Title | Raw near-surface underway temperature and salinity (TSG) observations from the Marion Island Relief Voyage on the SA Agulhas II Voyage 051, March 2022 |
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Project | Marion Island Relief Voyage |
Authors |
Leon Jacobs Marcel van den Berg Tarron Lamont |
Publisher | Department of Forestry, Fisheries and the Environment (2023) |
Contributors |
Contact Person: Leon Jacobs Contact Person: Marcel van den Berg Contact Person: Tarron Lamont |
Abstract | Here we present the 6-second resolution raw Thermosalinograph (TSG) data collected between 16 April 2022 and 22 May 2022 on the Marion Island Relief Voyage was conducted on the SA Agulhas II Voyage 051. A SeaBird SBE45 Thermosalinograph (TSG) is used to opportunistically collect underway near-surface temperature and conductivity measurements during research and monitoring cruises. Water is continuously pumped to the TSG from an intake located in the hull of the vessel, and the observations are continuously interfaced with navigational information. A temperature sensor close to the intake provides temperature measurements of the incoming water (T1). The temperature of the water inside the conductivity cell (T2) is used to accurately compute salinity (S) from the conductivity measurements (C). The 2022 Marion Relief Voyage 051 offered the 10th opportunity to conduct multi-disciplinary, ship-based oceanographic research on board the SA Agulhas II en route to, from, and around, the sub-Antarctic Prince Edward Islands (PEI’s). |
Methods | The SeaBird SBE45 Thermosalinograph (TSG) is used on the SA Agulhas II for the collection of underway near-surface temperature and conductivity measurements. The underway seawater is obtained from a depth of 7m below the surface and pumped through the TSG. Data is collected using the most recent SeaBird (SBE) SeaSave software. The software was set to record data at 6 second intervals for the duration of the cruise, between 16 April 2022 and 22 May 2022. Data was collected in the southern part of the Benguela Current Large Marine Ecosystem (BCLME) region, on the west and south coasts of South Africa, in the eastern part of the South Atlantic Ocean, and in the Southern Ocean. |
Data | |
Temporal extent | 16 Apr 2022 – 22 May 2022 |
Geographic extent |
The southern part of the Benguela Current Large Marine Ecosystem (BCLME) region, on the west and south coasts of South Africa; the eastern part of the South Atlantic Ocean, and the Southern Ocean
North: -33.0 |
Vertical extent |
Max: -7.0 m Min: -7.0 m |
Keywords | SA Agulhas II, SA Agulhas II 051, SOUTH ATLANTIC OCEAN, SOUTHERN OCEAN, THERMOSALINOGRAPH, TSG |
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