| Title | Long-term observations of hourly bottom temperatures at Kasa Reef, Kenya (October 2011 - April 2012) |
|---|---|
| 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 (2023) |
| Contributors |
Contact Person: Ismail, Hassan |
| Abstract | Here we present processed hourly subsurface temperatures from Underwater Temperature Recorders (UTRs) located at a depth of 18m off Kasa Reef Mombasa, Kenya (03.9812°S 39.7640°E), along the east coast of Southern Africa, between 31 October 2011 and 21 April 2012. 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. Note that for some deployments, two UTRs were deployed to simultaneously record bottom temperatures. |
| Methods | A subsurface-mounted, Underwater Temperature Recorder (UTR) was deployed at a depth of 18m off Kasa Reef, Mombasa, Kenya (03.9812°S; 39.7640°E), along the east coast of Southern Africa. The instrument(s) measured hourly temperature(s) readings between 31 October 2011 13h00 and 21 April 2012 08h00. |
| Data | |
| Temporal extent | 31 Oct 2011 – 21 Apr 2012 |
| Geographic extent |
Kasa Reef, Mombasa, Kenya
North: -3.9812 |
| Vertical extent |
Max: -18.0 m Min: -18.0 m |
| Keywords | INDIAN OCEAN , temperature , underwater temperature recorder , UTR |
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