African Coelacanth Ecosystem Programme (ACEP) (25)
Agulhas System Climate Array (ASCA) (8)
Anchovy Recruitment Survey (15)
Bio-optical Investigation of Phytoplankton (3)
Conservation Physiology Programme (2)
Gliders in the Agulhas (GINA) (13)
Gough Island Relief (16)
Hybrid Coordinate Ocean Model (HYCOM) (1)
Integrated Ecosystem Programme: Southern Benguela (IEP: SB) (111)
Integrated Ecosystem Programme: Southern Benguela (IEP:SB) (14)
International Indian Ocean Expedition 2 (IIOE2) (12)
Long-term monitoring of nearshore temperatures around Southern Africa (35)
Marion Island Relief Voyage (64)
Shelf Circulation Patterns off Port Edward (1)
South African National Antarctic Expedition (SANAE) (36)
South Atlantic Meridional Overturning Circulation (SAMOC-SA) (9)
South Atlantic Meridional Overturning Circulation Basin-wide Array (SAMBA) (22)
South Coast Demersal Biomass Survey (17)
South Coast Moorings and Monitoring Lines Cruise (10)
Southern Ocean Seasonal Cycle Experiment (SOSCEx) (11)
Sustainable Ocean Modelling Initiative: A South African Approach (1)
Walters Shoal (2)
Weather stations (1)
West Coast Cetacean Distribution and Abundance Survey (9)
West Coast Physical Oceanography (5)
Winter Cruise (7)
ANTARCTICA (23)
GOUGH ISLAND (16)
INDIAN OCEAN (223)
SOUTH AFRICA (1)
SOUTH ATLANTIC OCEAN (375)
SOUTHERN OCEAN (31)
ADCP (26)
AWS (1)
CO2 ANALYZERS (1)
CTD (218)
DVS (2)
ECHO SOUNDERS (1)
NISKIN BOTTLES (11)
PROFILERS (12)
SADCP (43)
SDS (1)
THERMOSALINOGRAPH (172)
UTR (35)
XBT (36)
St Helena Bay Monitoring Line (SHBML) on the Ellen Kuzwayo Voyage 105, January 2012
This St Helena Bay Monitoring Line (SHBML) cruise was conducted on the Ellen Kuzwayo Voyage 105 in January 2012. This is a long-term monitoring line conducted off the coast of Elands/St Helena Bay on the west coast of South Africa. SHBML started in 2000 as a BENEFIT-driven project on "shipboard monitoring" which linked with similar lines run in Namibia and Angola. The aims were to obtain seasonal and interannual information on the hydrology and productivity of the area. It was incorporated...
St Helena Bay Monitoring Line (SHBML) on the Ellen Kuzwayo Voyage 057, March 2010
This St Helena Bay Monitoring Line (SHBML) cruise was conducted on the Ellen Kuzwayo Voyage 057 in March 2010. This is a long-term monitoring line conducted off the coast of Elands/St Helena Bay on the west coast of South Africa. SHBML started in 2000 as a BENEFIT-driven project on "shipboard monitoring" which linked with similar lines run in Namibia and Angola. The aims were to obtain seasonal and interannual information on the hydrology and productivity of the area. It was incorporated...
Marion Island Relief on the SA Agulhas II Voyage 036, April 2019
The 2019 Marion Relief Voyage offered the 7th opportunity to conduct multi-disciplinary, shipbased 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 sub-Antarctic Prince Edward archipelago. The overall aim was to continue contributing to an oceanographic...
Gough Island Relief / Tristan da Cunha on SA Agulhas II Voyage 009, September 2013
The Gough Island Relief / Tristan da Cunha cruise was conducted on the SA Agulhas II, Voyage 009 from 5 September to 10 October, 2013.
Integrated Ecosystem Programme: Southern Benguela (IEP:SB) on the Algoa Voyage 282, May 2022
This Integrated Ecosystem Programme: Southern Benguela (IEP:SB) cruise was conducted on the Algoa Voyage 282 in May 2022. This is a long-term monitoring line conducted off the coast of Kleinsee, Namaqualand, Elands/St Helena Bay and Scarborough on the west coast of South Africa. The IEP:SB in 2013 consolidated a long-term, multi-decadal time-series (from 1951 onward) of information for this important region and has continued monitoring in the form of the IEP:SB. The programme is a...
Marion Island Annual Relief Voyage on the SA Agulhas II Voyage 024, April 2017
The Marion Island Annual Relief Voyage was conducted on the MV SA Agulhas II Voyage 024, 06 April to 12 May 2017. The 2017 Marion Relief Voyage offered the fifth opportunity to conduct multi-disciplinary, shipbased 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,...
Integrated Ecosystem Programme: Southern Benguela (IEP:SB) on the Algoa Voyage 287, November 2022
This Integrated Ecosystem Programme: Southern Benguela (IEP:SB) November 2022 cruise was conducted on the Algoa Voyage 287 in November 2022. This is a long-term monitoring line conducted off the coast of Kleinsee, Namaqualand, Elands/St Helena Bay and Scarborough on the west coast of South Africa. The IEP:SB in 2013 consolidated a long-term, multi-decadal time-series (from 1951 onward) of information for this important region and has continued monitoring in the form of the IEP:SB. The...
Marion Island Relief Voyage on the SA Agulhas II Voyage 030, April 2018
The Marion Island Relief Voyage was conducted on the SA Agulhas II Voyage 030 from 13 April to 28 April 2018. The 2018 Marion Relief Voyage 030 offered the 6th opportunity to conduct multi-disciplinary, shipbased marine research focusing on links and interactions between air and sea, ocean physics, chemistry, biogeochemistry and biology, including microbial and planktic communities on board South Africa’s polar research and supply vessel MV SA Agulhas II en route to, and around, the...
Raw Shipboard Acoustic Doppler Current Profiler (SADCP) data from the International Indian Ocean Expedition 2 (IIOE2) cruise on SA Agulhas II Voyage 028, October 2017
This is raw Shipboard Acoustic Doppler Current Profiler (SADCP) data from the IIOE2 cruise on SA Agulhas II Voyage 028 in October, 2017. The International Indian Ocean Expedition 2 is a collaborative regional cruise to build capacity and strength within Africa. The focus will be on developing students in the region in the areas of physical oceanography, chemistry, biological oceanography, benthic biodiversity, marine top predators and marine plastics.
Processed Expendable Bathythermograph (XBT) casts collected during the 2019 Marion Relief Voyage on SA Agulhas Voyage 036
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,...
Processed underway Thermosalinograph (TSG) observations from SA Agulhas II Voyage 034, September 2018
Here we present the 6-second resolution processed Thermosalinograph (TSG) data collected between 07 September 2018 and 13 October 2018 during SA Agulhas II Voyage 034. 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...
Raw underway Thermosalinograph (TSG) observations from SA Agulhas II Voyage 034, September 2018
Here we present the 6-second resolution raw Thermosalinograph (TSG) data collected between 07 September 2018 and 13 October 2018 during SA Agulhas II Voyage 034. 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...
Long-term observations of hourly bottom temperatures at Nosy Iranja, Madagascar
Here we present a collection of raw and processed temperatures from Underwater Temperature Recorders (UTRs) located off Nosy Iranja, Madagascar. 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.
Raw SDS data from the Marion Island Annual Relief Voyage on the SA Agulhas II Voyage 024, April 2017
This is raw Scientific Data System (SDS) data from the Marion Island Annual Relief Voyage on the MV SA Agulhas II Voyage 024, 06 April to 12 May 2017. The 2017 Marion Relief Voyage offered the fifth opportunity to conduct multi-disciplinary, shipbased 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...
Long-term observations of hourly bottom temperatures at Trou-aux-Biches, Mauritius
Here we present a collection of raw and processed temperatures from Underwater Temperature Recorders (UTRs) located off Trou-aux-Biches, Mauritius. 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 Bassas da India, Mozambique Channel
Here we present a collection of raw and processed temperatures from Underwater Temperature Recorders (UTRs) located off Bassas da India, Mozambique Channel. 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.
St Helena Bay Monitoring Line (SHBML) on the Africana Voyage 174, February 2003
This St Helena Bay Monitoring Line (SHBML) cruise was conducted on the Africana Voyage 174 in February 2003. This is a long-term monitoring line conducted off the coast of Elands/St Helena Bay on the west coast of South Africa. SHBML started in 2000 as a BENEFIT-driven project on "shipboard monitoring" which linked with similar lines run in Namibia and Angola. The aims were to obtain seasonal and interannual information on the hydrology and productivity of the area. It was incorporated under...
St Helena Bay Monitoring Line (SHBML) on the Africana Voyage 230, February 2007
This St Helena Bay Monitoring Line (SHBML) cruise was conducted on the Africana Voyage 230 in February 2007. This is a long-term monitoring line conducted off the coast of Elands/St Helena Bay on the west coast of South Africa. SHBML started in 2000 as a BENEFIT-driven project on "shipboard monitoring" which linked with similar lines run in Namibia and Angola. The aims were to obtain seasonal and interannual information on the hydrology and productivity of the area. It was incorporated under...
St Helena Bay Monitoring Line (SHBML) on the Africana Voyage 181, August 2003
This St Helena Bay Monitoring Line (SHBML) cruise was conducted on the Africana Voyage 181 in August 2003. This is a long-term monitoring line conducted off the coast of Elands/St Helena Bay on the west coast of South Africa. SHBML started in 2000 as a BENEFIT-driven project on "shipboard monitoring" which linked with similar lines run in Namibia and Angola. The aims were to obtain seasonal and interannual information on the hydrology and productivity of the area. It was incorporated under...
St Helena Bay Monitoring Line (SHBML) on the Africana Voyage 216, March 2006
This St Helena Bay Monitoring Line (SHBML) cruise was conducted on the Africana Voyage 216 in March 2006. This is a long-term monitoring line conducted off the coast of Elands/St Helena Bay on the west coast of South Africa. SHBML started in 2000 as a BENEFIT-driven project on "shipboard monitoring" which linked with similar lines run in Namibia and Angola. The aims were to obtain seasonal and interannual information on the hydrology and productivity of the area. It was incorporated under...
St Helena Bay Monitoring Line (SHBML) on the Africana Voyage 169, September 2002
This St Helena Bay Monitoring Line (SHBML) cruise was conducted on the Africana Voyage 169 in September 2002. This is a long-term monitoring line conducted off the coast of Elands/St Helena Bay on the west coast of South Africa. SHBML started in 2000 as a BENEFIT-driven project on "shipboard monitoring" which linked with similar lines run in Namibia and Angola. The aims were to obtain seasonal and interannual information on the hydrology and productivity of the area. It was incorporated...
Long-term observations of hourly bottom temperatures at Fort-Dauphin, Madagascar
Here we present a collection of raw and processed temperatures from Underwater Temperature Recorders (UTRs) located off Fort-Dauphin, Madagascar. 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 Moheli, Comoros
Here we present a collection of raw and processed temperatures from Underwater Temperature Recorders (UTRs) located off Moheli, Comoros. 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 Zanzibar, Tanzania
Here we present a collection of raw and processed temperatures from Underwater Temperature Recorders (UTRs) located off Zanzibar, 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.
Processed CTD continuous observations from the Africana Voyage 014, December 1983
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. Here we present processed downcast CTD continuous data collected between 05 and 15 December 1983, during Voyage 014 on the Africana, in the Benguela Current Large Marine Ecosystem (BCLME) region on the west coast of South Africa