Title Long-term observations of hourly bottom temperatures at Mozambique Island, Mozambique (October 2007 - February 2012)
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 18m off Mozambique Island, Mozambique (15.0645°S; 40.785°E), along the east coast of Southern Africa, between 01 October 2007 and 08 February 2012. At selected sites around Southern Africa, UTRs have been used to obtain long-term records of bottom temperatures 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 Subsurface-mounted, Underwater Temperature Recorder(s) (UTR) were deployed at a depth of 18m off Mozambique Island, Mozambique (15.0645°S; 40.785°E), along the east coast of Southern Africa. The instrument(s) measured hourly temperature(s) readings between 01 October 2007 07h00 and 08 February 2012 08h00.
Data
Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 International (CC BY-SA 4.0)
Temporal extent 01 Oct 2007 – 08 Feb 2012
Geographic extent

Mozambique Island, Mozambique

North: -15.0645
South: -15.0646
West: 40.785
East: 40.786

Vertical extent Max: -18.0 m
Min: -18.0 m
Keywords INDIAN OCEAN, temperature, underwater temperature recorder, UTR
Related resources
  • This digital object continues Long-term observations of hourly bottom temperatures at Mozambique Island, Mozambique (September 2004 - October 2007) (10.15493/DEA.MIMS.03512023)
  • This digital object is new version of Raw temperature data for long-term observations of bottom temperatures at Mozambique Island, Mozambique (October 2007 - February 2012) (10.15493/DEA.MIMS.03602023)
  • This digital object is part of Long-term observations of nearshore temperatures around southern Africa (10.15493/dea.mims.26052269)