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 A0122 : Massachusetts Bay (Recovered on Sep 22 2009)


Latitude: 42° 31.33´N
Longitude: 70° 34.09´W
Location Description: SE of Gloucester
Deployed: Mar 21 2009
Recovered: Sep 22 2009
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 22, 05 PM EDT
Last GOES Transmission: Sep 22, 04 PM EDT
Latest Event:
Sep 22, 05 PM EDT
recovered by R/V Argo Maine



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

Sensor Information (this deployment only)


Latest Conditions:

Since A0122 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)0.4 meters (1.3 ft)2009 Sep 22 9:00 PM
Dominant Wave Period (0m)2.5 seconds 2009 Sep 22 9:00 PM
Air Temperature (-3m)18.9 C (65.9 F)2009 Sep 22 9:00 PM
Visibility (-3m)Sensor Failure2009 Sep 22 9:00 PM
Barometric Pressure (-3m)1021.5 millibars 2009 Sep 22 9:00 PM
Wind Direction (-4m)SW2009 Sep 22 9:00 PM
Wind 2 Direction [Primary] (-4m)SW2009 Sep 22 9:00 PM
Wind Speed (-4m)5.7 m/s (13 mph, 11 kts)2009 Sep 22 9:00 PM
Wind 2 Speed [Primary] (-4m)5.3 m/s (12 mph, 10 kts)2009 Sep 22 9:00 PM
Wind Gust (-4m)6.5 m/s (15 mph, 13 kts)2009 Sep 22 9:00 PM
Wind 2 Gust [Primary] (-4m)6.0 m/s (13 mph, 12 kts)2009 Sep 22 9:00 PM
Water Temperature (1m)17.0 C (62.6 F) 2009 Sep 22 9:09 PM
Water Temperature (2m)16.9 C (62.5 F) 2009 Sep 22 9:00 PM
Water Temperature (3m)17.2 C (62.9 F) 2009 Sep 22 9:00 PM
Water Temperature (20m)16.0 C (60.8 F) 2009 Sep 22 9:15 PM
Water Temperature (50m)8.8 C (47.9 F) 2009 Sep 22 9:00 PM
Water Temperature (51m)7.3 C (45.2 F) (opt)2009 Jul 23 10:00 PM
Salinity (1m)30.4 psu 2009 Sep 22 9:09 PM
Salinity (20m)31.1 psu 2009 Sep 22 9:15 PM
Salinity (50m)32.4 psu 2009 Sep 22 9:00 PM
Dissolved Oxygen (50m)3.8 ml/l (5.5 mg/l)2009 Sep 22 9:00 PM
Dissolved Oxygen (51m)6.1 ml/l (8.8 mg/l)2009 Jul 23 10:00 PM
Oxygen Saturation (50m)6.6 ml/l 2009 Sep 22 9:00 PM
Oxygen Saturation (51m)6.8 ml/l 2009 Jul 23 10:00 PM
Percent Oxygen Saturation (50m)58.2 % 2009 Sep 22 9:00 PM
Percent Oxygen Saturation (51m)90.0 % 2009 Jul 23 10:00 PM
Sigma-T (1m)22.0 kg/m^3 2009 Sep 22 9:09 PM
Sigma-T (20m)22.8 kg/m^3 2009 Sep 22 9:15 PM
Sigma-T (50m)25.1 kg/m^3 2009 Sep 22 9:00 PM
Current Direction (2m)ESE2009 Sep 22 9:00 PM
Current Speed (2m)9.4 cm/s (0.18 kts)2009 Sep 22 9:00 PM
East Current Velocity (2m)8.9 cm/s (0.17 kts)2009 Sep 22 9:00 PM
East Current Velocity (10m)26.2 cm/s (0.51 kts)2009 Sep 22 9:00 PM
East Current Velocity (14m)26.9 cm/s (0.52 kts)2009 Sep 22 9:00 PM
East Current Velocity (18m)29.4 cm/s (0.57 kts)2009 Sep 22 9:00 PM
East Current Velocity (22m)23.2 cm/s (0.45 kts)2009 Sep 22 9:00 PM
East Current Velocity (50m)-1.1 cm/s (-0.02 kts)2009 Sep 22 9:00 PM
North Current Velocity (2m)-3.0 cm/s (-0.06 kts)2009 Sep 22 9:00 PM
North Current Velocity (10m)-12.4 cm/s (-0.24 kts)2009 Sep 22 9:00 PM
North Current Velocity (14m)-11.2 cm/s (-0.22 kts)2009 Sep 22 9:00 PM
North Current Velocity (18m)-11.0 cm/s (-0.21 kts)2009 Sep 22 9:00 PM
North Current Velocity (22m)-7.8 cm/s (-0.15 kts)2009 Sep 22 9:00 PM
North Current Velocity (50m)8.7 cm/s (0.17 kts)2009 Sep 22 9:00 PM
Average Chlorophyll Concentration (3m)7.8 micrograms/liter 2009 Sep 22 9:00 PM
Sea water Turbidity (3m)0.5 ntus 2009 Sep 22 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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