| Title | Long-term observations of hourly bottom temperatures at North East Madagascar (February 2012 - April 2013) |
|---|---|
| Project | Long-term monitoring of nearshore temperatures around Southern Africa |
| Authors |
Ismail, Hassan van den Berg, Marcel Lamont, Tarron |
| Publisher | Department of Forestry, Fisheries and the Environment (2024) |
| Contributors |
Contact Person: Ismail, Hassan |
| Abstract | At selected sites around Southern Africa, Underwater Temperature Recorders (UTRs) have been used to obtain long-term records of bottom temperature in the nearshore environment, at depths ranging from 2m to 34m. Here we present processed hourly subsurface temperatures from UTRs located at a depth of 18m off North East Madagascar (15.2680°S 50.5079°E), along the eastern coast of Southern Africa, between 21 February 2012 and 28 April 2013. Note that for some deployments, two UTRs were deployed to simultaneously record bottom temperatures. |
| Methods | A subsurface-mounted, Underwater Temperature Recorder (UTR) was deployed at a depth of 18m off North East Madagascar (15.2680°S; 50.5079°E). The instrument(s) measured hourly temperature(s) readings between 21 February 2012 04h00 and 28 April 2013 06h00. |
| Data | |
| Temporal extent | 21 Feb 2012 – 28 Apr 2013 |
| Geographic extent |
North East Madagascar
Lat: -15.268 |
| Vertical extent |
Max: -18.0 m Min: -18.0 m |
| Keywords | INDIAN OCEAN , temperature , underwater temperature recorder , UTR |
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