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

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Mooring A0142 : Massachusetts Bay


Latitude: 42° 31.39´N
Longitude: 70° 33.93´W
Location Description: SE of Gloucester
Deployed: Nov 26 2019
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: Jan 17, 09 PM EST
Last GOES Transmission: Nov 26, 06 PM EST
Latest Event:
Nov 26, 03 PM EST
deployed by the R/V Connecticut

Specialized Plots:
Temperature, Salinity, Density: Temperature and Dissolved Oxygen:

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

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
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Recent Data
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Significant Wave Height (0m)1.1 meters (3.6 ft)Jan 17 9:00 PM
Dominant Wave Period (0m)5.3 seconds Jan 17 9:00 PM
Significant Wave Height (test) (0m)1.3 meters (4.2 ft)Jan 17 9:00 PM
Maximum Wave Height (test) (0m)2.1 meters (6.8 ft)Jan 17 9:00 PM
Dominant Wave Period (test) (0m)10.0 seconds Jan 17 9:00 PM
Mean Wave Direction (test) (0m)67.4 degrees Jan 17 9:00 PM
Air Temperature (-3m)-7.6 C (18.3 F)Jan 17 9:00 PM
Visibility (-3m)2995.8 meters Jan 17 9:00 PM
Barometric Pressure (-3m)1033.5 millibars Jan 17 9:00 PM
Wind Direction (-4m)NNWJan 17 9:00 PM
Wind 2 Direction [Primary] (-4m)NNWJan 17 9:00 PM
Wind Speed (-4m)7.9 m/s (18 mph, 15 kts)Jan 17 9:00 PM
Wind 2 Speed [Primary] (-4m)8.7 m/s (19 mph, 17 kts)Jan 17 9:00 PM
Wind Gust (-4m)10.4 m/s (23 mph, 20 kts)Jan 17 9:00 PM
Wind 2 Gust [Primary] (-4m)10.4 m/s (23 mph, 20 kts)Jan 17 9:00 PM
Water Temperature (1m)5.9 C (42.6 F) Jan 17 9:00 PM
Water Temperature (2m)5.9 C (42.6 F) Jan 17 9:00 PM
Water Temperature (20m)6.2 C (43.1 F) Jan 17 9:00 PM
Water Temperature (50m)6.7 C (44.0 F) Jan 17 9:00 PM
Water Temperature (51m)6.6 C (43.8 F) (opt)Jan 17 9:00 PM
Salinity (1m)31.9 psu Jan 17 9:00 PM
Salinity (20m)32.2 psu Jan 17 9:00 PM
Salinity (50m)32.5 psu Jan 17 9:00 PM
Pressure (50m)50.4 decibars Jan 17 9:00 PM
Dissolved Oxygen (50m)4.1 ml/l (5.9 mg/l)Jan 17 9:00 PM
Dissolved Oxygen (51m)6.8 ml/l (9.7 mg/l)Jan 17 9:00 PM
Oxygen Saturation (50m)6.9 ml/l Jan 17 9:00 PM
Oxygen Saturation (51m)6.9 ml/l Jan 17 9:00 PM
Percent Oxygen Saturation (50m)59.7 % Jan 17 9:00 PM
Percent Oxygen Saturation (51m)98.0 % Jan 17 9:00 PM
Sigma-T (1m)25.1 kg/m^3 Jan 17 9:00 PM
Sigma-T (20m)25.3 kg/m^3 Jan 17 9:00 PM
Sigma-T (50m)25.5 kg/m^3 Jan 17 9:00 PM
Current Direction (2m)SSEJan 17 9:00 PM
Current Speed (2m)24.4 cm/s (0.47 kts)Jan 17 9:00 PM
East Current Velocity (2m)8.6 cm/s (0.17 kts)Jan 17 9:00 PM
East Current Velocity (10m)8.8 cm/s (0.17 kts)Jan 17 9:00 PM
East Current Velocity (14m)7.9 cm/s (0.15 kts)Jan 17 9:00 PM
East Current Velocity (18m)9.1 cm/s (0.18 kts)Jan 17 9:00 PM
East Current Velocity (22m)11.7 cm/s (0.23 kts)Jan 17 9:00 PM
East Current Velocity (50m)25.2 cm/s (0.49 kts)Jan 17 9:00 PM
North Current Velocity (2m)-22.8 cm/s (-0.44 kts)Jan 17 9:00 PM
North Current Velocity (10m)-20.0 cm/s (-0.39 kts)Jan 17 9:00 PM
North Current Velocity (14m)-14.4 cm/s (-0.28 kts)Jan 17 9:00 PM
North Current Velocity (18m)-8.3 cm/s (-0.16 kts)Jan 17 9:00 PM
North Current Velocity (22m)-3.5 cm/s (-0.07 kts)Jan 17 9:00 PM
North Current Velocity (50m)3.2 cm/s (0.06 kts)Jan 17 9:00 PM
Average Chlorophyll Concentration (3m)1.3 micrograms/liter Jan 17 9:00 PM
Sea water Turbidity (3m)0.6 ntus Jan 17 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).
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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.
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