Name: Processed CTD continuous observations from the Pelagic Fish Spawner Biomass Survey on the Africana Voyage 117, November 1993
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DOI: 10.15493/DEA.MIMS.14962023

Title	Processed CTD continuous observations from the Pelagic Fish Spawner Biomass Survey on the Africana Voyage 117, November 1993
Project	Pelagic Biomass Survey
Authors	Tutt, Gavin Department of Forestry, Fisheries and the Environment; role: Marine Scientific Technician; Lamont, Tarron Department of Forestry, Fisheries and the Environment; role: Marine Scientist; Frantz, Franklin Department of Forestry, Fisheries and the Environment; role: Marine Scientist;
Publisher	Department of Forestry, Fisheries and the Environment (2025)
Contributors	Contact Person: Tutt, Gavin Department of Forestry, Fisheries and the Environment; role: Marine Scientific Technician; email: Gtutt@dffe.gov.za
Abstract	Here we present processed downcast Conductivity-Temperature-Depth (CTD) continuous data collected between 09 November and 04 December 1993 during Voyage 117 on the FRS Africana, in the Agulhas Current Large Marine Ecosysten (ACLME) region on the south coast of Southern Africa and the Benguela Current Large Marine Ecosystem (BCLME) on the west coast of Southern Africa. Neil Brown MK3 and MK4 CTD instruments were used to measure pressure, temperature and conductivity through the water column during research and monitoring cruises between 1983 and 2000.
Methods	Neil Brown MK3 and MK4 Conductivity-Temperature-Depth (CTD) instruments were used to measure pressure, temperature and conductivity through the water column during research and monitoring cruises between 1983 and 2000.Temperature was converted from the IPTS-68 scale to the ITS-90 scale, and salinity was computed from conductivity measurements on the 1978 Practical Salinity Scale, according to UNESCO (1991) algorithms. UNESCO (1993) quality control procedures were applied to the data, and obvious erroneous values resulting from problems including electronic spikes, data collection in air, inadequate flow through the conductivity cell, among others, have been removed. Any additional calibrations or corrections have been specified in each data file, where applicable and available.
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Temporal extent	10 Nov 1993 – 02 Dec 1993
Geographic extent	200 km Leaflet Tiles © Esri — Source: Esri, DeLorme, NAVTEQ, USGS, Intermap, iPC, NRCAN, Esri Japan, METI, Esri China (Hong Kong), Esri (Thailand), TomTom, 2012 Agulhas Large Marine Ecosystem (ACLME), Benguela Current Large Marine Ecosystem (BCLME) North: -32.5 South: -36.5 West: 16.5 East: 27.0
Vertical extent	Max: -773 m Min: -1 m
Keywords	conductivity, CTD, depth, INDIAN OCEAN, Neil Brown CTD, SOUTH ATLANTIC OCEAN, temperature
Related resources	This digital object is described by https://unesdoc.unesco.org/ark:/48223/pf0000090489 This digital object is described by https://unesdoc.unesco.org/ark:/48223/pf0000138825 This digital object is part of Pelagic Fish Spawner Biomass Survey on the Africana Voyage 117, November 1993 (10.15493/DEA.MIMS.14902023)

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