Raw PIES data for long-term observations of acoustic travel time (tau) and bottom pressure along the SAMBA transect at PIES P8 (September 2021 - September 2023)
Here we present raw data from a Pressure-equipped Inverted Echo Sounder located at a depth of 4595m at location P8 (34.5022°S; 00.0004°E) along the South Atlantic Meridional Overturning Circulation (MOC) Basin-scale Array (SAMBA) transect in the Cape Basin region of the South Atlantic Ocean, between 23 September 2021 and 26 September 2023. The South African component of the international South Atlantic Meridional Overturning Circulation project (SAMOC-SA) aims to characterise the time-mean...
Raw PIES data for long-term observations of acoustic travel time (tau) and bottom pressure along the SAMBA transect at PIES P6 (September 2021 - September 2023)
Here we present raw data from a Pressure-equipped Inverted Echo Sounder (PIES) located at a depth of 5170m at location P6 (34.5007°S; 07.4505°E) along the South Atlantic Meridional Overturning Circulation (MOC) Basin-scale Array (SAMBA) transect in the Cape Basin region of the South Atlantic Ocean, between 26 September 2021 and 23 September 2023. The South African component of the international South Atlantic Meridional Overturning Circulation project (SAMOC-SA) aims to characterise the...
Long-term observations of daily acoustic travel time along the SAMBA transect at PIES Mooring P3 (October 2021 – September 2023)
Here we present processed travel time from a Pressure-equipped Inverted Echo Sounder (PIES) located at a depth of 2859m at location P3 (34.4999°S; 17.1359°E) along the South Atlantic Meridional Overturning Circulation (MOC) Basin-scale Array (SAMBA) transect in the Cape Basin region of the South Atlantic Ocean, between 2 October 2021 and 18 September 2023. The South African component of the international South Atlantic Meridional Overturning Circulation project (SAMOC-SA) aims to...
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...
Raw CTD continuous observations from the Coastal Current Meter Programme on the Africana Voyage 017, March 1984
This is raw Conductivity-Temperature-Depth (CTD) continuous data 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 coastal zone between Cape...
Raw CTD discrete observations from the Coastal Current Meter Programme on the Africana Voyage 017, March 1984
This is raw Conductivity-Temperature-Depth (CTD) discrete data 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 coastal zone between Cape...
Processed CTD continuous observations from the Coastal Current Meter Programme on the Africana Voyage 017, March 1984
This is processed downcast Conductivity-Temperature-Depth (CTD) continuous data 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 coastal...
Processed CTD continuous observations from the West Coast Physical Oceanography cruise on the Africana Voyage 016, February 1984
This is processed downcast Conductivity-Temperature-Depth (CTD) continuous data from the West Coast Physical Oceanography cruise on the Africana Voyage 016 collected between 03 and 04 February 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 conduct torsional vibration trials to meet the requirements of Lloyds, to retrieve and deploy two thermistor chain/current meter moorings and...
Raw CTD continuous observations from the West Coast Physical Oceanography cruise on the Africana Voyage 016, February 1984
This is raw Conductivity-Temperature-Depth (CTD) continuous data from the West Coast Physical Oceanography cruise on the Africana Voyage 016 collected between 03 and 04 February 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 conduct torsional vibration trials to meet the requirements of Lloyds, to retrieve and deploy two thermistor chain/current meter moorings and to conduct CTD...
Raw Acoustic Doppler Current Profiler (ADCP) data for long-term observations of currents at SAMBA Mooring 4 (October 2018 - September 2020)
Here we present raw data from an Acoustic Doppler Current Profiler (ADCP), deployed at a depth of 320 m at M4 (34.2950°S; 17.8802°E) along the South Atlantic Meridional Overturning Circulation (MOC) Basin-scale Array (SAMBA) transect in the Cape Basin region of the South Atlantic Ocean, between 10 October 2018 and 29 September 2020. The South African component of the international South Atlantic Meridional Overturning Circulation project (SAMOC-SA) aims to characterise the time-mean and...
Raw Acoustic Doppler Current Profiler (ADCP) data from long-term observations of currents at SAMBA Mooring 8 (October 2018 - October 2020)
Here we present raw data from an Acoustic Doppler Current Profiler (ADCP), located at a depth of 477m at M8 (34.4792°S; 17.3403°E) along the South Atlantic Meridional Overturning Circulation (MOC) Basin-scale Array (SAMBA) transect in the Cape Basin region of the South Atlantic Ocean, between 11 October 2018 and 03 October 2020. The South African component of the international South Atlantic Meridional Overturning Circulation project (SAMOC-SA) aims to characterise the time-mean and...
Long-term observations of daily currents at SAMBA Mooring 4 (October 2018 - September 2020)
Here we present processed magnitude and direction of daily currents in the upper part of the water column (36.94 - 292.94m) from an Acoustic Doppler Current Profiler (ADCP) located at a depth of 320m at M4 (34.2950°S; 17.8802°E) along the South Atlantic Meridional Overturning Circulation (MOC) Basin-scale Array (SAMBA) transect in the Cape Basin region of the South Atlantic Ocean, between 10 October 2018 and 29 September 2020. The South African component of the international South Atlantic...
Long-term observations of daily currents measured by DVS at SAMBA Mooring 8 (October 2018 - October 2020)
Here we present processed magnitude and direction of daily currents in the water column from a Doppler Volume Sampler (DVS) located at a depth of 1227m at M8 (34.4792°S; 17.3403°E) along the South Atlantic Meridional Overturning Circulation (MOC) Basin-scale Array (SAMBA) transect in the Cape Basin region of the South Atlantic Ocean, between 11 October 2018 and 03 October 2020. The South African component of the international South Atlantic Meridional Overturning Circulation project...
Long-term observations of hourly currents at SAMBA Mooring 8 (October 2018 - October 2020)
Here we present processed magnitude and direction of hourly currents in the upper part of the water column (52.49 - 452.48m) from an Acoustic Doppler Current Profiler (ADCP) located at a depth of 477m at M8 (34.4792°S; 17.3403°E) along the South Atlantic Meridional Overturning Circulation (MOC) Basin-scale Array (SAMBA) transect in the Cape Basin region of the South Atlantic Ocean, between 05 October 2018 and 04 October 2020. The South African component of the international South Atlantic...
Long-term observations of daily currents measured by DVS at SAMBA Mooring 9 (October 2018 - October 2020)
Here we present processed magnitude and direction of daily currents in the water column (1766 - 2862m) from Doppler Volume Sampler (DVS) instruments located at M9 (34.50295°S; 17.1242°E) along the South Atlantic Meridional Overturning Circulation (MOC) Basin-scale Array (SAMBA) transect in the Cape Basin region of the South Atlantic Ocean, between 16 October 2018 and 05 October 2020. The South African component of the international South Atlantic Meridional Overturning Circulation project...
Long-term observations of hourly currents measured by DVS at SAMBA Mooring 9 (October 2018 - October 2020)
Here we present processed magnitude and direction of hourly currents in the water column (1766 - 2862m) from Doppler Volume Sampler (DVS) instruments located at M9 (34.50295°S; 17.1242°E) along the South Atlantic Meridional Overturning Circulation (MOC) Basin-scale Array (SAMBA) transect in the Cape Basin region of the South Atlantic Ocean, between 15 October 2018 and 06 October 2020. The South African component of the international South Atlantic Meridional Overturning Circulation project...
Long-term observations of daily currents at SAMBA Mooring 10 (October 2018 - October 2020)
Here we present processed magnitude and direction of daily currents in the upper part of the water column (56.13 - 440.13m) from an Acoustic Doppler Current Profiler (ADCP) located at a depth of 465m at M10 (34.5000°S; 14.7038°E) along the South Atlantic Meridional Overturning Circulation (MOC) Basin-scale Array (SAMBA) transect in the Cape Basin region of the South Atlantic Ocean, between 18 October 2018 and 06 October 2020. The South African component of the international South Atlantic...
Long-term observations of hourly currents at SAMBA Mooring 10 (October 2018 - October 2020)
Here we present processed magnitude and direction of hourly currents in the upper part of the water column (56.13 - 440.13 m) from an Acoustic Doppler Current Profiler (ADCP) located at a depth of 465m at M10 (34.5000°S; 14.7038°E) along the South Atlantic Meridional Overturning Circulation (MOC) Basin-scale Array (SAMBA) transect in the Cape Basin region of the South Atlantic Ocean, between 17 October 2018 and 07 October 2020. The South African component of the international South Atlantic...
Long-term observations of daily bottom temperatures at location Mooring 4 (October 2018 - September 2020)
Here we present processed daily bottom temperatures from an Acoustic Doppler Current Profiler (ADCP) located at a depth of 305m at M4 (34.2950°S; 17.8802°E) along the South Atlantic Meridional Overturning Circulation (MOC) Basin-scale Array (SAMBA) transect in the Cape Basin region of the South Atlantic Ocean, between 10 October 2018 and 29 September 2020. The South African component of the international South Atlantic Meridional Overturning Circulation project (SAMOC-SA) aims to...
Long-term observations of daily subsurface temperatures at location Mooring 8 (October 2018 - October 2020)
Here we present processed daily subsurface temperatures from an Acoustic Doppler Current Profiler (ADCP) located at a depth of 477m at M8 (34.4792°S; 17.3403°E) along the South Atlantic Meridional Overturning Circulation (MOC) Basin-scale Array (SAMBA) transect in the Cape Basin region of the South Atlantic Ocean, between 11 October 2018 and 03 October 2020. The South African component of the international South Atlantic Meridional Overturning Circulation project (SAMOC-SA) aims to...
Long-term observations of hourly subsurface temperatures at location Mooring 8 (October 2018 - October 2020)
Here we present processed hourly subsurface temperatures from an Acoustic Doppler Current Profiler (ADCP) located at a depth of 477m at M8 (34.4792°S; 17.3403°E) along the South Atlantic Meridional Overturning Circulation (MOC) Basin-scale Array (SAMBA) transect in the Cape Basin region of the South Atlantic Ocean, between 10 October 2018 and 04 October 2020. The South African component of the international South Atlantic Meridional Overturning Circulation project (SAMOC-SA) aims to...
Long-term observations of daily subsurface temperatures at location Mooring 9 (October 2018 - October 2020)
Here we present processed daily subsurface temperatures from an Acoustic Doppler Current Profiler (ADCP) located at a depth of 466m at M9 (34.50295°S; 17.1242°E) along the South Atlantic Meridional Overturning Circulation (MOC) Basin-scale Array (SAMBA) transect in the Cape Basin region of the South Atlantic Ocean, between 16 October 2018 and 05 October 2020. The South African component of the international South Atlantic Meridional Overturning Circulation project (SAMOC-SA) aims to...
Long-term observations of hourly subsurface temperatures at location Mooring 9 (October 2018 - October 2020)
Here we present processed hourly subsurface temperatures from an Acoustic Doppler Current Profiler (ADCP) located at a depth of 466m at M9 (34.50295°S; 17.1242°E) along the South Atlantic Meridional Overturning Circulation (MOC) Basin-scale Array (SAMBA) transect in the Cape Basin region of the South Atlantic Ocean, between 15 October 2018 and 06 October 2020. The South African component of the international South Atlantic Meridional Overturning Circulation project (SAMOC-SA) aims to...
Long-term observations of hourly subsurface temperatures at location Mooring 10 (October 2018 - October 2020)
Here we present processed hourly subsurface temperatures from an Acoustic Doppler Current Profiler (ADCP) located at a depth of 465m at M10 (34.5000°S; 14.7038°E) along the South Atlantic Meridional Overturning Circulation (MOC) Basin-scale Array (SAMBA) transect in the Cape Basin region of the South Atlantic Ocean, between 17 October 2018 and 07 October 2020. The South African component of the international South Atlantic Meridional Overturning Circulation project (SAMOC-SA) aims to...
Long-term observations of daily currents at SAMBA Mooring 9 (October 2018 - October 2020)
Here we present processed magnitude and direction of daily currents in the upper part of the water column (41.56 - 441.56m) from an Acoustic Doppler Current Profiler (ADCP) located at a depth of 466m at M9 (34.50295°S; 17.1242°E) along the South Atlantic Meridional Overturning Circulation (MOC) Basin-scale Array (SAMBA) transect in the Cape Basin region of the South Atlantic Ocean, between 16 October 2018 and 05 October 2020. The South African component of the international South Atlantic...