Title | Raw temperature data for long-term observations of bottom temperatures off Trou-aux-Biches, Mauritius (March 2014 - November 2016) |
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Project | Long-term monitoring of nearshore temperatures around Southern Africa |
Authors |
Hassan Ismail Marcel van den Berg Tarron Lamont |
Publisher | Department of Forestry, Fisheries and the Environment (2024) |
Contributors |
Contact Person: Hassan Ismail |
Abstract | Here we present raw temperatures from Underwater Temperature Recorders (UTRs) located at a depth of 17.5m off Trou-aux-Biches, Mauritius (20.0284°S 57.5364°E), along the east coast of Southern Africa, between 05 March 2014 and 01 November 2016. At selected sites around Southern Africa, 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 17.5m off Trou-aux-Biches, Mauritius (20.0284°S; 57.5364°E), along the east coast of Southern Africa. The instrument(s) measured hourly temperature(s) readings between 05 March 2014 and 01 November 2016. |
Data | |
Temporal extent | 05 Mar 2014 – 01 Nov 2016 |
Geographic extent |
Mauritius
North: -19.5284 |
Vertical extent |
Max: -18.0 m Min: -18.0 m |
Keywords | INDIAN OCEAN, temperature, underwater temperature recorder, UTR |
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