Name: Raw ADCP data for short-term observations of currents on the continental shelf off Natal Bight, along the east coast of South Africa at location Dbn01 (March 2009 - December 2009)
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DOI: 10.15493/DEA.MIMS.131072024

Title	Raw ADCP data for short-term observations of currents on the continental shelf off Natal Bight, along the east coast of South Africa at location Dbn01 (March 2009 - December 2009)
Project	African Coelacanth Ecosystem Programme (ACEP)
Authors	Gavin Louw Oceans and Coastal Research, Department of Forestry, Fisheries and the Environment (DFFE); role: Marine Scientific Technician; contact details: email: glouw@dffe.gov.za Marcel van den Berg Oceans and Coastal Research, Department of Forestry, Fisheries and the Environment (DFFE); role: Marine Scientific Technician; contact details: email: mvdberg@dffe.gov.za Tarron Lamont Oceans and Coastal Research, Department of Forestry, Fisheries and the Environment (DFFE); role: Marine Scientist; contact details: email: tlamont@dffe.gov.za
Publisher	Department of Forestry, Fisheries and the Environment (2024)
Contributors	Contact Person: Marcel van den Berg Oceans and Coastal Research, Department of Forestry, Fisheries and the Environment (DFFE); role: Marine Scientific Technician; contact details: email: mvdberg@dffe.gov.za
Abstract	Between 2009 and 2013, multiple short-term mooring deployments were conducted to determine the oceanographic characteristics and variability along the KwaZulu-Natal (KZN) Bight, along the east coast of South Africa. One mooring (Sez01) was deployed off Sezela, about 79km south of Durban, at a depth of 30m, between June 2009 and July 2010. Three moorings (Dbn01, Dbn02, and Dbn03) were deployed off Durban at depths of 50m, 420m, and 570m, respectively, between January 2009 and September 2010, and two moorings (RiB01 and RiB02) were deployed off Richards Bay at depths of 30m and 580m, respectively, between February 2009 and September 2010. These moorings measured currents, as well as sub-surface and bottom temperatures across the continental shelf and along the continental slope of the KZN Bight. Here we present raw data from an Acoustic Doppler Current Profiler (ADCP), deployed at a depth of 44.6m, at location Dbn01 (29.90°S; 31.07°E) on the continental shelf off Durban, between March 2009 and December 2009.
Methods	The raw data was collected using a bottom-mounted, upward-looking, 300kHz RD Instruments Acoustic Doppler Current Profiler (ADCP) was configured with a bin size of 2m and a blanking distance of 2m, and deployed at location Dbn01 (29.90°S; 31.07°E), on the continental shelf of Durban. The instrument measured hourly magnitude and direction throughout the water column between 24 March 2009 and 7 December 2009.
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Temporal extent	24 Mar 2009 – 07 Dec 2009
Geographic extent	KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa North: -29.0 South: -31.0 West: 31.0 East: 33.0
Vertical extent	Max: -44.6 m Min: -44.6 m
Keywords	ACEP III - Ecosystem Processes in the KwaZulu-Natal Bight, ADCP, currents, INDIAN OCEAN, moorings, temperature
Related resources	This digital object is part of Short-term observations of currents and sub-surface temperatures on the continental shelf and slope along the KwaZulu-Natal Bight, along the east coast of South Africa (project period 2009-2013) (10.15493/DEA.MIMS.78072024) This digital object is previous version of Short-term observations of daily currents on the continental shelf off Natal Bight, along the east coast of South Africa at location Dbn01 (March 2009 - December 2009) (10.15493/DEA.MIMS.79072024) This digital object is previous version of Short-term observations of hourly currents on the continental shelf off Natal Bight, along the east coast of South Africa at location Dbn01 (March 2009 - December 2009) (10.15493/DEA.MIMS.91072024)

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