| Title | Long-term observations of hourly bottom temperatures at Mossel Bay (October 2011 - September 2019) |
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| Project | Long-term monitoring of nearshore temperatures around Southern Africa |
| Authors |
Ismail, Hassan van den Berg, Marcel Lamont, Tarron |
| Publisher | Department of Forestry, Fisheries and the Environment (2023) |
| Contributors |
Contact Person: Ismail, Hassan |
| Abstract | Here we present processed hourly subsurface temperatures from Underwater Temperature Recorders (UTRs) located at a depth of 8m off Mossel Bay (34.1767°S 22.1463°E), along the south coast of South Africa, between 25 October 2011 and 26 September 2019. At selected sites around Southern Africa, UTRs have been used to obtain long-term records of bottom temperature in the nearshore environment, at depths ranging from 2m to 34m. |
| Methods | A subsurface-mounted, Underwater Temperature Recorder (UTR) was deployed at a depth of 8m off Mossel Bay (34.1767°S; 22.1463°E), along the south coast of South Africa. The instrument measured hourly temperature readings between 25 October 2011 12h00 and 26 September 2019 10h00. |
| Data | |
| Temporal extent | 25 Oct 2011 – 26 Sep 2019 |
| Geographic extent |
Mossel Bay, South Africa
North: -34.1767 |
| Vertical extent |
Max: -8.0 m Min: -8.0 m |
| Keywords | INDIAN OCEAN , temperature , underwater temperature recorder , UTR |
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