Name: Processed XBT data from the Southern Ocean Seasonal Cycle Experiment (SOSCEx) III Winter Cruise on the SA Agulhas II Voyage 016, July 2015
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Title	Processed XBT data from the Southern Ocean Seasonal Cycle Experiment (SOSCEx) III Winter Cruise on the SA Agulhas II Voyage 016, July 2015
Project	Southern Ocean Seasonal Cycle Experiment (SOSCEx)
Authors	Monteiro, Pedro Council for Scientific and Industrial Research; role: Chief Oceanographer Ansorge, Isabelle University of Cape Town; role: Physical Oceanographer Fietz, Susanne Stellenbosch University; role: Senior Lecturer Thomalla, Sandy Council for Scientific and Industrial Research; role: Principal Scientist Swart, Sebastiaan University of Gothenburg; role: Marine Scientist Roychoudhury, Alakendra Stellenbosch University; role: Professor Mtshali, Thato Council for Scientific and Industrial Research; role: Biogeochemical Oceanographer Fawcett, Sarah University of Cape Town; role: Biogeochemical Oceanographer Philibert, Raissa Stellenbosch University; role; Biogeochemical Oceanographer Verheye, Hans Department of Forestry, Fisheries and the Environment; role: Specialist Scientist Cowan, Don A University of Pretoria; role: Microbial Ecologist Makhalanyane, Thulani University of Pretoria; role: Microbial Ecologist
Publisher	Department of Forestry, Fisheries and the Environment (2017)
Contributors	Contact Person: Thomalla, Sandy Council for Scientific and Industrial Research; role: Principal Scientist; email: sandy.thomalla@gmail.com
Abstract	This is processed Expendable Bathythermograph (XBT) data from the Southern Ocean Seasonal Cycle Experiment (SOSCEx) III Winter Cruise on the SA Agulhas II Voyage 016, 22 July to 15 August, 2015. The third Southern Ocean Seasonal Cycle Experiment (SOSCEx) III is a high-resolution full seasonal cycle experiment using integrated observational and modeling platforms. A novel aspect of SOSCEx III is the integrated multi-platform approach, which aims to explore new questions about the climate sensitivity of carbon and ecosystem dynamics in the Southern Ocean and how these processes are parameterized in models. This winter 2015 cruise can be divided into two primary tracks, the GoodHope line, between Cape Town and the ice edge along the Greenwich Meridian, and the South Atlantic Meridional Overturning Circulation Basin-wide Array (SAMBA) line, between Cape Town and the Greenwich Meridian, at 34.5 degrees South longitude.
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	20 Jul 2015 – 14 Aug 2015
Geographic extent	South Atlantic Ocean, Cape Town, Sea Ice, Goodhope Line, SAMBA North: -33.935 South: -55.4 West: 0.0 East: 18.424
Keywords	EOV: Physics > Subsurface temperature , Expendable Bathythermograph , SA Agulhas II , SA Agulhas II 016 , SOUTH ATLANTIC OCEAN , XBT
Related resources	This digital object is part of Southern Ocean Seasonal Cycle Experiment (SOSCEx) III Winter Cruise on the SA Agulhas II Voyage 016, July 2015 (10.15493/dea.mims.26052260)