Name: Raw temperature data for long-term observations of bottom temperatures at Bassas da India, Mozambique Channel (August 2003 - September 2007)
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DOI: 10.15493/DEA.MIMS.22112024

Title	Raw temperature data for long-term observations of bottom temperatures at Bassas da India, Mozambique Channel (August 2003 - September 2007)
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 (2024)
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 raw temperatures from Southern Africa, Underwater Temperature Recorders (UTRs) located at a depth of 20m off Bassas da India (21.4385°S 39.6707°E), along the east coast of Southern Africa, between 15 August 2003 and 15 September 2007. At selected sites around 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, and that the data that falls outside of these dates are not from the deployment.
Methods	The raw data was collected using a UTR that was configured to sample every 60 minutes. A subsurface-mounted, UTR was deployed at a depth of 20m off Bassas da India (21.4385°S; 39.6707°E), along the east coast of Southern Africa. The instrument(s) measured hourly temperature(s) readings between 15 August 2003 and 15 September 2007.
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Temporal extent	15 Aug 2003 – 15 Sep 2007
Geographic extent	Bassas da India, Mozambique Channel North: -20.9385 South: -21.9385 West: 39.1707 East: 40.1707
Vertical extent	Max: -20.0 m Min: -20.0 m
Keywords	INDIAN OCEAN, 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) This digital object is previous version of Long-term observations of hourly bottom temperatures at Bassas da India, Mozambique Channel (August 2003 - September 2007) (10.15493/DEA.MIMS.21112024)

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