Title Long-term observations of hourly bottom temperatures at Nosy Ve (August 2003 - September 2004)
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 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 processed hourly subsurface temperatures from UTRs located at a depth of 18m off Nosy Ve (23.6552°S 43.5858°E), along the east coast of Southern Africa, between 13 August 2003 and 14 September 2004. Note that for some deployments, two UTRs were deployed to simultaneously record bottom temperatures.
Methods A subsurface-mounted, Underwater Temperature Recorder (UTR) was deployed at a depth of 18m off Nosy Ve (23.6552°S 43.5858°E), along the east coast of Southern Africa. The instrument(s) measured hourly temperature(s) readings between 13 August 2003 08h00 and 14 September 2004 09h00.
Data
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Temporal extent 13 Aug 2003 – 14 Sep 2004
Geographic extent

Nosy Ve, Madagascar

North: -20.0
South: -27.0
West: 40.0
East: 45.0

Vertical extent Max: -18.0 m
Min: -18.0 m
Keywords INDIAN OCEAN, temperature, underwater temperature recorder, UTR
Related resources
  • This digital object is continued by Long-term observations of hourly bottom temperatures at Nosy Ve (September 2004 - September 2007) (10.15493/DEA.MIMS.64072024)
  • This digital object is new version of Raw temperature data for long-term observations of bottom temperatures at Nosy Ve (August 2003 - September 2004) (10.15493/DEA.MIMS.63072024)
  • This digital object is part of Long-term observations of nearshore temperatures around southern Africa (10.15493/dea.mims.26052269)