Title Raw temperature data for long-term observations of bottom temperatures at Arcadia Reef, Mozambique (November 2020 - April 2021)
Project Long-term monitoring of nearshore temperatures around Southern Africa
Authors

Hassan Ismail
Oceans and Coastal Research, Department of Forestry, Fisheries and the Environment (DFFE); role: Marine Scientific Technician; contact details: email: heishmail@dffe.gov.za

Marcel van den Berg
Oceans and Coastal Research, Department of Forestry, Fisheries and the Environment (DFFE); role: Marine Scientific Technician; contact details: email: mvdberg@dffe.gov.za

Tarron Lamont
Oceans and Coastal Research, Department of Forestry, Fisheries and the Environment (DFFE); role: Marine Scientist; contact details: email: tlamont@dffe.gov.za

Publisher Department of Forestry, Fisheries and the Environment (2023)
Contributors

Contact Person: Hassan Ismail
Oceans and Coastal Research, Department of Forestry, Fisheries and the Environment (DFFE); role: Marine Scientific Technician; contact details: email: ismailhe@gmail.com

Contact Person: Marcel van den Berg
Oceans and Coastal Research, Department of Forestry, Fisheries and the Environment (DFFE); role: Marine Scientific Technician; contact details: email: mvandenberg.dea@gmail.com

Contact Person: Tarron Lamont
Oceans and Coastal Research, Department of Forestry, Fisheries and the Environment (DFFE); role: Marine Scientist; contact details: email: tarron.lamont@gmail.com

Abstract Here we present raw temperatures from Underwater Temperature Recorders (UTRs) located at a depth of 33m off Arcadia Reef, Mozambique (24.5657°S; 35.2817°E), along the east coast of Southern Africa, between 14 November 2020 and 26 April 2021. Note that the data that falls outside of these dates is not from the deployment. At selected sites around Southern Africa, UTRs have been used to obtain long-term records of bottom temperature in the nearshore environment, at depths ranging from 2m to 34m. Note that for some deployments, two UTRs were deployed to simultaneously record bottom temperatures.
Methods The raw data was collected using Underwater Temperature Recorder(s) (UTR) that was configured to sample every 60 minutes. The subsurface-mounted, Underwater Temperature Recorder(s) (UTR) was deployed at a depth of 33m off Arcadia Reef, Mozambique (24.5657°S; 35.2817°E), along the east coast of Southern Africa. The instrument measured hourly temperature readings between 14 November 2020 and 26 April 2021.
Data
Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 International (CC BY-SA 4.0)
Temporal extent 14 Nov 2020 – 26 Apr 2021
Geographic extent

Arcadia Reef, Mozambique

North: -24.5657
South: -24.5658
West: 35.2817
East: 35.2818

Vertical extent Max: -33 m
Min: -33 m
Keywords INDIAN OCEAN, temperature, underwater temperature recorder, UTR
Related resources
  • This digital object continues Raw temperature data for long-term observations of bottom temperatures at Arcadia Reef, Mozambique (August 2019 - November 2020) (10.15493/DEA.MIMS.01912023)
  • This digital object is part of Long-term observations of nearshore temperatures around southern Africa (10.15493/dea.mims.26052269)
  • This digital object is previous version of Long-term observations of hourly bottom temperatures at Arcadia Reef, Mozambique (November 2020 - April 2021) (10.15493/DEA.MIMS.01832023)