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    • Sea surface temperature and salinity collected aboard the S.A. AGULHAS II and S.A. AGULHAS in the South Atlantic Ocean and Southern Ocean from 2010-12-08 to 2017-02-02 (NCEI Accession 0170743)

    Metadata Updated: November 1, 2023

    This accession contains sea surface temperature and salinity data collected from 2010 to 2017 in the South Atlantic Ocean and Southern Ocean from S.A. Agulhas and Agulhas-II research vessels, in the framework of South African National Antarctic Programme (SANAP), South African Department of Environmental Affairs (DEA) and Italian National Antarctic Research Programme (PNRA) scientific activities. Measurements have been obtained through thermosalinograph (TSG) during several cruises to both Antarctica and sub-Antarctic islands. On-board TSG devices have been regularly calibrated and continuously monitored in-between cruises; no appreciable sensor drift emerged. Independent water samples taken along the cruises have been used to validate the data; salinity measurement error was a few hundredths of a unit on the practical salinity scale. A careful quality control allowed to discard bad data for each single campaign. Furthermore, a sea ice flag has been included in the dataset for identifying valid data which could have been slightly affected by sea ice contamination.

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    Metadata Date 2023-08-30T12:52:30Z
    Metadata Created Date December 4, 2020
    Metadata Updated Date November 1, 2023
    Reference Date(s) March 14, 2018 (publication), August 29, 2018 (revision)
    Frequency Of Update asNeeded

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    Harvested from NOAA/NESDIS/ncei/accessions

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    Resource Type Dataset
    Metadata Date 2023-08-30T12:52:30Z
    Metadata Created Date December 4, 2020
    Metadata Updated Date November 1, 2023
    Reference Date(s) March 14, 2018 (publication), August 29, 2018 (revision)
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    Guid gov.noaa.nodc:0170743
    Access Constraints Cite as: Aulicino, Giuseppe; Cotroneo, Yuri; Ansorge, Isabelle; van den Berg, Marcel (2018). Sea surface temperature and salinity collected aboard the S.A. AGULHAS II and S.A. AGULHAS in the South Atlantic Ocean and Southern Ocean from 2010-12-08 to 2017-02-02 (NCEI Accession 0170743). [indicate subset used]. NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information. Dataset. https://doi.org/10.7289/v56m3545. Accessed [date]., Use liability: NOAA and NCEI cannot provide any warranty as to the accuracy, reliability, or completeness of furnished data. Users assume responsibility to determine the usability of these data. The user is responsible for the results of any application of this data for other than its intended purpose.
    Bbox East Long 43.23
    Bbox North Lat -33.35
    Bbox South Lat -70.81
    Bbox West Long -37
    Coupled Resource
    Frequency Of Update asNeeded
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    Graphic Preview File https://www.ncei.noaa.gov/access/metadata/landing-page/bin/gfx?id=gov.noaa.nodc:0170743
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    Harvest Source Id c084a438-6f6b-470d-93e0-16aeddb9f513
    Harvest Source Title NOAA/NESDIS/ncei/accessions
    Licence accessLevel: Public
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    Metadata Language eng
    Metadata Type geospatial
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    Spatial Data Service Type
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    Spatial Harvester True
    Temporal Extent Begin 2010-12-08
    Temporal Extent End 2017-02-02

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