African Coelacanth Ecosystem Programme (ACEP) (15)
Agulhas System Climate Array (ASCA) (6)
Anchovy Recruitment Survey (2)
International Indian Ocean Expedition 2 (IIOE2) (12)
Marion Island Relief Voyage (60)
Port St Johns CTD and Bathymetry Survey (1)
South Atlantic Meridional Overturning Circulation (SAMOC-SA) (4)
South Coast Demersal Biomass Survey (13)
South Coast Moorings and Monitoring Lines Cruise (23)
Walters Shoal (4)
ADCP (1)
AWS (1)
CO2 ANALYZERS (2)
CTD (84)
ECHO SOUNDERS (2)
NISKIN BOTTLES (3)
SADCP (16)
THERMOSALINOGRAPH (34)
XBT (22)
Processed CTD data from the South Coast Moorings and Monitoring Lines Cruise on the Algoa Voyage 213, December 2014
This is processed Conductivity, Temperature, Depth (CTD) data from the South Coast Moorings and Monitoring Lines Cruise on Algoa Voyage 213 on 1 to 19 December, 2014. Between 1988 and 2011, environmental and plankton sampling was conducted every summer along the South Coast during the annual pelagic spawner biomass surveys. Data collected during these cruises has provided valuable insight into environmental change in this region. There has been significant decline in copepod biomass on both...
Processed CTD data from the Walters Shoal Cruise on Algoa Voyage 207, May 2014
This is processed Conductivity, Temperature, Depth (CTD) data collected on the Walters Shoal Cruise on Algoa Voyage 207, 15 May to 11 June 2014. The purpose of this cruise was to survey the oceanographic conditions and plankton distributions around Walter Shoal seamount, from beyond the 1000m contour line across the plateau. 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...
Raw SAWS Weather data from ACEP Deep Secrets: The Outer Shelf and Slope Ecosystems of the Eastern Cape on the Algoa Voyage 230, September 2016
This is raw SAWS weather data collected on the ACEP Deep Secrets Cruise which set out to fill in gaps and shed light on the priority areas and research questions identified during the recent Marine Protected Area and Marine Spatial Planning Initiatives of Operation Phakisa’s Marine Protection and Governance Lab. Using underwater cameras (SkiMonkey and Drop camera), grabs, dredges and a CTD the study aimed to improve our knowledge on marine offshore habitats, as well as to build understanding...
Raw SADCP data from ACEP Deep Secrets: The Outer Shelf and Slope Ecosystems of the Eastern Cape on the Algoa Voyage 230, September 2016
This is raw Shipboard Acoustic Doppler Current Profiler (SADCP) data collected on the ACEP Deep Secrets Cruise which set out to fill in gaps and shed light on the priority areas and research questions identified during the recent Marine Protected Area and Marine Spatial Planning Initiatives of Operation Phakisa’s Marine Protection and Governance Lab. Using underwater cameras (SkiMonkey and Drop camera), grabs, dredges and a CTD the study aimed to improve our knowledge on marine offshore...
Processed CTD discrete observations from the Demersal South Coast Inshore Biomass Survey on the Africana Voyage 122, June 1994
Here we present processed Conductivity-Temperature-Depth (CTD) discrete data from the upcast collected between 06 June and 05 July 1994, during Voyage 122 on the FRS Africana, in the Agulhas Current Large Marine ecosystem (ACLME) on the south 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 Demersal South Coast Inshore Biomass Survey on the Africana Voyage 122, June 1994
Here we present processed downcast Conductivity-Temperature-Depth (CTD) continuous data collected between 06 June and 05 July 1994, during Voyage 122 on the FRS Africana, in the Agulhas Current Large Marine Ecosystem (ACLME) on the south 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 discrete observations from the Anchovy Recruitment on the Africana Voyage 047, August 1986
Here we present processed Conductivity-Temperature-Depth (CTD) discrete data from the upcast collected between 04 August and 29 August 1986, during the Pelagic Winter Survey on the Africana Voyage 047, in the southern part of the Benguela Current Large Marine Ecosystem (BCLME) region on the west coast of South Africa and in the Agulhas Current Large Marine Ecosystem (ACLME) on the south coast of South Africa. Neil Brown MK3 and MK4 CTD instruments were used to measure pressure, temperature...
Raw underway Thermosalinograph (TSG) observations from the Transkei Shelf Oceanography Cruise on the Algoa Voyage 241, July 2017
Here we present the 6-second resolution raw Thermosalinograph (TSG) data collected between 12 July 2017 and 14 August 2017 during the Transkei Shelf Oceanography on the RS Algoa Voyage 241. A SeaBird SBE45 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...
Processed underway Thermosalinograph (TSG) observations from the Transkei Shelf Oceanography Cruise on the Algoa Voyage 241, July 2017
Here we present the 6-second resolution processed Thermosalinograph (TSG) data collected between 12 July 2017 and 14 August 2017 during the Transkei Shelf Oceanography Cruise on the RS Algoa Voyage 241. A SeaBird SBE45 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...
Processed Expendable Bathythermograph (XBT) casts from the Marion Island Relief Voyage on the SA Agulhas II Voyage 066, May 2025
Here we present 74 processed Expendable Bathythermograph (XBT) casts collected along the Crossroads Transect, between 16 May 2025 and 18 May 2025, during the 2025 Marion Relief Voyage on the SA Agulhas II Voyage 066. The South African component of the international South Atlantic Meridional Overturning Circulation project (SAMOC-SA) aims to characterise the time-mean and time-varying components of the SAMOC in the South Atlantic Ocean and monitor the variability of the main Southern Ocean...
Processed CTD continuous observations from the South Coast Demersal Biomass Survey on the Africana Voyage 102, April 1992
Here we present processed downcast Conductivity-Temperature-Depth (CTD) continuous data collected between 31 March and 21 April 1992, during voyage 102 on the FRS Africana, in the Agulhas Current Large Marine Ecosystem (ACLME) region on the south 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.
Raw Echo Sounder data from the Marion Island Relief Voyage on the SA Agulhas II Voyage 007, April 2013
This is raw Echo Sounder data from the Marion Island Relief Voyage on the SA Agulhas II Voyage 007, 10 April to 16 May 2013. The 2013 Marion Relief Voyage 007 on board South Africa’s new polar research and supply vessel, the SA Agulhas II, afforded yet another opportunity to conduct multi-institutional (DEA, DAFF, UCT, SAEON, Rhodes University) and multi-disciplinary ship-based oceanographic research that focused on links and interactions between air and sea, ocean physics, biogeochemistry,...
Processed CTD discrete observations from the South Coast Demersal Biomass Survey on the Africana Voyage 102, April 1992
Here we present processed Conductivity-Temperature-Depth (CTD) discrete data from the upcast collected between 31 March and 21 April 1992, during voyage 102 on the FRS Africana, in the Agulhas Current Large Marine Ecosystem (ACLME) region on the south 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 discrete observations from the South Coast Demersal Inshore Biomass Survey on the Africana Voyage 106, September 1992
Here we present processed Conductivity-Temperature-Depth (CTD) discrete data from the upcast collected, between 02 September and 23 September 1992, during voyage 106 on the FRS Africana, in the Agulhas Current Large Marine Ecosystem (ACLME) on the south 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 South Coast Demersal Inshore Biomass Survey on the Africana Voyage 106, September 1992
Here we present processed downcast Conductivity-Temperature-Depth (CTD) continuous data collected, between 02 September and 23 September 1992, during voyage 106 on the FRS Africana, in the Agulhas Current Large Marine Ecosystem (ACLME) on the south 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 discrete observations from the Horse Mackerel Hydroacoustic Survey on the Africana Voyage 107, October 1992
Here we present processed Conductivity-Temperature-Depth (CTD) discrete data from the upcast collected, between 07 October and 23 October 1992, during voyage 107 on the FRS Africana, in the Agulhas Current Large Marine Ecosystem (ACLME) on the south 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 Pelagic Biomass Survey on the Africana Voyage 108, November 1992
Here we present processed downcast Conductivity-Temperature-Depth (CTD) continuous data collected, between 05 November and 02 December 1992, during voyage 108 on the FRS Africana, in the Agulhas Current Large Marine Ecosystem (ACLME) region on the south coast of Southern Africa and 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...
Processed CTD discrete observations from the Pelagic Biomass Survey on the Africana Voyage 108, November 1992
Here we present processed Conductivity-Temperature-Depth (CTD) discrete data from the upcast collected, between 05 November and 02 December 1992, during voyage 108 on the FRS Africana, in the Agulhas Current Large Marine Ecosystem (ACLME) region on the south coast of Southern Africa and 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...
Processed CTD discrete observations from the South Coast Demersal Biomass Survey on the Africana Voyage 095, September 1991
Here we present processed Conductivity-Temperature-Depth (CTD) discrete data from the upcast collected between 12 September and 03 October 1991, during voyage 095 on the FRS Africana, in the Agulhas Current Large Marine Ecosystem (ACLME) region on the south 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 discrete observations from the South Coast Demersal Biomass Survey on the Africana voyage 093, June 1991
Here we present processed Conductivity-Temperature-Depth (CTD) discrete data from the upcast collected between 07 June and 05 July 1991, during voyage 093 on the Africana, in the Agulhas Current Large Marine Ecosystem (ACLME) region on the south 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 South Coast Demersal Biomass Survey on the Africana Voyage 095, September 1991
Here we present processed downcast Conductivity-Temperature-Depth (CTD) continuous data collected between 12 September and 03 October 1991, during voyage 095 on the Africana, in the Agulhas Current Large Marine Ecosystem (ACLME) region on the south 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 discrete observations from the Agulhas Bank Boundary Processes cruise on the Africana Voyage 099, January 1992
Here we present processed Conductivity-Temperature-Depth (CTD) discrete data from the upcast collected between 07 and 28 January 1992, during voyage 099 on the FRS Africana, in the Benguela Current Large Marine Ecosystem (BCLME) region on the west coast of Southern Africa and the Agulhas Current Large Marine Ecosystem (ACLME) region on the south coast of Southern Africa. Neil Brown MK3 and MK4 CTD instruments were used to measure pressure, temperature and conductivity through the water...
Processed CTD continuous observations from the Agulhas Bank Boundary Processes cruise on the Africana Voyage 099, January 1992
Here we present processed downcast Conductivity-Temperature-Depth (CTD) continuous data collected between 07 and 28 January 1992, during voyage 099 on the FRS Africana, in the Benguela Current Large Marine Ecosystem (BCLME) region on the west coast of Southern Africa and the Agulhas Current Large Marine Ecosystem (ACLME) region on the south coast of Southern Africa. Neil Brown MK3 and MK4 CTD instruments were used to measure pressure, temperature and conductivity through the water column...
Processed CTD continuous observations from the Horse Mackerel Hydroacoustic Pilot Survey on the Africana Voyage 096, October 1991
Here we present processed downcast Conductivity-Temperature-Depth (CTD) continuous data collected between 14 and 28 October 1991, during voyage 096 on the FRS Africana, in the Benguela Current Large Marine Ecosystem (BCLME) region on the west coast of Southern Africa and the Agulhas Current Large Marine Ecosystem (ACLME) region on the south coast of Southern Africa. Neil Brown MK3 and MK4 CTD instruments were used to measure pressure, temperature and conductivity through the water column...
Processed CTD discrete observations from the Horse Mackerel Hydroacoustic Pilot Survey on the Africana Voyage 096, October 1991
Here we present processed Conductivity-Temperature-Depth (CTD) discrete data from the upcast collected between 14 October and 28 October 1991, during voyage 096 on the FRS Africana, in the Benguela Current Large Marine Ecosystem (BCLME) region on the west coast of Southern Africa and the Agulhas Current Large Marine Ecosystem (ACLME) region on the south coast of Southern Africa. Neil Brown MK3 and MK4 CTD instruments were used to measure pressure, temperature and conductivity through the...