African Coelacanth Ecosystem Programme (ACEP) (89)
Anchovy Recruitment Survey (3)
Bio-optical Investigation of Phytoplankton (1)
Gliders in the Agulhas (GINA) (11)
International Indian Ocean Expedition 2 (IIOE2) (12)
Long-term monitoring of nearshore temperatures around Southern Africa (3)
Marion Island Relief Voyage (25)
South Atlantic Meridional Overturning Circulation (SAMOC-SA) (3)
South Coast Demersal Biomass Survey (2)
South Coast Moorings and Monitoring Lines Cruise (10)
Underwater Temperature Recorder Mooring Network (2)
Walters Shoal (2)
INDIAN OCEAN (184) ✕
SOUTH ATLANTIC OCEAN (23)
ADCP (86)
CO2 ANALYZERS (1)
CTD (39)
ECHO SOUNDERS (1)
NISKIN BOTTLES (3)
PROFILERS (11)
SADCP (16)
THERMOSALINOGRAPH (12)
UTR (3)
XBT (1)
Short-term observations of daily currents at the Walters Shoal, southwest Indian Ocean at location WSS01 (30 May 2014 - 02 August 2015)
The Walters Shoal project, part of the broader African Coelacanth Ecosystem Programme (ACEP III), conducted an oceanographic and biological survey of the Walters Shoal, a shallow seamount in the southwest Indian Ocean, in order to understand the biodiversity and ecological processes occurring on this unique seamount. The project used a multidisciplinary approach that included the sampling of sponge fauna, fish populations, and oceanographic conditions. Oceanographic data (including moored...
Agulhas Bank shelf total cumulative upwelling index, 1997 to 2018
Seasonal mean total cumulative upwelling in the Agulhas Bank (33.3-37.5°S;18.5-27°E) shelf region during austral summer, autumn, winter, and spring.
Unprocessed Underwater Temperature Recorder (UTR) data for Knysna, November 2008 to November 2009
Please note that this dataset has been superseded by https://doi.org/10.15493/DEA.MIMS.26122024 and that the data has undergone re-processing based on an updated Standard Operating Procedure, with improved quality control protocols. Unprocessed underwater temperature recorder data in Knysna, south coast of South Africa from November 2008 to November 2009, at a depth of 7m. UTR Serial Number: 3T2814. All data collected when the UTR was not in position was removed from the dataset. This was...
Underwater Temperature Recorder (UTR) data for Knysna, November 2008 to November 2009
Please note that this dataset has been superseded by https://doi.org/10.15493/DEA.MIMS.25122024 and that the data has undergone re-processing based on an updated Standard Operating Procedure, with improved quality control protocols. Processed underwater temperature recorder data in Knysna, south coast of South Africa from November 2008 to November 2009, at a depth of 7m. UTR Serial Number: 3T2814. All data collected when the UTR was not in position was removed from the dataset. This was...
Raw data collected during GINA 2018 by Seaglider SG573 during 2nd deployment
The Gliders in the Agulhas (GINA) project is a multi-institutional effort to implement sustained glider observations around South Africa’s coastline to enhance existing regional networks and complement larger international observations systems such as the Ocean Gliders Boundary Ocean Observing Network (BOON). This dataset includes all data collected by Seaglider SG573 during the first GINA deployment in 2018. The Seaglider was set-up to vertically profile the water column between depths of 0...
Raw Sloccum data collected during GINA 2018
The Gliders in the Agulhas (GINA) project is a multi-institutional effort to implement sustained glider observations around South Africa’s coastline to enhance existing regional networks and complement larger international observations systems such as the Ocean Gliders Boundary Ocean Observing Network (BOON). This dataset includes all data collected by Seaglider SG573 during the first GINA deployment in 2018. The Seaglider was set-up to vertically profile the water column between depths of 0...
Raw CTD data collected to support calibration of Seaglider SG573 during GINA 2018 (Cast 2)
The Gliders in the Agulhas (GINA) project is a multi-institutional effort to implement sustained glider observations around South Africa’s coastline to enhance existing regional networks and complement larger international observations systems such as the Ocean Gliders Boundary Ocean Observing Network (BOON). This dataset includes all data collected by Seaglider SG573 during the first GINA deployment in 2018. The Seaglider was set-up to vertically profile the water column between depths of 0...
Raw SPAR data from the Transkei Shelf Oceanography Cruise on the Algoa 241, July 2017
This is raw Surface Photosynthetically Active Radiation (SPAR) data from the Transkei Shelf Oceanography Cruise on the Algoa 241, 12 July to 11 August, 2017. The area covered includes the Transkei shelf and continental slope (20m to 1000m), of the Eastern Cape, between Cape St Francis and Port Shepstone in the South-West Indian Ocean.Our knowledge of the distribution of offshore benthic biodiversity on the Transkei shelf is very limited. The region between Algoa Bay and Port Edward is not...
Long-term observations of hourly bottom temperatures at Tsitsikamma (July 1998 - November 1998)
Here we present processed hourly subsurface temperatures from Underwater Temperature Recorders (UTRs) located at a depth of 10m off Tsitsikamma (-34.0228°S 23.8997°E), along the south coast of South Africa, between 02 July 1998 and 12 November 1998. At selected sites around Southern Africa, UTRs have been used to obtain long-term records of bottom temperature in the nearshore environment, at depths ranging from 2m to 34m.
Raw SDS data from the Marion Island Relief Voyage on the SA Agulhas II Voyage 015, April 2015
This is raw Scientific Data System (SDS) data from the Marion Island Relief Voyage on the SA Agulhas II Voyage 015 from 9 April to 15 May, 2015. The 2015 Marion Relief Voyage on board South Africa’s polar research and supply vessel MV SA Agulhas II offered yet 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, including microbial, planktic and...
Processed SADCP data from Leg 1 of the African Coelacanth Ecosystem Programme (ACEP) II on the Algoa Voyage 177, July 2010
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. This dataset was processed using older standards which may not align with international...
Processed CTD data from Leg 1 of the African Coelacanth Ecosystem Programme (ACEP) II on the Algoa Voyage 177, July 2010
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. This dataset was processed using older standards which may not align with international...
Long-term observations of daily currents on the Prince Edward Island shelf at Mooring 2 (April 2020 - April 2021)
Here we present processed magnitude and direction of daily currents throughout the water column (44.79 - 244.79m) from an Acoustic Doppler Current Profiler (ADCP) at location M2 (46.712°S; 37.902°E) on the Prince Edward Island shelf, between 30 April 2020 and 25 April 2021. 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...
Long-term observations of hourly currents on the Prince Edward Island shelf at Mooring 2 (April 2020 - April 2021)
Here we present processed magnitude and direction of hourly currents throughout the water column (44.79 - 244.79m) from an Acoustic Doppler Current Profiler (ADCP) at location M2 (46.712°S; 37.902°E) on the Prince Edward Island shelf, between 29 April 2020 and 26 April 2021. 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...
Raw Conductivity Temperature Depth (CTD) data from the African Coelecanth Ecology Programme (ACEP) Cruise on the Algoa Voyage 130, July 2004
This is raw Conductivity, Temperature, Depth (CTD) data from the African Coelecanth Ecology Programme (ACEP) Cruise on the Algoa Voyage 130, July 2004. The area covered includes the Western Indian Ocean; South African East Coast; Delago Bight - Mozambique; Tanzanian Coast; Comoros.
Processed CTD data from African Coelacanth Ecosystem Programme (ACEP) from Algoa Voyage 176, January 2010
The Algoa sailed from Durban on 22 January 2010 to conduct a hydrographic survey of the Natal Bight as part of the African Coelacanth Ecosystem Programme (ACEP) II. A total of 16 shore-normal transects were occupied between Scottburgh and St. Lucia.The sampling locations are indicated in Figure 1 of the Cruise Report. 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. Unfortunately, due to...
Processed underway Thermosalinograph (TSG) observations from the Algoa Voyage 257, January 2019
Here we present the 6-second resolution processed Thermosalinograph (TSG) data collected between 08 January 2019 and 25 January 2019 on the RS Algoa Voyage 257. 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 navigational information. A...
Raw Shipboard ADCP data from the Moorings and Monitoring Lines Cruise: Cape Point and Port St Johns on the Algoa Voyage 204, November 2013
This is raw shipboard ADCP data from the Moorings and Monitoring Lines Cruise: Cape Point and Port St Johns on the Algoa Voyage 204, 25 November to 6 December, 2013. The South Coast Mooring Cruise had two scientific objectives: (1) Service, maintain and extend the in situ operational oceanography network currently deployed around South Africa and (2) to investigate the dynamics of the Port St Johns eddy and biological implications.
Raw TSG data from the Mooring Cruise on the Algoa Voyage 199, June 2013
This is raw Thermosalinograph (TSG) data from the Mooring Cruise on the Algoa Voyage 199 from 29 June - 3 July, 2013. The area covered includes Slangkop, off of Cape Town, Western Cape, South Africa to Port Edward, south of Durban, KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa.
Raw SPAR data from the Mooring Cruise on the Algoa Voyage 199, June 2013
This is raw Surface Photosynthetically Active Radiation (SPAR) data from the Mooring Cruise on the Algoa Voyage 199 from 29 June - 3 July, 2013. The area covered includes Slangkop, off of Cape Town, Western Cape, South Africa to Port Edward, south of Durban, KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa.
Pre-processed CTD data from the Mooring Cruise on the Algoa Voyage 199, June 2013
This is pre-processed Conductivity, Temperature, Depth (CTD) data from the Mooring Cruise on the Algoa Voyage 199 from 29 June - 3 July, 2013. The area covered includes Slangkop, off of Cape Town, Western Cape, South Africa to Port Edward, south of Durban, KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa. 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)....
Raw SADCP data from the Walters Shoal Cruise on Algoa Voyage 207, May 2014
This is raw Shipboard Acoustic Doppler Current Profiler (SADCP) 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.
Processed CTD data from the Mooring Cruise on the Algoa Voyage 199, June 2013
This is processed Conductivity, Temperature, Depth (CTD) data from the Mooring Cruise on the Algoa Voyage 199 from 29 June - 3 July, 2013. The area covered includes Slangkop, off of Cape Town, Western Cape, South Africa to Port Edward, south of Durban, KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa. 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...
Raw underway Thermosalinograph (TSG) observations from the Algoa Voyage 257, January 2019
Here we present the 6-second resolution raw Thermosalinograph (TSG) data collected between 08 January 2019 and 25 January 2019 on the RS Algoa Voyage 257. 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 navigational information. A...
Raw TSG data from the Walters Shoal Cruise on Algoa Voyage 207, May 2014
This is raw Thermosalinograph (TSG) 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.