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Description

The Martha's Vineyard Coastal Observatory (MVCO) is operated by Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution. These datasets include measurements collected from and around the Martha's Vineyard site.

Chl data related to MVCO can be found through the EDI repository and cited as follows:
Sosik, H.M., E. Crockford, and E. Peacock. 2022. Size-fractionated chlorophyll from the Martha's Vineyard Coastal Observatory (MVCO), ongoing since 2003 (NES-LTER since 2017) ver 1. Environmental Data Initiative.https://doi.org/10.6073/pasta/29ecb409988f09597ee268d6926e1cd9.

An event log related to MVCO sampling can be found and cited as follows:
Sosik, H.M., E.T. Crockford, E. Peacock, and J.K. Llopiz. 2025. Event logs from Northeast U.S. Shelf Long Term Ecological Research (NES-LTER) cruises to the Martha's Vineyard Coastal Observatory (MVCO) ongoing since 2017 ver 2. Environmental Data Initiative.https://doi.org/10.6073/pasta/efff67e138fe866c2e763e2ae68e2d34.

The MVCO IFCB dashboard can also be found here:
https://ifcb-data.whoi.edu/mvco

Product Summary

Platforms
BUOYS ,
MOORINGS ,
Water-based Platforms ,
AUVS ,
ROVS ,
Ships
Spatial Extent

N: 90 S: -90 E: 180 W: -180

Coordinate System
CARTESIAN
Granule Spatial Representation
CARTESIAN
Temporal Extent
2003-05-10 to Present
Data Partner
Ocean Biology Distributed Active Archive Center (OB.DAAC), Global Change Data Center, Earth Sciences Division, Science and Exploration Directorate, Goddard Space Flight Center, NASA (NASA/GSFC/SED/ESD/GCDC/OB.DAAC) ,
SeaWiFS Bio-optical Archive and Storage System, Global Change Data Center, Earth Sciences Division, Science and Exploration Directorate, Goddard Space Flight Center, NASA (NASA/GSFC/SED/ESD/GCDC/SeaBASS)
Concept ID
C1633360510-OB_DAAC
Data State
ACTIVE
Number of Files/Granules
1674
Processing Level
2
Science Keywords
Ocean Chemistry ,
Ocean Optics ,
Ocean Temperature ,
Salinity/Density

Citation

Citation is critically important for dataset documentation and discovery. This dataset is openly shared, without restriction, in accordance with the EOSDIS Data Use and Citation Guidance.

Copy Citation

SeaBASS. (2003). MVCO [Data set]. NASA Ocean Biology Distributed Active Archive Center. https://doi.org/10.5067/SEABASS/MVCO/DATA001 Date Accessed: 2026-04-22