African Coelacanth Ecosystem Programme (ACEP) (27)
Agulhas System Climate Array (ASCA) (4)
Anchovy Recruitment Survey (14)
Bio-optical Investigation of Phytoplankton (15)
Conservation Physiology Programme (2)
Gliders in the Agulhas (GINA) (13)
Gough Island Relief (18)
Hybrid Coordinate Ocean Model (HYCOM) (1)
Integrated Ecosystem Programme: Southern Benguela (IEP: SB) (133)
International Indian Ocean Expedition 2 (IIOE2) (11)
Long-term monitoring of nearshore temperatures around Southern Africa (37)
Marion Island Relief Voyage (38)
National Coastal Climate Change Vulnerability Assessment (5)
Port St Johns CTD and Bathymetry Survey (1)
Shelf Circulation Patterns off Port Edward (1)
South African National Antarctic Expedition (SANAE) (23)
South Atlantic Meridional Overturning Circulation (SAMOC-SA) (6)
South Atlantic Meridional Overturning Circulation Basin-wide Array (SAMBA) (18)
South Coast Demersal Biomass Survey (17)
South Coast Moorings and Monitoring Lines Cruise (16)
Southern Ocean Seasonal Cycle Experiment (SOSCEx) (9)
Sustainable Ocean Modelling Initiative: A South African Approach (1)
Walters Shoal (4)
Weather stations (4)
West Coast Cetacean Distribution and Abundance Survey (16)
West Coast Physical Oceanography (5)
Winter Cruise (5)
ANTARCTICA (16)
GOUGH ISLAND (18)
INDIAN OCEAN (211)
SOUTH AFRICA (1)
SOUTH ATLANTIC OCEAN (376)
SOUTHERN OCEAN (19)
ADCP (23)
AWS (9)
CO2 ANALYZERS (2)
CTD (211)
DVS (2)
ECHO SOUNDERS (3)
NISKIN BOTTLES (36)
PROFILERS (12)
SADCP (43)
SDS (1)
THERMOSALINOGRAPH (97)
UTR (35)
XBT (20)
SEAmester and Agulhas System Climate Array (ASCA) Scientific Cruise on the SA Agulhas II Voyage 052, June 2022
The SEAmester and Agulhas System Climate Array (ASCA) Scientific Cruise was conducted on the SA Agulhas II Voyage 052 from 27 June to 08 July 2022. The cruise operated from Cape Town to the ASCA transect (~ 34° S) off Hamburg in the Eastern Cape, South West Indian Ocean. The objective of the SEAmester cruise was to undertake the ASCA transect across the Agulhas Current and sample the 20 CTD stations done previously. In addition, SEAmester shallow (200 m) CTD training stations would take...
Surface Chlorophyll a concentration and Secchi depth data from the SEAHAB project, March 2023
This was the in situ data collection for the Sensor-agnostic Estimation of Harmful Algal Blooms (SEAHAB) project, March 2023. The data represents two days of surface water sampling between Table Bay and Kommetjie for the purpose of satellite chlorophyll a concentration and water clarity validation.
Raw TSG data from Southern Ocean Seasonal Cycle Experiment (SOSCEx) IV on the SA Agulhas II, Voyage 020, July 2016
The SA Agulhas II operated from Cape Town along the Goodhope Line, completing underway biogeochemical and physical oceanography observations along the transect, as part of the Winter 2016 Southern Ocean Seasonal Cycle Experiment (SOSCEx) IV and Marginal Ice Zone Dynamics. The cruise included deployment of expendable bathythermographs underway, deployment of four autonomous robotics instruments at two stations (2 wavegliders and 2 buoyancy gliders, per station), and the deployment of two Argo...
Raw SDS data from Southern Ocean Seasonal Cycle Experiment (SOSCEx) IV on the SA Agulhas II, Voyage 020, July 2016
The SA Agulhas II operated from Cape Town along the Goodhope Line, completing underway biogeochemical and physical oceanography observations along the transect, as part of the Winter 2016 Southern Ocean Seasonal Cycle Experiment (SOSCEx) IV and Marginal Ice Zone Dynamics. The cruise included deployment of expendable bathythermographs underway, deployment of four autonomous robotics instruments at two stations (2 wavegliders and 2 buoyancy gliders, per station), and the deployment of two Argo...
Raw SADCP data from Southern Ocean Seasonal Cycle Experiment (SOSCEx) IV on the SA Agulhas II, Voyage 020, July 2016
The SA Agulhas II operated from Cape Town along the Goodhope Line, completing underway biogeochemical and physical oceanography observations along the transect, as part of the Winter 2016 Southern Ocean Seasonal Cycle Experiment (SOSCEx) IV and Marginal Ice Zone Dynamics. The cruise included deployment of expendable bathythermographs underway, deployment of four autonomous robotics instruments at two stations (2 wavegliders and 2 buoyancy gliders, per station), and the deployment of two Argo...
Raw CTD data from Southern Ocean Seasonal Cycle Experiment (SOSCEx) IV on the SA Agulhas II, Voyage 020, July 2016
The SA Agulhas II operated from Cape Town along the Goodhope Line, completing underway biogeochemical and physical oceanography observations along the transect, as part of the Winter 2016 Southern Ocean Seasonal Cycle Experiment (SOSCEx) IV and Marginal Ice Zone Dynamics. The cruise included deployment of expendable bathythermographs underway, deployment of four autonomous robotics instruments at two stations (2 wavegliders and 2 buoyancy gliders, per station), and the deployment of two Argo...
Southern Ocean Seasonal Cycle Experiment (SOSCEx) IV on the SA Agulhas II, Voyage 020A, July 2016
The SA Agulhas II operated from Cape Town along the Goodhope Line, completing underway biogeochemical and physical oceanography observations along the transect, as part of the Winter 2016 Southern Ocean Seasonal Cycle Experiment (SOSCEx) IV and Marginal Ice Zone Dynamics. The cruise included deployment of expendable bathythermographs underway, deployment of four autonomous robotics instruments at two stations (2 wavegliders and 2 buoyancy gliders, per station), and the deployment of two Argo...
Marion Island Relief Voyage on the MV SA Agulhas II Voyage 019, April 2016
The Marion Island Relief Voyage was conducted on the MV S. A. Agulhas II Voyage 019, 7 April to 16 May 2016. The 2016 Marion Relief Voyage 019 offered the 4th opportunity to conduct multi-disciplinary, ship-based marine research focusing on links and interactions between air and sea, ocean physics, chemistry, biogeochemistry and biology, including microbial, planktic and benthic communities on board South Africa’s polar research and supply vessel MV SA Agulhas II en route to, and around, the...
Processed Expendable Bathythermograph (XBT) casts collected during the 2016 Marion Relief Voyage on SA Agulhas Voyage 019
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 systems associated with the Antarctic Circumpolar Current (ACC), south of Africa. The Crossroads monitoring line, directly under the altimetry track N198, is sampled annually during the Marion Relief voyages,...
Raw SDS data from SANAE on SA Agulhas II Voyage 018, December 2015
This is raw Scientific Data System (SDS) data from SANAE, SA Agulhas II Voyage 018 from 05 December 2015 to 10 February 2016. The South African National Antarctic Expedition (SANAE) is an annual cruise undertaken by the Department of Environmental Affairs (DEA) to change the overwintering teams in Antarctica and to replenish the supplies at the SANAE IV Research base. This voyage was to deliver the SANAE 55 team to the island and return with the SANAE 54 team. The cruise was undertaken...
Processed XBT data from SANAE on SA Agulhas II Voyage 018, December 2015
This is processed Expendable Bathythermograph (XBT) data from SANAE, SA Agulhas II Yoyage 018 from 05 December 2015 to 10 February 2016. The South African National Antarctic Expedition (SANAE) is an annual cruise undertaken by the Department of Environmental Affairs (DEA) to change the overwintering teams in Antarctica and to replenish the supplies at the SANAE IV Research base. This voyage was to deliver the SANAE 55 team to the island and return with the SANAE 54 team. The cruise was...
Raw TSG data from SANAE on SA Agulhas II Voyage 018, December 2015
This is raw Thermosalinograph (TSG) data from SANAE, SA Agulhas II Voyage 018 from 05 December 2015 to 10 February 2016. The South African National Antarctic Expedition (SANAE) is an annual cruise undertaken by the Department of Environmental Affairs (DEA) to change the overwintering teams in Antarctica and to replenish the supplies at the SANAE IV Research base. This voyage was to deliver the SANAE 55 team to the island and return with the SANAE 54 team. The cruise was undertaken between...
Raw SADCP data from SANAE on SA Agulhas II Voyage 018, December 2015
This is raw Shipboard Acoustic Doppler Current Profiler (SADCP) data from SANAE, S.A Agulhas II voyage 018 from 05 December 2015 to10 February 2016. The South African National Antarctic Expedition (SANAE) is an annual cruise undertaken by the Department of Environmental Affairs (DEA) to change the overwintering teams in Antarctica and to replenish the supplies at the SANAE IV Research base. This voyage was to deliver the SANAE 55 team to the island and return with the SANAE 54 team. The...
Raw TSG data from Gough Island Relief on SA Agulhas II Voyage 017, September 2015
This is raw Thermosalinograph (TSG) data from the SA Agulhas II voyage 017, Gough Island Relief 03 September 2015 to 06 October 2015. The Gough Island Relief Voyage is an annual cruise undertaken by the Department of Environmental Affairs (DEA) to change the overwintering team in Gough Island and to replenish the supplies at the British’s leased Gough Island Research base. The cruise also serves as a means to transport the residents and/or visitors to Tristan da Cunha using a signed...
Raw SADCP data from Gough Island Relief on SA Agulhas II Voyage 017, September 2015
This is raw Shipboard Acoustic Doppler Current Profiler (SADCP) data from the SA Agulhas II voyage 017, Gough Island Relief 03 September 2015 to 06 October 2015. The Gough Island Relief Voyage is an annual cruise undertaken by the Department of Environmental Affairs (DEA) to change the overwintering team in Gough Island and to replenish the supplies at the British’s leased Gough Island Research base. The cruise also serves as a means to transport the residents and/or visitors to Tristan da...
Raw SDS data from Gough Island Relief on SA Agulhas II Voyage 017, September 2015
This is raw Scientific Data System (SDS) data from the SA Agulhas II voyage 017, Gough Island Relief 03 September 2015 to 06 October 2015. The Gough Island Relief Voyage is an annual cruise undertaken by the Department of Environmental Affairs (DEA) to change the overwintering team in Gough Island and to replenish the supplies at the British’s leased Gough Island Research base. The cruise also serves as a means to transport the residents and/or visitors to Tristan da Cunha using a signed...
Processed XBT data from the Southern Ocean Seasonal Cycle Experiment (SOSCEx) III Winter Cruise on the SA Agulhas II Voyage 016, July 2015
This is processed Expendable Bathythermograph (XBT) data from the Southern Ocean Seasonal Cycle Experiment (SOSCEx) III Winter Cruise on the SA Agulhas II Voyage 016, 22 July to 15 August, 2015. The third Southern Ocean Seasonal Cycle Experiment (SOSCEx) III is a high-resolution full seasonal cycle experiment using integrated observational and modeling platforms. A novel aspect of SOSCEx III is the integrated multi-platform approach, which aims to explore new questions about the climate...
Raw TSG data from the Southern Ocean Seasonal Cycle Experiment (SOSCEx) III Winter Cruise on the SA Agulhas II Voyage 016, July 2015
This is raw Thermosalinograph (TSG) data from the Southern Ocean Seasonal Cycle Experiment (SOSCEx) III Winter Cruise on the SA Agulhas II Voyage 016, 22 July to 15 August, 2015. The third Southern Ocean Seasonal Cycle Experiment (SOSCEx) III is a high-resolution full seasonal cycle experiment using integrated observational and modeling platforms. A novel aspect of SOSCEx III is the integrated multi-platform approach, which aims to explore new questions about the climate sensitivity of...
SDS data from the Southern Ocean Seasonal Cycle Experiment (SOSCEx) III Winter Cruise on the SA Agulhas II Voyage 016, July 2015
This is raw Scientific Data System (SDS) data from the Southern Ocean Seasonal Cycle Experiment (SOSCEx) III Winter Cruise on the SA Agulhas II Voyage 016, 22 July to 15 August, 2015. The third Southern Ocean Seasonal Cycle Experiment (SOSCEx) III is a high-resolution full seasonal cycle experiment using integrated observational and modeling platforms. A novel aspect of SOSCEx III is the integrated multi-platform approach, which aims to explore new questions about the climate sensitivity of...
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...
Long-term observations of hourly bottom temperatures at Elands Bay, South Africa
Here we present a collection of raw and processed temperatures from Underwater Temperature Recorders (UTRs) located off Elands Bay, South Africa. At selected sites around Southern Africa, UTRs have been used to obtain long-term records of bottom temperatures in the nearshore environment, at depths ranging from 2m to 34m.
Long-term observations of hourly bottom temperatures at Arcadia Reef, Mozambique
Here we present a collection of raw and processed temperatures from Underwater Temperature Recorders (UTRs) located off Arcadia Reef, Mozambique. At selected sites around Southern Africa, UTRs have been used to obtain long-term records of bottom temperatures in the nearshore environment, at depths ranging from 2m to 34m.
Long-term moored observations from the eastern part of the South Atlantic Meridional Overturning Circulation Basin-wide Array (SAMBA)
Here we present long-term observations from the South Atlantic Meridional Overturning Circulation Basin-wide Array (SAMBA) transect in the Cape Basin region along 34.5°S. SAMBA forms part of the South African component of the International South Atlantic Meridional Overturning Circulation project (SAMOC-SA), which 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 systems...
Long-term moored observations at the Prince Edward Island archipelago
Here we present long-term observations from the Prince Edward Island (PEI) shelf moorings. These moorings form part of the South African component of the International South Atlantic Meridional Overturning Circulation project (SAMOC-SA), which aims to characterize 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 systems associated with the Antarctic Circumpolar Current (ACC), south of Africa.
Long-term observations of hourly bottom temperatures at Karange Island, North, Tanzania
Here we present a collection of raw and processed temperatures from Underwater Temperature Recorders (UTRs) located off Karange Island, North, Tanzania. At selected sites around Southern Africa, UTRs have been used to obtain long-term records of bottom temperatures in the nearshore environment, at depths ranging from 2m to 34m.