| Title | Long-term observations of hourly bottom temperatures at Sodwana Bay (August 2022 - February 2023) |
|---|---|
| Project | Long-term monitoring of nearshore temperatures around Southern Africa |
| Authors |
Sabelani, Zintle Ismail, Hassan van den Berg, Marcel Lamont, Tarron |
| Publisher | Department of Forestry, Fisheries and the Environment (2024) |
| Contributors |
Contact Person: Ismail, Hassan |
| Abstract | 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. Here we present processed hourly subsurface temperatures from Underwater Temperature Records (UTRs) located at a depth of 18m off Sodwana Bay (27.41483°S 32.72667°E), along the east coast of South Africa, between 25 August 2022 and 14 February 2023. |
| Methods | A subsurface-mounted, Underwater Temperature Recorder (UTR) was deployed at a depth of 18m off Sodwana Bay (27.41483°S; 32.72667°E), along the east coast of South Africa. The instrument measured hourly temperature readings between 25 August 2022 06h00 and 14 February 2023 07h00. |
| Data | |
| Temporal extent | 25 Aug 2022 – 14 Feb 2023 |
| Geographic extent |
Sodwana Bay, South Africa
Lat: -27.41483 |
| Vertical extent |
Max: -18.0 m Min: -18.0 m |
| Keywords | INDIAN OCEAN , temperature , underwater temperature recorder , UTR |
| Related resources |
|