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 11, 2012 12:42
Current local time: Feb 11, 2012 7:42

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Edgartown, MA
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Feb 11, 2012 12:00 GMT
Wind Speed 1.9 knots
Wind Direction from 352 ° (N)
Air Temperature 33.4 ° F
Relative Humidity 100 %
Pressure 1009 mb
Solar Radiation 6 Wm-2
Infrared Radiation 316 Wm-2
Precipitation (20 min burst) 0.00 in
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Feb 11, 2012 12:00 GMT
Wave height 3.6 feet
Dominant wave period 6.0 seconds
Wave direction from 224 °
Wave spectra (mks)
Near bottom water temperature 40.5 ° F
Near bottom current 0.08 knots
Near bottom current direction toward 320 °
Near surface current 0.26 knots
Near surface current direction toward 298 °
Tide 0.5 feet
Salinity 31.8 ppt
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