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

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 Aliwal Shoal, 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 A subsurface-mounted UTR was deployed off Aliwal Shoal (30.2643°S; 30.828°E), along the east coast of South Africa. The instrument(s) measured hourly temperature(s) readings.
Data
Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 International (CC BY-SA 4.0)
Temporal extent 20 Oct 2001 – 06 Feb 2016
Geographic extent

Aliwal Shoal, South Africa

Lat: -30.2643
Lon: 30.828

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 Aliwal Shoal (October 2001 - February 2002) (10.15493/DEA.MIMS.10622023)
    • Raw temperature data for long-term observations of bottom temperatures at Aliwal Shoal (February 2002 - June 2002) (10.15493/DEA.MIMS.10632023)
    • Raw temperature data for long-term observations of bottom temperatures at Aliwal Shoal (June 2002 - October 2002) (10.15493/DEA.MIMS.10642023)
    • Raw temperature data for long-term observations of bottom temperatures at Aliwal Shoal (October 2002 - February 2003) (10.15493/DEA.MIMS.10652023)
    • Raw temperature data for long-term observations of bottom temperatures at Aliwal Shoal (February 2003 - February 2004) (10.15493/DEA.MIMS.10662023)
    • Raw temperature data for long-term observations of bottom temperatures at Aliwal Shoal (February 2004 - November 2004) (10.15493/DEA.MIMS.10672023)
    • Raw temperature data for long-term observations of bottom temperatures at Aliwal Shoal (November 2004 - May 2005) (10.15493/DEA.MIMS.10682023)
    • Raw temperature data for long-term observations of bottom temperatures at Aliwal Shoal (May 2005 - December 2005) (10.15493/DEA.MIMS.10692023)
    • Raw temperature data for long-term observations of bottom temperatures at Aliwal Shoal (December 2005 - July 2006) (10.15493/DEA.MIMS.10702023)
    • Raw temperature data for long-term observations of bottom temperatures at Aliwal Shoal (July 2006 - February 2007) (10.15493/DEA.MIMS.10712023)
    • Raw temperature data for long-term observations of bottom temperatures at Aliwal Shoal (February 2007 - July 2007) (10.15493/DEA.MIMS.10722023)
    • Raw temperature data for long-term observations of bottom temperatures at Aliwal Shoal (July 2007 - April 2008) (10.15493/DEA.MIMS.10732023)
    • Raw temperature data for long-term observations of bottom temperatures at Aliwal Shoal (April 2008 - August 2008) (10.15493/DEA.MIMS.10742023)
    • Raw temperature data for long-term observations of bottom temperatures at Aliwal Shoal (August 2008 - January 2010) (10.15493/DEA.MIMS.10752023)
    • Raw temperature data for long-term observations of bottom temperatures at Aliwal Shoal (January 2010 - December 2010) (10.15493/DEA.MIMS.10762023)
    • Raw temperature data for long-term observations of bottom temperatures at Aliwal Shoal (December 2010 - August 2011) (10.15493/DEA.MIMS.10772023)
    • Raw temperature data for long-term observations of bottom temperatures at Aliwal Shoal (August 2011 - October 2012) (10.15493/DEA.MIMS.10782023)
    • Raw temperature data for long-term observations of bottom temperatures at Aliwal Shoal (October 2012 - February 2013) (10.15493/DEA.MIMS.10792023)
    • Raw temperature data for long-term observations of bottom temperatures at Aliwal Shoal (February 2013 - May 2014) (10.15493/DEA.MIMS.10802023)
    • Raw temperature data for long-term observations of bottom temperatures at Aliwal Shoal (May 2014 - February 2016) (10.15493/DEA.MIMS.10812023)
    • Long-term observations of hourly bottom temperatures at Aliwal Shoal (October 2001 - February 2002) (10.15493/DEA.MIMS.10822023)
    • Long-term observations of hourly bottom temperatures at Aliwal Shoal (February 2002 - June 2002) (10.15493/DEA.MIMS.10832023)
    • Long-term observations of hourly bottom temperatures at Aliwal Shoal (June 2002 - October 2002) (10.15493/DEA.MIMS.10842023)
    • Long-term observations of hourly bottom temperatures at Aliwal Shoal (October 2002 - February 2003) (10.15493/DEA.MIMS.10852023)
    • Long-term observations of hourly bottom temperatures at Aliwal Shoal (February 2003 - February 2004) (10.15493/DEA.MIMS.10862023)
    • Long-term observations of hourly bottom temperatures at Aliwal Shoal (February 2004 - November 2004) (10.15493/DEA.MIMS.10872023)
    • Long-term observations of hourly bottom temperatures at Aliwal Shoal (November 2004 - May 2005) (10.15493/DEA.MIMS.10882023)
    • Long-term observations of hourly bottom temperatures at Aliwal Shoal (May 2005 - December 2005) (10.15493/DEA.MIMS.10892023)
    • Long-term observations of hourly bottom temperatures at Aliwal Shoal (December 2005 - July 2006) (10.15493/DEA.MIMS.10902023)
    • Long-term observations of hourly bottom temperatures at Aliwal Shoal (July 2006 - February 2007) (10.15493/DEA.MIMS.10912023)
    • Long-term observations of hourly bottom temperatures at Aliwal Shoal (February 2007 - July 2007) (10.15493/DEA.MIMS.10922023)
    • Long-term observations of hourly bottom temperatures at Aliwal Shoal (July 2007 - April 2008) (10.15493/DEA.MIMS.10932023)
    • Long-term observations of hourly bottom temperatures at Aliwal Shoal (April 2008 - August 2008) (10.15493/DEA.MIMS.10942023)
    • Long-term observations of hourly bottom temperatures at Aliwal Shoal (August 2008 - January 2010) (10.15493/DEA.MIMS.10952023)
    • Long-term observations of hourly bottom temperatures at Aliwal Shoal (January 2010 - December 2010) (10.15493/DEA.MIMS.10962023)
    • Long-term observations of hourly bottom temperatures at Aliwal Shoal (December 2010 - August 2011) (10.15493/DEA.MIMS.10972023)
    • Long-term observations of hourly bottom temperatures at Aliwal Shoal (August 2011 - October 2012) (10.15493/DEA.MIMS.10982023)
    • Long-term observations of hourly bottom temperatures at Aliwal Shoal (October 2012 - February 2013) (10.15493/DEA.MIMS.10992023)
    • Long-term observations of hourly bottom temperatures at Aliwal Shoal (February 2013 - May 2014) (10.15493/DEA.MIMS.11002023)
    • Long-term observations of hourly bottom temperatures at Aliwal Shoal (May 2014 - February 2016) (10.15493/DEA.MIMS.11012023)