Title | Processed CTD continuous observations from the West Coast Hake Biomass on the Africana Voyage 046, July 1986 |
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Project | West Coast Hake Biomass |
Authors |
Gavin Tutt Tarron Lamont |
Publisher | Department of Forestry, Fisheries and the Environment (2022) |
Contributors |
Contact Person: Gavin Tutt Contact Person: Tarron Lamont |
Abstract | This is processed downcast Conductivity-Temperature-Depth (CTD) continuous data from the West Coast Hake Biomass on the Africana Voyage 046. The cruise operated in the Benguela Current Large Marine Ecosystem (BCLME) region on the west coast of South Africa. The West Coast Hake Biomass was carried out on the Africana Voyage 046 from 1 to 24 July 1986. |
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. |
Data | |
Temporal extent | 01 Jul 1986 – 24 Jul 1986 |
Geographic extent |
Benguela Current Large Marine Ecosystem (BCLME) region on the west coast of South Africa
North: -28.5 |
Vertical extent |
Max: -536.2 m Min: -1.1 m |
Keywords | Africana, Africana 046, Conductivity, CTD, Depth, Neil Brown CTD, SOUTH ATLANTIC OCEAN, Temperature |
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