Processed CTD data from the Marion Island Annual Relief Voyage on the SA Agulhas II Voyage 024, April 2017

This is processed Conductivity, Temperature, Depth (CTD) data from the Marion Island Annual Relief Voyage on the SA Agulhas II Voyage 024, 06 April to 12 May 2017. The 2017 Marion Relief Voyage offered the fifth opportunity to conduct multi-disciplinary, shipbased marine research focusing on links and interactions between air and sea, ocean physics, chemistry, biogeochemistry and biology, including microbial, planktic and benthic communities on board South Africa’s polar research and supply vessel MV SA Agulhas II en route to, and around, the sub-Antarctic Prince Edward archipelago. The overall aim was to continue contributing to an oceanographic observation and monitoring system directed by South African research institutions in support of South Africa’s needs – and where possible, in support of global requirements of inter alia the Global Oceans Observing System (GOOS), the Southern Ocean Observing System (SOOS), the Convention for the Conservation of Antarctic Marine Living Resources (CCAMLR), and the Agreement on the Conservation of Albatrosses and Petrels (ACAP). With the declaration on 9 April 2013 of the Prince Edward Islands (PEIs) as South Africa’s first offshore Marine Protected Area (MPA), the outcomes of this cruise will further contribute toward an integrated view and a better understanding of the functioning of the combined island/marine PEI ecosystem. This dataset was processed using older standards which may not align with international best practices and the standards currently adhered to by the Department of Forestry, Fisheries and the Environment (DFFE). The Department is re-processing and replacing data to ensure everything has the same format and is of the same quality and datasets will be marked as obsoleted once that is done. As such the user assumes the entire risk related to the use of these data in its current state and format. DFFE disclaims all warranties of the data whether expressed or implied, including without limitation, any warranties of merchantability or fitness for a particular purpose. For any concerns regarding the data, the user may decide to liaise with the listed PIs who will share their insight on the data quality, where possible. It is also strongly recommended that the user liaises with the listed PIs regarding their proposed projects to mitigate against duplication of research efforts. This dataset was processed using older standards which may not align with international best practices and the standards currently adhered to by the Department of Forestry, Fisheries and the Environment (DFFE). The Department is re-processing and replacing data to ensure everything has the same format and is of the same quality and datasets will be marked as obsoleted once that is done. As such the user assumes the entire risk related to the use of these data in its current state and format. DFFE disclaims all warranties of the data whether expressed or implied, including without limitation, any warranties of merchantability or fitness for a particular purpose. For any concerns regarding the data, the user may decide to liaise with the listed PIs who will share their insight on the data quality, where possible. It is also strongly recommended that the user liaises with the listed PIs regarding their proposed projects to mitigate against duplication of research efforts.

本数据集为2017年4月6日至5月12日，SA Agulhas II 船舶在马丽昂岛年度考察航行024次任务中采集的经过处理的电导率、温度、深度（CTD）数据。2017年马丽昂救援航行旨在提供第五次机会，开展以海洋与大气之间联系与相互作用、海洋物理学、化学、生物地球化学和生物学（包括微生物、浮游生物和底栖生物群落）为重点的多学科、船载海洋研究。研究主要在南非极地研究和供应船舶MV SA Agulhas II前往并环绕亚南极爱德华王子群岛的过程中进行。总体目标是为由南非研究机构主导的海洋观测和监控系统作出贡献，并在可能的情况下，支持包括全球海洋观测系统（GOOS）、南大洋观测系统（SOOS）、南极海洋生物资源养护公约（CCAMLR）以及信天翁和海雀养护协议（ACAP）在内的全球需求。2013年4月9日，爱德华王子群岛（PEIs）被宣布为南非首个海上海洋保护区（MPA）后，此次航行的成果将进一步促进对结合岛屿和海洋PEI生态系统的整体视图和深入理解。该数据集系采用旧标准处理，可能与国际最佳实践及南非林业、渔业和环境部（DFFE）目前遵循的标准不符。该部门正在进行重新处理和替换数据，以确保所有数据格式一致且质量相同，完成后将标记数据集为已过时。因此，用户在使用这些数据及其当前状态和格式时承担全部风险。DFFE对数据的任何明示或默示保证均予以排除，包括但不限于任何关于适销性或适用于特定目的的保证。对于任何有关数据的问题，用户可以选择与列出的负责人联系，他们将在可能的情况下分享对数据质量的见解。同时，强烈建议用户与列出的负责人就其拟议的项目进行联系，以减少研究工作的重复。此外，该数据集同样系采用旧标准处理，可能与国际最佳实践及南非林业、渔业和环境部（DFFE）目前遵循的标准不符。该部门正在进行重新处理和替换数据，以确保所有数据格式一致且质量相同，完成后将标记数据集为已过时。因此，用户在使用这些数据及其当前状态和格式时承担全部风险。DFFE对数据的任何明示或默示保证均予以排除，包括但不限于任何关于适销性或适用于特定目的的保证。对于任何有关数据的问题，用户可以选择与列出的负责人联系，他们将在可能的情况下分享对数据质量的见解。同时，强烈建议用户与列出的负责人就其拟议的项目进行联系，以减少研究工作的重复。