Title | Long-term observations of hourly bottom temperatures at Mossel Bay (March 1999 - December 1999) |
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Project | Long-term monitoring of nearshore temperatures around Southern Africa |
Authors |
Hassan Ismail Marcel van den Berg Tarron Lamont |
Publisher | Department of Forestry, Fisheries and the Environment (2023) |
Contributors |
Contact Person: Hassan Ismail Contact Person: Marcel van den Berg Contact Person: Tarron Lamont |
Abstract | Here we present processed hourly subsurface temperatures from Underwater Temperature Recorders (UTRs) located at a depth of 8m off Mossel Bay (34.1767°S 22.1463°E), along the south coast of South Africa, between 25 March 1999 and 21 December 1999. 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 8m off Mossel Bay (34.1767°S; 22.1463°E), along the south coast of South Africa. The instrument measured hourly temperature readings between 25 March 1999 16h00 and 21 December 1999 11h00. |
Data | |
Temporal extent | 25 Mar 1999 – 21 Dec 1999 |
Geographic extent |
Mossel Bay, South Africa
North: -34.1767 |
Vertical extent |
Max: -8.0 m Min: -8.0 m |
Keywords | INDIAN OCEAN, temperature, underwater temperature recorder, UTR |
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