| Title | Long-term observations of hourly bottom temperatures at Port Alfred (February 2003 - July 2003) |
|---|---|
| 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 | Here we present processed hourly subsurface temperatures from Underwater Temperature Recorders (UTRs) located at a depth of 4m off Port Alfred (33.6027°S; 26.8999°E), along the east coast of South Africa, between 19 February 2003 and 01 July 2003. At selected sites around South 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 4m off Port Alfred (33.6027°S; 26.8999°E), along the east coast of South Africa. The instrument(s) measured hourly temperature(s) readings between 19 February 2003 12h00 and 01 July 2003 11h00. |
| Data | |
| Temporal extent | 19 Feb 2003 – 01 Jul 2003 |
| Geographic extent |
Port Alfred, South Africa
Lat: -33.6027 |
| Vertical extent |
Max: -4.0 m Min: -4.0 m |
| Keywords | INDIAN OCEAN , temperature , underwater temperature recorder , UTR |
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