Caro-COOPS

A pre-operational system of integrated coastal observations and their application to user-driven research, societal, and economic needs.
A Partnership Among the University of South Carolina, North Carolina State University, and the University of North Carolina-Wilmington

How to Use this Map
Click on any icon on the Caro-COOPS array map to find information on instrumentation and data measured at that observation site. Then, click on any of the links and graphs that appear to go to a new page with more detailed information.

The

symbol next to an observation indicates a technical problem with the observation which we are working to address. The

symbol next to an observation indicates an 'experimental' observation which may require further testing and review to determine its accuracy.

To view platform locations in google earth (free viewer available at http://earth.google.com) click here.

For a list of all observation sites, click here.

SUN1 - Sunset Beach Pier
Details
System has been removed
due to lack of funding
See notice

SUN2 - Sunset Nearshore
33° 50' 52" N, 78° 29' 21" W
Details | Graph day | week | year
Last update 2/9 10:00 AM EST
Weather Conditions
Temperature 50.7 F
Winds from ENE (78 deg) (14.1 knots)
Wind gust 18.1 knots
Pressure 1016 mb
Humidity 82 %
Surface Water Conditions
(0.8m Depth)
Chlorophyll 7.19 ug/L
Temperature 47.8 F
Salinity 30.6 ppt

SUN3 - Sunset Nearshore
Details
System has been removed
due to lack of funding
See notice

CAP1 - Capers Island
Details
System has been removed
due to lack of funding
See notice

CAP2 - Capers Nearshore
32° 48' 36" N, 79° 37' 48" W
Details | Graph day | week | year
Last update 2/9 9:00 AM EST
Weather Conditions
Temperature 75.9 F
Winds from WSW (252 deg) (9.6 knots)
Wind gust 11.4 knots
Pressure 1014 mb
Humidity 100 %
Surface Water Conditions
()
Chlorophyll 
Temperature 
Salinity

CAP3 - Capers Mid-shelf
Details
System has been removed
due to lack of funding
See notice

FRP1 - Fripp Inlet
Details
System has been removed
due to lack of funding
See notice

FRP2 - Fripp Nearshore
32° 16' 48" N, 80° 24' 36" W
Details | Graph day | week | year
Last update 2/9 10:00 AM EST
Weather Conditions
Temperature 56.7 F
Winds from SSE (162 deg) (5.5 knots)
Wind gust 10.7 knots
Pressure 1012 mb
Humidity 91.0 %
Surface Water Conditions
Temperature 51.2 F
Salinity 28.9 ppt

Moon phase provided by U.S. Naval Observatory

NOTICE: Caro-COOPS moving to Carolinas RCOOS
http://CarolinasRCOOS.org

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