Name: Long-term observations of hourly bottom temperatures at Kasa Reef, Kenya
License: https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/

DOI: 10.15493/DEA.MIMS.15372023

Title	Long-term observations of hourly bottom temperatures at Kasa Reef, Kenya
Project	Long-term monitoring of nearshore temperatures around Southern Africa
Authors	Sabelani, Zintle Department of Forestry, Fisheries and the Environment; role: Marine Research Assistant; 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 Kasa Reef, Kenya. 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	A subsurface-mounted, Underwater Temperature Recorder (UTR) was deployed off Kasa Reef, Mombasa, Kenya (03.9812°S; 39.7640°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) Cite 10.15493/DEA.MIMS.15372023 Style Terms of use These data are made available with the express understanding that any such use will properly acknowledge the originator(s) and publisher and cite the accession numbers and/or associated Digital Object Identifiers. Anyone wishing to use these data should properly cite and attribute the data providers listed as authors in the metadata provided with each dataset. It is expected that all the conditions of the data license will be strictly honoured. Use of any material herein should be properly cited using the dataset’s persistent identifiers such as accession numbers and DOIs. I agree to the terms of use
Temporal extent	31 Oct 2011 – 21 Apr 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 Kasa Reef, Kenya Lat: -3.9812 Lon: 39.764
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 Kasa Reef, Kenya (October 2011 - April 2012) (10.15493/DEA.MIMS.11442023) Raw temperature data for long-term observations of Bottom Temperatures at Kasa Reef, Kenya (October 2011 - April 2012) (10.15493/DEA.MIMS.11452023)

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