Title Long-term observations of hourly bottom temperatures at Elands Bay (July 1994 - November 1994)
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 processed hourly subsurface temperatures from Underwater Temperature Recorders (UTRs) located at a depth of 2.5m off Elands Bay (32.3167°S 18.3200°E), along the west coast of South Africa, between 15 July 1994 and 08 November 1994. 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.
Methods A subsurface-mounted, Underwater Temperature Recorder (UTR) was deployed at a depth of 2.5m off Elands Bay (32.3167°S; 18.3200°E), along the west coast of South Africa. The instrument measured hourly temperature readings between 15 July 1994 10h00 and 08 November 1994 12h00.
Data
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Temporal extent 15 Jul 1994 – 08 Nov 1994
Geographic extent

Elands Bay, South Africa

North: -32.3167
South: -32.3168
West: 18.32
East: 18.33

Vertical extent Max: -2.5 m
Min: -2.5 m
Keywords SOUTH ATLANTIC OCEAN, temperature, underwater temperature recorder, UTR
Related resources
  • This digital object continues Long-term observations of hourly bottom temperatures at Elands Bay (February 1994 - July 1994) (10.15493/DEA.MIMS.02302023)
  • This digital object is new version of Raw temperature data for long-term observations of bottom temperatures at Elands Bay (July 1994 - November 1994) (10.15493/DEA.MIMS.02102023)
  • This digital object is part of Long-term observations of nearshore temperatures around southern Africa (10.15493/dea.mims.26052269)