African Coelacanth Ecosystem Programme (ACEP) (15)
Agulhas System Climate Array (ASCA) (8)
Anchovy Recruitment Survey (20)
Gough Island Relief (23)
Integrated Ecosystem Programme: Southern Benguela (IEP: SB) (152)
International Indian Ocean Expedition 2 (IIOE2) (12)
Marion Island Relief Voyage (65)
Port St Johns CTD and Bathymetry Survey (1)
South African National Antarctic Expedition (SANAE) (36)
South Atlantic Meridional Overturning Circulation (SAMOC-SA) (7)
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)
Walters Shoal (4)
West Coast Cetacean Distribution and Abundance Survey (17)
West Coast Physical Oceanography (10)
Winter Cruise (7)
ADCP (1)
AWS (6)
CO2 ANALYZERS (2)
CTD (292)
ECHO SOUNDERS (3)
NISKIN BOTTLES (36)
SADCP (48)
SDS (1)
THERMOSALINOGRAPH (157)
XBT (37)
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 Dissolved Inorganic Carbon (DIC) and Total Alkalinity (TA) data from the Integrated Ecosystem Programme: Southern Benguela (IEP:SB) on the Algoa Voyage 209, August 2014
This is processed Dissolved Inorganic Carbon (DIC) and Total Alkalinity (TA) data from the Integrated Ecosystem Programme cruise in the Southern Benguela (IEP-SB). The cruise took place from 7 to 12 August 2014 aboard the RV Algoa. A total of 41 stations were occupied along three transect lines on the west coast of South Africa. Eight Conductivity, Temperature, Depth (CTD) stations were occupied along the Kleinsee monitoring line (KML) off Kleinsee, nine along the Namaqua Monitoring Line...
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.
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.
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 Anchovy Recruitment Survey on the Africana Voyage 103, May 1992
Here we present processed Conductivity-Temperature-Depth (CTD) discrete data from the upcast collected, between 12 May and 28 May 1992, during the Anchovy Recruitment Survey on the Africana Voyage 103, in the Benguela Current Large Marine Ecosystem (BCLME) region on the west coast of Southern Africa and 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...
Processed CTD continuous observations from the Anchovy Recruitment Survey on the Africana Voyage 103, May 1992
Here we present processed downcast Conductivity-Temperature-Depth (CTD) continuous data collected, between 12 May and 28 May 1992, during the Anchovy Recruitment Survey on the Africana Voyage 103, in the Benguela Current Large Marine Ecosystem (BCLME) region on the west coast of Southern Africa and 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...
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.
Chl-a data from the Integrated Ecosystem Programme: Southern Benguela (IEP:SB) on Algoa Voyage 205 from 03 to 22 February 2014
First look at Chl-a data from a survey of West Coast of South Africa, Algoa Voyage 205, as part of the Integrated Ecosystem Programme.
South African National Antarctic Expedition (SANAE) on the SA Agulhas II Voyage 056, December 2022 - February 2023
The South African National Antarctic Expedition (SANAE) is an annual voyage undertaken by the Department of Forestry, Fisheries and the Environment (DFFE) to facilitate the overwintering team change at SANAE IV Research Base in Antarctica and replenish supplies. This voyage, SA Agulhas II Voyage 056, took place between 07 December 2022 and 13 February 2023, delivering the SANAE 62 overwintering team and returning with the SANAE 61 team. The primary ship based research objectives included...
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...