SCALE-WIN22 Cruise Report

The SCALE winter 2022 (SCALE-WIN22) cruise was the final component of the SCALE programme (2019-2022), which was run in the framework of the South African National Antarctic Program (SANAP). The SA Agulhas II departed and returned to the Port of Cape Town on 11th – 31st July 2022, following the Good...

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Main Author: Vichi, Marcello
Format: Report
Language:unknown
Published: 2023
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Online Access:https://zenodo.org/record/7902557
https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.7902557
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Summary:The SCALE winter 2022 (SCALE-WIN22) cruise was the final component of the SCALE programme (2019-2022), which was run in the framework of the South African National Antarctic Program (SANAP). The SA Agulhas II departed and returned to the Port of Cape Town on 11th – 31st July 2022, following the Good Hope monitoring line. This report is composed of two documents: Cruise report Appendix (sailing document templates, SCALE code of conduct, and technical notes on the instrumentation) Please use the following guidelines when citing this report: • Expedition, cruise track and overall activities: Vichi M., SCALE-WIN22 Cruise Report, 2023, DOI:10.5281/zenodo.7901529 • Specific chapters: [Authors], [Chapter title], Chapter [#] in Vichi M., SCALE-WIN22 Cruise Report, 2023, DOI:10.5281/zenodo.7901530 This cruise and the whole SCALE programme would not have been possible without the drive and commitment of the South African polar scientific community. We are grateful to the captain and the fantastic crew of the SA Agulhas II, without whom none of the science would have been possible. The financial support of the Department of Science and Innovation, the National Research Foundation and the infrastructure support of the Department of Fisheries, Forestry & Environment are greatly acknowledged. The cruise logistics was supported by the South African Polar Research Infrastructure (SAPRI).