Since 2008, over 48 South Atlantic SAMOC-related cruises have been conducted. These cruises are listed below (with links to cruise reports when available). In addition, 15-20 high-density XBT transects are obtained annually in the South Atlantic, along the AX8, AX18, and AX97 lines.

Cruises by Year

2021

2020

2019

• January-February, 2019
  Vessel: N. Oc. Antares (Brazil)
  Work area: Western end of "SAMBA" line on 34.5S
  Ports: Rio de Janiero, Brazil to Itajai, Brazil
  Activities: Deployed sites E and F with Popeyes Data Shuttle, and Vema Channel moorings
  Contacts: Chief Scientist - Mathias C. van Caspel, Edmo Campos(Brazil)
• June 2019
  Vessel: N. Oc. Alpha-Crucis (Brazil)
  Work area: Western end of "SAMBA" line on 34.5S
  Ports: Mar del Plata, Argentina to Mar del Plata, Argentina
  Activities: Telemeter 4 NOAA PIES and 2 Brazilian CPIES, CTD profiles, Deployed 2 NOAA PIES and 4 Brazil CPIES
  Contacts: Chief Scientist - Elisabete Braga, Olga Sato (Brazil)

2018

• Dates: February-March 2018
  Vessel: RV Meteor (Germany)
  Work area: 23W section, 5S and 11S sections (Western Boundary South Atlantic)
  Ports: Mindelo, Cape Verde to Recife, Brazil
  Activities: 8 mooring recoveries, 6 deployments, CTD stations
  Contacts: Chief Scientist - Peter Brandt (Germany)
  
• February-April 2018
  Vessel: James Cook Cruise 159
  Ports: Rio de Janeiro, Brazil to Cape Town, South Africa
  Activities: Full GO-SHIP section at 24S; 100-150 CTDO stations; 24 level bottle sampling; LADCP; Underway measurements, 4 x Deep Argo floats; 2 x Oxygen Argo floats;
  Contacts: Chief Scientist - Brian King (UK)
  
• April-May 2018
  Vessel: N. Oc. Alpha-Crucis (Brazil)
  Work area: Western end of "SAMBA" line on 34.5S
  Ports: Santos, Brazil to Santos, Brazil
  Activities: Recover and redeploy 2 NOAA PIES and 2 Brazilian CPIES, Telemeter 2 NOAA PIES; CTD profiles
  Contacts: Chief Scientists - Edmo Campos (Brazil)
  
• October 2018
  Vessel: ARA Puerto Deseado (Argentina)
  Work area: Western end of "SAMBA" line on 34.5S
  Ports: Mar del Plata, Argentina to Mar del Plata, Argentina
  Planned Activities: Telemeter 4 NOAA PIES and 2 Brazilian CPIES, CTD profiles, recover and redeploy 2 NOAA PIES
  Contacts: Chief Scientist - Marcela Charo (Argentina)

2017

• January-February 2017
  Vessel: Maria S. Merian (Germany)
  Work area: Trans-basin "SAMBA" line on 34.5S
  Ports: Cape Town, South Africa to Montevideo, Uruguay
  Activities: Full depth hydrographic section
  Contacts: Chief Scientists - Johannes Karstensen, Toste Tonhua (Germany), and Sabrina Speich (France)
  
• July 2017
  Vessel: SA Agulhas II (South Africa)
  Work area: Eastern end of "SAMBA" line on 34.5S
  Ports: Cape Town, South Africa to Cape Town, South Africa
  Activities: Serviced CPIES (SAMBA), CTDs, XBTs, SADCP, Bongo net tows, Argo and SVP Drifter deployments
  Contacts: Chief Scientists - Marcel van den Berg (SAMBA, South Africa) and Isabelle Ansorge (SEAmester programme, South Africa)
  
• September 2017
  Vessel: SA Agulhas II (South Africa)
  Work area: 30S section to Tristan and Gough, and southward
  Ports: Cape Town, South Africa to Cape Town, South Africa
  Activities: Deployed 6 BGC-Argo (SOCCOM) floats
  Contacts: Lynne Talley (SIO), Melissa Miller (SIO) in collaboration with Isabelle Ansorge
  Link to SOCCOM float website
  Link to interactive float tool of current floats
  Link to SOCCOM cruise blog by Melissa Miller and others
  
• September-October 2017
  Vessel: ARA Puerto Deseado (Argentina)
  Work area: Western end of "SAMBA" line on 34.5S
  Ports: Mar del Plata, Argentina to Mar del Plata, Argentina
  Activities: Telemeter 4 NOAA PIES and 2 Brazil CPIES; approximately 15-20 CTD profile
  Contacts: Chief Scientist - Alberto Piola (Argentina)
  
• Dates: November-December 2017
  Vessel: James Clark Ross
  Work area: Drake Passage
  Ports: Port Stanley, Malvinas/Falkland Islands to Punta Arenas, Chile
  Activities: 20 CTD and LADCP profiles, underway measurements, 3 Argo float and 4 deep Argo float deployments, and surface glider missions
  Contacts: Chief Scientist - David Barnes (UK)
  Project Webpage: Link
  

2016

• October 2016
  Vessel: ARA Austral (Argentina)
  Work area: Western end of "SAMBA" line on 34.5S
  Ports: Mar del Plata, Argentina to Mar del Plata, Argentina
  Activities: Recover and redeploy 3 NOAA PIES and 2 Brazilian CPIES, Telemeter 1 NOAA PIES; CTD profiles
  
• November-December 2016
  Vessel: James Clark Ross
  Work area: Drake Passage
  Ports: Port Stanley, Malvinas/Falkland Islands to Port Stanley, Malvinas/Falkland Islands
  Activities: 30 CTD and LADCP profiles
  

2015

• May 2015
  Vessel: SA Agulhas II (South Africa) - Crossroads line
  Activities: CTDs, XBTs, SADCP
• July 2015
  Vessel: SA Agulhas II (South Africa, voyage 016) - SAMBA and Good Hope transects
  Service CPIES (SAMBA) and PIES (Good Hope), CTDs, XBTs, SADCP
• September 2015
  Vessel: R/V Meteor (Germany) - 5S and 11S
  Activities: CTD and SADCP sections at 5S and 11S and turn around of mooring array at 11S
• November 2015
  Vessel: RV Alpha Delphini (Brazil)
  Activities: PIES turnaround, ADCP recovery, BPR recovery
• December 2015
  Vessel: RS Algoa (South Africa, voyage 221) - SAMBA Transect
  Service 4 "tall" moorings; CTDs, SADCP, Argo floats

2014

• May 2014
  Vessel: SA Agulhas II (South Africa) - Crossroads line
  Activities: CTDs, XBTs, Argo
• May 2014
  Vessel: R/V Meteor (Germany) - 5S and 11S
  Activities: CTD and SADCP sections at 5S and 11S and turn around of mooring array at 11S
• June 2014
  Vessel: RS Algoa (South Africa)
  Activities: deployment of 2 South African shelf moorings, CTD, SADCP
• September 2014
  Vessel: SA Agulhas (South Africa)
  Activities: Full Depth CTDs, XBTs
• September 2014
  Vessel: RS Algoa (South Africa)
  Activities: Deployment of the tall South African SAMBA moorings, CTDs, SVP drifters, SADCP
• October 2014
  Vessel: Puerto Deseado (Argentina), SAM 10
  Activities: Telemeter 4 NOAA PIES & 3 Brazil CPIES, CTDs, water samples+LADCP
• December 2014
  Vessel: SA Agulhas II (South Africa), GoodHope
  Activities: - CPIES x 7 (France), CTDs, XBTs, Argo

2013

• May 2013
  Vessel: SA Agulhas II (South Africa) - Crossroads line
  Activities: CTDs, XBTs, Argo.
• July 2013
  Vessel: R/V Meteor (Germany) - 5S and 11S
  Activities: CTD and SADCP sections at 5S and 11S and deployment of mooring array at 11S
• September 2013
  Vessel: SA Agulhas II, (South Africa), SAMBA
  Activities: 8 French CPIES and 2 bottom ADCPs deployed, CTDs.
• October 2013
  Vessel: Puerto Deseado (Argentina) Subtropical Shelf Front
  Activities: CTD+water samples+LADCP) inshore of PIES A
• December 2013
  Vessel: Alpha-Delphini (Brazil). SAM 09/SAMOC Br 02
  Activities: Deploy 1 Brazil ADCP and 1 Brazil pressure gauge

2012

• February 2012
  Vessel: Ice Lady Patagonia II (Argentina), SAM 06
  Activities: Telemeter 2 NOAA PIES, XBTs
• July 2012
  Vessel: SA Agulhas II (South Africa) GoodHope
  Activities: AX 25 line XBTs, CTDs, Argo)
• July 2012
  Vessel: Puerto Deseado (Argentina), SAM 07.
  Activities: Telemeter 4 NOAA PIES, CTDs, water samples+LADCP
• December 2012
  Vessel: Alpha-Crucis, SAM 08/ SAMOC Br 01
  Activities: Recover 3 NOAA PIES, deploy 3 new NOAA PIES; Telemeter 1 NOAA PIES, CTD, deploy 3 new Brazil CPIES, water samples for nutrients, O2, chlorophyll-a

2011

• July 2011
  Vessel: Puerto Deseado (Argentina), SAM 05
  Activities: Recover 1 NOAA CPIES, deploy 1 new NOAA PIES. Telemeter 3 NOAA PIES, CTDs
• September 2011
  Vessel RV Ronald Brown (US)
  Activities: CTD, O2, LADCP, CO2, CFCs, SF6 and ozone, etc.
• November/December 2011
  Vessel: RVIB N.B. Palmer (US). cDrake
  Activities: cDrake CPIES recovery cruise. LADCP/Hydrography

2010

• July 2010
  Vessel: Puerto Deseado (Argentina), SAM 03
  Activities: Telemeter NOAA PIES & CPIES, CTD, water samples for nutrients, O2, chlorophyll-a.
• October/November 2010
  Vessel: RVIB N. B. Palmer (US). cDrake
  Activities: cDrake telemetry. LADCP/Hydrography. 1 current meter recovered.
• December 2010
  Vessel: Puerto Deseado (Argentina), SAM 04
  Activities: Telemeter NOAA PIES & CPIES, CTD water samples for nutrients, O2, chlorophyll-a
• December 2010
  Vessel: RV Africana (South Africa), BONUS-GH.
  Activities: Recovery French CPIES, Hydrography

2009

• March 2009
  Vessel: Cruzerio do Sul (Brazil), SAM 01.
  Activities: Deploy 3 NOAA PIES & 1 CPIES, CTDs/XBTs
• March/April 2009
  Vessel: James Cook (UK)
  Activities: CTD, O2, NITRAT, PHSPHT, TCARBN, ALKALI
• August 2009
  Vessel: Puerto Deseado (Argentina), SAM 02.
  Activities: Telemeter NOAA PIES & CPIES, CTD, water samples for nutrients, O2, chlorophyll-a.
• November/December 2009
  Vessel: RVIB N. B. Palmer (US). cDrake
  Activities: cDrake telemetry. LADCP/Hydrography. 3 CM recovered. 1 CM deployed.

2008

• February 2008
  Vessel: RV Africana (South Africa), SAMOC Pilot experiment.
  Activities: 2 French CPIES were deployed. Hydrography.
• March 2008
  Vessel: RV Marion Dufresne II (France), IPY BONUS-GH.
  Activities: Hydrography, biogeochemistry, air-sea observations.
• November/December 2008
  Vessel: RVIB N. B. Palmer (US). cDrake
  Activities: cDrake telemetry. LADCP/Hydrography