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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 22, 2009 13:44
Current local time: Nov 22, 2009 8:44

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Edgartown, MA
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Nov 22, 2009 13:00 GMT
Wind Speed 11.4 knots
Wind Direction from 47 ° (NE)
Air Temperature 48.4 ° F
Relative Humidity 86 %
Pressure 1024 mb
Solar Radiation 164 Wm-2
Infrared Radiation 279 Wm-2
Precipitation (20 min burst) 0.00 in
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Nov 22, 2009 13:00 GMT
Wave height 2.0 feet
Dominant wave period 7.0 seconds
Wave direction from 161 °
Wave spectra (mks)
Near bottom water temperature 52.1 ° F
Near bottom current 0.23 knots
Near bottom current direction toward 281 °
Near surface current 0.33 knots
Near surface current direction toward 274 °
Tide 0.3 feet
Salinity 31.7 ppt
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