MVCO: Woods Hole Oceanographic Institute's Martha's Vineyard Coastal Observatory component locations (ESRI POINT SHAPEFILE)

The Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution has built the Martha's Vineyard Coastal Observatory (MVCO) near South Beach in Edgartown, Massachusetts. The project was initiated by scientists in the Coastal and Ocean Fluid Dynamics Laboratory (COFDL) at WHOI, who will use the observatory to study coastal atmospheric and oceanic processes. Specifically, the observatory is expected to: * Provide a local climatology for intensive, short duration field campaigns. * Further facilitate regional studies of coastal processes by providing infrastructure that supports easy access to electrical power and data. * Provide a reliable system of rugged sensors that allow opportunistic sampling of extreme events. * Provide continuous long term (25-30 years) observations for climate studies. * Provide a flexible system capable of supporting a wide range of instrumentation and platforms, such as AUV docking stations. * Provide a means for public outreach and educational programs. * Contribute to a larger network of observatories and platforms for real-time observations that can help verify and improve ocean and atmospheric models. The MVCO includes a small shore lab located between the hangars at Katama Air Park, a 10-m meteorological mast near the South Beach Donnelly House, a subsurface node mounted in 12-m water depth approximately 1.5 km south of Edgartown Great Pond, and an air-sea interaction tower (ASIT) equipped with a top-side node to allow access to air-side or underwater instrumentation at the 15-m isobath. The meteorological and subsea instrumentation are connected directly to the shore lab via a buried electro-optic power cable. The core set of instruments at the meteorological mast measure wind speed and direction, temperature, humidity, precipitation, CO2, solar and IR radiation, momentum, heat, and moisture fluxes. The core oceanographic sensors at the 12-m offshore node measure current profiles, waves, temperature, salinity, and near-bottom wave-orbital and low frequency currents. In addition to the core set of instruments, the offshore nodes and the meteorological mast act as extension cords into the coastal environment, allowing connection of a wide range of instruments for prolonged deployments. (Reference: http://www.whoi.edu/mvco/description/description2.html)伍兹霍尔海洋研究所（Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution，WHOI）在马萨诸塞州埃德加敦的南海滩附近搭建了玛莎葡萄园岛海岸观测站（Martha's Vineyard Coastal Observatory，MVCO）。该项目由WHOI下属的海岸与海洋流体动力学实验室（Coastal and Ocean Fluid Dynamics Laboratory，COFDL）的科学家发起，研究团队将依托该观测站开展海岸大气与海洋过程相关研究。具体而言，该观测站的预期功能如下： * 为高强度、短周期野外作业提供局地气候学数据支撑； * 通过提供便捷的电力与数据接入基础设施，进一步推动海岸过程的区域研究； * 搭建可靠的坚固传感器系统，支持极端事件的应急采样； * 提供持续25至30年的长期观测数据，服务气候研究； * 配备灵活的系统架构，可适配多种仪器与平台，例如自主水下航行器（Autonomous Underwater Vehicle，AUV）对接站； * 为公众科普与教育项目提供载体； * 助力构建更大规模的观测站与实时观测平台网络，为验证并优化海洋与大气模式提供支撑。 MVCO包含一座小型岸基实验室，坐落于卡塔马航空公园的机库之间；一座位于南海滩唐纳利住宅附近的10米高气象塔；一个安装在埃德加敦大池塘以南约1.5公里处、水深12米的水下节点；以及一座海气相互作用塔（Air-Sea Interaction Tower，ASIT），该塔配备顶部节点，可在15米等深线处接入大气侧或水下观测仪器。气象与海底观测仪器均通过埋地光电电力电缆直接连接至岸基实验室。气象塔的核心观测仪器可测量风速与风向、气温、湿度、降水、二氧化碳浓度、太阳辐射与红外辐射，以及动量、热量和水汽通量。12米水深离岸节点的核心海洋学传感器可测量海流剖面、海浪、水温、盐度，以及近底波浪轨道流与低频海流。 除核心观测仪器外，离岸节点与气象塔可作为延伸至海岸环境的"延长线"，支持各类仪器的长期部署。 （参考来源：http://www.whoi.edu/mvco/description/description2.html）