Title Long-term observations of hourly bottom temperatures at Mossel Bay (March 1999 - December 1999)
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 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
Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 International (CC BY-SA 4.0)
Temporal extent 25 Mar 1999 – 21 Dec 1999
Geographic extent

Mossel Bay, South Africa

North: -34.1767
South: -34.1768
West: 22.1463
East: 22.1464

Vertical extent Max: -8.0 m
Min: -8.0 m
Keywords INDIAN OCEAN, temperature, underwater temperature recorder, UTR
Related resources
  • This digital object continues Long-term observations of hourly bottom temperatures at Mossel Bay (November 1998 - March 1999) (10.15493/DEA.MIMS.02972023)
  • This digital object is new version of Raw temperature data for long-term observations of bottom temperatures at Mossel Bay (March 1999 - December 1999) (10.15493/DEA.MIMS.03342023)
  • This digital object is part of Long-term observations of nearshore temperatures around southern Africa (10.15493/dea.mims.26052269)