Title | Long-term observations of hourly bottom temperatures at Port Alfred (October 1995 - April 1996) |
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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 (2024) |
Contributors |
Contact Person: Hassan Ismail |
Abstract | Here we present processed hourly subsurface temperatures from Underwater Temperature Recorders (UTRs) located at a depth of 4m off Port Alfred (33.6027°S; 26.8999°E), along the east coast of South Africa, between 30 October 1995 and 22 April 1996. At selected sites around South 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 Underwater Temperature Recorder (UTR) was deployed at a depth of 4m off Port Alfred (33.6027°S; 26.8999°E), along the east coast of South Africa. The instrument(s) measured hourly temperature(s) readings between 30 October 1995 14h00 and 22 April 1996 13h00. |
Data | |
Temporal extent | 30 Oct 1995 – 22 Apr 1996 |
Geographic extent |
Port Alfred, South Africa
Lat: -33.6027 |
Vertical extent |
Max: -4.0 m Min: -4.0 m |
Keywords | INDIAN OCEAN, temperature, underwater temperature recorder, UTR |
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