Title | Raw temperature data for long-term observations of Bottom Temperatures at Knysna (November 2003 - June 2004) |
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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 November 2003 and 20 June 2004. Note that the data that falls outside of these dates is not from the deployment, and that for some deployments, two UTRs were deployed to simultaneously record bottom temperatures. |
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 November 2003 and 20 June 2004. |
Data | |
Temporal extent | 17 Nov 2003 – 20 Jun 2004 |
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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