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 : Feb 9, 2010 19:43
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Feb 09, 2010 19:00 GMT
Wind Speed 10.8 knots
Wind Direction from 245 ° (WSW)
Air Temperature 31.5 ° F
Relative Humidity 60 %
Pressure 1014 mb
Solar Radiation 404 Wm-2
Infrared Radiation 226 Wm-2
Precipitation (20 min burst) 0.00 in
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Feb 09, 2010 19:00 GMT
Wave height 3.0 feet
Dominant wave period 5.0 seconds
Wave direction from 228 °
Wave spectra (mks)
Near bottom water temperature 31.4 ° F
Near bottom current 0.18 knots
Near bottom current direction toward 275 °
Near surface current 0.25 knots
Near surface current direction toward 287 °
Tide -0.2 feet
Salinity 31.9 ppt
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