| Title | Long-term observations of bottom temperatures at Agate Terrace, Port St. Johns, South Africa (August 2012 - September 2013) |
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| 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 (2025) |
| Contributors |
Contact Person: Ismail, Hassan |
| Abstract | Here we present processed half-hourly temperatures from Underwater Temperature Recorders (UTRs) located at a depth of 11m off Agate Terrace, Port St. Johns, South Africa (-31.6220°S 29.5714°E), along the south coast of Southern Africa, between 29 August 2012 and 10 September 2013. At selected sites around Southern Africa, UTRs have been used to obtain long-term records of bottom temperatures 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 | Subsurface-mounted, Underwater Temperature Recorder(s) (UTR) were deployed at a depth of 11m off Agate Terrace, Port St. Johns, South Africa (-31.6220°S; 29.5714°E), along the south coast of Southern Africa. The instrument(s) measured half-hourly temperature(s) readings between 29 August 2012 14h30 and 10 September 2013 09h30. |
| Data | |
| Temporal extent | 29 Aug 2012 – 10 Sep 2013 |
| Geographic extent |
Port St. Johns, South Africa
Lat: -31.622 |
| Vertical extent |
Max: -11.0 m Min: -11.0 m |
| Keywords | coastal , INDIAN OCEAN , nearshore , temperature , underwater temperature recorder , UTR |
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