Title | Long-term observations of hourly bottom temperatures at Aliwal Shoal (February 2007 - July 2007) |
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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 processed hourly subsurface 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 03 February 2007 and 30 July 2007. 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 | A 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 03 February 2007 15h00 and 30 July 2007 09h00. |
Data | |
Temporal extent | 03 Feb 2007 – 30 Jul 2007 |
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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