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 A0109 : Massachusetts Bay (Recovered on Jun 25 2004)


Latitude: 42° 31.34´N
Longitude: 70° 33.91´W
Location Description: SE of Gloucester
Deployed: May 14 2004
Recovered: Jun 25 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: Jun 25, 05 PM EDT
Last GOES Transmission: Jun 25, 05 PM EDT
Latest Event:
Jun 25, 01 PM EDT
Buoy recovered on R/V Argo



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

Sensor Information (this deployment only)


Latest Conditions:

Since A0109 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)0.6 meters (2.0 ft)2004 Jun 25 9:00 PM
Dominant Wave Period (0m)5.3 seconds 2004 Jun 25 9:00 PM
Air Temperature (-3m)16.3 C (61.3 F)2004 Jun 25 9:00 PM
Visibility (-3m)2923.1 meters 2004 Jun 25 9:00 PM
Wind Direction [Primary] (-4m)SSE2004 Jun 25 9:00 PM
Wind Speed [Primary] (-4m)3.0 m/s (7 mph, 6 kts)2004 Jun 25 9:00 PM
Wind Gust [Primary] (-4m)3.3 m/s (7 mph, 6 kts)2004 Jun 25 9:00 PM
Water Temperature (1m)Sensor Failure2004 Jun 25 9:00 PM
Water Temperature (2m)14.6 C (58.4 F) 2004 Jun 25 9:00 PM
Water Temperature (3m)14.3 C (57.7 F) 2004 Jun 25 5:00 PM
Water Temperature (20m)5.7 C (42.3 F) 2004 Jun 25 9:00 PM
Water Temperature (50m)4.6 C (40.2 F) 2004 Jun 25 9:00 PM
Salinity (1m)Sensor Failure2004 Jun 25 9:00 PM
Salinity (20m)31.9 psu 2004 Jun 25 9:00 PM
Salinity (50m)32.1 psu 2004 Jun 25 9:00 PM
Dissolved Oxygen (50m)Sensor Failure2004 Jun 25 9:00 PM
Oxygen Saturation (50m)7.3 ml/l 2004 Jun 25 9:00 PM
Percent Oxygen Saturation (50m)Sensor Failure2004 Jun 25 9:00 PM
Sigma-T (1m)Sensor Failure2004 Jun 25 9:00 PM
Sigma-T (20m)25.2 kg/m^3 2004 Jun 25 9:00 PM
Sigma-T (50m)25.4 kg/m^3 2004 Jun 25 9:00 PM
Current Direction (2m)South2004 Jun 25 9:00 PM
Current Speed (2m)14.7 cm/s (0.29 kts)2004 Jun 25 9:00 PM
East Current Velocity (2m)0.6 cm/s (0.01 kts)2004 Jun 25 9:00 PM
East Current Velocity (10m)-0.9 cm/s (-0.02 kts)2004 Jun 25 9:00 PM
East Current Velocity (14m)-6.7 cm/s (-0.13 kts)2004 Jun 25 9:00 PM
East Current Velocity (18m)-9.6 cm/s (-0.19 kts)2004 Jun 25 9:00 PM
East Current Velocity (22m)-12.3 cm/s (-0.24 kts)2004 Jun 25 9:00 PM
East Current Velocity (50m)-14.7 cm/s (-0.28 kts)2004 Jun 25 9:00 PM
North Current Velocity (2m)-14.7 cm/s (-0.28 kts)2004 Jun 25 9:00 PM
North Current Velocity (10m)-16.7 cm/s (-0.32 kts)2004 Jun 25 9:00 PM
North Current Velocity (14m)-23.7 cm/s (-0.46 kts)2004 Jun 25 9:00 PM
North Current Velocity (18m)-20.4 cm/s (-0.40 kts)2004 Jun 25 9:00 PM
North Current Velocity (22m)-24.4 cm/s (-0.48 kts)2004 Jun 25 9:00 PM
North Current Velocity (50m)-16.4 cm/s (-0.32 kts)2004 Jun 25 9:00 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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