Title | Long-term observations of hourly bottom temperatures at Paternoster (September 1996 - April 1997) |
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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 2m off Paternoster (32.7050°S 17.927°E), along the west coast of South Africa, between 27 September 1996 and 25 April 1997. 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 2m off Paternoster (32.7050°S; 17.9267°E), along the west coast of South Africa. The instrument measured hourly temperature readings between 27 September 1996 14h00 and 25 April 1997 10h00. |
Data | |
Temporal extent | 27 Sep 1996 – 25 Apr 1997 |
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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