| Title | Long-term observations of hourly bottom temperatures at Bassas da India, Mozambique Channel (March 2012 - May 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 (2024) |
| Contributors |
Contact Person: Ismail, Hassan |
| Abstract | Here we present processed hourly subsurface temperatures from Underwater Temperature Recorders (UTRs) located at a depth of 20m off Bassas da India (21.4385°S 39.6707°E), along the east coast of Southern Africa, between 16 March 2012 and 06 May 2013. 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. Note that for some deployments, two UTRs were deployed to simultaneously record bottom temperatures. |
| Methods | A subsurface-mounted, UTR was deployed at a depth of 20m off Bassas da India (21.4385°S; 39.6707°E), along the east coast of Southern Africa. The instrument(s) measured hourly temperature(s) readings between 16 March 2012 14h00 and 06 May 2013 04h00. |
| Data | |
| Temporal extent | 16 Mar 2012 – 06 May 2013 |
| Geographic extent |
Bassas da India, Mozambique Channel
Lat: -21.4385 |
| Vertical extent |
Max: -20.0 m Min: -20.0 m |
| Keywords | INDIAN OCEAN , temperature , underwater temperature recorder , UTR |
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