DOI: 10.15493/DEA.MIMS.35042025
Short-term observations of hourly currents at the Walters Shoal, southwest Indian Ocean at location WSS01 (29 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...

DOI: 10.15493/DEA.MIMS.34042025
Short-term observations of daily bottom temperatures at the Walters Shoal, southwest Indian Ocean at location WSN01 (26 May 2014 - 01 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...

DOI: 10.15493/DEA.MIMS.33042025
Short-term observations of hourly bottom temperatures at the Walters Shoal, southwest Indian Ocean at location WSN01 (25 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...

DOI: 10.15493/DEA.MIMS.32042025
Short-term observations of daily bottom temperatures at the Walters Shoal, southwest Indian Ocean at location WSS01 (30 May 2014-01 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...

DOI: 10.15493/DEA.MIMS.31042025
Short-term observations of hourly bottom temperatures at the Walters Shoal, southwest Indian Ocean at location WSS01 (29 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...

DOI: 10.15493/DEA.MIMS.14032022
South African estuarine flood risk lines

These datasets contain five estuarine flood risk lines relating to flooding from the inland for estuaries in the South African Northern Cape Province, Western Cape Province, Eastern Cape Province and KwaZulu-Natal Province. The classification from 'very low' to 'very high' was based on expert knowledge. Refer to the Technical Report to the National Coastal Climate Change Vulnerability Assessment, November 2020, Section 4.

DOI: 10.15493/DEA.MIMS.11032022
South African climate change related coastal flood risk lines

These datasets contain climate change related coastal flood risk lines for 5 scenarios: 1:10 years storm with 0.3m SLR, 1:30yrs with 0.3m SLR, 1:30yrs with 1.0m SLR, 1:50yrs with 1.0m SLR and 1:00yrs with 1.0m SLR for the coast of the South African Northern Cape Province, Western Cape Province, Eastern Cape Province and KwaZulu-Natal Province. Refer to the Technical Report to the National Coastal Climate Change Vulnerability Assessment, November 2020, Section 3 for technical details.

DOI: 10.15493/DEA.MIMS.07032022
National Coastal Climate Change Vulnerability Assessment Presentation

This is a PDF of the presentation used for the stakeholder training workshops on 26 - 27 November 2020 on the coastal flood and erosion indices and the offline decision support tool, concluding the National Coastal Climate Change Vulnerability Assessment 2019-2020 project.

DOI: 10.15493/DEA.MIMS.08032022
National Coastal Climate Change Vulnerability Assessment Supporting Documents: Situational Assessment, Data Audit and Workshop Report

This PDF contains the supporting reports of the situational assessment phase of the National Coastal Climate Change Vulnerability Assessment 2019-2020, i.e. the reports from the Data Audit, the Literature Review and the provincial Stakeholder engagement workshops.

DOI: 10.15493/DEA.MIMS.09032022
National Coastal Climate Change Vulnerability Assessment Vulnerability Indices: Technical Report

This PDF is the Technical report of the coastal and estuarine erosion and flood index development conducted in the National Coastal Climate Change Vulnerability Assessment 2019-2020.

DOI: 10.15493/DEA.MIMS.10032022
National Coastal Climate Change Vulnerability Assessment Decision Support Tool: User Guide

This PDF contains the User Guide to the installation and use of the offline geospatial decision support tool developed in the National Coastal Climate Change Vulnerability Assessment 2019-2020.

DOI: 10.15493/DEA.MIMS.12032022
South African climate change related coastal short term erosion risk lines

These datasets contain climate change related coastal short term erosion risk lines for 5 wave return periods: 1:1yrs, 1:10yrs, 1:30yrs, 1:50yrs and 1:100 years, for the coast of the South African Northern Cape Province, Western Cape Province, Eastern Cape Province and KwaZulu-Natal Province. Refer to the Technical Report to the National Coastal Climate Change Vulnerability Assessment, November 2020, Section 3 for technical details.

DOI: 10.15493/DEA.MIMS.13032022
South African climate change related coastal long term erosion risk lines

These datasets contains climate change related coastal long term erosion risk lines for 5 SLR scenarios: 0.15m, 0.35m, 0.5m, 1.0m and 2.0m for the coast of the South African Northern Cape Province, Western Cape Province, Eastern Cape Province and KwaZulu-Natal Province. Refer to the Technical Report to the National Coastal Climate Change Vulnerability Assessment, November 2020, Section 3 for technical details.

DOI: 10.15493/DEA.MIMS.14712023
Long-term observations of bottom temperatures at Port St. Johns, South Africa

Here we present a collection of raw and processed temperatures from Underwater Temperature Recorders (UTRs) located off Port St. Johns. 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.

DOI: 10.15493/DEA.MIMS.15002023
Long-term observations of hourly bottom temperatures at Pondoland, South Africa

Here we present a collection of raw and processed temperatures from Underwater Temperature Recorders (UTRs) located off Pondoland. 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.

DOI: 10.15493/DEA.MIMS.29042025
Long-term observations of hourly Bottom Temperatures at Karange Island, North, Tanzania

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 a collection of processed and raw subsurface temperatures from UTRs located off Karange Island North.

DOI: 10.15493/dea.mims.20210226
Raw CTD discrete observations from the Africana Voyage 010, June 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 raw CTD discrete data from the upcast collected, between 18 June 1983 and 13 July 1983, during Voyage 010 on the Africana, in the Benguela Current Large Marine Ecosystem (BCLME) region on the west coast of South Africa.

DOI: 10.15493/dea.mims.20210222
West Coast Hake Biomass Cruise on the Africana Voyage 010, June 1983

The West Coast Biomass Cruise was on the Africana Voyage 010 between the 17th June and 14th July 1983. Research was conducted from Orange River to Cape Agulhas along the coast of South Africa in order to survey, by means of trawling, the abundance of recruiting and adult hake.

DOI: 10.15493/dea.mims.20210223
Processed CTD continuous observations from the Africana Voyage 010, June 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 18 June 1983 and 13 July 1983, during Voyage 010 on the Africana, in the Benguela Current Large Marine Ecosystem (BCLME) region on the west coast of South Africa.

DOI: 10.15493/dea.mims.20210224
Processed CTD discrete observations from the Africana Voyage 010, June 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 CTD discrete data from the upcast collected, between 18 June 1983 and 13 July 1983, during Voyage 010 on the Africana, in the Benguela Current Large Marine Ecosystem (BCLME) region on the west coast of South Africa.

DOI: 10.15493/dea.mims.20210225
Raw CTD continuous observations from the Africana Voyage 010, June 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 raw CTD continuous data collected, between 18 June 1983 and 13 July 1983, during Voyage 010 on the Africana, in the Benguela Current Large Marine Ecosystem (BCLME) region on the west coast of South Africa.

DOI: 10.15493/dea.mims.01022027
Processed CTD continuous observations from the Africana Voyage 009, May 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 during Voyage 009 on the Africana, in the Benguela Current Large Marine Ecosystem (BCLME) region on the west coast of South Africa, between 5 May 1983 and 29 May 1983.

DOI: 10.15493/dea.mims.01022026
Anchovy Recruitment Survey on the Africana Voyage 009, May 1983

The Anchovy Recruitment Survey was conducted on the Africana Voyage 009, between 4 May and 30 May 1983. Research was conducted off the west coast of South Africa between Cape Point and Orange River.

DOI: 10.15493/dea.mims.01022029
Raw CTD continuous observations from the Africana Voyage 009, May 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 raw CTD continuous data collected during Voyage 009 on the Africana, in the Benguela Current Large Marine Ecosystem (BCLME) region on the west coast of South Africa, between 5 May 1983 and 29 May 1983.

DOI: 10.15493/DEA.MIMS.15162023
Processed Expendable Bathythermograph (XBT) casts from the Marion Island Relief Voyage on the SA Agulhas II Voyage 066, May 2025

Here we present 74 processed Expendable Bathythermograph (XBT) casts collected along the Crossroads Transect, between 16 May 2025 and 18 May 2025, during the 2025 Marion Relief Voyage on the SA Agulhas II Voyage 066. 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...

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