Agulhas System Climate Array - South Africa

Basic Information
Site Name
Agulhas System Climate Array
Short name
ASCA
Country
South Africa
Site Manager
Site Description
The ASCA shelf and tall moorings extend 200 km offshore of Hamburg just south of East London on the East coast of South Africa, along the decending TOPEX/Jason satellite ground track # 96, through the core of the Agulhas Current, with Current- and Pressure-recording Inverted Echo Sounders (CPIES) measurements extending the array to 300 km offshore. There are two shelf and seven full-depth tall moorings, interspersed with five CPIES, measuring pressure, current velocities, temperatures and salinities.
Last modified
2020-06-29 10:06:52

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General Characteristics and Status
Site Status
Operational
Year Established
2015
Observed properties
Affiliation and Network Specific Information
Affiliation
ILTERThis site is a verified "ILTER" member.
SAEON (LTER-SAF-ZA-25)This site is a verified "SAEON" member.
GERIThis site is a verified "GERI" member.
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Geographic
Centroid/Representative Coordinates

Latitude: -35.320972225 Longitude: 28.404305555

Size
ca. 30000.00ha
Elevation (average)
-2250.00msl
Elevation (min)
0.00msl
Elevation (max)
-4500.00msl
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