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Agulhas System Climate Array (ASCA) (8)
Anchovy Recruitment Survey (20)
Bio-optical Investigation of Phytoplankton (15)
Conservation Physiology Programme (155)
Gliders in the Agulhas (GINA) (13)
Gough Island Relief (23)
Hybrid Coordinate Ocean Model (HYCOM) (1)
Integrated Ecosystem Programme: Southern Benguela (IEP: SB) (152)
International Indian Ocean Expedition 2 (IIOE2) (12)
Long-term monitoring of nearshore temperatures around Southern Africa (938)
Marion Island Relief Voyage (63)
National Coastal Climate Change Vulnerability Assessment (5)
Port St Johns CTD and Bathymetry Survey (1)
Shelf Circulation Patterns off Port Edward (40)
South African National Antarctic Expedition (SANAE) (36)
South Atlantic Meridional Overturning Circulation (SAMOC-SA) (286)
South Atlantic Meridional Overturning Circulation Basin-wide Array (SAMBA) (26)
South Coast Demersal Biomass Survey (17)
South Coast Moorings and Monitoring Lines Cruise (23)
Southern Ocean Seasonal Cycle Experiment (SOSCEx) (11)
Underwater Temperature Recorder Mooring Network (2)
Walters Shoal (4)
Weather stations (13)
West Coast Cetacean Distribution and Abundance Survey (17)
West Coast Physical Oceanography (10)
Winter Cruise (7)
ANTARCTICA (23)
GOUGH ISLAND (23)
INDIAN OCEAN (1187)
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SOUTH ATLANTIC OCEAN (1001)
SOUTHERN OCEAN (58)
ADCP (312)
AWS (12)
CO2 ANALYZERS (2)
CTD (296)
DVS (4)
ECHO SOUNDERS (3)
NISKIN BOTTLES (36)
PIES (73)
PROFILERS (12)
SADCP (48)
SDS (1)
THERMOSALINOGRAPH (156)
UTR (936)
XBT (36)
Integrated Ecosystem Programme: Southern Benguela (IEP:SB) on the Algoa Voyage 293, August 2023
The Integrated Ecosystem Programme: Southern Benguela (IEP:SB) was conducted on the Algoa Voyage 293 in August 2023. This programme serves as a multi-disciplinary and multi-institutional platform aimed at conducting scientific research in the Southern Benguela region. It also fosters collaboration and knowledge exchange. The primary objective is to develop ecosystem indicators—physical, chemical, planktonic, microbial, seabird, and benthic—that can be utilised for effective monitoring and...
Raw underway Thermosalinograph (TSG) observations from RS Algoa Voyage 293, August 2023
Here we present the 6-second resolution raw Thermosalinograph (TSG) data collected, between 15 August and 22 August 2023, during voyage293 on the RS Algoa. 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...
Processed underway Thermosalinograph (TSG) observations from RS Algoa Voyage 239, May 2017
Here we present the 6-second resolution processed Thermosalinograph (TSG) data collected, between 22 May and 29 May 2017, during voyage 239 on the RS Algoa. 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...
Raw underway Thermosalinograph (TSG) observations from RS Algoa Voyage 239, May 2017
Here we present the 6-second resolution raw Thermosalinograph (TSG) data collected, between 22 May and 29 May 2017, during voyage 239 on the RS Algoa. 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...
Processed underway Thermosalinograph (TSG) observations from RS Algoa Voyage 252, August 2018
Here we present the 6-second resolution processed Thermosalinograph (TSG) data collected, between 20 August and 28 August 2018, during voyage 252 on the RS Algoa. 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...
Processed underway Thermosalinograph (TSG) observations from RS Algoa Voyage 293, August 2023
Here we present the 6-second resolution processed Thermosalinograph (TSG) data collected, between 15 August and 22 August 2023, during voyage 293 on the RS Algoa. 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...
South Coast Demersal Biomass Survey on the Africana Voyage 111, April 1993
The South Coast Biomass Survey on the Africana Voyage 111 was conducted from 15 April 1993 to May 12 1993. The main objectives of the cruise were to conduct a stratified bottom trawl survey to assess the biomass, abundance and distribution of hake, sole, horse mackerel, squid and other trawl species on the Agulhas Bank; to investigate the hydrology and current profiles of the South Coast and to relate this to the distribution of the major demersal trawl species. This included five transects...
Anchovy Recruitment Survey on the Africana Voyage 112, May 1993
The Anchovy Recruitment Survey on the Africana Voyage 112 was conducted from 18 May 1993 to June 05 1993. The main objectives of the cruise were to estimate the abundance and size-structure of anchovy and pilchard recruits; to describe the distribution and anchovy and pilchard recruits and the influence of oceanographic variables on these. To collect biological data on pelagic fish species and to examine the distribution, abundance and production of plankton in relation to the environment...
Processed CTD discrete observations from the Anchovy Recruitment Survey on the Africana Voyage 112, May 1993
Here we present processed Conductivity-Temperature-Depth (CTD) discrete data from the upcast collected, between 18 May and 05 June 1993, during the Anchovy Recruitment Survey on the Africana Voyage 112, 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 Anchovy Recruitment Survey on the Africana Voyage 112, May 1993
Here we present processed downcast Conductivity-Temperature-Depth (CTD) continuous data collected, between 18 May and 05 June 1993, during the Anchovy Recruitment Survey on the Africana Voyage 112, in the Benguela Current Large Marine Ecosysten (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.
Raw CTD data from the Integrated Ecosystem Programme: Southern Benguela (IEP:SB) on the Algoa Voyage 202, September 2013
This is raw Conductivity, Temperature, Depth (CTD) data from the Integrated Ecosystem Programme: Southern Benguela on the Algoa Voyage 202, 9 to 19 September, 2013. This was the pilot cruise for the IEP:SB for site determination and gear testing.The Integrated Ecosystem Programme: Southern Benguela is a multi-disciplinary, multi-institutional platform to undertake relevant science in the Southern Benguela; also functioning as a platform for collaboration and learning. All projects aim to...
Long-term observations of daily bottom temperatures on the Prince Edward Island shelf at Mooring 1 (April 2020 - April 2021)
Here we present processed daily bottom temperature from an Acoustic Doppler Current Profiler (ADCP) at location M1 (46.773°S; 37.912°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 and monitor the variability of the main Southern Ocean frontal...
Anchovy Recruitment Survey on the Africana Voyage 103, May 1992
The Anchovy Recruitment Survey was conducted on the Africana Voyage 103 from 12 - 28 May 1992. The main objectives of the cruise were to estimate the abundance and size-structure of anchovy and pilchard recruits; to describe the distribution and behaviour patterns of anchovy and pilchard recruits and the influence of oceanographic variables on these; to collect biological data on pelagic fish species and to examine the distribution, abundance and production of plankton in relation to the...
South Coast Demersal Biomass Survey on the Africana Voyage 086, September 1990
South Coast Demersal Biomass Survey was conducted on the Africana Voyage 086 from 07 September - 02 October 1990. The objectives of the cruise were to survey by means of bottom trawling (under 200 m) the abundance and distribution of adult and juvenile hake, sole, squid, horse mackerel and other demersal target species and to make biomass estimates of each; to study the hydrological environment using the CTD and ADCP and to relate this information to the catches of hake , sole, squid, horse...
Anchovy Recruitment Survey on the Africana Voyage 092, May 1991
The Anchovy Pilchard Recruitment Survey on the Africana Voyage 092 was conducted on the 7 to the 24 May 1991. The main objectives of the cruise were to estimate the abundance and size-structure of anchovy; a description of the distribution and behaviour patterns of anchovy and pilchard of recruits and the oceanographic variables on these; a collection of biological data on pelagic fish species; an examination of the distribution, abundance and production of plankton in relation to the...
West Coast Hake Biomass on the Africana Voyage 079, January 1990
The West Coast Hake Biomass Survey on the Africana Voyage 079 was conducted from 4 to 29 January 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 the diurnal cycle of hake and other demersal species, to investigate the environmental and ecological interrelationships of hake and other demersal species, to make some experimental trawls in deep water to determine hake distribution limits and...
Processed CTD continuous observations from the South Coast Demersal Biomass Survey on the Africana Voyage 086, September 1990
Here we present processed downcast Conductivity-Temperature-Depth (CTD) continuous data collected, between 07 September and 02 October 1990, during the South Coast Demersal Biomass Survey on the Africana Voyage 086, 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 086, September 1990
Here we present processed CTD discrete data from the upcast collected, between 07 September and 02 October 1990, during the South Coast Demersal Biomass Survey on the Africana Voyage 086 in the Agulhas Current Large Marine Ecosystem (ACLME) region on the south 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 research and monitoring cruises between 1983 and 2000.
Raw temperature data for long-term observations of Bottom Temperatures at Knysna (September 2019 - June 2022)
At selected sites around Southern Africa, Underwater Temperature Recorders (UTRs) have been used to obtain long-term records of bottom temperature in the nearshore environment, at depths ranging from 2m to 34m. Here we present raw temperatures from UTRs located at a depth of 7m off Knysna (34.0763°S 23.0602°E), along the south coast of Southern Africa, between 27 September 2019 and 29 June 2022. Note that for some deployments, two UTRs were deployed to simultaneously record bottom...
Long-term observations of hourly Bottom Temperatures at Knysna (September 2019 - June 2022)
At selected sites around Southern Africa, Underwater Temperature Recorders (UTRs) have been used to obtain long-term records of bottom temperature in the nearshore environment, at depths ranging from 2m to 34m. Here we present processed hourly subsurface temperatures from UTRs located at a depth of 7m off Knysna (34.0763°S 23.0602°E), along the south coast of Southern Africa, between 27 September 2019 and 29 June 2022. Note that for some deployments, two UTRs were deployed to simultaneously...
Raw temperature data for long-term observations of Bottom Temperatures at Knysna (November 2015 - September 2019)
At selected sites around Southern Africa, Underwater Temperature Recorders (UTRs) have been used to obtain long-term records of bottom temperature in the nearshore environment, at depths ranging from 2m to 34m. Here we present raw temperatures from UTRs located at a depth of 7m off Knysna (34.0763°S 23.0602°E), along the south coast of Southern Africa, between 15 November 2015 and 25 September 2019. Note that for some deployments, two UTRs were deployed to simultaneously record bottom...
Long-term observations of hourly Bottom Temperatures at Knysna (November 2015 - September 2019)
At selected sites around Southern Africa, Underwater Temperature Recorders (UTRs) have been used to obtain long-term records of bottom temperature in the nearshore environment, at depths ranging from 2m to 34m. Here we present processed hourly subsurface temperatures from UTRs located at a depth of 7m off Knysna (34.0763°S 23.0602°E), along the south coast of Southern Africa, between 15 November 2015 and 25 September 2019. Note that for some deployments, two UTRs were deployed to...
Raw temperature data for long-term observations of Bottom Temperatures at Knysna (November 2014 - November 2015)
At selected sites around Southern Africa, Underwater Temperature Recorders (UTRs) have been used to obtain long-term records of bottom temperature in the nearshore environment, at depths ranging from 2m to 34m. Here we present raw temperatures from UTRs located at a depth of 7m off Knysna (34.0763°S 23.0602°E), along the south coast of Southern Africa, between 07 November 2014 and 15 November 2015. Note that for some deployments, two UTRs were deployed to simultaneously record bottom...
Long-term observations of hourly Bottom Temperatures at Knysna (November 2014 - November 2015)
At selected sites around Southern Africa, Underwater Temperature Recorders (UTRs) have been used to obtain long-term records of bottom temperature in the nearshore environment, at depths ranging from 2m to 34m. Here we present processed hourly subsurface temperatures from UTRs located at a depth of 7m off Knysna (34.0763°S 23.0602°E), along the south coast of Southern Africa, between 07 November 2014 and 15 November 2015. Note that for some deployments, two UTRs were deployed to...
Raw temperature data for long-term observations of Bottom Temperatures at Knysna (November 2008 - November 2009)
At selected sites around Southern Africa, Underwater Temperature Recorders (UTRs) have been used to obtain long-term records of bottom temperature in the nearshore environment, at depths ranging from 2m to 34m. Here we present raw temperatures from UTRs located at a depth of 7m off Knysna (34.0763°S 23.0602°E), along the south coast of Southern Africa, between 11 November 2008 and 06 November 2009. Note that for some deployments, two UTRs were deployed to simultaneously record bottom...