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Today's Data
Check out our daily reports from the Denis Sullivan. You can find out about the weather, water quality, and the Education Officer's field reports complete with photos of the day. From the vessel reports you can find out about the seas that the Denis Sullivan is sailing on and the winds that power her.

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Vessel and Weather Report

Date/Time June 30, 2008   08:10
Data reported by... C
Persons on board 39

Vessel Position and Heading

Latitude 43º 021.210
Longitude 87º 052.032
Speed in knots NA

Weather/Atmospheric Conditions

UV Level NA
Wind Direction WNW
Beaufort force 2
Sea Direction WNW
Wave Height <1
Barometric Pressure 994 (in mbs)
Temperature 86.2º F / 30.11º C
Cloud Type As
Precipitation NA

On Board Provisions

Freshwater Available 727 gallons

Estimated Location in 24-hours

Latitude 43º 045.000
Longitude 87º 042.000


Expanded Scientific Data Report

Date/Time April 28, 2008   09:30
Data collected by... AEW

Vessel Position

Latitude 44º 022.469
Longitude 64º 018.286

Science Data

Surface Water Temperature 45º F / 7.22º C
Near Surface Water Temperature 43º F / 6.11º C
Water Depth 22' (in feet)
Barometric Pressure 1021 (in millibars)
Cloud Cover 5%
Dissolved Oxygen (DO) 11 (in PPM)
Salinity Level 32 (in PPT)
pH Level 8.12
Secchi Depth 4.5 (in meters)
Turbidity NA




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