| Title | Processed CTD continuous observations from the Benguela Current Sources and Transport (BEST 1) on the Africana Voyage 105, June 1992 |
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| Authors |
Tutt, Gavin Lamont, Tarron |
| Publisher | Department of Forestry, Fisheries and the Environment (2024) |
| Contributors |
Contact Person: Tutt, Gavin |
| Abstract | Here we present processed downcast Conductivity-Temperature-Depth (CTD) continuous data collected, between 16 June and 05 July 1992, during voyage 105 on the FRS Africana, in the Benguela Current Large Marine Ecosystem (BCLME) 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. |
| Methods | 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. Temperature was converted from the IPTS-68 scale to the ITS-90 scale, and salinity was computed from conductivity measurements on the 1978 Practical Salinity Scale, according to UNESCO (1991) algorithms. UNESCO (1993) quality control procedures were applied to the data, and obvious erroneous values resulting from problems including electronic spikes, data collection in air, inadequate flow through the conductivity cell, among others, have been removed. Any additional calibrations or corrections have been specified in each data file, where applicable and available. |
| Data | |
| Temporal extent | 17 Jun 1992 – 04 Jul 1992 |
| Geographic extent |
Benguela Current Large Marine Ecosystem (BCLME)
North: -29.5 |
| Vertical extent |
Max: -5264.0 m Min: -1.0 m |
| Keywords | Africana , Africana 105 , Benguela Current Sources and Transport (BEST 1) , Conductivity , CTD , Depth , EOV: Physics > Subsurface salinity , EOV: Physics > Subsurface temperature , Neil Brown CTD , SOUTH ATLANTIC OCEAN , Temperature |
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