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

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Mooring A0143 : Massachusetts Bay (Recovered on Jun 16 2021)

Fall 2020 deployment

Latitude: 42° 31.39´N
Longitude: 70° 33.93´W
Location Description: SE of Gloucester
Deployed: Oct 06 2020
Recovered: Jun 16 2021
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: Jun 16, 12 PM EDT
Last GOES Transmission: Jun 16, 11 AM EDT
Latest Event:
Dec 13, 07 AM EST
no data available on instrument after recovery (reason unknown)



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

Sensor Information (this deployment only)


Latest Conditions:

Since A0143 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)1.0 meters (3.1 ft)2021 Jun 16 4:00 PM
Dominant Wave Period (0m)8.0 seconds 2021 Jun 16 4:00 PM
Significant Wave Height (test) (0m)0.9 meters (2.9 ft)2021 Jun 16 4:00 PM
Dominant Wave Period (test) (0m)8.3 seconds 2021 Jun 16 4:00 PM
Mean Wave Direction (test) (0m)96.4 degrees 2021 Jun 16 4:00 PM
Air Temperature (-3m)18.0 C (64.4 F)2021 Jun 16 4:00 PM
Visibility (-3m)2999.4 meters 2021 Jun 16 4:00 PM
Barometric Pressure (-3m)1006.9 millibars 2021 Jun 16 4:00 PM
Wind Direction (-4m)NNW2021 Jun 16 4:00 PM
Wind 2 Direction [Primary] (-4m)NNW2021 Jun 16 4:00 PM
Wind Speed (-4m)5.0 m/s (11 mph, 10 kts)2021 Jun 16 4:00 PM
Wind 2 Speed [Primary] (-4m)4.7 m/s (11 mph, 9 kts)2021 Jun 16 4:00 PM
Wind Gust (-4m)6.9 m/s (15 mph, 13 kts)2021 Jun 16 4:00 PM
Wind 2 Gust [Primary] (-4m)7.0 m/s (16 mph, 14 kts)2021 Jun 16 4:00 PM
Water Temperature (1m)Sensor Failure2021 Jun 16 3:00 PM
Water Temperature (2m)16.3 C (61.3 F) 2021 Jun 16 4:00 PM
Water Temperature (20m)9.4 C (48.9 F) 2021 Jun 16 4:00 PM
Water Temperature (50m)Sensor Failure2021 Jun 16 6:00 PM
Water Temperature (51m)Sensor Failure2021 Jun 16 6:00 PM
Salinity (1m)Sensor Failure2021 Jun 16 3:00 PM
Salinity (20m)32.1 psu 2021 Jun 16 4:00 PM
Salinity (50m)Sensor Failure2021 Jun 16 6:00 PM
Pressure (50m)Sensor Failure2021 Jun 16 6:00 PM
Dissolved Oxygen (50m)Sensor Failure2021 Jun 16 6:00 PM
Dissolved Oxygen (51m)Sensor Failure2021 Jun 16 6:00 PM
Oxygen Saturation (50m)Sensor Failure2021 Jun 16 6:00 PM
Oxygen Saturation (51m)Sensor Failure2021 Jun 16 6:00 PM
Percent Oxygen Saturation (50m)Sensor Failure2021 Jun 16 6:00 PM
Percent Oxygen Saturation (51m)Sensor Failure2021 Jun 16 6:00 PM
Sigma-T (1m)Sensor Failure2021 Jun 16 3:00 PM
Sigma-T (20m)24.8 kg/m^3 2021 Jun 16 4:00 PM
Sigma-T (50m)Sensor Failure2021 Jun 16 6:00 PM
Current Direction (2m)WSW2021 Jun 16 4:00 PM
Current Speed (2m)39.3 cm/s (0.76 kts)2021 Jun 16 4:00 PM
East Current Velocity (2m)-35.0 cm/s (-0.68 kts)2021 Jun 16 4:00 PM
East Current Velocity (10m)-22.7 cm/s (-0.44 kts)2021 Jun 16 4:00 PM
East Current Velocity (14m)-13.7 cm/s (-0.27 kts)2021 Jun 16 4:00 PM
East Current Velocity (18m)-8.2 cm/s (-0.16 kts)2021 Jun 16 4:00 PM
East Current Velocity (22m)-9.5 cm/s (-0.18 kts)2021 Jun 16 4:00 PM
East Current Velocity (50m)-1.0 cm/s (-0.02 kts)2021 Jun 16 4:00 PM
North Current Velocity (2m)-17.9 cm/s (-0.35 kts)2021 Jun 16 4:00 PM
North Current Velocity (10m)-13.9 cm/s (-0.27 kts)2021 Jun 16 4:00 PM
North Current Velocity (14m)-13.1 cm/s (-0.26 kts)2021 Jun 16 4:00 PM
North Current Velocity (18m)-10.1 cm/s (-0.20 kts)2021 Jun 16 4:00 PM
North Current Velocity (22m)-10.4 cm/s (-0.20 kts)2021 Jun 16 4:00 PM
North Current Velocity (50m)-8.1 cm/s (-0.16 kts)2021 Jun 16 4:00 PM
Average Chlorophyll Concentration (3m)0.8 micrograms/liter 2021 Jun 16 4:00 PM
Sea water Turbidity (3m)0.1 ntus 2021 Jun 16 4:00 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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