Gough Island Relief on the SA Agulhas II Voyage 021, September 2016 ...

The Gough Island Relief Voyage is an annual cruise undertaken by the Department of Environmental Affairs (DEA) to change the overwintering team in Gough Island and to replenish the supplies at the British’s leased Gough Island Research base. The cruise also serves as a means to transport the residen...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Azwianewi Makhado
Format: Dataset
Language:English
Published: Department of Forestry, Fisheries and the Environment 2017
Subjects:
Southern Ocean
South Atlantic Meridional Overturning Circulation
SAMOC
Hydrography
SA Agulhas II
SA Agulhas II 021
Gough Island
Tristan da Cunha
sailing orders
cruise report
Gough
Tristan
Online Access:https://dx.doi.org/10.15493/dea.mims.26052264
https://api.odp.saeon.ac.za/catalog/MIMS/go/10.15493/dea.mims.26052264
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Summary:The Gough Island Relief Voyage is an annual cruise undertaken by the Department of Environmental Affairs (DEA) to change the overwintering team in Gough Island and to replenish the supplies at the British’s leased Gough Island Research base. The cruise also serves as a means to transport the residents and/or visitors to Tristan da Cunha using a signed agreement between South Africa and United Kingdom (UK). This voyage was to deliver the Gough 62 team to the island and return with the Gough 61 team. The cruise was undertaken between 01 September 2016 and 06 October 2016. There was no scientific team onboard this voyage, however the Chief Navigations officer activated the ship mounted ADCP along the journey. ...

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