Name: Long-term observations of bottom temperatures at Second Beach, Port St. Johns (March 2012 - August 2012)
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DOI: 10.15493/DEA.MIMS.14742023

Title	Long-term observations of bottom temperatures at Second Beach, Port St. Johns (March 2012 - August 2012)
Project	Long-term monitoring of nearshore temperatures around Southern Africa
Authors	Zintle Sabelani Oceans and Coastal Research, Department of Forestry, Fisheries and the Environment (DFFE); role: Marine Research Assistant; contact details: email: zsabelani@dffe.gov.za 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 (2025)
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 processed temperatures from Underwater Temperature Recorders (UTRs) located at a depth of 14m off Second Beach, Port St. Johns, South Africa (-31.6535°S 29.5220°E), along the south coast of Southern Africa, between 19 March 2011 and 30 August 2012. At selected sites around Southern Africa, UTRs have been used to obtain long-term records of bottom temperatures 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	Subsurface-mounted, Underwater Temperature Recorder(s) (UTR) were deployed at a depth of 14m off Second Beach, Port St. Johns, South Africa (-31.6535°S; 29.5220°E), along the south coast of Southern Africa. The instrument(s) measured half-hourly temperature(s) readings between 19 March 2012 11h00 and 30 August 2012 09h00.
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Temporal extent	19 Mar 2012 – 30 Aug 2012
Geographic extent	1000 km Leaflet Tiles © Esri — Source: Esri, DeLorme, NAVTEQ, USGS, Intermap, iPC, NRCAN, Esri Japan, METI, Esri China (Hong Kong), Esri (Thailand), TomTom, 2012 Port St. Johns, South Africa Lat: -31.6535 Lon: 29.522
Vertical extent	Max: -14.0 m Min: -14.0 m
Keywords	coastal, INDIAN OCEAN, nearshore, temperature, underwater temperature recorder, UTR
Related resources	This digital object continues Long-term observations of bottom temperatures at Second Beach, Port St. Johns (December 2011 - March 2012) (10.15493/DEA.MIMS.14722023) This digital object is new version of Raw temperature data for long-term observations of bottom temperatures at Second Beach, Port St. Johns (March 2012 - August 2012) (10.15493/DEA.MIMS.14752023) This digital object is part of Long-term observations of bottom temperatures at Port St. Johns (10.15493/DEA.MIMS.14712023)

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