Information

Report (sitrep) ID:
16682
Universal time (UTC):
05:30
Australian time (AEST):
15:30
Position:
64° 39′ S, 117° 6′ E
Heading:
-
Distance in last 24 hours:
15 NM
Weather conditions:
blizzard, wind 140/40 kt
Air temperature:
−13.8 °C
Sea conditions:
n/a
Sea temperature:
−1.8 °C

Comments

Still at Ice Station 4. Almost all measurements on the profile lines were completed yesterday afternoon and evening. Floe work stopped at 2230 in increasing wind, and experimental floe cracked about midday. REGARDS Ian and Vicky

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