Title Long-term observations of hourly bottom temperatures at Mozambique Island, Mozambique
Project Long-term monitoring of nearshore temperatures around Southern Africa
Authors

Ismail, Hassan
Department of Forestry, Fisheries and the Environment; role: Marine Scientific Technician

van den Berg, Marcel
Department of Forestry, Fisheries and the Environment; role: Marine Scientific Technician

Lamont, Tarron
Department of Forestry, Fisheries and the Environment; role: Marine Scientist

Publisher Department of Forestry, Fisheries and the Environment (2025)
Contributors

Contact Person: Ismail, Hassan
Department of Forestry, Fisheries and the Environment; role: Marine Scientific Technician; email: heishmail@dffe.gov.za

Abstract Here we present a collection of raw and processed temperatures from Underwater Temperature Recorders (UTRs) located off Mozambique Island, Mozambique. 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.
Methods Subsurface-mounted, Underwater Temperature Recorders (UTR) were deployed off Mozambique Island, Mozambique (15.0645°S; 40.785°E), along the east coast of Southern Africa. The instruments measured hourly temperature readings.
Data
Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 International (CC BY-SA 4.0)
Temporal extent 10 Aug 2002 – 01 May 2021
Geographic extent
Marker
1000 km
Leaflet Tiles © Esri — Source: Esri, DeLorme, NAVTEQ, USGS, Intermap, iPC, NRCAN, Esri Japan, METI, Esri China (Hong Kong), Esri (Thailand), TomTom, 2012

Mozambique Island, Mozambique

Lat: -15.0645
Lon: 40.785

Keywords EOV: Physics > Sea surface temperature, INDIAN OCEAN, SST, temperature, underwater temperature recorder, UTR
Related resources
  • This digital object is part of Long-term observations of nearshore temperatures around southern Africa (10.15493/dea.mims.26052269)
  • Digital objects included in this collection:
    • Long-term observations of hourly bottom temperatures at Mozambique Island, Mozambique (August 2002 - July 2003) (10.15493/DEA.MIMS.03492023)
    • Long-term observations of hourly bottom temperatures at Mozambique Island, Mozambique (July 2003 - September 2004) (10.15493/DEA.MIMS.03502023)
    • Long-term observations of hourly bottom temperatures at Mozambique Island, Mozambique (September 2004 - October 2007) (10.15493/DEA.MIMS.03512023)
    • Long-term observations of hourly bottom temperatures at Mozambique Island, Mozambique (October 2007 - February 2012) (10.15493/DEA.MIMS.03522023)
    • Long-term observations of hourly bottom temperatures at Mozambique Island, Mozambique (February 2012 - May 2021) (10.15493/DEA.MIMS.03532023)
    • Raw temperature data for long-term observations of bottom temperatures at Mozambique Island, Mozambique (August 2002 - July 2003) (10.15493/DEA.MIMS.03542023)
    • Raw temperature data for long-term observations of bottom temperatures at Mozambique Island, Mozambique (July 2003 - September 2004) (10.15493/DEA.MIMS.03562023)
    • Raw temperature data for long-term observations of bottom temperatures at Mozambique Island, Mozambique (September 2004 - October 2007) (10.15493/DEA.MIMS.03582023)
    • Raw temperature data for long-term observations of bottom temperatures at Mozambique Island, Mozambique (October 2007 - February 2012) (10.15493/DEA.MIMS.03602023)
    • Raw temperature data for long-term observations of bottom temperatures at Mozambique Island, Mozambique (February 2012 - May 2021) (10.15493/DEA.MIMS.03622023)