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Port St Johns CTD and Bathymetry Survey (1)
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West Coast Hake Biomass Survey on the Africana Voyage 084, July 1990
The West Coast Hake Biomass Survey was conducted on the Africana Voyage 084 from 12 July - 06 August 1990. The objectives of the cruise were to survey by means of trawling the abundance of adult and recruiting hake in South African waters; to investigate diurnal cycle of hake and other demersal species; to investigate the environmental and ecological interrelationships of hake and other demersal species; to investigate the occurrence, distribution, and abundance of squid; to study the...
Processed CTD continuous observations from the Physical-Chemical Oceanography on the Africana Voyage 085, August 1990
Here we present processed downcast Conductivity-Temperature-Depth (CTD) continuous data collected, between 16 August and 29 August 1990, during the Physical-Chemical Oceanography on the Africana Voyage 085 in the Benguela Current Large Marine Ecosystem (BCLME) region 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.
Processed CTD continuous observations from the Africana Voyage 014, December 1983
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. Here we present processed downcast CTD continuous data collected between 05 and 15 December 1983, during Voyage 014 on the Africana, in the Benguela Current Large Marine Ecosystem (BCLME) region on the west coast of South Africa
Raw underway Thermosalinograph (TSG) observations from the Marion Island Relief Voyage on the SA Agulhas II Voyage 011, May 2014
Here we present the 6-second resolution raw TSG data collected between 02 April 2014 and 06 May 2014, during Voyage 011 on the SA Agulhas II. A SeaBird SBE45 Thermosalinograph (TSG) is used to opportunistically collect underway near-surface temperature and conductivity measurements during research and monitoring cruises. Water is continuously pumped to the TSG from an intake located in the hull of the vessel, and the observations are continuously interfaced with navigational information. A...
Processed CTD discrete observations from the Africana Voyage 014, December 1983
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. Here we present processed CTD discrete data from the upcast collected between 05 and 15 December 1983, during Voyage 014 on the Africana, in the Benguela Current Large Marine Ecosystem (BCLME) region on the west coast of South Africa.
Processed CTD discrete observations from the West Coast Hake Biomass Survey on the Africana Voyage 015, January 1984
This is processed CTD discrete data from the upcast collected during the West Coast Hake Biomass Survey on the Africana Voyage 015 from 05 - 31 January 1984. The cruise operated in the Benguela Current Large Marine Ecosystem (BCLME) region on the west coast of South Africa. The purpose of this cruise was to survey by means of trawling the abundance of recruiting and adult hake between the Orange River and longitude 20° E. The objectives also included investigating the diurnal cycle of hake...
Physical Oceanography Cruise on the Africana Voyage 014, December 1983
The Physical Oceanography Cruise was on the Africana Voyage 014 between the 5th and 15th of December 1983. Research was conducted from Cape Point to Chamais Bay along the south-west coast of South Africa. This cruise was aimed primarily at current profiling along the west coast.
Shoal Ecology on the Africana Voyage 018, April 1984
The objectives of this cruise were to obtain a broad picture of pelagic fish shoal distribution in relation to the prevailing mesoscale environmental features; to investigate intensively the diel shoal behaviour pattern of anchovy, pilchard and round herring, with particular reference to their feeding behaviour in relation to food supply. If time permitted the plan was to carry the investigation out in two areas of contrasting environmental features ie St Helena Bay and off Saldanha Bay....
Current Meter and Sediment Trap Recovery Shelf Chemistry on the Africana Voyage 114, June 1993
The Current Meter and Sediment Trap Recovery Shelf Chemistry on the Africana Voyage 114, June 1993 was conducted from 21 June 1993 to June 30 1993. The main objectives of the cruise were to recover and redeploy the inshore time series current meter array deployed in 168m off Cape Columbine. To locate and attempt recovery of the inshore current meter deployed in 132m off Hondeklip Bay; to locate and attempt recovery of the offshore current meter sediment trap array deployed in 686m off...
Processed CTD discrete observations from the Current Meter and Sediment Trap Recovery Shelf Chemistry on the Africa Voyage 114, June 1993
Here we present processed Conductivity-Temperature-Depth (CTD) discrete data from the upcast collected, between 21 June and 30 June 1993, during voyage 114 in the Benguela Current Large Marine Ecosystem (BCLME) region 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.
Processed CTD continuous observations from the Current Meter and Sediment Trap Recovery Shelf Chemistry on the Africana Voyage 114, June 1993
Here we present processed downcast Conductivity-Temperature-Depth (CTD) continuous data collected, between 21 June and 30 June 1993, during the Current Meter and Sediment Trap Recovery Shelf Chemistry on the Africana Voyage 114, in the Benguela Current Large Marine Ecosystem (BCLME) region on the west coast of Southern Africa. Neil Brown MK3 and MK4 Conductivity-Temperature-Depth (CTD) instruments were used to measure pressure, temperature and conductivity through the water column during...
Processed CTD continuous observations from the Plankton Shoal Ecology cruise on the Africana Voyage 020, May 1984
This is processed downcast Conductivity-Temperature-Depth (CTD) continuous data from the Plankton Shoal Ecology cruise on the Africana Voyage 020 collected between 21 May and 29 May 1984. The cruise operated in the Benguela Current Large Marine Ecosystem (BCLME) region on the west coast of South Africa. This Plankton Shoal Ecology cruise is the second of two and comprised an extensive grid (stations E01-E14), an intensive grid (stations SH01-12 to SH05-24) and a 1x1 nautical mile box grid...
Coastal Current Meter Programme on the Africana Voyage 017, March 1984
The objectives of this cruise were to retrieve ten moorings, eight on the shelf and two on the shelf break between Cape Columbine and Port Nolloth; to deploy three moorings in the coastal zone between Cape Columbine and Cape Town; to obtain Conductivity-Temperature-Depth (CTD) profiles and water samples on a transect bearing 270° from Cape Columbine; to profile currents, make repeated CTD casts and record atmospheric conditions in St Helena Bay as part of a vertical mixing study,...
West Coast Physical Oceanography on the Africana Voyage 016, February 1984
The objectives of this cruise were to conduct torsional vibration trials to meet the requirements of Lloyds, to retrieve and deploy two thermistor chain/current meter moorings and to conduct Conductivity-Temperature-Depth (CTD) profiling in the area of operations.
Plankton Shoal Ecology on the Africana Voyage 020, May 1984
This Plankton Shoal Ecology cruise on the Africana is the second of two and comprised an extensive grid (stations E01-E14), an intensive grid (stations SH01-12 to SH05-24) and a 1x1 nautical mile box grid for time series sampling (stations TS01-18 to TS03-18). Sample data was only collected at the SH and TS stations.
West Coast Physical Oceanography on the Africana Voyage 019, May 1984
Africana Cruise 019 lasted from May 7 to May 17th 1984 and undertook several scientific tasks. The first part of the cruise was mostly devoted to bathymetric and geophysical (continuous reflection seismic) surveys in the region of the Cape Canyon of SW Cape. These surveys were the responsibility of personnel from the Marine Geoscience Unit of the University of Cape Town, and were done as part of a collaborative project with officers of the Sea Fisheries Research Institute who have an...
West Coast Hake Biomass on the Africana Voyage 015, January 1984
The purpose of this cruise was to survey by means of trawling the abundance of recruiting and adult hake between the Orange River and longitude 20° E. The objectives also included investigating the diurnal cycle of hake and other demersal species, to compare the trawling results of R.S. Africana with those of M.F.V. Chicha Touza, the Spanish trawler used for similar surveys, to investigate the environment of hake and other demersal species and to carry out acoustic target identification of...
Processed CTD continuous observations from the West Coast Physical Oceanography cruise on the Africana Voyage 019, May 1984
This is processed downcast Conductivity-Temperature-Depth (CTD) continuous data from the West Coast Physical Oceanography cruise on the Africana Voyage 019 collected between 7 and 17 May 1984. The cruise operated in the Benguela Current Large Marine Ecosystem (BCLME) region on the west coast of South Africa. Africana Cruise 019 lasted from May 7 to May 17th 1984 and undertook several scientific tasks. The first part of the cruise was mostly devoted to bathymetric and geophysical (continuous...
Processed CTD discrete observations from the Coastal Current Meter Programme on the Africana Voyage 017, March 1984
This is processed Conductivity-Temperature-Depth (CTD) discrete data from the upcast from the Coastal Current Meter Programme on the Africana Voyage 017 collected between 19 and 27 March 1984. The cruise operated in the Benguela Current Large Marine Ecosystem (BCLME) region on the west coast of South Africa. The objectives of this cruise were to retrieve ten moorings, eight on the shelf and two on the shelf break between Cape Columbine and Port Nolloth; to deploy three moorings in the...
Processed CTD discrete observations from the Shoal Ecology Cruise on the Africana Voyage 018, April 1984
This is processed Conductivity-Temperature-Depth (CTD) discrete data from the Shoal Ecology Cruise on the Africana Voyage 018 collected between 9 and 19 April 1984. The cruise operated in the Benguela Current Large Marine Ecosystem (BCLME) region on the west coast of South Africa. The objectives of this cruise were to obtain a broad picture of pelagic fish shoal distribution in relation to the prevailing mesoscale environmental features; to investigate intensively the diel shoal behaviour...
Marion Island Relief Voyage on SA Agulhas II Voyage 011, April 2014
The Marion Island Relief Voyage was conducted on the SA Agulhas II Voyage 011, 14 April to 14 May 2014. The 2014 Marion Relief Voyage on board South Africa’s polar research and supply vessel MV SA Agulhas II, offered another opportunity to conduct multi-disciplinary ship-based oceanographic research focusing on links and interactions between air and sea, ocean physics, chemistry, biogeochemistry and biology. The overall aim was to continue contributing to the establishment of an...
Processed CTD continuous observations from the West Coast Hake Biomass Survey on the Africana Voyage 015, January 1984
This is processed downcast CTD continuous data from the West Coast Hake Biomass Survey on the Africana Voyage 015 from 05 - 31 January 1984. The cruise operated in the Benguela Current Large Marine Ecosystem (BCLME) region on the west coast of South Africa. The purpose of this cruise was to survey by means of trawling the abundance of recruiting and adult hake between the Orange River and longitude 20° E. The objectives also included investigating the diurnal cycle of hake and other demersal...
Processed CTD continuous observations from the Shoal Ecology Cruise on the Africana Voyage 018, April 1984
This is processed downcast Conductivity-Temperature-Depth (CTD) continuous data from the Shoal Ecology Cruise on the Africana Voyage 018 collected between 9 and 19 April 1984. The cruise operated in the Benguela Current Large Marine Ecosystem (BCLME) region on the west coast of South Africa. The objectives of this cruise were to obtain a broad picture of pelagic fish shoal distribution in relation to the prevailing mesoscale environmental features; to investigate intensively the diel shoal...
Processed CTD discrete observations from the West Coast Physical Oceanography cruise on the Africana Voyage 019, May 1984
This is processed Conductivity-Temperature-Depth (CTD) discrete data from the West Coast Physical Oceanography cruise on the Africana Voyage 019 collected between 7 and 17 May 1984. The cruise operated in the Benguela Current Large Marine Ecosystem (BCLME) region on the west coast of South Africa. Africana Cruise 019 lasted from May 7 to May 17th 1984 and undertook several scientific tasks. The first part of the cruise was mostly devoted to bathymetric and geophysical (continuous reflection...
Processed CTD discrete observations from the Plankton Shoal Ecology cruise on the Africana Voyage 020, May 1984
This is processed Conductivity-Temperature-Depth (CTD) discrete data from the Plankton Shoal Ecology cruise on the Africana Voyage 020 collected between 21 May and 29 May 1984. The cruise operated in the Benguela Current Large Marine Ecosystem (BCLME) region on the west coast of South Africa. This Plankton Shoal Ecology cruise is the second of two and comprised an extensive grid (stations E01-E14), an intensive grid (stations SH01-12 to SH05-24) and a 1x1 nautical mile box grid for time...