Title Processed XBT data from SANAE on SA Agulhas II Voyage 022, November 2016
Project South African National Antarctic Expedition (SANAE)
Authors

Isabelle Ansorge
University of Cape Town, Oceanography Department Physical Oceanographer 1st Floor, RW James Building, University Cape Town, South Africa, Isabelle.ansorge@uct.ac.za

Sarah Fawcett
University of Cape Town, Oceanography Department Biogeochemical Oceanographer Cape Town, South Africa, sfawcett@princeton.edu

Pedro Monteiro
Council for Scientific and Industrial Research (CSIR) Chief Oceanographer 11 Jan Celliers Road, Stellenbosch Central, Stellenbosch, 7600, pmonteiro@csir.co.za

Sandy Thomalla
Council for Scientific and Industrial Research (CSIR) Principal Scientist 11 Jan Celliers Road, Stellenbosch Central, Stellenbosch, South Africa, 7600, sandy.thomalla@gmail.com

Warren Joubert
Council for Scientific and Industrial Research (CSIR), Oceans Systems and Climate Principal Scientist 11 Jan Celliers Road, Stellenbosch Central, Stellenbosch, South Africa, 7600, wjoubert@csir.co.za

Thomas Ryan-Keogh
Council for Scientific and Industrial Research (CSIR), Oceans Systems and Climate Principal Scientist 11 Jan Celliers Road, Stellenbosch Central, Stellenbosch, South Africa, 7600, Thomas.Ryan-Keogh@uct.ac.za

Thato Mtshali
Oceans Systems and Climate, CSIR Natural Resources and Environment Biogeochemical Oceanographer 10 Jan Celliers Road, P.O. Box 320, Stellenbosch, South Africa, 7600, tmtshali@csir.co.za

Annette Bekker
Stellenbosch University, Engineering Department, Sound and Vibration Associate Professor Mechanical and Mechatronic Engineering Building, Joubert Street, Stellenbosch, South Africa, 7600, annieb@sun.ac.za

Susanne Fietz
Stellenbosch University, Department of Earth Sciences Senior Lecturer Geology Chamber of Mines Builing, Corner Reyneveld and Merriman Streets, Stellenbosch, South Africa, sfietz@sun.ac.za

Hans Verheye
Oceans and Coastal Research, Department of Forestry, Fisheries and the Environment (DFFE) Specialist Scientist 2nd Floor, Foretrust Building, 1 Martin Hammerschlag Way, Cape Town, South Africa

Azwianewi Makhado
Oceans and Coastal Research, Department of Forestry, Fisheries and the Environment (DFFE) Chief Scientist 2nd Floor, Foretrust Building, 1 Martin Hammerschlag Way, Cape Town, South Africa, Amakhado@environment.gov.za

Tahlia Henry
University of Cape Town, Oceanography Department Chief Scientist 1st Floor RW James Building, University Cape Town, South Africa, tahliahenry@gmail.com

Publisher Department of Forestry, Fisheries and the Environment (2017)
Contributors

Contact Person: Isabelle Ansorge
University of Cape Town, Oceanography Department Physical Oceanographer 1st Floor, RW James Building, University Cape Town, South Africa, Isabelle.ansorge@uct.ac.za

Abstract 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 56 team to the island and return with the SANAE 55 team. The cruise was undertaken between 30 November 2016 and 07 February 2017 with a full scientific complement. This processed Expendable Bathythermograph (XBT) data is from the SANAE oboard the SA Agulhas II voyage 022, between 30 November 2016 and 07 February 2017.
Methods Sippican WinMK21 Data Acquisition and Post-Processing Software is used for data collection of T7 Deep Blue XBT probes. The data is collected in *.bin format and then converted to *.txt files using software.The *.txt files contain some metadata at the top of file, but not always fully completed by operators. There is no editing done to the data in the acquisition software and so the data is imported into Excel and de-spiked manually. The bottom readings, where the XBT loses signal, have been removed.
Data
Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 International (CC BY-SA 4.0)
Temporal extent 30 Nov 2016 – 07 Feb 2017
Geographic extent

South Atlantic Ocean, Southern Ocean, Cape Town, Antarctica

North: -33.925
South: -70.16
West: -36.0
East: 18.424

Keywords ANTARCTICA, Expendable Bathythermograph, SA Agulhas II, SA Agulhas II 022, XBT
Related resources
  • This digital object is part of South African National Antarctic Expedition (SANAE) on the SA Agulhas II Voyage 022, November 2016 (10.15493/dea.mims.26052265)