Title Processed SADCP data from Leg 1 of the African Coelacanth Ecosystem Programme (ACEP) II on the Algoa Voyage 177, July 2010
Project African Coelacanth Ecosystem Programme (ACEP)
Authors

Tarron Lamont
Oceans and Coastal Research, Department of Forestry, Fisheries and the Environment (DFFE) Marine Scientist 2nd Floor, Foretrust Building, 1 Martin Hammerschlag Way, Cape Town, South Africa, tarron.lamont@gmail.com

Publisher Department of Forestry, Fisheries and the Environment (2022)
Contributors

Contact Person: Tarron Lamont
Oceans and Coastal Research, Department of Forestry, Fisheries and the Environment (DFFE) Marine Scientist 2nd Floor, Foretrust Building, 1 Martin Hammerschlag Way, Cape Town, South Africa, tarron.lamont@gmail.com

Project Member: Marcel van den Berg
Oceans and Coastal Research, Department of Forestry, Fisheries and the Environment (DFFE) Scientific Technician 2nd Floor, Foretrust Building, 1 Martin Hammerschlag Way, Cape Town, South Africa, marcel@oceanafrica.com

Abstract The Algoa sailed from Durban on 16 July 2010 to conduct a hydrographic survey of the Natal Bight as part of the winter African Coelacanth Ecosystem Programme (ACEP) II. A total of 16 shore-normal transects were occupied between Scottburgh and St. Lucia. The aim of the synoptic survey was to determine the nutrient sources of the Natal Bight ecosystem, and to characterise the focus sites across the Bight.
Methods The vessel mounted 75kHz Teledyne RD Instruments ADCP , mounted in the vessel's scientific blister at a depth of 4m,was set to collect data for the duration of the voyage. Data was recorded using the Teledyne RDI VMDAS (version1.46) software. A blanking distance of 8m was used, with the bin size of 8m.The Short Term Averaged (STA) data, set to a 3 minute average, was processed and edited using the Aqua Vision ViSea DAS and ViSea DPS software. Data was then exported to text files. All velocity data is in m/s.
Data
Embargoed
Temporal extent 21 Jul 2010 – 28 Jul 2010
Geographic extent

Natal Bight

North: -28.52
South: -30.453
West: 30.779
East: 32.655

Keywords Algoa, Algoa 177, INDIAN OCEAN, SADCP, Shipboard Acoustic Doppler Current Profilers
Related resources
  • This digital object is part of Leg 1 of the African Coelacanth Ecosystem Programme (ACEP) II on the Algoa Voyage 177, July 2010 (10.15493/dea.mims.26052246)