Title | Long-term observations of hourly bottom temperatures at Mosterts Hoek, South Africa (September 1997 - July 1998) |
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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 Mosterts Hoek (34.1978°S 24.7688°E), along the east coast of South Africa, between 12 September 1997 and 12 July 1998. 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 UTR was deployed at a depth of 4m off Mosterts Hoek (34.1978°S 24.7688°E), along the east coast of South Africa. The instrument(s) measured hourly temperature(s) readings between 12 September 1997 18h00 and 12 July 1998 15h00. |
Data | |
Temporal extent | 12 Sep 1997 – 12 Jul 1998 |
Geographic extent |
Mosterts Hoek, South Africa
North: -34.1978 |
Vertical extent |
Max: -4.0 m Min: -4.0 m |
Keywords | INDIAN OCEAN, temperature, underwater temperature recorder, UTR |
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