| Title | Long-term observations of hourly bottom temperatures at Paternoster (October 1997 - March 1998) |
|---|---|
| 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 2m off Paternoster (32.7050°S 17.927°E), along the west coast of South Africa, between 16 October 1997 and 20 March 1998. 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 2m off Paternoster (32.7050°S; 17.9267°E), along the west coast of South Africa. The instrument measured hourly temperature readings between 16 October 1997 10h00 and 20 March 1998 10h00. |
| Data | |
| Temporal extent | 16 Oct 1997 – 20 Mar 1998 |
| Geographic extent |
Paternoster, South Africa
North: -32.705 |
| Vertical extent |
Max: -2.0 m Min: -2.0 m |
| Keywords | SOUTH ATLANTIC OCEAN , temperature , underwater temperature recorder , UTR |
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