Title | Raw temperature data for long-term observations of Bottom Temperatures at Zanzibar, Tanzania (September 2010 - February 2013) |
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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 19m off Zanzibar, Tanzania (06.4724°S 39.3968°E), along the east coast of Southern Africa, between 18 September 2010 and 14 February 2013. 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. A subsurface-mounted UTR was deployed at a depth of 19m off Zanzibar, Tanzania (06.4724°S; 39.3968°E), along the east coast of Southern Africa. The instrument(s) measured hourly temperature(s) readings between 18 September 2010 and 14 February 2013. |
Data | |
Temporal extent | 18 Sep 2010 – 14 Feb 2013 |
Geographic extent |
Zanzibar, Tanzania
North: -6.4724 |
Vertical extent |
Max: -19.0 m Min: -19.0 m |
Keywords | INDIAN OCEAN, temperature, underwater temperature recorder, UTR |
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