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

http://gyre.umeoce.maine.edu/A01_funding.php

Mooring A0108 : Massachusetts Bay (Recovered on May 14 2004)


Latitude: 42° 31.34´N
Longitude: 70° 33.91´W
Location Description: SE of Gloucester
Deployed: Mar 22 2004
Recovered: May 14 2004
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: May 07, 03 PM EDT
Last GOES Transmission: May 02, 07 PM EDT
Latest Event:
May 14, 12 PM EDT
Control box failure.


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

Sensor Information (this deployment only)

Latest Conditions:

Since A0108 has already been recovered, you may follow this link for a more current data display.

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
(GMT)		 Full
Deployment
Plot
Significant Wave Height (0m)0.3 meters (1.0 ft)2004 May 07 7:00 PM
Dominant Wave Period (0m)2.9 seconds 2004 May 07 7:00 PM
Air Temperature (-3m)16.3 C (61.4 F)2004 May 07 7:00 PM
Visibility (-3m)2917.7 meters 2004 May 07 7:00 PM
Wind Direction [Primary] (-4m)WSW2004 May 07 7:00 PM
Wind Speed [Primary] (-4m)3.2 m/s (7 mph, 6 kts)2004 May 07 7:00 PM
Wind Gust [Primary] (-4m)4.2 m/s (9 mph, 8 kts)2004 May 07 7:00 PM
Water Temperature (1m)9.1 C (48.4 F) 2004 May 14 4:00 PM
Water Temperature (2m)9.0 C (48.2 F) 2004 May 14 4:00 PM
Water Temperature (3m)9.1 C (48.3 F) 2004 May 14 4:00 PM
Water Temperature (20m)4.5 C (40.1 F) 2004 May 14 4:00 PM
Water Temperature (50m)3.2 C (37.7 F) 2004 May 07 7:00 PM
Salinity (1m)31.5 psu 2004 May 14 4:00 PM
Salinity (20m)32.0 psu 2004 May 14 4:00 PM
Salinity (50m)32.5 psu 2004 May 07 7:00 PM
Dissolved Oxygen (50m)Sensor Failure2004 May 07 7:00 PM
Oxygen Saturation (50m)Sensor Failure2004 May 07 7:00 PM
Percent Oxygen Saturation (50m)Sensor Failure2004 May 07 7:00 PM
Sigma-T (1m)24.3 kg/m^3 2004 May 14 4:00 PM
Sigma-T (20m)25.4 kg/m^3 2004 May 14 4:00 PM
Sigma-T (50m)25.9 kg/m^3 2004 May 07 7:00 PM
Current Direction (2m)SW2004 May 14 4:00 PM
Current Speed (2m)7.0 cm/s (0.14 kts)2004 May 14 4:00 PM
East Current Velocity (2m)-5.7 cm/s (-0.11 kts)2004 May 14 4:00 PM
East Current Velocity (10m)17.1 cm/s (0.33 kts)2004 May 14 4:00 PM
East Current Velocity (14m)22.8 cm/s (0.44 kts)2004 May 14 4:00 PM
East Current Velocity (18m)14.1 cm/s (0.27 kts)2004 May 14 4:00 PM
East Current Velocity (22m)10.6 cm/s (0.21 kts)2004 May 14 4:00 PM
East Current Velocity (50m)3.7 cm/s (0.07 kts)2004 May 14 4:00 PM
North Current Velocity (2m)-4.1 cm/s (-0.08 kts)2004 May 14 4:00 PM
North Current Velocity (10m)-1.1 cm/s (-0.02 kts)2004 May 14 4:00 PM
North Current Velocity (14m)2.0 cm/s (0.04 kts)2004 May 14 4:00 PM
North Current Velocity (18m)2.1 cm/s (0.04 kts)2004 May 14 4:00 PM
North Current Velocity (22m)-1.7 cm/s (-0.03 kts)2004 May 14 4:00 PM
North Current Velocity (50m)4.4 cm/s (0.09 kts)2004 May 14 4:00 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).
This Deployment:

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.
This Deployment:

How to Read a Stick Plot

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