Title | Raw temperature data for long-term observations of Bottom Temperatures at Kasa Reef Mombasa, Kenya (October 2011 - April 2012) |
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Project | Long-term monitoring of nearshore temperatures around Southern Africa |
Authors |
Zintle Sabelani 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 18m off Kasa Reef Mombasa, Kenya (03.9812°S 39.7640°E), along the east coast of Southern Africa, between 31 October 2011 and 21 April 2012. 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 18m off Kasa Reef, Mombasa, Kenya (03.9812°S; 39.7640°E), along the east coast of Southern Africa. The instrument(s) measured hourly temperature(s) readings between 31 October 2011 and 21 April 2012. |
Data | |
Temporal extent | 31 Oct 2011 – 21 Apr 2012 |
Geographic extent |
Kasa Reef, Mombasa, Kenya
North: -3.9812 |
Vertical extent |
Max: -18.0 m Min: -18.0 m |
Keywords | INDIAN OCEAN, temperature, underwater temperature recorder, UTR |
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