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DOI: 10.15493/dea.mims.42042025
title: Short-term observations of hourly currents on the continental shelf in the vicinity of Algoa Bay, along the southeast coast of South Africa at location ABay01 (06 December 2013 - 07 December 2014)

description: Short-term observations of hourly currents on the continental shelf in the vicinity of Algoa Bay, along the southeast coast of South Africa at location ABay01 (06 December 2013 - 07 December 2014)
description: Between 2005 and 2014, multiple short-term studies were conducted to determine the circulation patterns across the continental shelf in the vicinity of Algoa Bay, along the southeast coast of South Africa. One mooring (CR01) was deployed off Cape Recife at a depth of 65m, between June 2013 and December 2014. A set of four moorings (ABay01; ABay02; ABay03 and ABay04) were deployed between the mouth of Algoa Bay and the edge of the continental slope, at depths of 75m, 115m, 120m and 160m, between December 2013 and December 2014. A set of three moorings (PA01, PA02 and PA03) were deployed off Port Alfred at depths of 30m, 85m and 165m, between May 2005 and April 2006. The purpose of these moorings were to measure currents and sub-surface temperatures. Here we present processed magnitude and direction of hourly currents throughout the water column (6 - 66 m) from an Acoustic Doppler Current Profiler (ADCP) at location ABay01 (33.89°S; 26.18°E) on the inner shelf off Algoa Bay, between 06 December 2013 and 07 December 2014.
description: A bottom-mounted, upward-looking, 300 kHz RD Instruments Acoustic Doppler Current Profiler (ADCP) was configured with a bin size of 2m and a blanking distance of 1.76m, and deployed at location ABay01  (33.89°S; 26.18°E), on the shelf of Algoa Bay. The instrument measured hourly magnitude and direction throughout the water column (6 - 66m) between 06 December 2013 15h00 - 07 December 2014 14h00. These hourly values were corrected for magnetic declination. Only hourly values which showed ≥ 75 % good beam data were used.
DOI: 10.15493/dea.mims.47042025
title: Short-term observations of hourly currents on the continental shelf in the vicinity of Algoa Bay, along the southeast coast of South Africa at location CR01 (30 November 2013 - 13 December 2014)

description: Short-term observations of hourly currents on the continental shelf in the vicinity of Algoa Bay, along the southeast coast of South Africa at location CR01 (30 November 2013 - 13 December 2014)
description: Between 2005 and 2014, multiple short-term studies were conducted to determine the circulation patterns across the continental shelf in the vicinity of Algoa Bay, along the southeast coast of South Africa. One mooring (CR01) was deployed off Cape Recife at a depth of 65m, between June 2013 and December 2014. A set of four moorings (ABay01; ABay02; ABay03 and ABay04) were deployed between the mouth of Algoa Bay and the edge of the continental slope, at depths of 75m, 115m, 120m and 160m, between December 2013 and December 2014. A set of three moorings (PA01, PA02 and PA03) were deployed off Port Alfred at depths of 30m, 85m and 165m, between May 2005 and April 2006. The purpose of these moorings were to measure currents and sub-surface temperatures. Here we present processed magnitude and direction of hourly currents throughout the water column (7 - 55m) from an Acoustic Doppler Current Profiler (ADCP) at location CR01 (34.07°S; 25.57°E) on the inner shelf off Algoa Bay, between  30 November 2013 and 13 December 2014.
description: A bottom-mounted, upward-looking, 300 kHz RD Instruments Acoustic Doppler Current Profiler (ADCP) was configured with a bin size of 2m and a blanking distance of 1.76m, and deployed at location CR01 (34.07°S; 25.57°E), on the shelf of Algoa Bay. The instrument measured hourly magnitude and direction throughout the water column (7 - 55m) between 30 November 2013 18h00 - 13 December 2014 14h00. These hourly values were corrected for magnetic declination. Only hourly values which showed ≥ 75% good beam data were used.
DOI: 10.15493/dea.mims.46042025
title: Short-term observations of hourly currents on the continental shelf in the vicinity of Algoa Bay, along the southeast coast of South Africa at location CR01 (29 June 2013 - 30 November 2013)

description: Short-term observations of hourly currents on the continental shelf in the vicinity of Algoa Bay, along the southeast coast of South Africa at location CR01 (29 June 2013 - 30 November 2013)
description: Between 2005 and 2014, multiple short-term studies were conducted to determine the circulation patterns across the continental shelf in the vicinity of Algoa Bay, along the southeast coast of South Africa. One mooring (CR01) was deployed off Cape Recife at a depth of 65m, between June 2013 and December 2014. A set of four moorings (ABay01; ABay02; ABay03 and ABay04) were deployed between the mouth of Algoa Bay and the edge of the continental slope, at depths of 75m, 115m, 120m and 160m, between December 2013 and December 2014. A set of three moorings (PA01, PA02 and PA03) were deployed off Port Alfred at depths of 30m, 85m and 165m, between May 2005 and April 2006.  The purpose of these moorings were to measure currents and sub-surface temperatures. Here we present processed magnitude and direction of hourly currents throughout the water column (5 - 53 m) from an Acoustic Doppler Current Profiler (ADCP) at location CR01 (34.07°S; 25.57°E) on the inner shelf off Algoa Bay, between 29 June 2013 and 30 November 2013.
description: A bottom-mounted, upward-looking, 300 kHz RD Instruments Acoustic Doppler Current Profiler (ADCP) was configured with a bin size of 2m and a blanking distance of 1.76m, and deployed at location CR01  (34.07°S; 25.57°E), on the shelf of Algoa Bay. The instrument measured hourly magnitude and direction throughout the water column (5 - 53m) between 29 June 2013 10h00 - 30 November 2013 15h00. These hourly values were corrected for magnetic declination. Only hourly values which showed ≥ 75% good beam data were used.
DOI: 10.15493/dea.mims.129072024
title: Short-term observations of hourly thermistor string temperatures on the continental slope off Natal Bight, along the east coast of South Africa at location Dbn02 (March 2009 - July 2009)

description: Short-term observations of hourly thermistor string temperatures on the continental slope off Natal Bight, along the east coast of South Africa at location Dbn02 (March 2009 - July 2009)
description: Between 2009 and 2013, multiple short-term mooring deployments were conducted to determine the oceanographic characteristics and variability along the KwaZulu-Natal (KZN) Bight, along the east coast of South Africa. One mooring (Sez01) was deployed off Sezela, about 79km south of Durban, at a depth of 30m, between June 2009 and July 2010. Three moorings (Dbn01, Dbn02, and Dbn03) were deployed off Durban at depths of 50m, 420m, and 570m, respectively, between January 2009 and September 2010, and two moorings (RiB01 and RiB02) were deployed off Richards Bay at depths of 30m and 580m, respectively, between February 2009 and September 2010. These moorings measured currents, as well as sub-surface and bottom temperatures across the continental shelf and along the continental slope of the KZN Bight. Here we present processed hourly temperatures throughout the water column (78m-428m) from temperature sensors at location Dbn02 (29.017°S; 31.271°E) on the continental slope off Durban, between March 2009 and July 2009.
description: Self-contained temperature sensors (Star-Oddi; Starmon mini underwater temperature sensors) mounted at known distances apart on the mooring, were depth corrected using data from a RBR TWR-2050 pressure sensor mounted on the mooring and deployed at location Dbn02 (29.017°S; 31.271°E), on the continental slope of Durban. The instruments measured hourly temperatures throughout the water column (78m - 428m) between 27 March 2009 16h00 and 18 July 2009 03h00.
DOI: 10.15493/dea.mims.14512023
title: Surface Chlorophyll a concentration and Secchi depth data from the SEAHAB project, March 2023

description: Surface Chlorophyll a concentration and Secchi depth data from the SEAHAB project, March 2023
description: This was the in situ data collection for the Sensor-agnostic Estimation of Harmful Algal Blooms (SEAHAB) project, March 2023. The data represents two days of surface water sampling between Table Bay and Kommetjie for the purpose of satellite chlorophyll a concentration and water clarity validation.
description: Secchi depth was measured using a weighted 30cm diameter white disk, which was lowered into the water until it can no longer be seen by the observer; the Secchi depth is the depth of the water at the point when the Secchi disk disappears/reappears. Surface seawater samples were collected in 2L plastic bottles, sealed and kept cool and in the dark until filtration on the same day. Filtration volumes ranged between 100 and 200 ml per sample. Samples were filtered onto GF/F filters (Whatman, diameter 25 mm, nominal pore size 0.7 um) and extracted in 90% acetone for 24h in the dark at -20 degrees Celcius, then measured with a Trilogy Laboratory Fluorometer following Welschmeyer (1994): Welschmeyer, N.A. Fluorometric analysis of chlorophyll a in the presence of chlorophyll b and pheopigments. Limnol. Oceanog. 1994, 39, 1985–1992.
DOI: 10.15493/dea.mims.78072024
title: Short-term observations of currents and sub-surface temperatures on the continental shelf and slope along the KwaZulu-Natal Bight, along the east coast of South Africa (project period 2009-2013)

description: The African Coelacanth Ecosystem Programme (ACEP) III project on Ecosystem Processes in the KwaZulu-Natal (KZN) Bight, jointly funded by the South African National Research Foundation (NRF) and the Department of Forestry, Fisheries and the Environment (DFFE), with collaborative support from the Council for Scientific and Industrial Research (CSIR), was conducted from 2009 to 2013, in order to improve our understanding of the drivers of ecological functioning and biodiversity of the KZN Bight. This multi-institutional and multi-disciplinary project included various deployments of moored Acoustic Doppler Current Profilers (ADCPs) and thermistor arrays, satellite drifter deployments, dedicated ship-based surveys from the RS Algoa and FRS Africana, including sampling of physical and chemical parameters, as well as phyto- and zooplankton, and benthic communities.
DOI: 10.15493/dea.mims.109072024
title: Short-term observations of daily bottom temperatures on the continental shelf off Natal Bight, along the east coast of South Africa at location RiB01 (September 2009 - February 2010)

description: Short-term observations of daily bottom temperatures on the continental slope off Natal Bight, along the east coast of South Africa at location Dbn03 (February 2010 - September 2010)
description: Between 2009 and 2013, multiple short-term mooring deployments were conducted to determine the oceanographic characteristics and variability along the KwaZulu-Natal (KZN) Bight, along the east coast of South Africa. One mooring (Sez01) was deployed off Sezela, about 79km south of Durban, at a depth of 30m, between June 2009 and July 2010. Three moorings (Dbn01, Dbn02, and Dbn03) were deployed off Durban at depths of 50m, 420m, and 570m, respectively, between January 2009 and September 2010, and two moorings (RiB01 and RiB02) were deployed off Richards Bay at depths of 30m and 580m, respectively, between February 2009 and September 2010. These moorings measured currents, as well as sub-surface and bottom temperatures across the continental shelf and along the continental slope of the KZN Bight. Here we present processed daily bottom temperatures (29m) from an Acoustic Doppler Current Profiler (ADCP) at location RiB01 (28.92°S; 32.06°E) on the continental shelf off Richards Bay, between September 2009 - February 2010.
description: A bottom-mounted, upward-looking, 1200kHz RD Instruments Acoustic Doppler Current Profiler (ADCP) was configured with a bin size of 2m and a blanking distance of 0.4m, and deployed at location RiB01 (28.92°S; 32.06°E), on the continental shelf of Richards Bay. The instrument measured hourly bottom temperatures (29m) between 29 September 2009 and 25 February 2010. These hourly values were then averaged to daily means, and daily values were only generated for days on which there were 75% or more hourly readings.
DOI: 10.15493/dea.mims.116072024
title: Short-term observations of hourly bottom temperatures on the continental shelf off Natal Bight, along the east coast of South Africa at location Dbn01 (December 2009 - February 2010)

description: Short-term observations of hourly bottom temperatures on the continental shelf off Natal Bight, along the east coast of South Africa at location Dbn01 (December 2009 - February 2010)
description: Between 2009 and 2013, multiple short-term mooring deployments were conducted to determine the oceanographic characteristics and variability along the KwaZulu-Natal (KZN) Bight, along the east coast of South Africa. One mooring (Sez01) was deployed off Sezela, about 79km south of Durban, at a depth of 30m, between June 2009 and July 2010. Three moorings (Dbn01, Dbn02, and Dbn03) were deployed off Durban at depths of 50m, 420m, and 570m, respectively, between January 2009 and September 2010, and two moorings (RiB01 and RiB02) were deployed off Richards Bay at depths of 30m and 580m, respectively, between February 2009 and September 2010. These moorings measured currents, as well as sub-surface and bottom temperatures across the continental shelf and along the continental slope of the KZN Bight. Here we present processed hourly bottom temperatures (41.25m) from an Acoustic Doppler Current Profiler (ADCP) at location Dbn01 (29.90°S; 31.07°E) on the continental shelf off Durban, between December 2009 - February 2010.
description: A bottom-mounted, upward-looking, 300kHz RD Instruments Acoustic Doppler Current Profiler (ADCP) was configured with a bin size of 2m and a blanking distance of 2m, and deployed at location Dbn01 (29.90°S; 31.07°E), on the continental shelf of Durban. The instrument measured hourly bottom temperatures (41.25m) between 7 December 2009 and 28 February 2010.
DOI: 10.15493/dea.mims.118072024
title: Short-term observations of hourly bottom temperatures on the continental slope off Natal Bight, along the east coast of South Africa at location Dbn03 (April 2009 - September 2009)

description: Short-term observations of hourly bottom temperatures on the continental slope off Natal Bight, along the east coast of South Africa at location Dbn03 (April 2009 - September 2009)
description: Between 2009 and 2013, multiple short-term mooring deployments were conducted to determine the oceanographic characteristics and variability along the KwaZulu-Natal (KZN) Bight, along the east coast of South Africa. One mooring (Sez01) was deployed off Sezela, about 79km south of Durban, at a depth of 30m, between June 2009 and July 2010. Three moorings (Dbn01, Dbn02, and Dbn03) were deployed off Durban at depths of 50m, 420m, and 570m, respectively, between January 2009 and September 2010, and two moorings (RiB01 and RiB02) were deployed off Richards Bay at depths of 30m and 580m, respectively, between February 2009 and September 2010. These moorings measured currents, as well as sub-surface and bottom temperatures across the continental shelf and along the continental slope of the KZN Bight. Here we present processed hourly bottom temperatures (563m) from an Acoustic Doppler Current Profiler (ADCP) at location Dbn03 (29.99°S; 31.49°E) on the continental slope off Durban, between April 2009 - September 2009.
description: A bottom-mounted, upward-looking, 75kHz RD Instruments Acoustic Doppler Current Profiler (ADCP) was configured with a bin size of 16m and a blanking distance of 5m, and deployed at location Dbn03 (29.99°S; 31.49°E), on the continental slope of Durban. The instrument measured hourly bottom temperatures (563m) between 01 April 2009 and 27 September 2009.
DOI: 10.15493/dea.mims.115072024
title: Short-term observations of  hourly bottom temperatures on the continental shelf off Natal Bight, along the east coast of South Africa at location Dbn01 (March 2009 - December 2009)

description: Short-term observations of  hourly bottom temperatures on the continental shelf off Natal Bight, along the east coast of South Africa at location Dbn01 (March 2009 - December 2009)
description: Between 2009 and 2013, multiple short-term mooring deployments were conducted to determine the oceanographic characteristics and variability along the KwaZulu-Natal (KZN) Bight, along the east coast of South Africa. One mooring (Sez01) was deployed off Sezela, about 79km south of Durban, at a depth of 30m, between June 2009 and July 2010. Three moorings (Dbn01, Dbn02, and Dbn03) were deployed off Durban at depths of 50m, 420m, and 570m, respectively, between January 2009 and September 2010, and two moorings (RiB01 and RiB02) were deployed off Richards Bay at depths of 30m and 580m, respectively, between February 2009 and September 2010. These moorings measured currents, as well as sub-surface and bottom temperatures across the continental shelf and along the continental slope of the KZN Bight. Here we present processed hourly bottom temperatures (44.6m) from an Acoustic Doppler Current Profiler (ADCP) at location Dbn01 (29.90°S; 31.07°E) on the continental shelf off Durban, between March 2009 and December 2009.
description: A bottom-mounted, upward-looking, 300kHz RD Instruments Acoustic Doppler Current Profiler (ADCP) was configured with a bin size of 2m and a blanking distance of 2m, and deployed at location Dbn01 (29.90°S; 31.07°E), on the continental shelf of Durban. The instrument measured hourly bottom temperatures (44.6m) between 24 March 2009 and 7 December 2009.
DOI: 10.15493/dea.mims.121072024
title: Short-term observations of hourly bottom temperatures on the continental shelf off Natal Bight, along the east coast of South Africa at location RiB01 (September 2009 - February 2010)

description: Short-term observations of hourly bottom temperatures on the continental shelf off Natal Bight, along the east coast of South Africa at location RiB01 (September 2009 - February 2010)
description: Between 2009 and 2013, multiple short-term mooring deployments were conducted to determine the oceanographic characteristics and variability along the KwaZulu-Natal (KZN) Bight, along the east coast of South Africa. One mooring (Sez01) was deployed off Sezela, about 79km south of Durban, at a depth of 30m, between June 2009 and July 2010. Three moorings (Dbn01, Dbn02, and Dbn03) were deployed off Durban at depths of 50m, 420m, and 570m, respectively, between January 2009 and September 2010, and two moorings (RiB01 and RiB02) were deployed off Richards Bay at depths of 30m and 580m, respectively, between February 2009 and September 2010. These moorings measured currents, as well as sub-surface and bottom temperatures across the continental shelf and along the continental slope of the KZN Bight. Here we present processed hourly bottom temperatures (29m) from an Acoustic Doppler Current Profiler (ADCP) at location RiB01 (28.92°S; 32.06°E) on the continental shelf off Richards Bay, between September 2009 - February 2010.
description: A bottom-mounted, upward-looking, 1200kHz RD Instruments Acoustic Doppler Current Profiler (ADCP) was configured with a bin size of 2m and a blanking distance of 0.4m, and deployed at location RiB01 (28.92°S; 32.06°E), on the continental shelf of Richards Bay. The instrument measured hourly bottom temperatures (29m) between 29 September 2009 and 25 February 2010.
DOI: 10.15493/dea.mims.127072024
title: Short-term observations of daily thermistor string temperatures on the continental slope off Natal Bight, along the east coast of South Africa at location Dbn02 (March 2009 - July 2009)

description: Short-term observations of daily thermistor string temperatures on the continental slope off Natal Bight, along the east coast of South Africa at location Dbn02 (March 2009 - July 2009)
description: Between 2009 and 2013, multiple short-term mooring deployments were conducted to determine the oceanographic characteristics and variability along the KwaZulu-Natal (KZN) Bight, along the east coast of South Africa. One mooring (Sez01) was deployed off Sezela, about 79km south of Durban, at a depth of 30m, between June 2009 and July 2010. Three moorings (Dbn01, Dbn02, and Dbn03) were deployed off Durban at depths of 50m, 420m, and 570m, respectively, between January 2009 and September 2010, and two moorings (RiB01 and RiB02) were deployed off Richards Bay at depths of 30m and 580m, respectively, between February 2009 and September 2010. These moorings measured currents, as well as sub-surface and bottom temperatures across the continental shelf and along the continental slope of the KZN Bight. Here we present processed daily temperatures throughout the water column (78m-428m) from temperature sensors at location Dbn02 (29.017°S; 31.271°E) on the continental slope off Durban, between March 2009 and July 2009.
description: Self-contained temperature sensors (Star-Oddi; Starmon mini underwater temperature sensors) mounted at known distances apart on the mooring, were depth corrected using data from a RBR TWR-2050 pressure sensor mounted on the mooring  and deployed at location Dbn02 (29.017°S; 31.271°E), on the continental slope of Durban. The instruments measured hourly temperatures throughout the water column (78m - 428m) between 27 March 2009 and 18 July 2009. These hourly values were then averaged to daily means, and daily values were only generated for days on which there were 75% or more hourly readings.
DOI: 10.15493/dea.mims.122072024
title: Short-term observations of hourly bottom temperatures on the continental shelf off Natal Bight, along the east coast of South Africa at location RiB01 (February 2010 - September 2010)

description: Short-term observations of hourly bottom temperatures on the continental shelf off Natal Bight, along the east coast of South Africa at location RiB01 (February 2010 - September 2010)
description: Between 2009 and 2013, multiple short-term mooring deployments were conducted to determine the oceanographic characteristics and variability along the KwaZulu-Natal (KZN) Bight, along the east coast of South Africa. One mooring (Sez01) was deployed off Sezela, about 79km south of Durban, at a depth of 30m, between June 2009 and July 2010. Three moorings (Dbn01, Dbn02, and Dbn03) were deployed off Durban at depths of 50m, 420m, and 570m, respectively, between January 2009 and September 2010, and two moorings (RiB01 and RiB02) were deployed off Richards Bay at depths of 30m and 580m, respectively, between February 2009 and September 2010. These moorings measured currents, as well as sub-surface and bottom temperatures across the continental shelf and along the continental slope of the KZN Bight. Here we present processed hourly bottom temperatures (29m) from an Acoustic Doppler Current Profiler (ADCP) at location RiB01 (28.92°S; 32.06°E) on the continental shelf off Richards Bay, between February 2010 - September 2010.
description: A bottom-mounted, upward-looking, 1200kHz RD Instruments Acoustic Doppler Current Profiler (ADCP) was configured with a bin size of 2m and a blanking distance of 1m, and deployed at location RiB01 (28.92°S; 32.06°E), on the continental shelf of Richards Bay. The instrument measured hourly bottom temperatures (29m) between 25 February 2010 and  09 September 2010.