Title Preliminary processed CTD data from SANAE on SA Agulhas II Voyage 018, December 2015
Project South African National Antarctic Expedition (SANAE)
Authors

Pedro Monteiro
Council for Scientific and Industrial Research (CSIR) Chief Oceanographer 11 Jan Celliers Road, Stellenbosch Central, Stellenbosch, 7600, pmonteiro@csir.co.za

Sandy Thomalla
Council for Scientific and Industrial Research (CSIR) Principal Scientist 11 Jan Celliers Road, Stellenbosch Central, Stellenbosch, South Africa, 7600, sandy.thomalla@gmail.com

Sebastiaan Swart
University of Gothenburg, Department of Marine Science Marine Scientist Carl Skottsbergs Gata 22, 41319 Göteborg, Sweden, sebastiaan.swart@marine.gu.se

Warren Joubert
Council for Scientific and Industrial Research (CSIR), Oceans Systems and Climate Principal Scientist 11 Jan Celliers Road, Stellenbosch Central, Stellenbosch, South Africa, 7600, wjoubert@csir.co.za

Thato Mtshali
Oceans Systems and Climate, CSIR Natural Resources and Environment Biogeochemical Oceanographer 10 Jan Celliers Road, P.O. Box 320, Stellenbosch, South Africa, 7600, tmtshali@csir.co.za

Isabelle Ansorge
University of Cape Town, Oceanography Department Physical Oceanographer 1st Floor, RW James Building, University Cape Town, South Africa, Isabelle.ansorge@uct.ac.za

Susanne Fietz
Stellenbosch University, Department of Earth Sciences Senior Lecturer Geology Chamber of Mines Builing, Corner Reyneveld and Merriman Streets, Stellenbosch, South Africa, sfietz@sun.ac.za

Sarah Fawcett
University of Cape Town, Oceanography Department Biogeochemical Oceanographer Cape Town, South Africa, sfawcett@princeton.edu

Raissa Philibert
Stellenbosch University, Department of Earth Sciences Biogeochemical Oceanographer Geology Chamber of Mines Builing, Corner Reyneveld and Merriman Streets, Stellenbosch, South Africa, raiphilibert@gmail.com

Alakendra Roychoudhury
Stellenbosch University, Department of Earth Sciences Professor Geology Chamber of Mines Builing, Corner Reyneveld and Merriman Streets, Stellenbosch, South Africa, roy@sun.ac.za

Annette Bekker
Stellenbosch University, Engineering Department, Sound and Vibration Associate Professor Mechanical and Mechatronic Engineering Building, Joubert Street, Stellenbosch, South Africa, 7600, annieb@sun.ac.za

Hans Verheye
Oceans and Coastal Research, Department of Forestry, Fisheries and the Environment (DFFE) Specialist Scientist 2nd Floor, Foretrust Building, 1 Martin Hammerschlag Way, Cape Town, South Africa

Azwianewi Makhado
Oceans and Coastal Research, Department of Forestry, Fisheries and the Environment (DFFE) Chief Scientist 2nd Floor, Foretrust Building, 1 Martin Hammerschlag Way, Cape Town, South Africa, Amakhado@environment.gov.za

Rob Crawford
Oceans and Coastal Research, Department of Forestry, Fisheries and the Environment (DFFE) Specialist Scientist 2nd Floor, Foretrust Building, 1 Martin Hammerschlag Way, Cape Town, South Africa

Marthan Bester
University of Pretoria, Department of Zoology Zoologist Department of Zoology and Entomology, University of Pretoria, Private bag X20, Hatfield Pretoria, South Africa, 0028, mnbester@zoology.up.ac.za

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

Contact Person: Thato Mtshali
Oceans Systems and Climate, CSIR Natural Resources and Environment Biogeochemical Oceanographer 10 Jan Celliers Road, P.O. Box 320, Stellenbosch, South Africa, 7600, tmtshali@csir.co.za

Abstract This is processed Conductivity, Temperature, Depth (CTD) data from SANAE, S.A Agulhas II voyage 018 from 05 December 2015 to10 February 2016. 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 55 team to the island and return with the SANAE 54 team. The cruise was undertaken between with full scientific complement. This dataset was processed using older standards which may not align with international best practices and the standards currently adhered to by the Department of Forestry, Fisheries and the Environment (DFFE). The Department is re-processing and replacing data to ensure everything has the same format and is of the same quality and datasets will be marked as obsoleted once that is done. As such the user assumes the entire risk related to the use of these data in its current state and format. DFFE disclaims all warranties of the data whether expressed or implied, including without limitation, any warranties of merchantability or fitness for a particular purpose. For any concerns regarding the data, the user may decide to liaise with the listed PIs who will share their insight on the data quality, where possible. It is also strongly recommended that the user liaises with the listed PIs regarding their proposed projects to mitigate against duplication of research efforts.
Methods The CTD raw data was converted to scientific units using SBEDataProcessing software (ver 7.26.7.114). The following modules (SBEDataProcessing) were then run on the converted data using the recommended default values: Align CTD, Filter, Loop Edit and Cell Thermal Mass. The data was then split into the up cast and the down cast. The down cast data was then bin averaged on pressure, every 1db.
Data
Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 International (CC BY-SA 4.0)
Temporal extent 05 Dec 2015 – 10 Feb 2016
Geographic extent

South Atlantic Ocean, Southern Ocean, Cape Town, Antarctica

North: -33.925
South: -70.16
West: -36.0
East: 18.424

Keywords ANTARCTICA, Conductivity, CTD, Depth, SA Agulhas II, SA Agulhas II 018, Temperature
Related resources
  • This digital object is part of South African National Antarctic Expedition (SANAE) on the SA Agulhas II Voyage 018, December 2015 (10.15493/dea.mims.26052262)