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
Details
System has been removed
due to lack of funding
See notice

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 7/4 8:00 PM EDT
Weather Conditions
Temperature 81.3 F
Winds from S (183 deg) (17.2 knots)
Wind gust 19.8 knots
Pressure 1015 mb
Humidity 80 %
Solar 82 umol/m^2/s
Visibility 1.8 miles
Surface Water Conditions
(0.9m Depth)
Chlorophyll 44.40 ug/L
Temperature 82.9 F
Salinity 34.4 ppt
Surface Water Conditions
(0.7m Depth)
Currents toward NE (34 deg)
(0.7 knots)
Bottom Water Conditions
(11.2m Depth)
Currents toward NE (38 deg) (0.4 knots)
Temperature 82.7 F
Salinity 33.6 ppt

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 7/4 8:00 PM EDT
Weather Conditions
Temperature 81.0 F
Winds from S (174 deg) (19.6 knots)
Wind gust 22.5 knots
Pressure 1015 mb
Humidity 80 %
Solar 94 umol/m^2/s
Surface Water Conditions
(1.0m Depth)
Chlorophyll 64.22 ug/L
Temperature 83.1 F
Salinity 35.5 ppt
Surface Water Conditions
(0.0m Depth)
Currents toward NNW (328 deg)
(0.7 knots)
Bottom Water Conditions
(13.1m Depth)
Currents toward WNW (285 deg) (0.3 knots)
Temperature 82.2 F
Salinity 36.3 ppt

Moon phase provided by U.S. Naval Observatory

NOTICE: Reduction in
monitoring locations
FRP1,CAP1,CAP3,
SUN1,SUN2,SUN3

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