Related Information on WHOI.eduShips & Technology: Ocean Observatories» Visit Website Ocean Topic: Ocean Observatories » Visit Website Oceanus Magazine: Ocean Observatories Continuous Access to the Depths, New Heights of Earth Knowledge Volume 42, Number 1, 2000 » Visit Website Related Data Links Northeastern Regional Association of Coastal Ocean Observing Systems (NERACOOS)NERACOOS is a component of the national Integrated Ocean Observing System (IOOS), spanning coastal waters from the Canadian Maritime Provinces to the New York Bight. NERACOOS provides weather and ocean data to fishers and commercial shippers determining if conditions are safe for passage and to emergency managers issuing storm warnings. NERACOOS is also advancing efforts to use these data for water quality monitoring, harmful algal bloom predictions and warnings, and coastal flooding and erosion forecasting systems. MVCO is a contributing member of NERACOOS. » Visit Website Mid-Atlantic Regional Association Coastal Ocean Observing System (MARACOOS)MARACOOS is the Mid-Atlantic Regional Association Coastal Ocean Observing System, covering the region from Cape Cod, MA to Cape Hatteras, NC for U.S. IOOS. » Visit Website Sea Surface Current Imagery in the Mid AtlanticFrom Maracoos. » Visit Website Cape WindMeteorological data including wind, wave and temperature information is collected from Cape Wind's scientific monitoring station located on Horseshoe Shoal in Nantucket Sound. » Visit Website Sea Surface Temperature of Cape CodSatellite images of local sea surface temperature recorded by Rutgers Marine & Coastal Sciences personnel. » Visit Website National Data Buoy Center Buzzards Bay StationReal-time data on wind and wave conditions is available from this buoy located at 41.40 N 71.03 W in Buzzards Bay. » Visit Website National Data Buoy Center Nantucket Shoals StationReal-time data on wind and wave conditions is available from this buoy located 54NM southeast of Nantucket. » Visit Website The Waquoit Bay National Estuarine Research ReserveWater quality data including temperature, conductivity, salinity, dissolved oxygen, pH, depth, and turbidity is recorded at this Waquoit Bay research facility. Data is also available from research reserves across the country as part of the National Estuarine Research Reserve Systemwide Monitoring Program. » Visit Website Other Links Coastal Ocean Observatory Lab (COOL)Rutgers University COOL's research focus is on New Jersey coastal waters, primarily within an area called LEO-15. Since 1996 data from above and below the ocean has been recorded. » Visit Website Field Research Facility (FRF)FRF is a research facility located on the Atlantic Ocean in Duck, North Carolina. Instruments at the facility record the changing waves, winds, tides, and currents. » Visit Website Town of Edgartown, Massachussetts» Visit Website Last updated: December 12, 2012 | |||||||||||
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