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 A0117 : Massachusetts Bay (Recovered on Mar 23 2007)


Latitude: 42° 31.39´N
Longitude: 70° 33.93´W
Location Description: SE of Gloucester
Deployed: Sep 13 2006
Recovered: Mar 23 2007
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 23, 07 AM EDT
Last GOES Transmission: Mar 23, 05 AM EDT
Latest Event:
Mar 23, 07 AM EDT
Mooring A0117 Recovered By RV Delaware II


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

Sensor Information (this deployment only)

Latest Conditions:

Since A0117 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)0.5 meters (1.7 ft)2007 Mar 23 11:00 AM
Dominant Wave Period (0m)2.9 seconds 2007 Mar 23 11:00 AM
Air Temperature (-3m)6.8 C (44.2 F)2007 Mar 23 11:00 AM
Visibility (-3m)1909.7 meters 2007 Mar 23 11:00 AM
Barometric Pressure (-3m)1015.5 millibars 2007 Mar 23 11:00 AM
Wind Direction (-4m)WSW2007 Mar 23 11:00 AM
Wind 2 Direction [Primary] (-4m)WSW2007 Mar 23 11:00 AM
Wind Speed (-4m)6.4 m/s (14 mph, 12 kts)2007 Mar 23 11:00 AM
Wind 2 Speed [Primary] (-4m)6.5 m/s (15 mph, 13 kts)2007 Mar 23 11:00 AM
Wind Gust (-4m)7.4 m/s (16 mph, 14 kts)2007 Mar 23 11:00 AM
Wind 2 Gust [Primary] (-4m)7.4 m/s (17 mph, 14 kts)2007 Mar 23 11:00 AM
Water Temperature (1m)3.7 C (38.6 F) 2007 Mar 23 11:24 AM
Water Temperature (2m)Sensor Failure2007 Mar 23 9:00 AM
Water Temperature (3m)3.5 C (38.3 F) 2007 Mar 22 4:00 PM
Water Temperature (20m)3.7 C (38.6 F) 2007 Mar 23 11:24 AM
Water Temperature (50m)3.8 C (38.9 F) 2007 Mar 23 11:00 AM
Salinity (1m)32.9 psu 2007 Mar 23 11:24 AM
Salinity (20m)32.7 psu 2007 Mar 23 11:24 AM
Salinity (50m)33.0 psu 2007 Mar 23 11:00 AM
Dissolved Oxygen (50m)6.9 ml/l (9.8 mg/l)2007 Mar 23 11:00 AM
Oxygen Saturation (50m)7.4 ml/l 2007 Mar 23 11:00 AM
Percent Oxygen Saturation (50m)92.7 % 2007 Mar 23 11:00 AM
Sigma-T (1m)26.1 kg/m^3 2007 Mar 23 11:24 AM
Sigma-T (20m)26.0 kg/m^3 2007 Mar 23 11:24 AM
Sigma-T (50m)26.2 kg/m^3 2007 Mar 23 11:00 AM
Current Direction (2m)Sensor Failure2007 Mar 23 9:00 AM
Current Speed (2m)Sensor Failure2007 Mar 23 9:00 AM
East Current Velocity (2m)Sensor Failure2007 Mar 23 9:00 AM
East Current Velocity (10m)2.9 cm/s (0.06 kts)2007 Mar 23 11:00 AM
East Current Velocity (14m)1.8 cm/s (0.03 kts)2007 Mar 23 11:00 AM
East Current Velocity (18m)0.4 cm/s (0.01 kts)2007 Mar 23 11:00 AM
East Current Velocity (22m)0.9 cm/s (0.02 kts)2007 Mar 23 11:00 AM
East Current Velocity (50m)3.4 cm/s (0.07 kts)2007 Mar 23 11:00 AM
North Current Velocity (2m)Sensor Failure2007 Mar 23 9:00 AM
North Current Velocity (10m)-2.8 cm/s (-0.05 kts)2007 Mar 23 11:00 AM
North Current Velocity (14m)-2.6 cm/s (-0.05 kts)2007 Mar 23 11:00 AM
North Current Velocity (18m)-0.6 cm/s (-0.01 kts)2007 Mar 23 11:00 AM
North Current Velocity (22m)-0.6 cm/s (-0.01 kts)2007 Mar 23 11:00 AM
North Current Velocity (50m)3.9 cm/s (0.08 kts)2007 Mar 23 11:00 AM
Average Chlorophyll Concentration (3m)2.5 micrograms/liter 2007 Mar 23 11:00 AM
Sea water Turbidity (3m)1.2 ntus 2007 Mar 23 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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