Title Long-term observations of hourly bottom temperatures at Port Nolloth (August 1995 - February 1996)
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 hourly subsurface temperatures from two UTRs located at a depth of 5m off Port Nolloth (29.2524°S; 16.8671°E), along the west coast of South Africa, between 09 August 1995 and 07 February 1996.
Methods Two subsurface-mounted, Hugrun Seamon Mini Underwater Temperature Recorders (UTR's) were deployed at a depth of 5m off Port Nolloth (29.2524°S; 16.8671°E), along the west coast of South Africa. The instruments measured hourly temperature readings between 09 August 1995 12h00 and 07 February 1996 13h00.
Data
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Temporal extent 09 Aug 1995 – 07 Feb 1996
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 hourly bottom temperatures at Port Nolloth (February 1995 - August 1995) (10.15493/dea.mims.26052296)
  • This digital object is part of Long-term observations of nearshore temperatures around southern Africa (10.15493/dea.mims.26052269)