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

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Mooring A0115 : Massachusetts Bay (Recovered on Apr 09 2006)


Latitude: 42° 31.38´N
Longitude: 70° 33.92´W
Location Description: SE of Gloucester
Deployed: Oct 22 2005
Recovered: Apr 09 2006
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: Apr 09, 07 AM EDT
Last GOES Transmission: Apr 09, 07 AM EDT
Latest Event:
Apr 09, 08 AM EDT
recovered by NOAA Ship Delaware II



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

Sensor Information (this deployment only)


Latest Conditions:

Since A0115 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)1.3 meters (4.4 ft)2006 Apr 09 11:00 AM
Dominant Wave Period (0m)10.7 seconds 2006 Apr 09 11:00 AM
Air Temperature (-3m)3.8 C (38.9 F)2006 Apr 09 11:00 AM
Visibility (-3m)2789.1 meters 2006 Apr 09 11:00 AM
Barometric Pressure (-3m)1018.2 millibars 2006 Apr 09 11:00 AM
Wind Direction [Primary] (-4m)NNE2006 Apr 09 11:00 AM
Wind Speed [Primary] (-4m)8.0 m/s (18 mph, 16 kts)2006 Apr 09 11:00 AM
Wind Gust [Primary] (-4m)9.5 m/s (21 mph, 19 kts)2006 Apr 09 11:00 AM
Water Temperature (1m)4.9 C (40.8 F) 2006 Apr 09 11:00 AM
Water Temperature (2m)4.8 C (40.7 F) 2006 Apr 09 11:00 AM
Water Temperature (3m)3.0 C (37.3 F) 2006 Apr 09 12:00 PM
Water Temperature (20m)4.4 C (40.0 F) 2006 Apr 09 11:00 AM
Water Temperature (50m)19.0 C (66.3 F) 2006 May 19 3:00 PM
Salinity (1m)31.7 psu 2006 Apr 09 11:00 AM
Salinity (20m)32.5 psu 2006 Apr 09 11:00 AM
Salinity (50m)Sensor Failure2006 May 19 3:00 PM
Dissolved Oxygen (50m)Sensor Failure2006 May 19 3:00 PM
Oxygen Saturation (50m)Sensor Failure2006 May 19 3:00 PM
Percent Oxygen Saturation (50m)Sensor Failure2006 May 19 3:00 PM
Sigma-T (1m)25.0 kg/m^3 2006 Apr 09 11:00 AM
Sigma-T (20m)25.8 kg/m^3 2006 Apr 09 11:00 AM
Sigma-T (50m)Sensor Failure2006 May 19 3:00 PM
Current Direction (2m)WSW2006 Apr 09 11:00 AM
Current Speed (2m)36.4 cm/s (0.71 kts)2006 Apr 09 11:00 AM
East Current Velocity (2m)-33.5 cm/s (-0.65 kts)2006 Apr 09 11:00 AM
East Current Velocity (10m)Sensor Failure2006 Apr 09 12:00 PM
East Current Velocity (14m)Sensor Failure2006 Apr 09 12:00 PM
East Current Velocity (18m)Sensor Failure2006 Apr 09 12:00 PM
East Current Velocity (22m)Sensor Failure2006 Apr 09 12:00 PM
East Current Velocity (50m)Sensor Failure2006 Apr 09 12:00 PM
North Current Velocity (2m)-14.2 cm/s (-0.28 kts)2006 Apr 09 11:00 AM
North Current Velocity (10m)Sensor Failure2006 Apr 09 12:00 PM
North Current Velocity (14m)Sensor Failure2006 Apr 09 12:00 PM
North Current Velocity (18m)Sensor Failure2006 Apr 09 12:00 PM
North Current Velocity (22m)Sensor Failure2006 Apr 09 12:00 PM
North Current Velocity (50m)Sensor Failure2006 Apr 09 12:00 PM
Average Chlorophyll Concentration (3m)51.0 micrograms/liter 2006 Apr 09 11:00 AM
Sea water Turbidity (3m)25.9 ntus 2006 Apr 09 11:00 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).
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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