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 : Jul 2, 2009 23:05
Current local time: Jul 2, 2009 19:05

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Edgartown, MA
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Jul 02, 2009 22:40 GMT
Wind Speed 4.8 knots
Wind Direction from 211 ° (SSW)
Air Temperature 55.0 ° F
Relative Humidity 98 %
Pressure 1008 mb
Solar Radiation 146 Wm-2
Infrared Radiation 352 Wm-2
Precipitation (20 min burst) 0.00 in
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Jul 02, 2009 22:40 GMT
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Near bottom water temperature 61.0 ° F
Near bottom current 0.21 knots
Near bottom current direction toward 100 °
Near surface current 0.51 knots
Near surface current direction toward 89 °
Tide 1.4 feet
Salinity 31.5 ppt
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