Title | Raw temperature data for long-term observations of bottom temperatures at Paternoster (August 1999 - February 2000) |
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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 raw temperatures from Underwater Temperature Recorders (UTRs) located at a depth of 2m off Paternoster (32.7050°S 17.927°E), along the west coast of South Africa, between 20 August 1999 and 25 February 2000. 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. |
Methods | The raw data was collected using an Underwater Temperature Recorder (UTR) that was configured to sample every 60 minutes. The subsurface-mounted, Underwater Temperature Recorder (UTR) was deployed at a depth of 2m off Paternoster (32.7050°S; 17.9267°E), along the west coast of South Africa. The instrument measured hourly temperature readings between 20 August 1999 and 25 February 2000. |
Data | |
Temporal extent | 20 Aug 1999 – 25 Feb 2000 |
Geographic extent |
Paternoster, South Africa
North: -32.705 |
Vertical extent |
Max: -2.0 m Min: -2.0 m |
Keywords | SOUTH ATLANTIC OCEAN, temperature, underwater temperature recorder, UTR |
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