Title South African National Antarctic Expedition (SANAE) on the SA Agulhas II Voyage 005, December 2012
Authors

Pedro Monteiro
Council for Scientific and Industrial Research (CSIR)

Isabelle Ansorge
University of Cape Town, Oceanography Department

Hans Verheye
Oceans and Coastal Research, Department of Forestry, Fisheries and the Environment (DFFE)

Mthuthuzeli Gulekana
Oceans and Coastal Research, Department of Forestry, Fisheries and the Environment (DFFE)

Mutshutshu Tsanwani
Oceans and Coastal Research, Department of Forestry, Fisheries and the Environment (DFFE)

Annette Bekker
Stellenbosch University, Engineering Department, Sound and Vibration

Sandy Thomalla
Council for Scientific and Industrial Research (CSIR)

Sebastiaan Swart
University of Gothenburg, Department of Marine Science

Publisher Department of Forestry, Fisheries and the Environment (2017)
Contributors

Contact Person: Sebastiaan Swart
University of Gothenburg, Department of Marine Science, email: sebastiaan.swart@marine.gu.se

Abstract The South African National Antarctic Expedition (SANAE) is an annual cruise undertaken by the Department of Environmental Affairs (DEA) to change the overwintering teams in Antarctica and to replenish the supplies at the SANAE IV Research base. This voyage was to deliver the SANAE 52 team to the island and return with the SANAE 51 team. The cruise was undertaken between 06 December 2012 and 19 February 2013 with full scientific complement.
Data
Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 International (CC BY-SA 4.0)
Temporal extent 06 Dec 2012 – 19 Feb 2013
Geographic extent

North: -33.424
South: -70.534
West: -46.852
East: 18.333

Keywords cruise report, Hydrography, SA Agulhas II, SA Agulhas II 005, sailing orders, SAMOC, South Atlantic Meridional Overturning Circulation, Southern Ocean
Related resources
  • Digital objects included in this collection:
    • Processed near-surface underway temperature and salinity (TSG) observations from the South African National Antarctic Expedition (SANAE) on the SA Agulhas II Voyage 005, December 2012 (10.15493/DEA.MIMS.01292023)
    • Raw TSG data from SANAE on SA Agulhas II Voyage 005, December 2012 (10.15493/DEA.MIMS.01302023)