Name: Long-term observations of daily bottom temperatures at Port Nolloth (September 1996 - April 1997)
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DOI: 10.15493/dea.mims.26052282

Title	Long-term observations of daily bottom temperatures at Port Nolloth (September 1996 - April 1997)
Project	Long-term monitoring of nearshore temperatures around Southern Africa
Authors	Darrell Anders Oceans and Coastal Research, Department of Forestry, Fisheries and the Environment (DFFE) Marine Scientific Technician 2nd Floor, Foretrust Building, Martin Hammerschlag Way, Cape Town, South Africa, danders@environment.gov.za Marcel van den Berg Oceans and Coastal Research, Department of Forestry, Fisheries and the Environment (DFFE) Marine Scientific Technician 2nd Floor, Foretrust Building, Martin Hammerschlag Way, Cape Town, South Africa, mvdberg@environment.gov.za Tarron Lamont Oceans and Coastal Research, Department of Forestry, Fisheries and the Environment (DFFE) Marine Scientist 2nd Floor, Foretrust Building, Martin Hammerschlag Way, Cape Town, South Africa, tlamont@environment.gov.za
Publisher	Department of Forestry, Fisheries and the Environment (2020)
Contributors	Contact Person: Darrell Anders Oceans and Coastal Research, Department of Forestry, Fisheries and the Environment (DFFE) Marine Scientific Technician 2nd Floor, Foretrust Building, Martin Hammerschlag Way, Cape Town, South Africa, darrellanders2012@gmail.com
Abstract	At selected sites around Southern Africa, Underwater Tempearture 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 daily subsurface temperatures from UTRs located at a depth of 5m off Port Nolloth (29.2524°S; 16.8671°E), along the west coast of South Africa, between 26 September 1996 and 23 April 1997.
Methods	A subsurface-mounted, Hugrun Seamon Mini Underwater Temperature Recorder (UTR) was deployed at a depth of 5m off Port Nolloth (29.2524°S; 16.8671°E), along the west coast of South Africa. The instrument measured hourly temperature readings between 26 September 1996 and 23 April 1997. These hourly values were averaged to daily means. Daily values were only generated for days on which there were 75 % or more hourly readings.
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Temporal extent	26 Sep 1996 – 23 Apr 1997
Geographic extent	Port Nolloth, South Africa Lat: -29.2524 Lon: 16.8671
Vertical extent	Max: -5.0 m Min: -5.0 m
Keywords	coastal, nearshore, Port Nolloth, SOUTH ATLANTIC OCEAN, Southern Africa, temperature, underwater temperature recorder, UTR
Related resources	This digital object continues Long-term observations of daily bottom temperatures at Port Nolloth (February 1996 - September 1996) (10.15493/dea.mims.26052281) This digital object is part of Long-term observations of nearshore temperatures around southern Africa (10.15493/dea.mims.26052269)

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