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Agulhas System Climate Array (ASCA) (8)
Anchovy Recruitment Survey (14)
Bio-optical Investigation of Phytoplankton (3)
Gliders in the Agulhas (GINA) (13)
Gough Island Relief (16)
Hybrid Coordinate Ocean Model (HYCOM) (1)
Integrated Ecosystem Programme: Southern Benguela (IEP: SB) (110)
International Indian Ocean Expedition 2 (IIOE2) (12)
Marion Island Relief Voyage (62)
South African National Antarctic Expedition (SANAE) (36)
South Atlantic Meridional Overturning Circulation (SAMOC-SA) (9)
South Atlantic Meridional Overturning Circulation Basin-wide Array (SAMBA) (21)
South Coast Demersal Biomass Survey (5)
South Coast Moorings and Monitoring Lines Cruise (10)
Southern Ocean Seasonal Cycle Experiment (SOSCEx) (11)
Walters Shoal (2)
Weather stations (1)
West Coast Cetacean Distribution and Abundance Survey (9)
West Coast Physical Oceanography (10)
Winter Cruise (7)
ANTARCTICA (23)
GOUGH ISLAND (16)
INDIAN OCEAN (245)
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SOUTH ATLANTIC OCEAN (371)
SOUTHERN OCEAN (28)
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CTD (230)
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XBT (36)
Integrated Ecosystem Programme: Southern Benguela (IEP:SB) on the Algoa Voyage 216, May 2015
The Integrated Ecosystem Programme: Southern Benguela was conducted on the Algoa Voyage 216, 06 to 15 May, 2015. The Integrated Ecosystem Programme 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 develop an ecosystem indicator that can be used to effectively monitor and understand the Southern Benguela i.e physical, chemical, planktonic, microbial,...
Integrated Ecosystem Programme: Southern Benguela (IEP:SB) on the Algoa Voyage 214, February 2015
The Integrated Ecosystem Programme: Southern Benguela (IEP:SB) was conducted on the Algoa Voyage 214 in the South-East Atlantic Ocean from 16 to 25 February, 2015. The Integrated Ecosystem Programme 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 develop an ecosystem indicator that can be used to effectively monitor and understand the Southern...
Raw SADCP data from the Integrated Ecosystem Programme: Southern Benguela (IEP:SB) on Algoa Voyage 220, November 2015
This is raw Shipboard Acoustic Doppler Current Profiler (SADCP) data from the Integrated Ecosystem Programme: Southern Benguela on Algoa Voyage 220, 18 - 25 November 2015. 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 develop an ecosystem indicator that can be used to effectively monitor and...
Integrated Ecosystem Programme: Southern Benguela (IEP:SB) on the Algoa Voyage 209, August 2014
The Integrated Ecosystem Programme: Southern Benguela was conducted on the Algoa Voyage 209, 5 to 15 August, 2014. The Integrated Ecosystem Programme: Southern Benguela (IEP:SB) 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 develop an ecosystem indicator that can be used to effectively monitor and understand the Southern Benguela i.e physical,...
Raw TSG data from the Integrated Ecosystem Programme: Southern Benguela (IEP:SB) on Algoa Voyage 220, November 2015
This is raw Thermosalinograph (TSG) data from the Integrated Ecosystem Programme: Southern Benguela on Algoa Voyage 220, 18 - 25 November 2015. 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 develop an ecosystem indicator that can be used to effectively monitor and understand the Southern...
Raw SADCP data from the South Coast Moorings and Monitoring Lines Cruise on the Algoa Voyage 213, December 2014
This is raw Shipboard Acoustic Doppler Current Profiler (SADCP) data from the South Coast Moorings and Monitoring Lines Cruise on Algoa Voyage 213 on 1 to 19 December, 2014. Between 1988 and 2011, environmental and plankton sampling was conducted every summer along the South Coast during the annual pelagic spawner biomass surveys. Data collected during these cruises has provided valuable insight into environmental change in this region. There has been significant decline in copepod biomass...
Raw TSG data from the South Coast Moorings and Monitoring Lines Cruise on the Algoa Voyage 213, December 2014
This is raw Thermosalinograph (TSG) data from the South Coast Moorings and Monitoring Lines Cruise on Algoa Voyage 213 on 1 to 19 December, 2014. Between 1988 and 2011, environmental and plankton sampling was conducted every summer along the South Coast during the annual pelagic spawner biomass surveys. Data collected during these cruises has provided valuable insight into environmental change in this region. There has been significant decline in copepod biomass on both the western and...
Raw SADCP data from the Integrated Ecosystem Programme: Southern Benguela (IEP:SB) on the Algoa Voyage 218, September 2015
This is raw Shipboard Acoustic Doppler Current Profiler (SADCP) data from the St Helena Bay Monitoring Line September 2015 cruise (now under the Integrated Ecosystem Programme: Southern Benguela). The St Helena Bay Monitoring Line was initiated as a BENEFIT-driven project on "shipboard monitoring" which linked with similar lines run in Namibia and Angola. The aims are to obtain seasonal and interannual information on the hydrology and productivity of the area. Data on harmful algal blooms,...
Pre-processed chlorophyll-a data from the Integrated Ecosystem Programme: Southern Benguela (IEP:SB) on Algoa Voyage 220, November 2015
This is pre-processed chlorophyll-a data from the Integrated Ecosystem Programme: Southern Benguela on Algoa Voyage 220, 18 - 25 November 2015. 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 develop an ecosystem indicator that can be used to effectively monitor and understand the Southern...
Raw SADCP data from the West Coast Cetacean Distribution and Abundance Survey on the Algoa Voyage 219, October 2015
This is raw Shipboard Acoustic Doppler Current Profiler (SADCP) data from the West Coast Cetacean Distribution and Abundance Survey on the Algoa Voyage 219, 28 October to 06 November 2015. The cruise operated on the shelf and slope regions off the west coast of South Africa, between Dassen Island and Groenriviermond.This cruise was undertaken for data collection as part of a collaborative project led by the Department of Environmental Affairs (DEA) in collaboration with the Whale Unit,...
Pre-processed SADCP data from the South Coast Moorings and Monitoring Lines Cruise on the Algoa Voyage 213, December 2014
This is pre-processed Shipboard Acoustic Doppler Current Profiler (SADCP) data from the South Coast Moorings and Monitoring Lines Cruise on Algoa Voyage 213 on 1 to 19 December, 2014. Between 1988 and 2011, environmental and plankton sampling was conducted every summer along the South Coast during the annual pelagic spawner biomass surveys. Data collected during these cruises has provided valuable insight into environmental change in this region. There has been significant decline in copepod...
Processed CTD continuous observations from the Physical-Chemical Oceanography on the Africana Voyage 085, August 1990
Here we present processed downcast Conductivity-Temperature-Depth (CTD) continuous data collected, between 16 August and 29 August 1990, during the Physical-Chemical Oceanography on the Africana Voyage 085 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 discrete observations from the Physical-Chemical Oceanography on the Africana Voyage 085, August 1990
Here we present processed Conductivity-Temperature-Depth (CTD) discrete data from the upcast collected, between 16 August and 29 August 1990, during the Physical-Chemical Oceanography on the Africana Voyage 085, 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.
Raw SADCP data from the Integrated Ecosystem Programme: Southern Benguela (IEP:SB) on the Algoa Voyage 212, November 2014
This is raw Shipboard Acoustic Doppler Current Profiler (SADCP) data from the Integrated Ecosystem Programme: Southern Benguela on the Algoa Voyage 212, 12 to 26 November, 2014. 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 develop an ecosystem indicator that can be used to effectively monitor...
Processed underway Thermosalinograph (TSG) observations from RS Algoa Voyage 209, August 2014
Here we present the 6-second resolution processed Thermosalinograph (TSG) data collected, between 05 August and 12 August 2014, during voyage 209 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 266, November 2019
Here we present the 6-second resolution processed Thermosalinograph (TSG) data collected, between 04 November and 14 November 2019, during voyage 266 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 SA Agulhas II Voyage 056, December 2022 - February 2023
Here we present the 6-second resolution processed Thermosalinograph (TSG) data collected, between 16 December 2022 and 12 February 2023, during voyage 056 on the SA Agulhas II. 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...
Raw underway Thermosalinograph (TSG) observations from RS Algoa Voyage 252, August 2018
Here we present the 6-second resolution raw 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 navigational...
Processed underway Thermosalinograph (TSG) observations from RS Algoa Voyage 297, January 2024
Here we present the 6-second resolution processed Thermosalinograph (TSG) data collected, between 12 January and 17 January 2024, during voyage 297 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...
Raw SADCP data from the Integrated Ecosystem Programme: Southern Benguela (IEP:SB) on the Algoa Voyage 214, February 2015
This is raw Shipboard Acoustic Doppler Current Profiler (SADCP) data from the Integrated Ecosystem Programme: Southern Benguela (IEP:SB) on Algoa Voyage 214 in the South-East Atlantic Ocean from 16 to 25 February, 2015. The Integrated Ecosystem Programme 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 develop an ecosystem indicator that can be used...
Raw TSG data from the Integrated Ecosystem Programme: Southern Benguela (IEP:SB) on the Algoa Voyage 216, May 2015
This is raw Thermosalinograph (TSG) data from the Integrated Ecosystem Programme: Southern Benguela on the Algoa Voyage 216, 06 to 15 May, 2015. 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 develop an ecosystem indicator that can be used to effectively monitor and understand the Southern...
Raw SADCP data for the South Atlantic Meridional Overturning Circulation Basin-wide Array (SAMBA) Monitoring Line in the South-East Atlantic Ocean on Algoa Voyage 210, September 2014
This is raw Shipboard Acoustic Doppler Current Profiler (SADCP) data for the South Atlantic Meridional Overturning Circulation Basin-wide Array (SAMBA) Monitoring Line in the South-East Atlantic Ocean on Algoa Voyage 210,15 to 29 September, 2014. This cruise had a primary scientific objective of extending the SAMBA mooring line, the offshore section of the Cape Point long-term monitoring line, and deploying the four offshore tall moorings.
Short-term observations of daily currents at the Walters Shoal, southwest Indian Ocean at location WSS01 (30 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...
Commissioning of EIVA ScanFish on the Algoa Voyage 298, January 2024
In November 2018, the EIVA ScanFish III undulator and winch system was acquired, equipped with multiple physical and chemical sensors for real-time data collection. Initial commissioning and training trials were conducted aboard Algoa in December 2018 (ALG256). However, due to instrument damage, these trials were not fully completed. After repairs, additional commissioning trials were carried out during Algoa Voyage 298 in January 2024 to ensure full functionality and operational reliability...
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.