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Title Raw temperature data for long-term observations of bottom temperatures at Tsitsikamma (January 1997 - April 1997)
Project Long-term monitoring of nearshore temperatures around Southern Africa
Authors

Ismail, Hassan
Department of Forestry, Fisheries and the Environment; role: Marine Scientific Technician

van den Berg, Marcel
Department of Forestry, Fisheries and the Environment; role: Marine Scientific Technician

Lamont, Tarron
Department of Forestry, Fisheries and the Environment; role: Marine Scientist

Publisher Department of Forestry, Fisheries and the Environment (2023)
Contributors

Contact Person: Ismail, Hassan
Department of Forestry, Fisheries and the Environment; role: Marine Scientific Technician; email: heishmail@dffe.gov.za

Abstract Here we present raw temperatures from Underwater Temperature Recorders (UTRs) located at a depth of 10m off Tsitsikamma (-34.0228°S 23.8997°E), along the south coast of South Africa, between 13 January 1997 and 16 April 1997. 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 The raw data was collected using an Underwater Temperature Recorder (UTR) that was configured to sample every 60 minutes. The subsurface-mounted, Underwater Temperature Recorder (UTR) was deployed at a depth of 10m off Tsitsikamma (34.0228°S; 23.8997°E), along the south coast of South Africa. The instrument measured hourly temperature readings between 13 January 1997 and 16 April 1997.
Data
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Temporal extent 13 Jan 1997 – 16 Apr 1997
Geographic extent

Tsitsikamma, South Africa

North: -34.0228
South: -34.0229
West: 23.8997
East: 23.8998

Vertical extent Max: -10 m
Min: -10 m
Keywords INDIAN OCEAN , temperature , underwater temperature recorder , UTR
Related resources
  • This digital object continues Raw temperature data for long-term observations of bottom temperatures at Tsitsikamma (August 1996 - January 1997) (10.15493/DEA.MIMS.05762023)
  • This digital object is part of Long-term observations of hourly bottom temperatures at Tsitsikamma, South Africa (10.15493/DEA.MIMS.15282023)
  • This digital object is previous version of Long-term observations of hourly bottom temperatures at Tsitsikamma (January 1997 - April 1997) (10.15493/DEA.MIMS.06362023)