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Photo (left): View of bow from the bridge of the Ron Brown
showing bow spray that often falls onto forward instruments. Waves
were estimated to be 2-3 meters in height.
Other
snapshots from the Ron Brown
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Commentary:
Attempted high-frequency radio communications with the Mirai for the
first time, without success. More scientists are feeling seasick today.
Passage through the Torres Strait during the night was uneventful.
| Date: |
June 18, 1999 |
| Local Time: |
1520 Local, 0520 Z |
| GPS Ship Position: |
Lat. 9 deg. 26.3 min S
Long. 145 deg. 3.0 min E
|
| Heading: |
103 [deg] |
| Surface Wind: |
147 [deg], 11.0 [mps] (14 m height) |
| Temperature: |
26.6 C (13 m height) |
| Sea Surface Temperature: |
26.8 C (5 m depth) |
| Relative Humidity: |
82.7 % (13 m height) |
| Precipitation last 24 hr: |
n/a |
| Cloud Layer Heights: |
Ceilometer: 0.4 - 1.2 km bases
Radar: 0.5 - 1.0 km
Lidar: 0.5 - 0.8 km
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| Radiosonde Inversion Height: |
(no discernible inversion) |
Visual Observations:
90% overcast and angry seas, 2-3 m. High winds and moderate currents
are impeding our progress towards Nauru and the Mirai.
Instrument Status:
The Differential Absorption Lidar laser chiller was turned off today
but was successfully reset.
Previous Days' Updates:
June
17, 1999
June
16, 1999
June
15, 1999
June
14, 1999
June
10, 1999
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