Title | Raw temperature data for long-term observations of bottom temperatures at Aliwal Shoal (August 2008 - January 2010) |
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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 |
Abstract | Here we present raw temperatures from Underwater Temperature Recorders (UTRs) located at a depth of 28m off Aliwal Shoal (30.2643°S 30.828°E), along the east coast of South Africa, between 13 August 2008 and 21 January 2010. 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. Note that for some deployments, two UTRs were deployed to simultaneously record bottom temperatures. |
Methods | The raw data was collected using an Underwater Temperature Recorder (UTR) that was configured to sample every 60 minutes. The subsurface-mounted UTR was deployed at a depth of 28m off Aliwal Shoal (30.2643°S; 30.828°E), along the east coast of South Africa. The instrument(s) measured hourly temperature(s) readings between 13 August 2008 and 21 January 2010. |
Data | |
Temporal extent | 13 Aug 2008 – 21 Jan 2010 |
Geographic extent |
Aliwal Shoal, KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa
North: -30.2643 |
Vertical extent |
Max: -28.0 m Min: -28.0 m |
Keywords | INDIAN OCEAN, temperature, underwater temperature recorder, UTR |
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