Physical Oceanography Group School of Marine Sciences University of Maine |
Latitude: 43° 29.42´N Longitude: 67° 52.80´W Location Description: Approximately 75 kilometers southeast of Mount Desert Island Deployed: Jun 04 2002 Recovered: May 29 2003 Coast Guard Light List Letter: - Coast Guard Light List Number 6 Water Depth: 285 meters (935 feet) Watch Circle Radius: 55 meters (180 feet) Last Cell Phone Transmission: NA Last GOES Transmission: Nov 13, 12 AM EST Latest Event: May 29, 06 AM EDT
Recovered by R/V Argo Maine, all instrumentation okay. |
Text Reports: Surface, Ocean, Currents OR Data Download (All data for this location)
Sensor Information (this deployment only)
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.
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Significant Wave Height (0m) | Sensor Failure | 2002 Nov 13 5:00 AM |
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Air Temperature (-3m) | MD | 2003 Feb 14 1:00 PM |
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Wind Direction [Primary] (-4m) | MD | 2003 Feb 14 1:00 PM |
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Wind Speed [Primary] (-4m) | MD | 2003 Feb 14 1:00 PM |
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Wind Gust [Primary] (-4m) | 17.4 m/s (39 mph, 34 kts) | 2002 Nov 13 5:00 AM |
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Water Temperature (1m) | 10.5 C (51.0 F) | 2002 Nov 13 5:00 AM |
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Water Temperature (2m) | 7.3 C (45.2 F) | 2003 May 27 11:50 PM |
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Water Temperature (5m) | 3.5 C (38.3 F) | 2003 Mar 09 5:30 AM |
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Water Temperature (5m) | 10.5 C (51.0 F) | 2002 Nov 13 5:00 AM |
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Water Temperature (30m) | 10.6 C (51.0 F) | 2002 Nov 13 5:00 AM |
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Water Temperature (80m) | Sensor Failure | 2002 Nov 13 5:00 AM |
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Water Temperature (130m) | 9.0 C (48.2 F) | 2002 Nov 13 5:00 AM |
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Water Temperature (180m) | 8.5 C (47.3 F) | 2002 Nov 13 5:00 AM |
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Water Temperature (240m) | Sensor Failure | 2002 Nov 13 5:00 AM |
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Water Temperature (283m) | 7.3 C (45.1 F) | 2003 May 29 9:54 AM |
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Salinity (1m) | 33.2 psu | 2002 Nov 13 5:00 AM |
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Salinity (5m) | 33.2 psu | 2002 Nov 13 5:00 AM |
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Salinity (30m) | 33.3 psu | 2002 Nov 13 5:00 AM |
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Salinity (80m) | Sensor Failure | 2002 Nov 13 5:00 AM |
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Salinity (130m) | 34.1 psu | 2002 Nov 13 5:00 AM |
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Salinity (180m) | 34.3 psu | 2002 Nov 13 5:00 AM |
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Salinity (240m) | Sensor Failure | 2002 Nov 13 5:00 AM |
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Salinity (283m) | 34.1 psu | 2003 May 29 9:54 AM |
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Sigma-T (1m) | 25.5 kg/m^3 | 2002 Nov 13 5:00 AM |
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Sigma-T (5m) | 25.5 kg/m^3 | 2002 Nov 13 5:00 AM |
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Sigma-T (30m) | 25.5 kg/m^3 | 2002 Nov 13 5:00 AM |
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Sigma-T (80m) | Sensor Failure | 2002 Nov 13 5:00 AM |
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Sigma-T (130m) | 26.4 kg/m^3 | 2002 Nov 13 5:00 AM |
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Sigma-T (180m) | 26.6 kg/m^3 | 2002 Nov 13 5:00 AM |
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Sigma-T (240m) | Sensor Failure | 2002 Nov 13 5:00 AM |
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Sigma-T (283m) | 26.7 kg/m^3 | 2003 May 29 9:54 AM |
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Current Direction (2m) | ESE | 2003 May 27 11:50 PM |
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Current Speed (2m) | 16.1 cm/s (0.31 kts) | 2003 May 27 11:50 PM |
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East Current Velocity (2m) | 13.5 cm/s (0.26 kts) | 2003 May 27 11:50 PM |
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East Current Velocity (3m) | 4.5 cm/s (0.09 kts) | 2003 Feb 14 2:00 PM |
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East Current Velocity (10m) | 25.9 cm/s (0.50 kts) | 2003 Mar 09 5:30 AM |
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East Current Velocity (14m) | 25.7 cm/s (0.50 kts) | 2003 Mar 09 5:30 AM |
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East Current Velocity (18m) | 25.9 cm/s (0.50 kts) | 2003 Mar 09 5:30 AM |
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East Current Velocity (22m) | 26.5 cm/s (0.51 kts) | 2003 Mar 09 5:30 AM |
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East Current Velocity (50m) | 16.3 cm/s (0.32 kts) | 2003 Mar 09 5:30 AM |
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North Current Velocity (2m) | -8.9 cm/s (-0.17 kts) | 2003 May 27 11:50 PM |
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North Current Velocity (3m) | -21.6 cm/s (-0.42 kts) | 2003 Feb 14 2:00 PM |
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North Current Velocity (10m) | 28.6 cm/s (0.56 kts) | 2003 Mar 09 5:30 AM |
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North Current Velocity (14m) | 28.3 cm/s (0.55 kts) | 2003 Mar 09 5:30 AM |
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North Current Velocity (18m) | 28.3 cm/s (0.55 kts) | 2003 Mar 09 5:30 AM |
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North Current Velocity (22m) | 28.3 cm/s (0.55 kts) | 2003 Mar 09 5:30 AM |
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North Current Velocity (50m) | 16.7 cm/s (0.33 kts) | 2003 Mar 09 5:30 AM |
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