Title South African National Antarctic Expedition (SANAE) on the SA Agulhas II Voyage 056, December 2022 - February 2023
Authors

Louw, Gavin
Oceans and Coastal Research, Department of Forestry, Fisheries and the Environment

Publisher Department of Forestry, Fisheries and the Environment (2023)
Contributors

Contact Person: Louw, Gavin
Oceans and Coastal Research, Department of Forestry, Fisheries and the Environment, email: glouw@dffe.gov.za

Abstract The South African National Antarctic Expedition (SANAE) is an annual voyage undertaken by the Department of Forestry, Fisheries and the Environment (DFFE) to facilitate the overwintering team change at SANAE IV Research Base in Antarctica and replenish supplies. This voyage, SA Agulhas II Voyage 056, took place between 07 December 2022 and 13 February 2023, delivering the SANAE 62 overwintering team and returning with the SANAE 61 team. The primary ship based research objectives included underway sampling along the Good Hope transect from Cape Town to Antarctica and back, as well as hydrographic sampling and mooring recovery in the Maud Rise area as part of the South Atlantic Meridional Overturning Circulation (SAMOC) program.
Data
Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 International (CC BY-SA 4.0)
Temporal extent 07 Dec 2022 – 13 Feb 2023
Geographic extent
2000 km
Leaflet Tiles © Esri — Source: Esri, DeLorme, NAVTEQ, USGS, Intermap, iPC, NRCAN, Esri Japan, METI, Esri China (Hong Kong), Esri (Thailand), TomTom, 2012

North: -30.0
South: -72.0
West: -10.0
East: 20.0

Keywords cruise report, SA Agulhas II, SA Agulhas II 056, sailing orders, SDG Goal 14. Conserve and sustainably use the oceans, seas and marine resources for sustainable development
Related resources
  • Digital objects included in this collection:
    • Processed underway Thermosalinograph (TSG) observations from SA Agulhas II Voyage 056, December 2022 - February 2023 (10.15493/DEA.MIMS.19042025)
    • Raw underway Thermosalinograph (TSG) observations from SA Agulhas II Voyage 056, December 2022 - February 2023 (10.15493/DEA.MIMS.20042025)