Title Long-term observations of hourly bottom temperatures at Ponta Zavora, 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 Ponta Zavora, 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 Recorder(s) (UTR) were deployed off Ponta Zavora, Mozambique (24.4821°S; 35.2391°E), along the east coast of Southern Africa. The instrument(s) measured hourly temperature(s) readings.
Data
Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 International (CC BY-SA 4.0)
Temporal extent 22 Apr 2006 – 14 Nov 2020
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

Ponta Zavora, Mozambique

Lat: -24.4821
Lon: 35.2391

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 Ponta Zavora, Mozambique (April 2006 - July 2007) (10.15493/DEA.MIMS.04202023)
    • Long-term observations of hourly bottom temperatures at Ponta Zavora, Mozambique (July 2007 - February 2010) (10.15493/DEA.MIMS.04212023)
    • Long-term observations of hourly bottom temperatures at Ponta Zavora, Mozambique (February 2010 - May 2011) (10.15493/DEA.MIMS.04222023)
    • Long-term observations of hourly bottom temperatures at Ponta Zavora, Mozambique (May 2011 - April 2015) (10.15493/DEA.MIMS.04232023)
    • Long-term observations of hourly bottom temperatures at Ponta Zavora, Mozambique (April 2015 - June 2017) (10.15493/DEA.MIMS.04242023)
    • Long-term observations of hourly bottom temperatures at Ponta Zavora, Mozambique (June 2017 - September 2018) (10.15493/DEA.MIMS.04252023)
    • Long-term observations of hourly bottom temperatures at Ponta Zavora, Mozambique (September 2018 - July 2019) (10.15493/DEA.MIMS.04262023)
    • Long-term observations of hourly bottom temperatures at Ponta Zavora, Mozambique (July 2019 - November 2020) (10.15493/DEA.MIMS.04272023)
    • Raw temperature data for long-term observations of bottom temperatures at Ponta Zavora, Mozambique (April 2006 - July 2007) (10.15493/DEA.MIMS.04282023)
    • Raw temperature data for long-term observations of bottom temperatures at Ponta Zavora, Mozambique (July 2007 - February 2010) (10.15493/DEA.MIMS.04302023)
    • Raw temperature data for long-term observations of bottom temperatures at Ponta Zavora, Mozambique (February 2010 - May 2011) (10.15493/DEA.MIMS.04322023)
    • Raw temperature data for long-term observations of bottom temperatures at Ponta Zavora, Mozambique (May 2011 - April 2015) (10.15493/DEA.MIMS.04342023)
    • Raw temperature data for long-term observations of bottom temperatures at Ponta Zavora, Mozambique (April 2015 - June 2017) (10.15493/DEA.MIMS.04362023)
    • Raw temperature data for long-term observations of bottom temperatures at Ponta Zavora, Mozambique (June 2017 - September 2018) (10.15493/DEA.MIMS.04382023)
    • Raw temperature data for long-term observations of bottom temperatures at Ponta Zavora, Mozambique (September 2018 - July 2019) (10.15493/DEA.MIMS.04392023)
    • Raw temperature data for long-term observations of bottom temperatures at Ponta Zavora, Mozambique (July 2019 - November 2020) (10.15493/DEA.MIMS.04412023)