Title | Long-term observations of hourly bottom temperatures at Ystervarkpunt (November 1996 - March 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 3m off Ystervarkpunt (34.395°S; 21.7305°E), along the south coast of South Africa, between 15 November 1996 and 17 March 1997. 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 3m off Ystervarkpunt (34.395°S; 21.7305°E), along the south coast of South Africa. The instrument(s) measured hourly temperature(s) readings between 15 November 1996 09h00 and 17 March 1997 14h00. |
Data | |
Temporal extent | 15 Nov 1996 – 17 Mar 1997 |
Geographic extent |
Ystervarkpunt, South Africa
North: -34.395 |
Vertical extent |
Max: -3 m Min: -3 m |
Keywords | INDIAN OCEAN, temperature, underwater temperature recorder, UTR |
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