Title Long-term observations of hourly bottom temperatures at Xai-Xai, Mozambique (April 2006 - July 2007)
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 Xai-Xai (25.1646°S 33.6781°E), along the east coast of Southern Africa, between 23 April 2006 and 10 July 2007. 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 Xai-Xai, Mozambique (25.1646°S; 33.6781°E), along the east coast of Southern Africa. The instrument(s) measured hourly temperature(s) readings between 23 April 2006 09h00 and 10 July 2007 12h00.
Data
Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 International (CC BY-SA 4.0)
Temporal extent 23 Apr 2006 – 10 Jul 2007
Geographic extent

Xai-Xai, Mozambique

North: -25.1646
South: -25.1647
West: 33.6781
East: 33.6782

Vertical extent Max: -18.0 m
Min: -18.0 m
Keywords INDIAN OCEAN, temperature, underwater temperature recorder, UTR
Related resources
  • This digital object is new version of Raw temperature data for long-term observations of bottom temperatures at Xai-Xai, Mozambique (April 2006 - July 2007) (10.15493/DEA.MIMS.04452023)
  • This digital object is part of Long-term observations of nearshore temperatures around southern Africa (10.15493/dea.mims.26052269)