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Title Long-term observations of hourly bottom temperatures at Plettenberg Bay, 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 Plettenberg Bay, South Africa. 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.
Methods Subsurface-mounted, Underwater Temperature Recorder(s) (UTR) were deployed off Plettenberg Bay, South Africa (-34.0490°S; 23.3792°E), along the south 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 24 Apr 1991 – 16 Jul 1995
Geographic extent

Plettenberg Bay, South Africa

Lat: -34.049
Lon: 23.3792

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:
    • Raw temperature data for long-term observations of bottom temperatures at Plettenberg Bay, South Africa (April 1991 - June 1991) (10.15493/DEA.MIMS.05342023)
    • Raw temperature data for long-term observations of bottom temperatures at Plettenberg Bay, South Africa (June 1991 - January 1992) (10.15493/DEA.MIMS.05352023)
    • Raw temperature data for long-term observations of bottom temperatures at Plettenberg Bay, South Africa (January 1992 - August 1992) (10.15493/DEA.MIMS.05372023)
    • Raw temperature data for long-term observations of bottom temperatures at Plettenberg Bay, South Africa (August 1992 - November 1992) (10.15493/DEA.MIMS.05382023)
    • Raw temperature data for long-term observations of bottom temperatures at Plettenberg Bay, South Africa (November 1992 - January 1993) (10.15493/DEA.MIMS.05392023)
    • Raw temperature data for long-term observations of bottom temperatures at Plettenberg Bay, South Africa (January 1993 - August 1993) (10.15493/DEA.MIMS.05402023)
    • Raw temperature data for long-term observations of bottom temperatures at Plettenberg Bay, South Africa (August 1993 - November 1993) (10.15493/DEA.MIMS.05412023)
    • Raw temperature data for long-term observations of bottom temperatures at Plettenberg Bay, South Africa (November 1993 - March 1994) (10.15493/DEA.MIMS.05422023)
    • Raw temperature data for long-term observations of bottom temperatures at Plettenberg Bay, South Africa (March 1994 - August 1994) (10.15493/DEA.MIMS.05432023)
    • Raw temperature data for long-term observations of bottom temperatures at Plettenberg Bay, South Africa (August 1994 - October 1994) (10.15493/DEA.MIMS.05442023)
    • Raw temperature data for long-term observations of bottom temperatures at Plettenberg Bay, South Africa (October 1994 - March 1995) (10.15493/DEA.MIMS.05452023)
    • Raw temperature data for long-term observations of bottom temperatures at Plettenberg Bay, South Africa (March 1995 - July 1995) (10.15493/DEA.MIMS.05462023)
    • Long-term observations of hourly bottom temperatures at Plettenberg Bay, South Africa (April 1991 - June 1991) (10.15493/DEA.MIMS.05472023)
    • Long-term observations of hourly bottom temperatures at Plettenberg Bay, South Africa (June 1991 - January 1992) (10.15493/DEA.MIMS.05482023)
    • Long-term observations of hourly bottom temperatures at Plettenberg Bay, South Africa (January 1992 - August 1992) (10.15493/DEA.MIMS.05492023)
    • Long-term observations of hourly bottom temperatures at Plettenberg Bay, South Africa (August 1992 - November 1992) (10.15493/DEA.MIMS.05502023)
    • Long-term observations of hourly bottom temperatures at Plettenberg Bay, South Africa (November 1992 - January 1993) (10.15493/DEA.MIMS.05512023)
    • Long-term observations of hourly bottom temperatures at Plettenberg Bay, South Africa (January 1993 - August 1993) (10.15493/DEA.MIMS.05522023)
    • Long-term observations of hourly bottom temperatures at Plettenberg Bay, South Africa (August 1993 - November 1993) (10.15493/DEA.MIMS.05532023)
    • Long-term observations of hourly bottom temperatures at Plettenberg Bay, South Africa (November 1993 - March 1994) (10.15493/DEA.MIMS.05542023)
    • Long-term observations of hourly bottom temperatures at Plettenberg Bay, South Africa (March 1994 - August 1994) (10.15493/DEA.MIMS.05552023)
    • Long-term observations of hourly bottom temperatures at Plettenberg Bay, South Africa (August 1994 - October 1994) (10.15493/DEA.MIMS.05562023)
    • Long-term observations of hourly bottom temperatures at Plettenberg Bay, South Africa (October 1994 - March 1995) (10.15493/DEA.MIMS.05572023)
    • Long-term observations of hourly bottom temperatures at Plettenberg Bay, South Africa (March 1995 - July 1995) (10.15493/DEA.MIMS.05582023)