martha's vineyard coastal observatory
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The MVCO is a research observatory located at South Beach and in the ocean a mile off the south shore of Martha's Vineyard. It provides real time and archived coastal oceanographic and meteorological data for researchers, students and the general public.

Current GMT time : Nov 7, 2009 12:38
Current local time: Nov 7, 2009 7:38

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Edgartown, MA
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Nov 07, 2009 12:00 GMT
Wind Speed 1.9 knots
Wind Direction from 327 ° (NNW)
Air Temperature 36.3 ° F
Relative Humidity 73 %
Pressure 1026 mb
Solar Radiation 92 Wm-2
Infrared Radiation 238 Wm-2
Precipitation (20 min burst) 0.00 in
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Nov 07, 2009 12:00 GMT
Wave height 1.6 feet
Dominant wave period 8.0 seconds
Wave direction from 166 °
Wave spectra (mks)
Near bottom water temperature 52.5 ° F
Near bottom current 0.07 knots
Near bottom current direction toward 282 °
Near surface current 0.07 knots
Near surface current direction toward 279 °
Tide -0.2 feet
Salinity 31.5 ppt
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