Title | Long-term observations of hourly bottom temperatures at Port Nolloth (September 1996 - April 1997) |
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Project | Long-term monitoring of nearshore temperatures around Southern Africa |
Authors |
Darrell Anders Marcel van den Berg Tarron Lamont |
Publisher | Department of Forestry, Fisheries and the Environment (2020) |
Contributors |
Contact Person: Darrell Anders |
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 UTRs located at a depth of 5m off Port Nolloth (29.2524°S; 16.8671°E), along the west coast of South Africa, between 25 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 25 September 1996 14h00 and 23 April 1997 12h00. |
Data | |
Temporal extent | 25 Sep 1996 – 23 Apr 1997 |
Geographic extent |
Port Nolloth, South Africa
Lat: -29.2524 |
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 |
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