Physical Oceanography Group School of Marine Sciences University of Maine

Mooring A0116 : Massachusetts Bay (Recovered on Sep 13 2006)

Latitude: 42° 31.36´N Longitude: 70° 33.94´W Location Description: SE of Gloucester Deployed: Apr 09 2006 Recovered: Sep 13 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: Sep 13, 03 PM EDT Last GOES Transmission: Jun 20, 06 AM EDT Latest Event: Sep 13, 03 PM EDT Recovered by R/V Argo Maine.

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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 (GMT)	Full Deployment Plot
Significant Wave Height (0m)	2.6 meters (8.4 ft)	2006 Sep 13 7:00 PM
Dominant Wave Period (0m)	16.0 seconds	2006 Sep 13 7:00 PM
Air Temperature (-3m)	17.3 C (63.2 F)	2006 Sep 13 7:00 PM
Visibility (-3m)	2898.5 meters	2006 Sep 13 7:00 PM
Barometric Pressure (-3m)	1016.8 millibars	2006 Sep 13 7:00 PM
Wind Direction [Primary] (-4m)	SW	2006 Sep 13 7:00 PM
Wind 2 Direction (-4m)	Sensor Failure	2006 Sep 13 7:00 PM
Wind Speed [Primary] (-4m)	3.8 m/s (8 mph, 7 kts)	2006 Sep 13 7:00 PM
Wind 2 Speed (-4m)	Sensor Failure	2006 Sep 13 7:00 PM
Wind Gust [Primary] (-4m)	4.6 m/s (10 mph, 9 kts)	2006 Sep 13 7:00 PM
Wind 2 Gust (-4m)	Sensor Failure	2006 Sep 13 7:00 PM
Water Temperature (1m)	17.5 C (63.5 F)	2006 Sep 13 7:00 PM
Water Temperature (2m)	17.5 C (63.4 F)	2006 Sep 13 7:00 PM
Water Temperature (3m)	17.6 C (63.7 F)	2006 Sep 13 7:00 PM
Water Temperature (20m)	8.8 C (47.9 F)	2006 Sep 13 7:00 PM
Water Temperature (50m)	8.6 C (47.4 F)	2006 Sep 13 7:00 PM
Salinity (1m)	30.6 psu	2006 Sep 13 7:00 PM
Salinity (20m)	32.3 psu	2006 Sep 13 7:00 PM
Salinity (50m)	32.2 psu	2006 Sep 13 7:00 PM
Dissolved Oxygen (50m)	5.2 ml/l (7.5 mg/l)	2006 Sep 13 7:00 PM
Oxygen Saturation (50m)	6.6 ml/l	2006 Sep 13 7:00 PM
Percent Oxygen Saturation (50m)	79.0 %	2006 Sep 13 7:00 PM
Sigma-T (1m)	22.0 kg/m^3	2006 Sep 13 7:00 PM
Sigma-T (20m)	25.0 kg/m^3	2006 Sep 13 7:00 PM
Sigma-T (50m)	25.0 kg/m^3	2006 Sep 13 7:00 PM
Current Direction (2m)	SW	2006 Sep 13 7:00 PM
Current Speed (2m)	23.5 cm/s (0.46 kts)	2006 Sep 13 7:00 PM
East Current Velocity (2m)	-19.5 cm/s (-0.38 kts)	2006 Sep 13 7:00 PM
East Current Velocity (10m)	-19.2 cm/s (-0.37 kts)	2006 Sep 13 7:00 PM
East Current Velocity (14m)	-12.8 cm/s (-0.25 kts)	2006 Sep 13 7:00 PM
East Current Velocity (18m)	-13.7 cm/s (-0.27 kts)	2006 Sep 13 7:00 PM
East Current Velocity (22m)	-19.4 cm/s (-0.38 kts)	2006 Sep 13 7:00 PM
East Current Velocity (50m)	-13.9 cm/s (-0.27 kts)	2006 Sep 13 7:00 PM
North Current Velocity (2m)	-13.1 cm/s (-0.25 kts)	2006 Sep 13 7:00 PM
North Current Velocity (10m)	-14.2 cm/s (-0.28 kts)	2006 Sep 13 7:00 PM
North Current Velocity (14m)	-9.0 cm/s (-0.17 kts)	2006 Sep 13 7:00 PM
North Current Velocity (18m)	-10.8 cm/s (-0.21 kts)	2006 Sep 13 7:00 PM
North Current Velocity (22m)	-3.6 cm/s (-0.07 kts)	2006 Sep 13 7:00 PM
North Current Velocity (50m)	-11.7 cm/s (-0.23 kts)	2006 Sep 13 7:00 PM
Average Chlorophyll Concentration (3m)	3.0 micrograms/liter	2006 Sep 13 7:00 PM
Sea water Turbidity (3m)	0.6 ntus	2006 Sep 13 7:00 PM

Measured Ocean Currents and Wind Stress

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Wind and Residual Ocean Currents

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