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Title Long-term observations of hourly bottom temperatures at Pondoland, South Africa
Project Long-term monitoring of nearshore temperatures around Southern Africa
Authors

Sabelani, Zintle
Department of Forestry, Fisheries and the Environment; role: Marine Research Assistant

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 (2025)
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 a collection of raw and processed temperatures from Underwater Temperature Recorders (UTRs) located off Pondoland. 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 A subsurface-mounted, Underwater Temperature Recorder (UTR) was deployed off Pondoland (31.2930°S; 30.0168°E), along the east coast of Southern Africa. The instrument(s) measured hourly temperature(s) readings.
Data
Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 International (CC BY-SA 4.0)
Temporal extent 25 Jul 2013 – 12 Aug 2016
Geographic extent

Pondoland, South Africa

Lat: -31.293
Lon: 30.0168

Keywords EOV: Physics > Sea surface temperature , INDIAN OCEAN , SST , temperature , underwater temperature recorder , UTR
Related resources
  • This digital object is part of Long-term observations of nearshore temperatures around southern Africa (10.15493/dea.mims.26052269)
  • Digital objects included in this collection:
    • Long-term observations of hourly bottom temperatures at Pondoland, South Africa (July 2013 - July 2014) (10.15493/DEA.MIMS.15012023)
    • Raw temperature data for long-term observations of bottom temperatures at Pondoland, South Africa (July 2013 - July 2014) (10.15493/DEA.MIMS.15022023)
    • Long-term observations of hourly bottom temperatures at Pondoland, South Africa (October 2015 - August 2016) (10.15493/DEA.MIMS.15032023)
    • Raw temperature data for long-term observations of bottom temperatures at Pondoland, South Africa (October 2015 - August 2016) (10.15493/DEA.MIMS.15042023)