Title | Raw temperature data for long-term observations of Bottom Temperatures at Knysna (April 1996 - August 1996) |
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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 | At selected sites around Southern Africa, Underwater Temperature Recorders (UTRs) have been used to obtain long-term records of bottom temperature in the nearshore environment, at depths ranging from 2m to 34m. Here we present raw temperatures from UTRs located at a depth of 7m off Knysna (34.0763°S 23.0602°E), along the south coast of Southern Africa, between 17 April 1996 and 13 August 1996. Note that for some deployments, two UTRs were deployed to simultaneously record bottom temperatures, and that the data that falls outside of these dates is not from the deployment. |
Methods | The raw data was collected using an Underwater Temperature Recorder (UTR) that was configured to sample every 60 minutes. A subsurface-mounted, Underwater Temperature Recorder (UTR) was deployed at a depth of 7m off Knysna (34.0763°S; 23.0602°E), along the south coast of Southern Africa. The instrument(s) measured hourly temperature(s) readings between 17 April 1996 and 13 August 1996. |
Data | |
Temporal extent | 17 Apr 1996 – 13 Aug 1996 |
Geographic extent |
Knysna, South Africa
North: -34.0663 |
Vertical extent |
Max: -7.0 m Min: -7.0 m |
Keywords | INDIAN OCEAN, temperature, underwater temperature recorder, UTR |
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