Title Raw temperature data for long-term observations of bottom temperatures at Ystervarkpunt (November 2019 - August 2022)
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 3m off Ystervarkpunt (34.395°S; 21.7305°E), along the south coast of South Africa, between 21 November 2019 and 05 August 2022. 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 Underwater Temperature Recorder(s) (UTR) that was configured to sample every 60 minutes. The subsurface-mounted, Underwater Temperature Recorder(s) (UTR) was deployed at a depth of 3m off Ystervarkpunt (34.395°S; 21.7305°E), along the south coast of South Africa. The instrument(s) measured hourly temperature readings between 21 November 2019 and 05 August 2022.
Data
Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 International (CC BY-SA 4.0)
Temporal extent 21 Nov 2019 – 05 Aug 2022
Geographic extent

Ystervarkpunt, South Africa

North: -34.395
South: -34.396
West: 21.7305
East: 21.7306

Vertical extent Max: -3.0 m
Min: -3.0 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 Ystervarkpunt (October 2011 - November 2019) (10.15493/DEA.MIMS.04932023)
  • 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 Ystervarkpunt (November 2019 - August 2022) (10.15493/DEA.MIMS.11902023)