 ft)Mar 29 1:00 AM
Dominant Wave Period (test) (0m)8.3 seconds Mar 29 1:00 AM
Mean Wave Direction (test) (0m)134.8 degrees Mar 29 1:00 AM
Air Temperature (-3m)6.6 C (43.9 F)Mar 29 1:00 AM
Visibility (-3m)2999.4 meters Mar 29 1:00 AM
Barometric Pressure (-3m)1015.8 millibars Mar 29 1:00 AM
Wind Direction (-4m)ESEMar 29 1:00 AM
Wind 2 Direction [Primary] (-4m)ESEMar 29 1:00 AM
Wind Speed (-4m)1.8 m/s (4 mph, 4 kts)Mar 29 1:00 AM
Wind 2 Speed [Primary] (-4m)2.0 m/s (4 mph, 4 kts)Mar 29 1:00 AM
Wind Gust (-4m)2.3 m/s (5 mph, 4 kts)Mar 29 1:00 AM
Wind 2 Gust [Primary] (-4m)2.4 m/s (5 mph, 5 kts)Mar 29 1:00 AM
Water Temperature (1m)5.2 C (41.3 F) Mar 29 1:00 AM
Water Temperature (2m)5.2 C (41.3 F) Mar 29 1:00 AM
Water Temperature (10m)4.8 C (40.6 F) Mar 29 1:00 AM
Water Temperature (20m)4.7 C (40.4 F) Mar 29 1:00 AM
Water Temperature (49m)Sensor FailureMar 29 12:00 AM
Water Temperature (50m)4.2 C (39.5 F) Mar 29 1:00 AM
Water Temperature (51m)4.1 C (39.4 F) (opt)Mar 29 1:00 AM
Salinity (1m)31.6 psu Mar 29 1:00 AM
Salinity (10m)31.7 psu Mar 29 1:00 AM
Salinity (20m)32.2 psu Mar 29 1:00 AM
Salinity (49m)Sensor FailureMar 29 12:00 AM
Salinity (50m)32.7 psu Mar 29 1:00 AM
Pressure (10m)10.0 decibars Mar 29 1:00 AM
Pressure (49m)Sensor FailureMar 29 12:00 AM
Pressure (50m)49.9 decibars Mar 29 1:00 AM
Dissolved Oxygen (49m)Sensor FailureMar 29 12:00 AM
Dissolved Oxygen (50m)7.5 ml/l (10.7 mg/l)Mar 29 1:00 AM
Dissolved Oxygen (51m)6.8 ml/l (9.8 mg/l)Mar 29 1:00 AM
Oxygen Saturation (49m)Sensor FailureMar 29 12:00 AM
Oxygen Saturation (50m)7.3 ml/l Mar 29 1:00 AM
Oxygen Saturation (51m)7.4 ml/l Mar 29 1:00 AM
Percent Oxygen Saturation (49m)Sensor FailureMar 29 12:00 AM
Percent Oxygen Saturation (50m)102.3 % Mar 29 1:00 AM
Percent Oxygen Saturation (51m)93.1 % Mar 29 1:00 AM
Sigma-T (1m)25.0 kg/m^3 Mar 29 1:00 AM
Sigma-T (10m)25.1 kg/m^3 Mar 29 1:00 AM
Sigma-T (20m)25.5 kg/m^3 Mar 29 1:00 AM
Sigma-T (49m)Sensor FailureMar 29 12:00 AM
Sigma-T (50m)25.9 kg/m^3 Mar 29 1:00 AM
Current Direction (2m)ENEMar 29 1:00 AM
Current Speed (2m)29.9 cm/s (0.58 kts)Mar 29 1:00 AM
East Current Velocity (2m)25.5 cm/s (0.49 kts)Mar 29 1:00 AM
East Current Velocity (10m)14.2 cm/s (0.28 kts)Mar 29 1:00 AM
East Current Velocity (14m)8.0 cm/s (0.15 kts)Mar 29 1:00 AM
East Current Velocity (18m)-2.2 cm/s (-0.04 kts)Mar 29 1:00 AM
East Current Velocity (22m)-7.8 cm/s (-0.15 kts)Mar 29 1:00 AM
East Current Velocity (50m)4.1 cm/s (0.08 kts)Mar 29 1:00 AM
North Current Velocity (2m)15.7 cm/s (0.31 kts)Mar 29 1:00 AM
North Current Velocity (10m)3.9 cm/s (0.08 kts)Mar 29 1:00 AM
North Current Velocity (14m)-3.2 cm/s (-0.06 kts)Mar 29 1:00 AM
North Current Velocity (18m)1.7 cm/s (0.03 kts)Mar 29 1:00 AM
North Current Velocity (22m)8.2 cm/s (0.16 kts)Mar 29 1:00 AM
North Current Velocity (50m)-7.3 cm/s (-0.14 kts)Mar 29 1:00 AM
Average Chlorophyll Concentration (3m)2.4 micrograms/liter Mar 29 1:00 AM
Sea water Turbidity (3m)0.5 ntus Mar 29 1:00 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).
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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.
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This Deployment:
Entire Position History:

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