Title Raw temperature data for long-term observations of Bottom Temperatures at Mnemba Atoll, Zanzibar, Tanzania (February 2013 - March 2017)
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 raw temperatures from Underwater Temperature Recorders (UTRs) located at a depth of 19m off Mnemba Atoll, Zanzibar, Tanzania (05.8409°S 39.3957°E), along the east coast of Southern Africa, between 13 February 2013 and 26 March 2017. 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 Mnemba Atoll, Zanzibar, Tanzania (05.8409°S; 39.3957°E), along the east coast of Southern Africa. The instrument(s) measured hourly temperature(s) readings between 13 February 2013 and 26 March 2017.
Data
Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 International (CC BY-SA 4.0)
Temporal extent 13 Feb 2013 – 26 Mar 2017
Geographic extent

Mnemba Atoll, Zanzibar, Tanzania

North: -5.8408
South: -5.8409
West: 39.3956
East: 39.3957

Vertical extent Max: -19.0 m
Min: -19.0 m
Keywords INDIAN OCEAN, temperature, underwater temperature recorder, UTR
Related resources
  • This digital object continues Raw temperature data for long-term observations of Bottom Temperatures at Mnemba Atoll, Zanzibar, Tanzania (September 2010 - February 2013) (10.15493/DEA.MIMS.11352023)
  • This digital object is part of Long-term observations of nearshore temperatures around southern Africa (10.15493/dea.mims.26052269)
  • This digital object is previous version of Long-term observations of hourly bottom temperatures at Mnemba Atoll, Zanzibar, Tanzania (February 2013 - March 2017) (10.15493/DEA.MIMS.11362023)