Title Long-term observations of hourly bottom temperatures at Sodwana Bay (November 1996 - March 1997)
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

Abstract Here we present processed hourly subsurface temperatures from Underwater Temperature Records (UTRs) located at a depth of 18m off Sodwana Bay (27.41483°S 32.72667°E), along the east coast of South Africa, between 28 November 1996 and 14 March 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 UTR was deployed at a depth of 18m off Sodwana Bay (27.41483°S; 32.72667°E), along the east coast of South Africa. The instrument measured hourly temperature readings between 28 November 1996 10h00 and 14 March 1997 09h00.
Data
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Temporal extent 28 Nov 1996 – 14 Mar 1997
Geographic extent

Sodwana Bay, South Africa

North: -27.41483
South: -27.41484
West: 32.72667
East: 32.72668

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 Sodwana Bay (July 1996 - November 1996) (10.15493/DEA.MIMS.08842023)
  • This digital object is continued by Long-term observations of hourly bottom temperatures at Sodwana Bay (March 1997 - June 1997) (10.15493/DEA.MIMS.08862023)
  • This digital object is new version of Raw temperature data for long-term observations of bottom temperatures at Sodwana Bay (November 1996 - March 1997) (10.15493/DEA.MIMS.08262023)
  • This digital object is part of Long-term observations of nearshore temperatures around southern Africa (10.15493/dea.mims.26052269)