Title | Raw temperature data for long-term observations of bottom temperatures at Port Alfred (February 2012 - August 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 (2024) |
Contributors |
Contact Person: Hassan Ismail |
Abstract | Here we present raw 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 22 February 2012 and 31 August 2012. Note that the data that falls outside of these dates is not from the deployment. 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 | 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 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 22 February 2012 and 31 August 2012. |
Data | |
Temporal extent | 22 Feb 2012 – 31 Aug 2012 |
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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