Physical Oceanography Group School of Marine Sciences University of Maine |
Latitude: 42° 19.60´N Longitude: 65° 54.74´W Location Description: South of Browns Bank Deployed: Nov 04 2015 Recovered: Jul 25 2016 Coast Guard Light List Letter: - Coast Guard Light List Number Water Depth: 225 meters (738 feet) Watch Circle Radius: 80 meters (262 feet) Last Cell Phone Transmission: Jul 24, 08 PM EDT Last GOES Transmission: Jul 24, 08 PM EDT Latest Event: Jul 24, 08 PM EDT
Subsurface float/release and surface buoy/instruments/wire/tethers were recovered by R/V Connecticut. Shackle between bottom of tethers and float was missing; no signs of damage. |
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) | 1.1 meters (3.5 ft) | 2016 Jul 25 12:30 AM |
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Dominant Wave Period (0m) | 8.0 seconds | 2016 Jul 25 12:30 AM |
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Significant Wave Height (test) (0m) | 1.2 meters (3.9 ft) | 2016 Jul 25 12:00 AM |
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Dominant Wave Period (test) (0m) | 7.7 seconds | 2016 Jul 25 12:00 AM |
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Mean Wave Direction (test) (0m) | 18.6 degrees | 2016 Jul 25 12:00 AM |
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Air Temperature (-3m) | 16.4 C (61.5 F) | 2016 Jul 25 12:30 AM |
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Visibility (-3m) | 2958.5 meters | 2016 Jul 25 12:30 AM |
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Barometric Pressure (-3m) | 1013.0 millibars | 2016 Jul 25 12:30 AM |
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Wind Direction (-4m) | West | 2016 Jul 25 12:30 AM |
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Wind 2 Direction [Primary] (-4m) | West | 2016 Jul 25 12:30 AM |
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Wind Speed (-4m) | 3.7 m/s (8 mph, 7 kts) | 2016 Jul 25 12:30 AM |
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Wind 2 Speed [Primary] (-4m) | 3.9 m/s (9 mph, 8 kts) | 2016 Jul 25 12:30 AM |
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Wind Gust (-4m) | 4.2 m/s (9 mph, 8 kts) | 2016 Jul 25 12:30 AM |
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Wind 2 Gust [Primary] (-4m) | 4.3 m/s (10 mph, 8 kts) | 2016 Jul 25 12:30 AM |
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Water Temperature (1m) | Sensor Failure | 2016 Jul 25 12:48 AM |
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Water Temperature (2m) | 14.8 C (58.6 F) | 2016 Jul 25 12:00 AM |
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Water Temperature (20m) | Sensor Failure | 2016 Jul 25 12:48 AM |
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Water Temperature (50m) | Sensor Failure | 2016 Jul 25 12:00 AM |
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Water Temperature (100m) | Sensor Failure | 2016 Jul 25 12:48 AM |
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Water Temperature (150m) | Sensor Failure | 2016 Jul 25 12:48 AM |
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Water Temperature (180m) | Sensor Failure | 2016 Jul 25 12:48 AM |
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Salinity (1m) | Sensor Failure | 2016 Jul 25 12:48 AM |
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Salinity (20m) | Sensor Failure | 2016 Jul 25 12:48 AM |
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Salinity (50m) | Sensor Failure | 2016 Jul 25 12:00 AM |
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Salinity (100m) | Sensor Failure | 2016 Jul 25 12:48 AM |
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Salinity (150m) | Sensor Failure | 2016 Jul 25 12:48 AM |
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Salinity (180m) | Sensor Failure | 2016 Jul 25 12:48 AM |
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Sigma-T (1m) | Sensor Failure | 2016 Jul 25 12:48 AM |
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Sigma-T (20m) | Sensor Failure | 2016 Jul 25 12:48 AM |
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Sigma-T (50m) | Sensor Failure | 2016 Jul 25 12:00 AM |
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Sigma-T (100m) | Sensor Failure | 2016 Jul 25 12:48 AM |
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Sigma-T (150m) | Sensor Failure | 2016 Jul 25 12:48 AM |
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Sigma-T (180m) | Sensor Failure | 2016 Jul 25 12:48 AM |
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Current Direction (2m) | SSW | 2016 Jul 25 12:00 AM |
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Current Speed (2m) | 36.7 cm/s (0.71 kts) | 2016 Jul 25 12:00 AM |
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East Current Velocity (2m) | -11.4 cm/s (-0.22 kts) | 2016 Jul 25 12:00 AM |
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East Current Velocity (18m) | -12.0 cm/s (-0.23 kts) | 2016 Jul 25 12:00 AM |
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East Current Velocity (50m) | 8.8 cm/s (0.17 kts) | 2016 Jul 25 12:00 AM |
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North Current Velocity (2m) | -34.9 cm/s (-0.68 kts) | 2016 Jul 25 12:00 AM |
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North Current Velocity (18m) | -8.6 cm/s (-0.17 kts) | 2016 Jul 25 12:00 AM |
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North Current Velocity (50m) | -11.5 cm/s (-0.22 kts) | 2016 Jul 25 12:00 AM |
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